New Cvc

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  KV Chowdary Sworn in as New Central Vigilance Commissioner

  KV Chowdary, a former head of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, was today sworn in as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner by President Pranab Mukherjee.

• PJ Thomas seeks stay on new CVC's appointment

  Former Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) PJ Thomas has appealed to President Pratibha Patil to wait for the outcome of his plea in court before the new CVC is appointed. In March this year, the Supreme Court declared that appointment of Thomas as India's CVC was invalid. Yesterday, Thomas filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court saying new the ...

• Government searching for exemplary candidates for new CVC

  After the controversy over the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, which forced the Prime Minister to admit an error of judgement, the government is now taking no chances.For the appointment of a new CVC to replace PJ Thomas, the government is asking for the very best. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will w...

• Is the new CVC against 2G scam probe?

  As the government's decision to appoint PJ Thomas as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) sparks off a huge political row, NDTV has accessed a Department of Telecom (DoT) note which puts a question mark on whether the new CVC is in favour of probing the 2G scam.In the note dated July 10, 2010, the Department of Telecom objects to the Comptr...