Inside ‘Lala Pad’: How ₹20 notes and WhatsApp kept Bengal’s coal mafia runningThe Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth ₹159.51 crore in a West Bengal illegal coal mining and pilferage racket...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
I-PAC director Vinesh Chandel sent to 10 days in ED custodyA special court in Delhi has remanded Vinesh Chandel, co-founder of I-PAC, to 10 days of ED custody after his arrest in a money laundering ...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
ED arrests I-PAC co-founder Vinesh Chandel in West Bengal coal scam caseThe Enforcement Directorate has arrested Vinesh Chandel, a director of political consultancy firm I-PAC. This arrest is linked to a money-l...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.21 AM IST
ED raids I-PAC executives, others in West Bengal coal 'scam' caseThe Enforcement Directorate is conducting fresh searches at locations linked to I-PAC executives in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi. These ...
02 Apr, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Moloy Ghatak under CBI scanner following raids in connection with multi-crore coal pilferage scamThe raid in Moloy Ghatak’s residence comes as a blow to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee government as Ghatak is the state Law Mi...
07 Sep, 2022, 10.48 PM IST
ED summons Bengal min in coal scam caseThe CBI also conducted searches at the residence of one of Ghatak's close associates in Alipore area of the city and another in Diamond Har...
07 Sep, 2022, 06.53 PM IST
Bengal coal pilferage case: CBI files charge sheet against 41 accused"They entered into a conspiracy and in pursuance of that, fraudulently misappropriated coal from the coal reserve of leasehold areas under ...
19 Jul, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
Coal pilferage scam: Rujira Banerjee expresses inability to appear before ED citing COVID situationThe ED had summoned Abhishek Banerjee, the TMC general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP, and his wife for questioning in a money laundering...
01 Sep, 2021, 02.39 PM IST
CBI examines Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law Menaka Gambhir in coal theft caseGambhir is the sister of Abhishek's wife Rujira Banerjee who told the CBI earlier in the day that she will be available for examination in ...
22 Feb, 2021, 01.26 PM IST
Coal smuggling case: CBI conducts raids in West BengalAs per available information local coal smugglers were searched by the agency. Some of the locations which were searched by the agency incl...
19 Feb, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
Hindalco, Jindal Steel & Power and Vedanta terminate supply contracts with Coal IndiaThe state-owned company already faces an estimated 21% fall in sales this year and record pithead stocks. A company executive said the cont...
17 Jul, 2020, 07.29 PM IST
Coal India to invest RS 20,000 crore to switch over to mechanised loadingThe move is part of its thrust on green initiatives and upgradation of mechanised loading system in first-mile connectivity — coal-transpor...
25 Oct, 2019, 03.37 PM IST
Coal India to switch over to mechanised coal transportation by FY'24This initiative involves setting up of Coal Handling Plants with silos having rapid loading systems, which will have benefits like crushing...
24 Oct, 2019, 03.29 PM IST
RPF to harvest modern technology to reduce coal pilferageThe RPF DG said that checking of calibration of weighbridges be done once every six months, instead of the present one year period.
28 Jan, 2019, 04.48 PM IST
Coal India using technology to curb coal theft"Control rooms have been established in in order to take prompt action whenever any alert or exception report is generated from the vehicle...
11 Aug, 2016, 06.17 PM IST
- Not possible to specify exact amount of coal stolen: Government
The government today said it is not possible to quantify the exact amount of coal stolen and losses incurred due to pilferage and thefts.
03 Sep, 2012, 10.47 PM IST
- Coal pilferage, recoveries on rise: Govt
Coal pilferage, cited as one of the major reasons for the supply shortage to consumers, is increasing in the country with authorities retri...
26 Oct, 2008, 03.41 PM IST