Govt mulls multi-member CAG, comes under fire
New Delhi, November 11
The government is considering a proposal to convert Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) into a multi-member body, a move that came under sharp criticism from the opposition and civil society.

Grounded ship Pratibha Cauvery salvaged

A high-power tugboat successfully pulls the tanker ship Pratibha Cauvery in Chennai on Sunday. — PTI  The 30,000 DWT (dead weight tonne) ship had drifted under the impact of high velocity winds in the wake of Cyclone Nilam and ran aground off a Chennai beach on October 31 Six persons were killed when their lifeboat capsized in rough sea after the incident The salvage operations were on since last Wednesday with the help of a powerful tug

Army’s Ghatak infantry platoons to go more deadly
New Delhi, November 11
All “Ghatak platoons” of the Army will soon start getting the first lot of the latest weaponry aimed at equipping the troops to tackle newer forms of threats. As there are 20 Ghatak personnel in each infantry battalion of 800, 7,000 Army personnel are set to get the latest weapons.

PGI exam racket: All seven arrested accused don’t have MBBS degree
Chandigarh, November 11
A day after the CBI unearthed the cheating racket in the PGI’s entrance exam for MD course, the central agency today stumbled upon stunning information that none of the seven candidates arrested for cheating possessed an MBBS degree, a pre-requisite for appearing in the entrance exam.