Tag: Coal scam
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Coal scam: ED summons 13 state IAS, IPS officers to Delhi
The CBI and ED both had quizzed Trinamul Congress national general secretary and MP and chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee in connection with the case.
August 12, 2022 -
CBI arrests seven ECL officials in Bengal coal scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested seven officials, including a serving general manager of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), in connection with the coal smuggling scam in West Bengal.
July 14, 2022 -
Coal scam: ED summons Gyanwant to Delhi
The source claimed that the agency officers would like to record his statements again in following new leads that might have emerged following interrogation of aides of scam kingpin Anup Majhi alias Lala, whose residences had been raided by the officers of the agency as well as the CBI.
October 8, 2021 -
ED questions Abhishek for 9 hrs over coal scam
He is understood to have been questioned about his links to other accused in the case and in the context of two companies allegedly linked to his family in which some purported illegal transactions were done
September 7, 2021 -
CBI nabs ‘handler’ of coal smuggling racket kingpin
Sources said several officials and political leaders from Asansol to North Bengal districts allegedly received huge kickbacks even as they helped the illegal coal business and allowed coal-laden lorries to pass through National Highway-34 and 31 in this region.
March 2, 2021 -
Coal Scam: Supreme Court grants time to Centre to suggest names for special public prosecutor
A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justice Deepak Gupta was considering the plea of senior advocate RS Cheema, who wanted to be relieved as the prosecutor in money laundering cases.
February 7, 2020 -
Ex-secretary HC Gupta, 4 others convicted in Bengal coal scam case
Around eight different charge sheets have been filed against HC Gupta and proceedings are going on individually.
November 30, 2018 -
Coal scam: Court frames additional charge against Naveen Jindal
The case pertains to allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand
August 16, 2018 -
Coal scam: Ex-PM’s office under investigation
The office of a former prime minister has come under the ambit of the CBI’s investigation regarding cases of coal block allocations, the government said on Wednesday. Without taking any names, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in Lok Sabha that in 20 cases, the CBI has obtained files …
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March 14, 2018 -
CBI probes Rs 487 crore coal import scam
The CBI has begun a probe into a Rs 487 crore scam related to over valuation of inferior quality of coal imported from Indonesia, which was passed on to NTPC and other power generation companies in collusion with officials. The action of the agency came on the basis of a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigation …
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January 23, 2018 -
Coal scam: Delhi HC stays sentence, Rs 25L fine on Madhu Koda
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed a trial court order awarding three-year jail term to former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in a coal scam case till January 22, by when it has also sought response of the CBI on his appeal challenging the conviction and sentence. Justice Anu Malhotra also stayed the order …
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January 2, 2018 -
Delhi court to pronounce sentence in coal case on Dec 16
A Delhi court will pronounce on December 16 the order on quantum of punishment against former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and ex-Coal Secretary H C Gupta in a coal scam case. The CBI has sought maximum punishment for them. Special Judge Bharat Parashar heard the arguments from the probe agency and convicts Koda, Gupta, ex-Jharkhand chief …
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December 14, 2017 -
Bad loans to banks by UPA regime a big scam: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a blistering attack on the previous Congress- led UPA regime, saying that banks were pressured to give loans worth thousands of crores of rupees to select industrialists in a scam bigger than 2G, coal and Commonwealth Games scams. Speaking at the 90th AGM of industry association Ficci, Modi …
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December 13, 2017 -
Former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda convicted in coal scam case
A special court today held former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda and ex-coal secretary H C Gupta guilty of corruption and other charges in a coal scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar held Koda, Gupta and other accused persons, including ex-Jharkhand chief secretary A K Basu and private company Vini Iron and Steel Udyog …
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December 13, 2017 -
Coal scam: Court directs CBI to respond to Javadekar’s plea
A special court has directed the CBI to respond by September 6 to the objections of Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Hansraj Ahir against its move to close a coal scam case. Special Judge Bharat Parashar allowed the probe agency's plea seeking time to respond to the ministers' petition in a case allegedly involving Prakash …
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July 23, 2017 -
Time to dismantle the Old Boys Club
The recent conviction of a former Coal Secretary and his colleagues, under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, prompted umpteen different reactions. The first category of reactions were from sympathisers of the ruling party who felt that justice had been done only partially, implying thereby that the real culprits (read the former PM) …
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June 28, 2017 -
Court order on charges in coal block case on July 31
A Delhi court will on July 31 issue orders on framing charges against a private firm and three persons in a coal block allocation case in Jharkhand. Special Judge Bharat Parashar reserved for July 31 his order on whether to put the accused on trial after arguments on the point of charge were concluded. The …
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June 12, 2017