The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s close aide Pankaj Mishra in connection with the alleged illegal mining case, sources privy to the matter said. However, there was no official confirmation from the ED on Mishra’s arrest. “Mishra was questioned by the ED on Tuesday and later taken to Kotwali […]
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Coal Pilferage Case: Anup Majhi among 41 named in CBI chargesheet
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday submitted its first chargesheet in the coal pilferage case in which it has named 41 people, including prime accused Anup Majhi alias Lala. The multi-crore coal pilferage scam is related to the Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) mines in West Bengal’s Kunustoria and Kajora areas of Paschim Bardhaman […]
Jharkhand illegal mining: ED seizes Rs 11.88 crore from Soren aide, others
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Friday said it has seized Rs 11.88 crore in cash from 37 bank accounts belonging to Pankaj Mishra, a close aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, and Mishra’s associates in connection with a case of money laundering linked to alleged illegal mining. According to the agency, the cash came from […]
Another former ECL top official arrested in coal pilferage case
The CBI on Friday arrested another former general manager of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in connection with the coal pilferage case. “Subhas Kumar Mukhopadhyay, who was ECL general manager of Pandaveswar Area when the alleged pilferage of coal took place, has been arrested,” said a CBI official. On Wednesday, the CBI had arrested three former […]
Probe into 2020 Coal Pilferage Case: Three ex-GMs, 4 ECL officials sent to 5-day CBI custody
Three former general managers (GMs) and four officials of Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), arrested in connection with the alleged coal pilferage case, were on Thursday sent to five-day CBI custody by an Asansol court on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the alleged theft of coal from the mines of Eastern […]
2020 Coal Pilferage Case: ED to question Bengal minister, summons MLA
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the money laundering angle in the coal pilferage case, has summoned West Bengal PWD Minister Moloy Ghatak and TMC MLA from Baghmundi Sushanta Mahato for questioning. Ghatak is a TMC MLA from Asansol. Both have been asked to appear before the ED on Friday in New Delhi. This […]
Adani lowest bidder in Coal India’s maiden import tender, miner may negotiate price
Adani Enterprises has emerged as the lowest bidder in Coal India’s tender for imports of the dry fuel with quoting over Rs 4,000 crore for supply of 2.416 million tonne, even though the miner is likely to “negotiate the price”, an official said on Monday. A negotiation for the quoted price may take place as […]
Coal dust and methane below, Russian bombs above
When Aleksander Maryinych enters a metal cage and descends into darkness with dozens of other miners for his six-hour shifts, the concussive thumps of an artillery war are replaced by the clatter of rail carts and the grind of machinery carving deep into the earth. Plumes of dust and smoke from Russian bombardment are exchanged […]
Coal pilferage case: CBI officer booked for ‘threatening’ man under probe
The West Bengal Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against a CBI officer for allegedly threatening a man being questioned by the central agency in connection with its ongoing investigation into the alleged coal theft from the mines of the Eastern Coalfields Ltd in West Bengal, said police. In a complaint lodged at the Bishnupur […]
PIL in HC against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren: SC refuses to interfere
SUPREME COURT on Friday refused to interfere with the proceedings before Jharkhand High Court in a PIL seeking probe against Chief Minister Hemant Soren over allegations of irregularities in allotting mining leases and money laundering. A vacation bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Hima Kohli was of the view that it would not want […]
Probe against Hemant Soren: No interim order from SC on Jharkhand government appeal challenging HC order
The Supreme Court Friday refused to pass any interim directions on a Jharkhand government appeal challenging an order of the high court which had accepted the maintainability of a plea seeking a probe against Chief Minister Hemant Soren in mining cases. “Let the high court decide the matter. The issue cannot be entertained piecemeal,” a […]
Coal pilferage case: After Abhishek’s wife, CBI grills TMC MLA Saokat Molla
TMC MLA Saokat Molla appeared before CBI officials at the CBI’s office in Kolkata on Wednesday in connection with an ongoing probe into the alleged coal pilferage case. He arrived at CBI office around 11:15 am and was questioned for nearly eight hours. According to CBI sources, the agency has found “discrepancies” in Molla’s statements. […]