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"Have To Trust...": Top Court's Question For Centre On Auditor's Appointment
The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response to a petition seeking a revision in rules governing the appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
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Centre's Response Sought On Plea Challenging Procedure To Appoint Government's Auditor CAG
Supreme Court sought a response from the Centre on a PIL assailing the procedure for appointment of the CAG on grounds that it is "not independent, fair and transparent" and violated the constitutional mandate.
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GC Murmu, Who Quit As J&K Lt Governor, Is Comptroller And Auditor General
GC Murmu, who resigned a day ago as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has been appointed as the country's new auditor general. Mr Murmu had resigned from his post on Wednesday and Manoj Sinha was appointed as his successor.
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Audit Report On Ammo Shortage Factually Wrong, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Dismissing the CAG report, which stated that the defence forces had ammunition that could last for 20 days in the event of a war, as "factually wrong", Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today asserted there was no dearth of weapons with the defence forces.
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Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Home Secretary, Is Government's Top Auditor (CAG)
Senior bureaucrat Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed to lead the country's top audit body Comptroller and Auditor General on Thursday. The former Union Home Secretary will replace Shashi Kant Sharma whose term ends on September 23.
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Meghalaya Government Fails To Implement RTE, Says CAG Report
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has reprimanded the Meghalaya government for failing to implement the Right To Education Act, 2009. The failure to implement RTE by the state government has resulted in under-utilization of funds of over Rs. 900 crore, shortage of almost 1700 teaching staff, and appointment of over 70% untrained staff.
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Supreme Court refuses to hear petition against CAG appointment
The Supreme Court today refused to hear a petition challenging the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
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Another PIL in Supreme Court challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as Comptroller and Auditor General of India
A fresh PIL was on Monday filed in the Supreme Court claiming that the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) was arbitrary and made without any transparency.
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RK Mathur appointed as Defence Secretary
Senior IAS officer Radha Krishna Mathur was today appointed Defence Secretary to succeed Shashikant Sharma who has taken over as Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as Comptroller and Auditor General
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
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New Comptroller and Auditor General could have conflict of interest, says BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today expressed reservations over appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as CAG, saying there could be a "conflict of interest" as he will be auditing defence deals in which he had a role as Defence Secretary.
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Parliamentary Committee recommends CBI probe into appointment of IFCI head
A parliamentary committee has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the appointment of the CEO and Managing Director of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Atul Rai.
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Rohit Nandan takes over as Air India Chief
Rohit Nandan, Joint Secretary, Civil Aviation Ministry, has been appointed as CMD (Chairman and Managing Director) of Air India for a three-year period, said an official. He replaces Arvind Jadhav, who was given a pink slip for his mishandling of the pilots' strike.
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Probe demand on Kalmadi's appointment not a personal attack on Sonia: Jaitley
On Tuesday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stepped up the ante in the CWG war of words, blaming Congress president Sonia Gandhi for Suresh Kalmadi's appointment as the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman. On Tuesday evening, senior BJP man Arun Jaitley sought to make clear that it was not a personal attack.
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"Have To Trust...": Top Court's Question For Centre On Auditor's Appointment
The Supreme Court has sought the Centre's response to a petition seeking a revision in rules governing the appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
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Centre's Response Sought On Plea Challenging Procedure To Appoint Government's Auditor CAG
Supreme Court sought a response from the Centre on a PIL assailing the procedure for appointment of the CAG on grounds that it is "not independent, fair and transparent" and violated the constitutional mandate.
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GC Murmu, Who Quit As J&K Lt Governor, Is Comptroller And Auditor General
GC Murmu, who resigned a day ago as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has been appointed as the country's new auditor general. Mr Murmu had resigned from his post on Wednesday and Manoj Sinha was appointed as his successor.
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Audit Report On Ammo Shortage Factually Wrong, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Dismissing the CAG report, which stated that the defence forces had ammunition that could last for 20 days in the event of a war, as "factually wrong", Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today asserted there was no dearth of weapons with the defence forces.
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Rajiv Mehrishi, Former Home Secretary, Is Government's Top Auditor (CAG)
Senior bureaucrat Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed to lead the country's top audit body Comptroller and Auditor General on Thursday. The former Union Home Secretary will replace Shashi Kant Sharma whose term ends on September 23.
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Meghalaya Government Fails To Implement RTE, Says CAG Report
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has reprimanded the Meghalaya government for failing to implement the Right To Education Act, 2009. The failure to implement RTE by the state government has resulted in under-utilization of funds of over Rs. 900 crore, shortage of almost 1700 teaching staff, and appointment of over 70% untrained staff.
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Supreme Court refuses to hear petition against CAG appointment
The Supreme Court today refused to hear a petition challenging the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
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Another PIL in Supreme Court challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as Comptroller and Auditor General of India
A fresh PIL was on Monday filed in the Supreme Court claiming that the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) was arbitrary and made without any transparency.
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RK Mathur appointed as Defence Secretary
Senior IAS officer Radha Krishna Mathur was today appointed Defence Secretary to succeed Shashikant Sharma who has taken over as Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).
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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as Comptroller and Auditor General
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL challenging appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
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New Comptroller and Auditor General could have conflict of interest, says BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today expressed reservations over appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as CAG, saying there could be a "conflict of interest" as he will be auditing defence deals in which he had a role as Defence Secretary.
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Parliamentary Committee recommends CBI probe into appointment of IFCI head
A parliamentary committee has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the appointment of the CEO and Managing Director of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Atul Rai.
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Rohit Nandan takes over as Air India Chief
Rohit Nandan, Joint Secretary, Civil Aviation Ministry, has been appointed as CMD (Chairman and Managing Director) of Air India for a three-year period, said an official. He replaces Arvind Jadhav, who was given a pink slip for his mishandling of the pilots' strike.
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Probe demand on Kalmadi's appointment not a personal attack on Sonia: Jaitley
On Tuesday morning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stepped up the ante in the CWG war of words, blaming Congress president Sonia Gandhi for Suresh Kalmadi's appointment as the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman. On Tuesday evening, senior BJP man Arun Jaitley sought to make clear that it was not a personal attack.
