Dinsha Patel

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  "Grateful To PM...": Congress Leader Who Once Contested Against Him

  Dinsha Patel, former Union Minister and veteran Congress leader from Gujarat, on Saturday, showered praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conceptualising and building the Statue of Unity in the state.

• Key Contestant: Dinsha Patel

  Union minister Dinsha Patel, a senior Congress leader, is banking on his clean image to secure a sixth term in the Lok Sabha. He is in the race from Kheda in Gujarat.

• Vedanta says open to all routes for buying remaining stakes in Hindustan Zinc, Balco

  Vedanta Resources said on Wednesday that it was open to any method for acquiring the remaining stakes in Hindustan Zinc and Balco, and that it would participate in the auction if the government takes that route to divest its residual stakes in the two erstwhile PSUs.

• Mines ministry seeks cut in iron ore export tax

  India had raised iron ore export tax to 30 per cent from 20 per cent in late 2011 to ensure domestic availability of ore.

• Mines Ministry seeks 50 per cent cut in export duty on iron ore fines

  Ahead of the Budget, Mines Ministry has sought from the Finance Ministry reduction of export duty on low grade iron ore by 50 per cent to boost production to enhance export of the mineral.

• Cabinet reshuffle: Dinsha Patel hopes Mines Bill will be passed in Winter Session

  Mines Minister Dinsha Patel, who has been elevated to Cabinet rank, today expressed the hope that new Mines Bill will be passed in the Winter Session of Parliament paving way for development of tribal areas besides curbing illegal mining.

• Dinsha Patel hopes Mines Bill will be passed in Winter Session

  Mines Minister Dinsha Patel, who has been elevated to Cabinet rank, today expressed the hope that new Mines Bill will be passed in the Winter Session of Parliament paving way for development of tribal areas besides curbing illegal mining.

• Prime Minister's Office and Attorney General disagree over assigning mines

  The report by the national auditor on the massive losses caused by the allocation of coal fields is being refuted by the government, but has led to the Prime Minister suggesting that no mines in the mines and minerals sector be assigned for now. The auditor's report said that because an auction was not held for coal blocks between 2004 and 2009, th...

• Illegal mining: Centre collects Rs 632 crore in fine

  The highest number of illegal mining cases was detected in 2010 at 73,115 followed by the previous year at 41,578. In the current year so far, 47,254 cases were detected in which Maharashtra has the highest number at 20,928.

• MMDR Bill tabled in Lok Sabha, seeks to encourage pvt players

  The government today tabled the long-pending mining Bill that envisages introduction of competitive bidding process to encourage the participation of private parties in the sector.

• Mining firms paid Rs 4,488 cr royalty to states last fiscal

  The contribution of mining firms, excluding those producing coal and lignite, to the state exchequers as royalty rose by a little over 9 per cent to Rs 4,487.73 crore in 2010-11 over the previous fiscal.