Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) on Sunday denied theft or disappearance of its coal, amid allegations of a Rs 1,600 crore coal scam.The public sector company issued a clarification that there is no truth to the recent media reports.The clarification came days after a letter written by Union Coal Minister G. Kishan Reddy to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, seeking an urgent probe into reports claiming that nearly 40 lakh tonnes of coal, worth ar…
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Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP over corruption allegations linked to the coal smuggling scam while campaigning for the party’s candidate at a rally in Barabani near Asansol in West Burdwan district.“The BJP candidate’s infamy in this Assembly is well known. From attacking Trinamool workers during Rath Yatra to beating up his own party leaders, there are all kinds of allegations against him. Voting for the BJP mean…
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said that the alleged obstruction of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials by the West Bengal Chief Minister warrants a high-level inquiry.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office in Patna, Prasad said the issue was heard by the Supreme Court on Thursday and raised serious concerns regarding the functioning of the state administration.According to Prasad, the Solicitor General of India in…
Raipur, Jan 12 (IANS) The Raipur Zonal Office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued a Provisional Attachment Order (PAO) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, attaching eight immovable properties valued at approximately Rs 2.66 crore, an agency statement said on Monday.According to ED, these assets, consisting of land parcels and residential flats, were allegedly acquired by accused individuals Saumya Chaurasia and Nikhil Chandrakar in the names of their relative…