Opposition shying from debating coal blocks: PMO minister
August 21st, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The government Tuesday attacked the opposition for blocking parliament over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal blocks and said the opposition ... Read more...
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Security needs may escalate London Olympics budget
March 10th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 10 (IANS) An influential group of British MPs has released a report criticising the London Olympic organisers for poor valuation of security needs and warned of increased expenditure ... Read more...
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Three of top four rich contestants are mining contractors
February 22nd, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) Three out of the top four candidates in Goa are linked to the mining industry, with the wealthiest having assets worth Rs.211 crore, affidavits filed ... Read more...
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BJP’s ‘fight’ against illegal mining wilting in Goa’s poll heat (Goa Newsletter)
February 11th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 11 (IANS) In the face of blistering electoral heat, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "fight" against indiscriminate mining in Goa appears to have all but wilted.With an ... Read more...
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UPA misused telecom policy: BJP
February 3rd, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday blamed the UPA government for "misusing" the telecom policy and said the Supreme Court order on the 2G ... Read more...
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Our report to bare roots of Goa’s illegal mining: BJP
October 30th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 30 (IANS) With the Goa assembly Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on illegal mining mired in legislative red tape, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to ... Read more...
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BJP to release own report on Goa’s illegal mining
October 8th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) Accusing Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and assembly Speaker Pratapsingh Rane of keeping the public accounts committee (PAC) report on illegal mining under wraps, the ... Read more...
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Goa speaker biased: Parrikar
October 8th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 8 (IANS) A day after he was replaced as chairman of Goa assembly's public accounts committee (PAC), leader of opposition Manohar Parrikar of the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Mining scam rocks Goa politics
October 8th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) Politics over the illegal mining scam in Goa took a dramatic turn when in a late development Friday, Goa assembly Speaker Pratapsing Rane replaced Leader ... Read more...
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Speaker drops Parrikar from public accounts committee
October 7th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) In a late development Friday, speaker of the Goa legislative assembly Pratapsing Rane replaced Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar as chairman of the public accounts committee ... Read more...
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Goa mining scam worth Rs.25,000 crore: BJP
October 7th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday alleged that several senior Congress leaders, including Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat, were beneficiaries of a Rs.25,000 crore ... Read more...
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Goa speaker wants crack-down on illegal mining
October 7th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) Goa Speaker Pratapsingh Rane, who has sought "time" to read an explosive Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report of the assembly, which has pegged Goa's mining ... Read more...
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Mining baron wants CBI probe in Goa scam
October 7th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 7 (IANS) A major iron ore exporter and an Independent member of the Goa assembly has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-thousand crore ... Read more...
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Environment clearance process a farce: Goa PAC
October 6th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) Environment clearance (EC) certificates issued to mining projects by the union ministry of environment and forests are nothing short of a farce, the Goa assembly's Public ... Read more...
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Iron ore extracted in guise of constructing pond: PAC
October 6th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) Iron ore was being illegally extracted in the guise of constructing a water pond, the Goa assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has observed.The report, which ... Read more...
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Goa forest department under PAC scanner
October 6th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) The mining department is not the only state agency responsible for what Goa assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report has pegged as a Rs.3,500 crore illegal ... Read more...
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Google Earth helped track illegal mining in Goa
October 6th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 6 (IANS) Google Earth satellite imagery helped the Goa assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) zero in on specific illegalities in the Rs.3,500 crore mining scam in the state, ... Read more...
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Truth will prevail: Kamat
October 5th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said that "truth will prevail" in the state's Rs.3,500 crore illegal mining scam, in which his role as mining minister has ... Read more...
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Goa mining scam: PAC report blames nexus, takes no names (Roundup)
October 5th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) Triggering a political storm, the Goa assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) probing the Rs.3,500 crore illegal mining industry, cited a nexus between politicians and officials for ... Read more...
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Irregular, illegal mining same: Goa PAC
October 5th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) Irregular and illegal mining are one and the same, according to the Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) report on illegal mining submitted Wednesday to the speaker of ... Read more...
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Goa mining scam: PAC mentions one politician, not Kamat
October 5th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) The Goa legislative assembly's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), chaired by Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar, probing the state's illegal mining, has linked only one politician to ... Read more...
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Goa government not involved in mining scam: Patel
October 5th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Mines Minister Dinsha Patel Wednesday denied reports of the Goa government's involvement in illegal mining and said the pciture would become clear after the ... Read more...
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Iron ore export from Goa to dip next fiscal: Exporters body
October 4th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Iron ore exports from Goa are expected to dip this financial year as the Goa government has issued stringent regulatory methods in the wake of the ... 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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Goa ore exporters do not want CBI to probe illegal mining
October 4th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 4 (IANS) Ore exporters in Goa do not want a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Goa's mega mining scam, even as their spokesperson admitted that some ... Read more...
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Goa PAC report could hit officials, mining companies
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 3 (IANS) The Goa assembly's public accounts committee (PAC) would crack down on not just errant government officials but also mining companies operating illegally, panel chief Manohar Parrikar ... 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 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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Will place PAC’s 2G report before new committee: Joshi
June 17th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi Friday said he would present the report on 2G ... Read more...
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Congress declines comment on speaker’s rejection of PAC report
June 14th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday refused to comment on Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar returning the controversial report of the Murli Manohar Joshi-led Public Accounts Committee ... Read more...
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Speaker snubs Joshi, returns PAC report critical of PM
June 14th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) In an apparent snub, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has returned the controversial report of the Murli Manohar Joshi-led Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on ... Read more...
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