The power ministry on Saturday said it will not be possible to supply coal other than on proportionate basis to make up any shortfall. The Ministry of Power in a statement said it is monitoring the coal supply situation in the country and has taken steps to ensure adequate coal supply and coal stocks based […]
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MCL meets 163-MT coal production target
The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has successfully achieved its coal production target of 163 million tonne (MT) fixed for the current financial year 2021-22. The company went past its target of 163 MT on Tuesday, making extra efforts to maximize coal production during the remaining nine days of the financial year and set a new […]
ED grills Abhishek Banerjee over money laundering in coal scam
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to a coal scam in West Bengal. Banerjee, 34, who is the TMC’s national general secretary, reported at the new office of the ED in Central Delhi an hour before noon on […]
CCL surpasses previous year’s production figures
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a Jharkhand-based subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL) surpassed the previous fiscal coal production of 62.59 Million Tonnes (MT) on March 16, 2022 and produced 62.90 MT of raw coal. The company attained this feat with 15 days remaining in the current fiscal 2021-22. Under the leadership of Union Coal Minister […]
Mining officers wants media persons to file complaint of sand coal smuggling, illegal mining
It may sound unusual but the Dhanbad based district mining officer(DMO) wants that media persons instead of flashing news file complaints of on going illegal mining of minerals including sand and coal in the district with the department. The issue came to the fore while a section of media persons wanted to know his view […]
14 workers confirmed dead in China coal mine collapse
Fourteen workers who were trapped when a coal mine in southwest China collapsed 10 days ago had died, media reported Sunday. A rescue operation finished Sunday noon after the bodies of the miners were retrieved, state-owned Xinhua News Agency said. The workers were trapped after the roof of a shaft at Sanhe Shunxun coal mine […]
2 killed during illegal mining in Dhanbad
Two persons were reportedly killed and another was injured when the roof of an illegally operated mine collapsed at Kapasara opencast mines of ECL under Nirsa police station on Thursday morning. One person has sustained fractures on his legs besides other parts of body and has been admitted to a private nursing home for treatment. […]
ED undertakes investigation of coal mining scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has taken up the investigation of the alleged coal theft at Amrapali Project under Magadh Amrapali Area of the CCL that caused a loss of Rs 83.63 Crore to the CCL. Sources said that the premier agency has lodged an FIR against five CCL officials besides directors of the private company. […]
Congress alleges Rs 6,000 crore coal scam in Gujarat
Congress on Wednesday alleged a coal scam of Rs 6,000 crore in Gujarat whereby coal meant for small and medium industry was diverted to industries in other states and demanded a time-bound investigation by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court. The opposition party said the probe should investigate the role of all the four […]
CISF raids illegal mining spot,seizes trucks and illegally mined coal
A team of CISF personnel on Monday raided closed mines of new Akashkanati mines of the BCCL and seized three trucks besides coal packed in over 5000 gunibags ready for transportation. Today’s action is seen as an outcome of the directive of deputy commissioner Sandeep Singh to the BCCL authorities and CISF to initiate action […]
ED attaches Rs 200 crore assets in coal bloc case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached immovable and movable assets having book value of Rs 136.48 crore and present estimated market value Rs 200 crore of EMTA Coal Ltd, and its promoters Ujjal Kumar Upadhaya, Sangeeta Upadhaya, Sujit Kumar Upadhaya and their family members under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a […]
4 coal blocks of Odisha auctioned
The Centre has successfully auctioned four coal blocks in Odisha for commercial mining under the third Tranche of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act. Recently, 10 coalmines were put up for auction, out which four belong to Odisha — Bankhui, Bijahan, Meenakshi and Utkal C. The Yazdani Steel and Power Limited was the highest […]