Coal Block Allocation
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Coal e-auctions fetch Rs 55,000 crore thus far in second round
Mar 09, 2015, 05:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: India`s coal producing states stand to gain as much as Rs 55,000 crore from Round Two of e-auctions of 12 blocks that have been offered so far after the Supreme Court had declared
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134 companies qualify for coal blocks auction
India | Feb 13, 2015, 11:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: Out of 176 companies that queued up for 21 producing coal mines, 134 have been found technically qualified to make their financial bid.The information was disclosed by Coal Secretary Anil Swarup on Thursday.Some
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Goyal assures alternative coal block for Mahagenco
National | Nov 05, 2014, 11:53 PM ISTMumbai: Union power minister Piyush Goyal has assured the Maharashtra government that an alternative coal block would be made available to the state-run Mahagenco in place of the one at Machhakata.The allocation of Machhakata block
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Coal block reallocation must give level-playing field: Industry
Oct 22, 2014, 07:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Even as the ordinance allowing reallocation of coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court received presidential approval on Tuesday, the Indian industry welcomed the move saying reforms towards a transparent allocation system must
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Coal scam: SC refuses to bring ex-coal ministers, Manmohan Singh under scanner
India | Oct 18, 2014, 10:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court has refused to bring former coal ministers including ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had held the portfolio during the previous UPA government, under scrutiny for criminal liabilities in the coal
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Congress, BJP spar after SC scraps 214 coal blocks allocation
National | Sep 25, 2014, 12:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress and BJP were involved in a blame-game over the quashing of coal block allocations by the Supreme Court, accusing each other of flouting norms in making the allotments.While the BJP said its
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SC to decide fate of 218 coal blocks today
India | Sep 24, 2014, 06:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: The fate of 218 coal blocks, which was allocated to companies illegally by the Centre, will be decided by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.The Apex Court will pronounce its verdict at 2 PM
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Manmohan Singh can't shirk responsibility in 2G and coal scams: Former CAG Vinod Rai
India | Sep 12, 2014, 12:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Vinod Rai, who served as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the previous UPA government, has criticised former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and claimed that Congress leaders had sought to apply pressure
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Coal blocks allocation: SBI says has Rs 4,000-crore exposure
Sep 09, 2014, 09:49 PM ISTMumbai: Country's largest lender SBI, which has Rs 4,000-crore exposure to coal mines, today said the banking system is unlikely to take a hard knock even if the Supreme Court cancels all the 218 coal
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Jitendra Singh declines to comment on controversy over CBI director
National | Sep 09, 2014, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh today declined to comment on the controversy over the meetings which CBI Director Ranjit Sinha is purported to have had with some of the accused in the 2G and
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Re-auction 218 coal blocks, try to save 40: Centre to SC
India | Sep 01, 2014, 07:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government today told the Supreme Court that it “wants re-auction of all 218 coal blocks” declared as illegal allocation but sought its indulgence to “exempt” 40 of them which are functional and ready
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Ready to cancel all coal block allocations, Govt tells SC
India | Sep 01, 2014, 05:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is prepared for the eventuality of the court deciding to cancel all coal block allocations, which the apex court had last week
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Court asks CBI: Was "rule of law" followed in coal blocks allocation
India | Sep 01, 2014, 01:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: A special court today asked the CBI to clarify whether "rule of law" was followed in allocation of coal blocks to top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla's Hindalco.During the hearing on the closure report
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Jaitley hopeful of fast decision on coal mines post-judgement
India | Aug 30, 2014, 08:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of the hearing on coal blocks allocations issue on Monday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today exuded hope that a decision on the fate of the 218 coal blocks is taken expeditiously post-judgement.“We
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SC decision on coal blocks to ultimately benefit economy: Javadekar
India | Aug 26, 2014, 05:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court decision treating as illegal all coal block allocations since 1993 till 2010 will ultimately benefit the country's economy, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said today."Yesterday, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal has already
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Allocation of a coal block amounts to grant of largesse: SC
India | Aug 25, 2014, 09:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme court today said that allocation of a coal block by the Centre amounts to grant of largesse, rejecting government contention that it is only a first statutory step.“The allocation of coal
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Man who uncovered coal scam wants Coal India in charge
National | Aug 25, 2014, 08:43 PM ISTChennai: Expressing his happiness at the apex court's order on the allocation of coal blocks, BJP MP Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, whose persistent enquiries had uncovered the scam, says the blocks should be allocated to government-run
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Government to move quickly after SC final order on coal blocks: Goyal
India | Aug 25, 2014, 07:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: Welcoming Supreme Court judgement as ending of uncertainty, Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said the government is ready to act quickly once the court delivers its final view on the coal
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All coal block allocations since 1993 done in illegal manner: SC
India | Aug 25, 2014, 05:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today held that all coal block allocations made since 1993 till 2010 before pre-auction era during previous NDA and UPA regimes have been done in an illegal manner by an
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SC to pronounce verdict on Coal block allocation on Monday
India | Aug 23, 2014, 09:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its judgement on a batch of petitions seeking quashing of coal blocks allocation during the previous UPA regime.A bench headed by Chief Justice R