Joshi asks PAC members to apologise to CAG
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi has asked panel members who made "wild allegations" against Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai ... Read more...
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Congress MLA walked away with draft PAC report on mining: BJP
October 4th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Goa legislative assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Manohar Parrikar Tuesday accused a Congress legislator of walking away with a draft of the PAC's report ... Read more...
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CAG report: Government comment after PAC’s decision
August 8th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Monday said the government will take a stand on the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on irregularities in ... Read more...
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PAC report: Congress says it’s motivated; BJP says nothing wrong (Third Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The reworked report of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi, which questions the prime minister's role in the 2G spectrum allocation, has ... Read more...
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Will comment on final PAC report: Karat
August 7th, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Sunday said his party will comment on the final report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ... Read more...
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Congress slams reworked PAC report; BJP says nothing wrong (Second Lead)
August 7th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The reworked report of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi, which questions the prime minister's role in the 2G spectrum allocation, ... Read more...
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2G: Reworked PAC report sparks row, Montek defends PM (Lead)
August 7th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) appears set to reject a reworked report by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi questioning the ... Read more...
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2G scam: Reworked PAC report sparks row
August 7th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The parliament appears set for another round of fireworks this week with Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi's reworked report on the ... Read more...
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Joshi’s attempt to revive trashed 2G report thwarted
June 28th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Congress and its allies Tuesday thwarted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi's attempt to table before the reconstituted Public Accounts Committee ... Read more...
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Joshi attempts in vain to revive trashed 2G report (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The political storm over the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the alleged 2G scam brewed afresh Tuesday after panel head Murli Manohar Joshi ... Read more...
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Joshi in PAC was doing his party’s bidding: Congress
April 29th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Congress Friday accused Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi of "doing his party's bidding" in finalising the draft report on the ... Read more...
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BJP activists baton charged in Lucknow
April 29th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 29 (IANS) Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were assaulted with batons and detained here Friday after they clashed with police during demonstrations against the Congress ... Read more...
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Congress trying to stall PAC probe: BJP
April 28th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday accused the Congress of trying to stall the Public Accounts Committee's report on the 2G spectrum scam as ... Read more...
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PAC’s UPA members accuse Joshi of hidden agenda
April 27th, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Sharp differences among the members of parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam spilled into the open Wednesday as its ... Read more...
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2G Scam: PAC unlikely to summit report
April 21st, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr. 21 (ANI): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament, which is headed by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi, is unlikely to submit its report ... Read more...
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‘Candid’ Tata, ‘evasive’ Radia appear before PAC in 2G probe (Roundup)
April 4th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata and corporate lobbyist Niira Radia were Monday questioned by parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), probing alleged financial irregularities in the ... Read more...
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2G scam: CBI chief appears before parliamentary panel
March 10th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director A.P. Singh Thursday appeared before parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in connection with the probe into the alleged financial ... Read more...
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CBI chief contradicts Sibal’s remarks on 2G losses (Lead)
February 16th, 2011 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director A.P.Singh Tuesday told parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that it would be wrong to say that there was no loss ... Read more...
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Wrong to say no loss in 2G spectrum scam: CBI chief tells PAC
February 15th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director A.P. Singh Tuesday told parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that it would be wrong to say that there was no ... Read more...
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Congress refuses comment on criticism of Sibal
January 13th, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Congress Thursday refused to comment on criticism of Communications Minister Kapil Sibal by the government auditor and by Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi."A ... Read more...
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Sibal under attack from Joshi over CAG remarks
January 12th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) IT and Communications Minister Kapil Sibal came under scathing attack from parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Wednesday for his remarks over the government auditor's report on ... Read more...
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Follow precedents on JPC, BJP urges PM (Second Lead)
December 28th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) offering to appear before it, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said he ... Read more...
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PAC to consider PM offer to depose on spectrum, says Joshi (Lead)
December 27th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, who heads parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Monday said his panel would take the "appropriate decision at the appropriate time" on ... Read more...
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Two Pakistan Army generals caught in Rs.75 mn loan scam
November 3rd, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 3 (IANS) Two Pakistan Army generals have been found to be involved in a Rs.75 million scam, a parliamentary committee was told. The top army officers gave a huge loan ... Read more...
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3 ex-Musharraf-era Pak generals in soup over 4-billion-rupee stock exchange scam
October 20th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 20 (ANI): Pakistan's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is likely to recommend extraordinary action against three former lieutenant generals, who have been accused of causing a loss of four billion rupees ... Read more...
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Three former Pakistani generals accused of fraud
October 30th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Three former Pakistani Army generals have been accused of causing a Rs.1.8 billion loss to the government by illegally trading on the volatile stock market despite a diktat ... Read more...
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