Eastern Coalfields Ltd

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  CBI Raids 45 Places In Bengal, Jharkhand In Connection With Coal Scam

  A security official of Eastern Coalfield Ltd in West Bengal's Asansol suffered a heart attack during a search by the CBI in a case of illegal mining and theft. The official, Dhananjay Roy, was rushed to hospital, where he died. He was one of several people whose properties were raided by the CBI today in connection with the case.

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  Output At Accident-Hit Coal India Mine May Fall 30% In January: Report

  The mine, operated by Coal India subsidiary Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL), may produce about 1.4 million tonnes of coal in January, said the official on condition of anonymity.

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  Jharkhand Coal Mine Cave-In: Number Of Deaths Rise To 18

  With the recovery of two more bodies on Sunday, the death toll in the coal mine collapse at Lalmatia open cast coal mine climbed to 18. Operations at the mine were being run by Eastern Coalfields Ltd (ECL) in Jharkhand's Godda district.

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  Number Of Deaths Rises To 12 In Jharkhand Mine Roof Collapse Incident

  One more body was recovered from the rubble of a collapsed coal mine in Jharkhand, taking the total number of deaths in the incident to 12.

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  Coal India Arm To Buy Back Rs 1,200-Crore Shares

  State-owned Coal India said its subsidiary South Eastern Coalfields Ltd will buy back shares worth Rs 1,200.19 crore.

• NTPC's Farakka Project Gets Domestic Coal

  NTPC's thermal power project at Farakka in West Bengal has started getting domestic coal through inland waterways, helping to ease shortages caused by irregular fuel supplies by rail.

• Ministry Action Plan for Decision on Coal India Restructuring: Report

  Taking a decision on the restructuring of Coal India Ltd (CIL) for improving its operational efficiency is among the key points of an action plan that has been prepared by the Coal Ministry for the sector.

• Coal India Sacks 126 Workers in Odisha: Report

  Mahanadi Coalfield Ltd (MCL), an arm of public sector firm Coal India Ltd, has terminated the services of 126 employees in Odisha for not vacating the land in lieu of which they were given the job as per the terms of appointment, an official said.

• Coal India hikes price of certain grade of fuel

  State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) has increased the price of a certain grade of coal from one of its mines in Godda district of Jharkhand, according to a source.

• Coal India gets environment ministry nod for 23 projects: report

  Coal India (CIL) has received approval from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for 23 projects after intervention by the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI).

• Coal India, NTPC to sign fuel supply pacts as quality row cools

  The move lifts the spectre of mass blackouts as well as a possible shelving of mine expansion and follows the signing of supply pacts to two power plants in eastern India, which were at the heart of the dispute.

• Coal India, NTPC sign two fuel supply pacts: report

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) and power producer NTPC on Thursday signed two model fuel supply agreements (FSA) breaking the deadlock of nearly one year over it.

• Coal India restructuring: Government invites offers from 9 firms

  The Coal Ministry has invited proposals from nine shortlisted firms, including ICICI Securities, KPMG, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, Deloitte and Crisil, for restructuring of state-run miner Coal India Ltd (CIL).

• Government to step up coal quality checks

  India is calling in specialist monitors to improve the poor quality of coal it is getting for its power stations. Indian utilities complain that poor quality coal reduces the efficiency of power stations, requiring more fuel and an increased need for the costly disposal of pollution.

• Coal India-NTPC dispute: Full coal supply to be resumed

  After days of intense stand-off over quality of fuel with NTPC, Coal India Ltd today said it will resume full supplies even as the power producer continued to raise the quality issue.