The Cabinet will take up the crucial shale gas exploration policy in two weeks, Petroleum Minister M Veerappa Moily said Sunday. ...
06:40 PM, Mar 24, 2013
In the eye of a storm over his family-owned trust allegedly receiving grants from corporates, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on said he had at no point extended any help or favour to any company for seeking aid. ...
04:20 PM, Mar 20, 2013
Congress leaders on January 5 demanded the resignation of BJP government in Natala, saying it has "lost the moral right to continue in office." Addressing a rally here, the leaders hit out at the Jagadish Shettar-led government and alleged that due to internal bickerings in BJP, development works have come to a grinding halt. ...
06:23 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Judicial reforms were the flavour of the year as the government focused its efforts on bringing a bill on judicial accountability and kept up its plans to change the present system of appointment of judges where the executive has little say. In March, the Lok Sabha passed an ambitious bill to lay judicial standards but despite two sessions of Parliament the bill could not be brought in the Rajya Sabha....
12:52 PM, Dec 27, 2012
A day after Election Commission rap, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said the government has not yet taken any decision on raising cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders and the EC would have been informed before announcing any decision. ...
11:43 AM, Dec 12, 2012
The civil aviation ministry will try to convince the country's petroleum ministry next week to declare jet fuel as a "notified good," which would lead to exemption from high state taxes, providing some relief to battered local carriers. ...
06:14 PM, Nov 29, 2012
Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily has said that it's a matter between the Ministry and RIL, and law would take its course. ...
11:55 PM, Nov 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Union Oil Ministry for agreeing to the conditions of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for the audit of KG-D6 basin. According to sources, the auditing body told the Ministry that it should have been consulted before assuring the company. The CAG further refused to accept all the conditions that were laid out by Reliance Industries Limited for audit. Sources...
08:36 PM, Nov 02, 2012
Mangalore: The charges levelled by activist Arvind Kejriwal against Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra over his business dealings with DLF were "politically motivated", Union Minister M Veerappa Moily on Sunday alleged. The Union Corporate Affairs Minister also alleged that the IAC activist was trying to tarnish the Congress's image. "Allegations against Vadra of getting favours from DLF are politically motivated and Kejriwal is trying to tarnish the Congress...
07:02 PM, Oct 14, 2012
Jaipur: Union Minister M Veerappa Moily on Saturday said there was no irregularity on part of the Centre in coal block allocation, and alleged that some political parties with "vested interest" were creating an atmosphere detrimental to the country's growth. Some people (political leaders) with vested interest do not want the country to progress hence they were creating an atmosphere not favour in the growth of the nation, said the...
01:09 AM, Sep 02, 2012
Bangalore: Asserting that allocation of coal blocks was done by the UPA Government in accordance with law, Union Corporate Affairs and Power Minister M Veerappa Moily on Saturday said it was not "fair" to question the integrity of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh based on the CAG report. The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) holding the UPA Government responsible for the loss of revenue to the tune of Rs 1.86 lakh crore...
08:14 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Shimla: Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily on Saturday said the new Companies Bill will be introduced in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Addressing a press conference in Shimla on Saturday, Moily said the amendments in the Companies Act 1956 have been approved by the Standing Committee of Parliament. The amended Bill would be approved by the Cabinet and introduced in the Monsoon Session, he added. The Companies Bill, which...
09:32 PM, Jun 30, 2012
Mumbai: Corporate Affairs Minister Veerappa Moily on Friday said he is hopeful about the New Companies Bill getting passed in the Monsoon Session. "Since the Standing Committee of Parliament has concluded its deliberations on the New Companies Bill, I expect it to submit it to the ministry soon and table it in the Monsoon Session," Moily told reporters in Mumbai on the sidelines of a function on Friday. Claiming that...
11:52 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Bangalore: The Government on Friday said an amnesty scheme for bringing back black money is not on the cards though it is working on regulatory mechanisms to eliminate its root cause in the face of "lots of legal impediments" to target those funds stashed abroad. Asked if there is a move for an amnesty scheme to bring back black money, Union Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily said, "Whether the...
09:28 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Bangalore: Seeking to soothe ruffled feathers in the wake of ISRO row, the Government on Friday described the scientific community as a national asset that cannot be taken lightly, even as it appeared to soften its stand against the blacklisted four ex-functionaries of the space department. Responding to queries from reporters, Union Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily referred to the statement of BK Chaturvedi, who along with Roddam Narasimha...
06:08 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Mangalore: Union Minister M Veerappa Moily on Suday questioned Anna Hazare's intentions behind his one-day sit-in at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, saying it had proved that his fight was more against Congress than for a strong Lokpal. "What is Anna's intention behind going on a one-day fast at Jantar Mantar? He should explain to the nation. It is clear he is fighting against Congress party," he said. The Union Corporate...
11:01 PM, Dec 11, 2011
Banavara: Harsha Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs M Veerappa Moily's son, gave up his cushy job in the US to contribute back home. He has empowered hundreds of villagers in Karnataka through the milk collection network, known as the MokhshaYug Access, he has set up. Mahalakshmi is happy and contented - her dream of buying all the latest kitchen gadgets have come true. The 34-year-old resident of Karnataka's Banavara...
08:50 AM, Nov 07, 2011
Kolkata: Union Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday disfavoured any amendment to the Right to Information Act, but cautioned that it should not be used as an instrument of "blackmail for vested interests or agendas of political parties". "There is no need to amend the RTI Act or its provisions even though there are inbuilt weaknesses in it," Moily said here on the sidelines of an interactive session at the...
07:34 PM, Oct 17, 2011
New Delhi: Union Minister of Corporate Affairs M Veerappa Moily has come out in defence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram over the latest controversy concerning 2G spectrum allocation scam. "There is no question of questioning the integrity of Prime Minister and Home Minister. There is no need for them to resign," said Moily. The former law minister further defended the Prime Minister over the issue...
01:13 PM, Sep 27, 2011
