Nagpur: The in-house security personnel of public-sector mining company Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) have been empowered to initiate legal proceedings in cases of coal theft and illegal mining. WCL has also issued a toll-free number 1800-233-5506/7 for reporting incidents of coal theft.The move comes after a change in the mines and minerals (development and regulation)…
The agency seized Rs 1.02 crore in alleged unaccounted cash during searches on Tuesday Dhanbad: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen mutual fund investments worth nearly Rs 160 crore belonging to coal trader L B Singh and seized Rs 1.02 crore in alleged unaccounted cash during searches at 31 premises in Dhanbad, the agency said on…
Nagpur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against a West Bengal firm and unidentified officials of South Eastern Central Railway (SECR) for criminal conspiracy and misappropriation of high-grade coal worth more than 29 lakh from Dumri Khurd Railway Siding in Nagpur district.According to the FIR, the firm, through…
A purported video of the illegal activity went viral on Thursday Dhanbad: Large-scale coal theft allegedly carried out in broad daylight at the Kesargarh railway siding has brought to light alleged security lapses and triggered serious concerns over safety and accountability.Witnesses claimed that a large number of men, women and even children can often been…
Established in 1972, Bharat Coking Coal Limited is engaged in the mining of coking coal, non-coking coal, and washed coal. Dhanbad: Koylanchan Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, a city-based outfit, has threatened to stage a series of protests against the management of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) if the latter failed to prevent alleged coal theft in…
