Power crisis: 265 miners trapped in WB, J'khand rescued

A massive power cut in the country led to 265 miners getting trapped in coal mines in West Bengal and Jharkhand and were rescued after they spent agonising time for several hours. When the three......

Another Bengal minister raided by CBI

The Central Bureau of Investigation (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......

WB: 6 rescued from abandoned mine

Six persons were rescued after being trapped in an abandoned coal mine at Jamuria in Asansol-Raniganj belt in Burdwan district on Saturday evening.  West Bengal Agriculture minister and local......

Coal scam: Warrant against Mamata's nephew's wife

A Delhi court on Saturday issued a bailable warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira Banerjee in connection with a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate for......

Heavy expenses: CAG slams Coal India

Pulling up the Coal India management this time, auditing agency CAG said on Tuesday it could have saved at least Rs 20 crore (Rs 200 million) for the state-run firm had it initiated prudent action......

Bengal Inc's latest bone of contention: Coal India

Coal India has raised objections to having industrial projects in the Asansol-Durgapur belt in the Bardhaman district earmarked by the West Bengal government for three steel projects - Bhushan......

CIL's coal supply to power sector rises 16% in Apr

State-owned CIL on Monday said coal supply to the power sector rose 15.6 per cent to 49.7 million tonne last month in the wake of high demand of the dry fuel from electricity generating plants and......

India's largest coal mine hit by a political war

There are allegations that the Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh govt is putting pressure on South Eastern Coalfields to not renew the contract with Sainik Mining whose promoter Rudra Sen Sindhu is......