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Coal Block allocations: CBI registers five FIRs 04 September 2012
On Tuesday, the CBI registered FIRs against five companies and other government officials in the probe that was ordered on the allocation of coal blocks after it had carried out searches in 10 cities. The CBI said that five cases...
Keywords: Central Vigilance Commission, FIR, Central Vigilance Commission, FIR
Read MoreBJP LS members should quit without ado: Congress 25 August 2012
Digvijaya Singh had dug out at the BJP Lok Sabha members for causing frequent interruptions of Parliament sessions on the coal blocks allocation issue. The Congress general secretary on Friday said that instead of threatening that they would resign, the...
Keywords: Congress, BJP, Congress, Coal Blocks allocations
Read MoreSonia accuses BJP in the fightback 28 August 2012
As a counter-offensive measure, Sonia Gandhi, the President of Congress had been expected to rally the party by bolstering Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and launching a strong hand against BJP. She said that the BJP was holding the Parliament to...
Keywords: Parliament, Manmohan Singh, Parliament, Congress President
Read MoreSupreme scraps 214 illegal coal blocks 24 September 2014
The Supreme Court has cancelled the 214 illegal coal blocks allocated between 1993 and 2010. The apex court gave six months time to the holders of the 42 coal blocks that are already operational. Also the companies would have to...
Keywords: coal allocations, Essar, JSW, Supreme Court
Read MoreDasari, Jindal, Koda to face trail in Coal scam case 30 April 2016
Delhi special court ordered to put on trial, the former minister for Coal, Dasari Narayana Rao, former Congress MP and industrialist Naveen Jindal, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and 12 others. The court said that, the “facts and circumstances” brought...
Keywords: Dasari coal scam updates, Coal blocks case Dasari Jindal, Dasari Jindal coal scam, Dasari coal scam updates
Read MorePM heads to Iran for NAM summit 28 August 2012
The situation with the coal blocks allocation at the Parliament is not getting any better but the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has already made plans to visit Iran today to attend the 16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit to be held at...
Keywords: Non-Aligned Movement Summit, NAM Summit, NAM Summit, NAM Summit
Read MoreDasari blames Manmohan Singh in coal blocks case 01 July 2015
“The decisions of coal block allocations were taken by the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, who was also heading the Coal Ministry at that time,” Dasari Narayana Rao clarifies. It is known that Dasari is facing the allegation of...
Keywords: Dasari Narayana Rao, coal blocks allocation, Dasari Narayana Rao, Dasari Narayana Rao
Read MorePrivate firms massively profited by coal blocks 17 August 2012
CAG, the government auditor had on Friday mentioned that private firms are massively profited with the coal blocks they were allocated after being nominated in auctions for a competitive bidding. This had been a loss to the nation's treasury which...
Keywords: coal, Tata Steel, CAG, Hindalco
Read MoreDiscussion with Sonia misinterpreted: Sushma Swaraj 03 September 2012
It appeared as if the BJP has slightly yearned after the phone call from Sonia Gandhi but the BJP remains relentless as the Lok Sabha remains adjourned. The phone call was earlier misinterpreted as a breather for the Prime Minister...
Keywords: BJP, Sonia Gandi, Sonia Gandi,
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