Lower house passes amendments curbing states power to tax mineralsLok Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, curbing states' powers to impose taxes and cess ...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
- Mines Act update proposes to curb states' tax powers
The Centre has proposed limiting states’ powers to impose taxes, cess and other levies on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land, seeking ...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.10 AM IST
Centre proposes to curb powers of states to tax mineralsThe central government is poised to restrict state authority concerning taxation on mining activities. This initiative aims to enhance the ...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
After 43 years, family wins back pay and post-death benefits for employee fired for yelling at company doctorAfter a 43-year legal battle, the family of an employee fired for yelling at a company doctor has won back pay and post-death benefits. The...
09 Apr, 2026, 08.03 AM IST
Mamata government is betraying farmers, says BJP leader Biman GhoshPrime Minister Modi will inaugurate development projects in Singur, West Bengal. BJP leader Biman Ghosh criticizes the state government, ac...
18 Jan, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
BJP trying to gain political mileage from incident of rape-murder of trainee doctor: Congress MP Tariq AnwarTariq Anwar criticized BJP for politicizing the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, calling it exploitative. Concurrently,...
19 Aug, 2024, 10.08 AM IST
Political stability, check on Naxalites in Jharkhand mark 2015After years of political uncertainty, the state saw stability throughout the year after the BJP/Ajsu party mustered an absolute majority la...
30 Dec, 2015, 11.38 AM IST
Maoists activities have reduced across Odisha: Naveen PatnaikPatnaik said this while replying to a debate on the supplementary demand for the departments of home and general administration in the Asse...
08 Dec, 2015, 11.02 PM IST
Unstable gas mixture caused Tata Steel explosion: OfficialThe mixture of gas or air in the proportion of between 9 to 33 per cent in the gas holder might have led to such an explosion, she said.
15 Nov, 2013, 07.26 PM IST
- Allot unused industrial lands to educations institutions: Jharkhand Vikas Morcha
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM-P) today suggested the Jharkhand government allot unused industrial land to set up professional ...
19 Jul, 2012, 08.56 PM IST
- Maoists blow up railway tracks, torch trucks in Jharkhand
Maoists today blew up a stretch of railway track and set ablaze three trucks in Jharkhand as they began their two-day Jharkhand-Bihar shutd...
12 Oct, 2009, 09.47 AM IST
- Public, pvt sectors bear brunt of Naxalite attacks
Power, mining, railways and communication have borne the brunt of Naxalite attacks.
28 Jul, 2009, 07.12 AM IST
- Maoists’ hall of shame
The growing influence of Naxalites over the last few years has not only seen a jump in incidents and casualties but also taken a toll on ec...
28 Jul, 2009, 04.22 AM IST
- Businesses in Jharkhand grapping with terror
Businesses in Jharkhand are desperate for a way out of the terror raj.
27 Apr, 2009, 04.23 PM IST
- Jharkhand retail forum seeks explanation from RIL chairman
Ambani said on Friday that Reliance Industries' retail operations would not jeopardise interests of small shopkeepers and retailers and wou...
13 Oct, 2007, 02.49 PM IST
- Cabinet secy to visit Naxal-hit areas
The Centre has now fielded its senior-most bureaucrat, Cabinet secretary KM Chandrashekhar, to take stock of the counter-Naxal strategy in ...
20 Sep, 2007, 01.26 AM IST
- Naxal violence on the upswing
Chhattisgarh, however, has shown improvement in terms of incidents and casualties.
17 Aug, 2007, 03.06 AM IST