DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015 (PAGE 11) NDA Govt's reply on Dawood's CCI probe against Google Govt bars use of private servers location same as that of UPA: HM for hosting Army websites NEW DELHI, May 8: in four cases: Jaitley NEW DELHI, May 8: Meanwhile, Parrikar noted that al computers and these relate to Government today sought to take the sting out of the opposi- NEW DELHI, May 8: in a written reply. “The cases filed do not no operational matter of the Army, unauthorised data access, denial of tion attack on the whereabouts of fugitive Dawood Ibrahim, with The Government has barred Air Force or Navy is on the service, compromise of logic cre- Home Minister Rajnath Singh telling Lok Sabha that the NDA “In two cases filed by allege any financial loss to the use of private servers for hosting The Competition Consim Info Pvt Ltd and Government,” Jaitley said. Internet. dentials," he said. government's reply was the same as the UPA regime gave two Commission had ordered probe Army websites following a cyber "It is all on intranet... It is with- Parrikar was replying to a query years ago. Consumer Unity & Trust To a separate query on attack recently on an Army website against Google in four different in the force-specific network for on whether reports of defence net- Singh said he would make a detailed statement on the issue in Society, both against Google whether there have been viola- where personal details of many cases for alleged abuse of dom- Army, Air Force and Navy," he works being continuously attacked the House on Monday. The Home Minister had said yesterday that Inc and Google India Pvt Ltd, a tions of Companies Act, 2013, Army personnel are believed to inant position while it has combined investigation report by private companies with added. by cyber hackers and foreign intel- there was "no confusion" about Dawood's whereabouts. received a combined investiga- have been compromised, In reply to another question, "The reply given on the issue on May 5, 2015 is the same that has been submitted by DG, regard to payment of salary and Government said in Lok Sabha ligence agencies have come to the tion report in two cases so far, CCI,” Jaitley said. other allowances to employees, Parrikar said the Government has notice of the Government. was given on May 7, 2013. That time, we had not criticised .... Parliament was informed today. today. taken a number of steps to protect They have not been able to understand the meaning. I will make a DG is the investigation arm in the last three years, he said In March, the official website of "To protect important and con- Corporate Affairs Minister of the regulator and cases are the relevant provisions came confidential information pertaining fidential data from cyber attack, the detailed statement on the issue in the House on Monday", Singh Arun Jaitley told the Lok Sabha Office of the Principal Controller of referred to it by the into force only from April 1, to the defence sector from cyber operational networks of the Armed said responding to Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Zero that Competition Commission Defence Accounts (Officers) was Commission when there is 2014. “The salaries of manage- attack. Forces are air gapped from Internet. Hour. of India (CCI) has received four believed to have been hacked com- "There are no reports of prima-facie evidence of viola- rial personnel or employees of a promising personal details of many "Further, Defence Services Scindia, who had given notice for an adjournment motion on cases against Google for defence sector networks being tions. private company, except the Army personnel. have established Cyber Emergency the issue, accused the Modi dispensation of doing a sudden "U- alleged abuse of dominant posi- attacked by cyber hackers and for- Two other cases have been salaries of board level manage- Defence Minister Manohar Response Teams (CERTs) to pre- turn" in the matter in spite of the fact that Dawood continued to be tion. eign intelligence agencies. filed against Vishal Gupta and rial personnel of a subsidiary of Parrikar told the House that action the most wanted fugitive after the 1993 Mumbai blasts. CCI has directed its Director "However, cyber attacks are vent and react to cyber attacks," the Albion InfoTel Ltd. These have a listed company are not regu- has been taken in the matter, with The Congress Chief Whip said Pakistan was cocking a snook General (DG) to investigate faced by Internet connected person- Defence Minister said. (PTI) at India in the wake of the U-turn by the NDA Government. He been filed against Google Inc, lated under the Act,” he said in the website being secured and host- these cases under the provisions Google Ireland Ltd and Google another written reply. (PTI) recalled that during the election campaign, Modi used to say that of the Competition Act, he said ed on the NIC network. India will pursue Dawood inside Pakistan like the US targeted India. "It was a case of a private serv- AgustaWestland probe: CBI Osama Bin Laden there. er which was used on outsourcing... He said the latest statement on Dawood showed that the We have issued instructions not to government has no control over its ministers as ministers like Decision to extend Lok Sabha take private servers for hosting awaiting response from 8 countries Sadhavi Niranjan Jyoti, V K Singh and Giriraj Singh continue to Army websites," he said during NEW DELHI, May 8: make controversial remarks. Question Hour. The government was left embarrassed on Tuesday when session “dictatorial”: Cong The Minister was responding to CBI’s probe in India into alleged irregularities in the a query by AIADMK member K AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal is at an advanced stage even Union Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary NEW DELHI, May 8: minute when it was aware say the House is going to see said in a written reply that the location of Dawood Ibrahim, India's Parasuraman, who wanted to know as the agency is awaiting responses from eight countries to which about the business it needed to uproar, bedlam...,” he said. the status of the inquiry into the it has sent letters rogatory in this connection, Lok Sabha was most wanted terrorist, was not known to the government and, once Opposition today attacked transact, Kharge said “the con- Parliament has been extend- he is located, his extradition process will be initiated. the Government over its deci- incident where, he said, personal informed today. sent of the House was not ed earlier without the BAC details of over 50,000 Army offi- “The investigation by CBI in India is at an advanced stage... The issue had also rocked Parliament two days ago with sion to extend the Lok Sabha taken... You (Speaker) don’t being informed, he said, adding Congress launching a tirade against the NDA government for the session for three days and cers including the Chief of Army Letters rogatory (LRs) have been sent by CBI to eight countries — know, we don’t know, but the that he was not justifying it. Staff are believed to have been Italy, Tunisia, Mauritius in 2013 and UAE, UK, Switzerland, statement which was at variance with the country's consistent stand termed the move “dictatorial”, press knows it.” Government has extended that Dawood was in Pakistan. with many members objecting compromised following the hack- Singapore and British Virgin Islands in 2014,” Defence Minister Amid the row over exten- the House to transact some ing of the website of the Office of Manohar Parrikar informed the House in a written reply. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju had clarified two to the news being reported in sion of the session, Tathagata important legislative business, days back that the underworld don lives in Pakistan and the Centre the media even when the House the Principal Controller of Defence “LR execution report is awaited from all the above mentioned Satpathy (BJD) said Parliament including passage of important Accounts. countries,” he added. (PTI) would continue to pursue the case very seriously. (PTI) was unaware of it. should have a special session to bills like Land Bill. (PTI) Government rejected the pay tribute to B R Ambedkar, criticism saying the decision the architect of the follows similar precedents, but Constitution, in the year of his acknowledged that leaders of 125th anniversary. Supporting some parties could not be him, Prem Singh Chandumajra informed yesterday as the (SAD) said the session could Rajya Sabha worked till late be named after the Dalit icon. evening and many ministers, The BJD leader argued that including Parliamentary Affairs the Government should have Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, taken a decision earlier as were busy there. members have their engage- Congress, the Left and ments lined up in their con- TMC members were most stituencies. “I am sure even vociferous in their protests and (Speaker) Sumitra Mahajan Lok Sabha was adjourned will like to go to her con- thrice as their members trooped stituency.” into the Well time and again to The House witnessed brief Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and protest the manner in which the Shipping, Nitin Gadkari addressing the Inaugural Session of the verbal duel between Congress decision was taken. and treasury benches after National Convention of Transporters, organised by AITWA, in Raising slogans like New Delhi on Friday. Naidu referred to Kharge as a ‘tanashahi nahin chalegi’ (dic- “good boy”. As the opposition tatorship will not be tolerated) members protested, the Tolls will stay, but looking at providing and ‘Modi sarkar jawab do’ Minister said there should be (Modi govt explain), the oppo- some repartee in the House. sition members said they were “He is a good man, very some relief: Gadkari not consulted on the matter. good man, very good elderly Speaker Sumitra Mahajan NEW DELHI, May 8: transporters to use bio-fuels that man,” he said, drawing smile ruled that the House had been will help them save money as from some members including extended till May 13 after the Electronic toll plazas in the well as reduce pollution. Congress President Sonia Business Advisory Committee country will not be removed, On looking at alternative Gandhi. however, the Government is today approved the decision P Venugopal (AIADMK) ways for transporting goods, he taken by the Government yes- considering providing some said his party has no problem said the Road Ministry is likely terday. relief, Road Transport & with the extension. This found to introduce the Inland She also allowed the oppo- Highways Minister Nitin support from leaders of TDP, Gadkari said today. Waterways Bill in Parliament sition members to raise the TRS and YSR Congress. “If you want good services, today that aims to convert 110 issue in the Zero Hour. Sudip Bandhopadhyay you have to pay for it. Toll will Indian rivers into transport chan- “It’s a unilateral decision. (Trinamool Congress) said they not be abolished. But we are nels. The House was not taken into got to know about the exten- looking at ways to provide some Besides, the Government confidence, nor was the oppo- sion of the Lok Sabha from relief,” Gadkari said at an event will establish multi-modal hubs sition. They (govt) take a deci- news channels. He said it organised by All India in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), sion and impose it on the BAC. should not be a precedent. Transporter’s Welfare Sahibganj (Jharkhand) and This is dictatorship. This dicta- P Karunakaran (CPI-M) Association here. Haldia (West Bengal) to facili- torship will not be allowed in a tate water transport facilities for objected to the extension. However, he did not elabo- democracy,” Congress leader goods, he added. Mallikarjun Kharge said as he Defending the move, Naidu rate on the nature of relief the At present, only five river raised the matter. said Governments are often Government intends to provide. stretches have been declared as Attacking the Government accused of working to curtail Stating that levying toll is a waterways. for creating an impression that the session but they were necessity for the Government, Gadkari said waterways are the opposition was causing extending it. “Is working a Gadkari said the Government is more cost effective than road obstruction and not interested sin?” converting tolls into eTolls to and rail transport and can con- in running the House, he said He claimed that no minister help reduce time and fuel cost. tribute significantly in pro- they have been cooperative and briefed media about the deci- “Toll policy is a necessity pelling economic growth. therefore many bills could be sion of the Cabinet Committee and we are not happy to levy it. The Ministry seeks to reduce passed during the session. on Parliamentary Affairs to But with the use of the latest the traffic burden on roads and Questioning why the Modi extend the session. technology we will make the promote water transportation Government took the decision “Media has its own way of work of transporters and logis- which costs barely 50 paise per to extend the House at the last functioning. Sometime they tics players easier by looking at km in comparison to Re 1 by ways to reduce fuel costs,” the railways and Rs 1.5 through Minister said. roads. Info on PM’s travel expenses According to sources, Inland waterways comprise Gadkari will today meet Prime rivers, lakes, canals, creeks, wide and vague: PMO Minister Narendra Modi to backwaters etc and extend to deliberate on the toll policy. about 14,500 kms in the country. NEW DELHI, May 8: incurred on the travel of minis- The Minister also advised (PTI) ters and VVIPs because of large The Prime Minister’s Office public interest in the matter. has refused to give information “We have been noticing a lot ASI declares Taj Mahal, other on the expenses incurred on of public interest in the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s such high dignitaries as the recent visit to Singapore saying President, the Vice-President monuments safe after Nepal quake it is too “vague” and “wide”. and the Prime Minister of India. NEW DELHI, May 8: “It is important to do a com- An RTI-applicant based in Quite often, one comes across prehensive assessment of physical Ahmedabad has sought the The Archaeological Survey of RTI applications seeking similar damage in Nepal’s heritage sites, information related to the India (ASI) today declared Taj information about these visits,” particularly their cultural World expenses incurred on Modi’s Mahal and all other monuments Chief Information Heritage sites and important visit to attend the funeral of Lee under it “safe” after conducting a Commissioner Satyananda Hindu monuments. Yuan Kew, the founding Prime detailed assessment in the wake of Mishra had said. “Once this assessment is done, Minister of Singapore. the devastating quake that Following the orders of the the process of reconstruction, “Reference is invited to your wrecked Nepal and reverberated rebuilding and restoration can be application dated April 3, 2015 CIC, the then Prime Minister through several states in northern undertaken. If necessary, techni- on the subject mentioned above. Manmohan Singh had started and eastern India. cal expertise can be provided by The matter was referred to the the practice of making public on “We had instructed all our cir- ASI,” Tewari said. office for providing inputs. the official website details of cles in North India to inspect their Several of the monuments that Office has informed that the expenses incurred on his visits monuments and report their con- were inspected across North India information sought is too vague as well as on the visits undertak- dition after the Nepal earthquake circles are of UNESCO World and wide,” Under Secretary P K en by the Ministers. on April 25. All monuments have Heritage and national heritage sta- Sharma of the PMO said. Complying with the manda- been found to be safe,” ASI tus and are considered to be of Earlier this week, Congress tory provisions of suo-motu dis- Director General Rakesh Tewari immense historical and cultural President Sonia Gandhi had closure under the transparency told PTI. importance. accused the BJP dispensation of law, the PMO has placed in pub- Pointing out that the devasta- Archaeological experts were attempting to “subvert” the RTI lic that a sum of over Rs 642 tion due to the 7.9 magnitude worried about the health of the Act. She had said citizens no crore was incurred on his air earthquake was massive, Tewari monuments in the country as the longer have right to question the travels abroad between 2004 and said, “ASI undertakes a complete April 25 temblor was felt for over Government as top offices like 2013. assessment of its own monu- a minute at several places. the PMO, Cabinet Secretariat ments” through a quick inspection The expenses on the visits of It was followed by another besides the Supreme Court, to see if there is any damage in the public authorities are main- strong 6.6 magnitude quake and High Courts and CAG are no aftermath of a disaster. tained in records which are reg- several lesser ones. longer accountable for viola- The ASI DG said the organi- ularly provided under the RTI Special emphasis was given tions under the RTI and are pro- sation has “no plans to send its Act. on Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World tected from public scrutiny. teams to Nepal to assess the dam- It has also been revealed Heritage monument built between The Central Information age to its cultural heritage”, but under the RTI Act that the then 1631 and 1648 by Mughal emper- Commission, in an order, had added that technical expertise President Pratibha Patil spent Rs or Shah Jahan, which drew over directed the Cabinet Secretariat 225 crore on her 14 visits could be provided if needed by 61 lakh domestic and foreign to make public expenses abroad. (PTI) the neighbouring country. tourists in 2014. (PTI)