At least 106 families living for years on government land as “encroachers” in at least three villages of the proposed Deocha-Pachami coal mine project will get freehold title deeds of plots (pattas) so that they come under the rehabilitation package for land losers announced by the state government. The government’s decision comes after the Birbhum […]
Category: Coal
Coal India net profit rises 47 per cent
State-owned Coal India on Monday reported a 47.7 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 4,558.39 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 on the back of higher revenue from operations. The PSU’s consolidated net profit was at Rs 3,085.39 crore in the year-ago period. Consolidated revenue from operations during October-December period […]
Illegal mining kills three, over 26 trapped at Nirsa
Three persons were killed while 26 others are lying trapped at three different illegal mining sites of Nirsa Block of Dhanbad. The incidents took place in two collieries of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) at Gopinathpur and Kapasara and one mining patch of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL), Dahibari area. The first incident took place at […]
Coal India Ltd to offer work contracts up to Rs 1 crore: Hemant
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday said Maharatna public sector undertaking Coal India Ltd (CIL) has agreed to offer work contracts up to Rs 1 crore to those who will be affected by its projects in the state to provide livelihood support to them. The CM said the decision was taken after he met […]
Cal HC asks CBI not to arrest Abhishek Banerjee’s secy during appearance in coal scam case
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the CBI not to arrest Sumit Roy, secretary to TMC top leader Abhishek Banerjee, during his appearance before the agency to aid the investigation into an alleged coal scam in West Bengal. Roy’s lawyers, challenging the CBI notice that asked him to appear before it here on Tuesday, […]
Govt goes all out to woo Deocha land losers, 5,100 posts created
The Bengal cabinet on Monday cleared a proposal for creating 5,100 posts in the rank of constable and junior constable for land-loser families in the Deocha-Pachami coal mine project area in Birbhum district. Besides, the cabinet also approved the rollout of a Rs 10,000 crore rehabilitation package for the land losers. “The cabinet has cleared […]
1,312 landowners back Deocha-Panchami coal mine project
As many as 1,312 landowners have given their written consent to part with their land for the proposed Deocha-Panchami coal mine project in Birbhum, giving the state government hope that the Rs 10,000 crore rehabilitation package, announced by the Mamata Banerjee government for land-losers, appears to be working on the ground despite some recent protests. […]
Massive protest against private mines in Jharia
Perturbed over reckless mining being carried by private contractors on behalf of BCCL, posing problems of displacement, pollution, safety and security challenges to the local residents, more than 700 villagers of Kujama area of Jharia on Thrusday carried out a massive demonstration at the new project site of private contractor, M/s Dev Prabha Construction Pvt […]
Chunk of coal falls, 4 of family dead in West Burdwan
Four persons of the same family, who had gone allegedly to pilfer coal from an opencast mine of the Eastern Coalfields Limited, were killed when a large coal chunk fell on them in West Burdwan’s Laodoha on Wednesday. Another person from the same family has been injured. Police identified the deceased as Annahari Bauri, 50, […]
Deoghar youth nabbed for masterminding attack on Kolkata coal merchant
A 22-year-old youth has been arrested in connection with the firing in the Ballygunge office of a coal merchant. Police said Ravi Kumar Gupta, who was arrested on Wednesday, was a resident of Deoghar in Jharkhand and the “mastermind” behind the operation. “He was standing outside that day, while two of his gang members entered […]
Two men arrested from Jharkhand in Ballygunge coal firm firing case
Two men have been arrested from Jharkhand for their alleged involvement in a firing inside the office of a coal trading company in Ballygunge in south Kolkata on January 8. Avinas Kumar Raut, 23, and Chandan Yadav, 23, both from Deogarh in Jharkhand, were arrested early on Sunday from their homes and were brought to […]
Bengal police seize 32 coal-laden trucks
Bengal police seized 32 trucks of smuggled coal in Asansol area being transported from different parts of Dhanbad including Mugma, Nirsa, Govindpur and others.. Cops also nabbed the drivers and cleaners of trucks and finding out the details of operators of coal smuggling racket operating from Dhanbad. Talking to the media, Abhishek Modi, Deputy Commissioner […]