FOUR PEOPLE were shot dead by CISF personnel and two sustained injuries after they were allegedly caught stealing coal in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. The incident occurred on the intervening night of November 19 and November 20. “As per the initial police and CISF report…, near Benidih railway siding, people on more than two dozen […]
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Turkey: 25 dead, many trapped in coal mine blast, say officials
An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 25 people, local officials announced, while rescuers working through the night were trying to bring dozens of others trapped to the surface. The explosion occurred 6.45 pm on Friday at the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in the town of Amasra in […]
Chhattisgarh IAS officer arrest: Rs 2-3 crore was daily collection as illegal levy on coal transportation, says ED
The Enforcement Directorate, which arrested Chhattisgarh IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi along with two others in connection with a money laundering case, has claimed that officials and politicians in the state were involved in an illegal levy on coal transportation which was generating Rs 2-3 crore per day. The agency has arrested one Laxmikant Tiwari and […]
Deucha Pachami coal project: Govt to make rehab package more lucrative
The state government has firmed up plans for more lucrative packages to encourage tribals and villagers to give their land for the country’s proposed largest coal block project at Deucha Pachami in Birbhum district. According to officials, the government has decided to give an allowance of Rs 10,000 to job seekers from the families who […]
Coal pilferage case: Abhishek’s sister-in-law questioned by ED, she moves HC against agency
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday questioned Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s sister-in-law Menaka Gambhir for more than seven hours in connection with the ongoing probe into the coal pilferage case. This was Menaka’s second visit to the agency’s office in Kolkata’s Salt Lake in the last 12 hours. She, accompanied by her lawyer, […]
ED issues fresh summons to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s kin after wrong notice calls her at midnight Kolkata
The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Maneka Gambhir, the sister-in-law of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, for questioning in a money laundering case after it was found that the agency “erroneously” issued her a notice for appearance at 12:30 AM instead of 12:30 PM on Monday, official sources said. Gambhir was handed over the […]
ED stops TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s relative from flying abroad; issues summons
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s sister-in-law Maneka Gambhir was on Saturday evening stopped by the ED at the Kolkata airport from flying abroad and was handed over summons to join investigation in a money laundering case, official sources said. Gambhir had reached the airport to take a flight to Bangkok departing around 9 PM. The sources […]
Coal smuggling scam: CBI raids residence of Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak
The CBI is conducting raids at the house of West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak in Asansol Wednesday in connection with his alleged involvement in a case of coal smuggling from a coalfield in the state. Sources said six CBI officers from Kolkata went to Ghatak’s residence, where CRPF personnel have been deployed as well. […]
Coal pilferage case: CBI carries out searches at premises of West Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak
The CBI is conducting searches at the premises of West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with its probe into alleged coal pilferage from Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines in Asansol, officials said on Wednesday. The searches are being carried out at six locations, five in Kolkata and one in Asansol, they said. The multi-crore […]
India gives coal-fired plants extra 2 years to install emissions equipment
India extended a deadline for coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur emissions by two years, the government said in a notification on Tuesday, marking the third push back on a commitment to clean up dirty air. Indian cities have some of the world’s most polluted air. Thermal utilities, which produce 75% of […]
Coal smuggling case: Questioned by ED for 6 hrs, Abhishek hits out at Shah
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday questioned Trinamool Congress general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee for more than six hours in connection with a case of coal smuggling from a coalfield in West Bengal. Abhishek, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, reached the agency’s office in CGO Complex at Salt […]
Coal pilferage case: ED again summons Abhishek Banerjee, TMC calls it BJP’s vendetta politics
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has again summoned TMC general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged multi-crore coal pilferage case. The Lok Sabha member, who is nephew of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and considered No. 2 in the TMC, has been asked to […]