CAG not following mandate, ‘coal-gate’ report not final: Narayanasamy
The minister said the report had still to be examined by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee and it was not final.
View ArticleLok Sabha adjourned for the day after uproar over CAG reports
The Lower House of Parliament was adjourned for the day after the Opposition refused to let it function and demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister.
View ArticleDoes CAG report provide ‘an iota of truth’ for PM to quit?
The PM's defence in CoalGate will be keenly watched as he had promised to quit if there was even a "iota of truth" in the coal block allocation controversy
View ArticleMaking efforts to discuss CAG report on coal with BJP: Khurshid
Attacking BJP for disrupting Parliament proceedings, government today said it was making all efforts to persuade the main opposition party to discuss the CAG report on coal blocks allocation.
View ArticleCoalgate: CAG pulls up BJP-led Chhattisgarh govt
Even as BJP paralyses Parliament on the allocation of coal blocks by the Centre, its own government in Chhattisgarh had come under attack from CAG for allocating coal blocks at "abnormally low" rates...
View ArticleCAG exaggerating coal blocks issue: Digvijaya Singh
"The way CAG is producing reports after 2004, without confirming facts and projecting fictitious losses, it is creating an environment to show that there has been crores of loss," Divijay Singh told...
View ArticleSubodh Kant Sahay denies involvement in coal blocks allocation
Denying allegations of impropriety and nepotism in coal block allocation, union minister Subodh Kant Sahay said on Friday that he never sought favours for his brother's firm SKS Ispat and Power Limited.
View ArticleCoal scandal is a perfect primer for the plunder of India
The improper allocation of coal blocks illustrates the prostitution of India's national resources by a cosy nexus among politicians, bureaucrats, business groups and power brokers.
View ArticleDespite parliamentary logjam, democracy is alive and well
The breast-beating about the death of parliamentary democracy is exaggerated. What we hear today are the drumbeats of democracy, which by their very nature, are raucous.
View ArticleCoalgate: CBI begins raids, files FIRs against five companies
The agency sleuths were also conducting searches at 30 places in ten cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Patna, Hyderabad, Dhanbad and Nagpur.
View ArticleProbe all coal block allocations since 1993: CVC to CBI
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said his party had no objection to the probe since 1993, which is now likely to include coal ministers under the BJP-led NDA regime.
View ArticleGovt cancels 6 more coal blocks; 7 others to lose guarantee
Stepping up action, the government today decided to cancel six more coal blocks allocated to private companies and deduct bank guarantees of seven others for failing to develop the mines within the...
View ArticleCBI begins probe in coal block allocations since 1993
Between 1993-2004, 43 coal blocks were allotted by the Government.
View ArticleCoalgate: SC asks why pvt companies got coal blocks, Centre clueless
The Centre, which found itself in the line for fire of the apex court, sought time till September 24 to explain the searching questions. The post Coalgate: SC asks why pvt companies got coal blocks,...
View ArticleCoalgate: logic of naming KM Birla is to tar system and maybe save PM
The CBI's decision to name Kumar Birla in an FIR related to the Coalgate scam smells fishy. The post Coalgate: logic of naming KM Birla is to tar system and maybe save PM appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleCoalgate: Industry defends Birla, Oppn guns for Manmohan
Following the naming of industrialist Kumara Mangalam Birla in the coal blocks allocation scam by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in it's FIR, corporate India has said that businessmen cannot...
View ArticleNaveen Patnaik may be questioned by CBI in relation to Hindalco
CBI could question Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of coal block to Hindalco as he had written a letter to the Coal Ministry after...
View ArticleCoalgate probe turns to Patnaik, more firms could be booked
CBI finds letter from Patnaik to PM recommending Hindalco for the Talabira II block. The post Coalgate probe turns to Patnaik, more firms could be booked appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleCoalgate: CBI may record PM’s statement on Hindalco allocation
The CBI says it will go up the whole chain and that the PMO's statement on Saturday merits seeking a clarification. The post Coalgate: CBI may record PM’s statement on Hindalco allocation appeared...
View ArticleCBI may seek closure of probe in some coal blocks’ allocation
CBI is likely to provide the Supreme Court with a list of coal blocks in which it has not found any criminality in the allocation process, recommending closure of inquiry in such cases. The post CBI...
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