82 mines to be auctioned by end October, says Tomar
NEW DELHI: Union minister for steel and mines Narendra Singh Tomar has said that 82 mining blocks have been earmarked for auction by the end of October. Participating in a Mining Leaders Roundtable organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) this week, Tomar said another 96 blocks have... read more »
Lalit Modi row: Sushma Swaraj’s family received money from Lalit Modi, says...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s family of receiving money from former IPL chief Lalit Modi. The attack came a day after Swaraj told Lok Sabha that she did not extend any favours to Modi and had only helped his ailing wife on... read more »
West Bengal: Third year student beaten to death in Sabong college, 3 arrest...
A college student was allegedly beaten to death in a clash between student unions over felicitation of West Bengal minister Soumen Kumar Mahapatra at a college at Sabang, in West Midnapore district, on Friday. The victim has been identified as Krishna Prasad Jana, 21, a BA Third Year student of... read more »
Udhampur: Attack on police post may not be terrorist strike, says J-K govt
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday said the attack on Chanj police post near Basantgarh in Udhampur district might not be a militant strike, but a result of a tiff between SPOs and members of the local village development council (VDC). Two SPOs were injured in the gunbattle which started... read more »
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