Pakistan's Balochistan saw 2,886 terror attacks, 3,184 related deaths in last decade: ReportThe numbers come in the backdrop of last week's brutal killing of 11 Shia Hazara coal miners by Islamic State terrorists in the province's ...
13 Jan, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Pakistani Shiites end protests, hold funeral for 11 minersPrime Minister Imran Khan arrived Saturday afternoon in Quetta and was expected to meet with a delegation of mourners and Shiite leaders, a...
09 Jan, 2021, 08.51 PM IST
Hazara killings highlight plight of Shia community in PakistanThe United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir too condemned the terrorist attack on Hazaras people and extended condolences t...
06 Jan, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
11 coal miners from Pakistan's minority Shia Hazara community shot dead in BalochistanAccording to media reports, an initial investigation has revealed that the attackers identified the miners as being from a Shia Hazara comm...
03 Jan, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
No light at the end of the tunnel for Meghalaya minersTill date, the dewatering of the 370-foot-deep mine where the miners are trapped has proved futile as over 1 crore litres of water has been...
13 Jan, 2019, 10.10 PM IST
When rat hole mining offers the only job opportunityThe six-party-led state government is in favour of an exemption for Meghalaya from the federal laws on mining.
04 Jan, 2019, 11.26 PM IST
Miners trapped in coal mine struggle while PM poses on Bogibeel Bridge: Rahul GandhiAsking Modi to "please save the miners", Gandhi alleged the government was not organising high-pressure pumps needed for rescue operations.
26 Dec, 2018, 09.37 PM IST
Rat-hole mining rampant in Meghalaya despite NGT banFour years after the National Green Tribunal ordered a ban on coal mining in Meghalaya, illegal practices continue unabated in the state, p...
25 Dec, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
Narendra Modi's 10-point agenda: A welcome step but more to be doneOnline auctions for government contracts, tenders —and, presumably, natural resources as well — should promote transparency and reduce graf...
02 Jun, 2014, 05.23 AM IST
GoM approves Coal Regulatory Authority BillA Group of Ministers (GoM) today approved a bill which seeks to set up an independent regulatory authority for the coal sector to address c...
30 May, 2013, 03.15 AM IST
- Militants gun down five migrant coal miners in Meghalaya
Militants gun down five migrant coal miners in
21 May, 2013, 06.46 PM IST
Inter-ministerial panel to take call on coal mines to PSUs next weekThe Ministry has initiated the process of allocation under the amended provisions of the Mines and Mineral Development and Regulation Act.
17 May, 2013, 04.53 PM IST
Coal-fired political minefields dominate 2012The government did bow to the pressure and announced cancelling licences of 24 mines and imposed penalties like deducting bank guarantees o...
26 Dec, 2012, 11.04 AM IST
- Meghalaya to implement new mines and mineral Policy by next year
Meghalaya will implement the new mines and mineral Policy by next year. The new policy has made room for joint venture in coal explorations...
07 Nov, 2012, 07.01 PM IST
- Ashok Chavan diluted rules for giving coal blocks to private companies: BJP
BJP today alleged that former CM Ashok Chavan transferred 4 coal blocks initially allocated to the MSMC by the Centre to private players in...
25 Sep, 2012, 07.35 PM IST
Coal India hurting the power sector: NTPC chiefThe chief of NTPC, India's biggest power generator, has launched an unprecedented no-holds-barred attack on fellow state-run firm Coal Indi...
25 May, 2012, 01.31 PM IST
- Not all clients appreciate takeovers
McNally Bharat Engineering Co, the engineering arm of the B M Khaitan group, aims to become a ‘onestop’ provider of solutions in the area o...
25 Jan, 2010, 06.31 AM IST