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Assam Fire: Oil India To Legally Challenge Pollution Body's Closure Order
The state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL), which owns and operates gas well no.5 in Baghjan Oilfield that caught fire on June 9 after leaking gas "uncontrollably" since a blowout on May 27, is mulling legal recourse to challenge the "closure notice" by the Pollution Control Board, Assam, or the PCBA.
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Experts Submit Plan To Control Assam Gas Well Fire To Centre
Experts including those from Singapore have submitted a detailed draft plan to control the fire in a gas well in Assam's Tinsukia district has been submitted to the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gases, Public sector undertakings (PSU) major Oil India Limited (OIL) said in a statement.
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After Leaks, Bureaucrats Need Permission to Take Files Home
Stung by leaks of classified documents, the government has made it mandatory for bureaucrats to take permission before carrying files home. Ministries have also been ordered to reduce the use of intercoms and maintain a record of all photocopies made in their offices.
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Indian Oil Corporation Director-Designate Suspended Over Information Leak
State-owned Indian Oil Corp's (IOC) director (R&D)-designate Debangshu Ray has been suspended for allegedly leaking confidential information to a private company.
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Oil Espionage Case: Made to Sign Blank Papers, Alleges Arrested Former Journalist Santanu Saikia
Former journalist Santanu Saikia, one of the 13 arrested in the corporate espionage case has alleged that he has been made to sign a blank paper by the police. "I was made to sign a blank paper, don't know what is happening," claimed Mr Saikia as police officers took him to court.
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One More Arrested in Corporate Espionage Case, Five Detained for Questioning
Delhi Police arrested another man in the corporate espionage case today - taking the total number of arrests to 13. Five others were detained for questioning.
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Those Who Subverted System Will be Punished: Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Espionage Case
After the leak of documents from his ministry, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday asserted that all those who subverted the system would be punished. He, however, made it clear that the government was not targeting any particular corporate.
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Espionage Case: 5 Senior Officials of Energy Companies Arrested
Five senior energy company employees were arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Friday in connection with the case of corporate espionage involving top-secret government documents. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today tweeted that the police should try and reach the "top people" involved in the case in which government information, a...
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Night Shifts, Duplicate Keys: How Oil Ministry Leaks Took Place
A government employee who arranged continuous night shifts for himself in file rooms is one of the main players in the leak of classified Oil Ministry documents to energy consultants and major companies.
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Oil Ministry Leak: 7 Arrested, Executives From Major Firms Questioned
Executives from major companies are being questioned in connection with the leak of classified oil ministry documents to corporates, a spiraling scandal in which seven people, including a former journalist and two government officials have been arrested till now.
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Assam Fire: Oil India To Legally Challenge Pollution Body's Closure Order
The state-owned Oil India Limited (OIL), which owns and operates gas well no.5 in Baghjan Oilfield that caught fire on June 9 after leaking gas "uncontrollably" since a blowout on May 27, is mulling legal recourse to challenge the "closure notice" by the Pollution Control Board, Assam, or the PCBA.
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Experts Submit Plan To Control Assam Gas Well Fire To Centre
Experts including those from Singapore have submitted a detailed draft plan to control the fire in a gas well in Assam's Tinsukia district has been submitted to the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gases, Public sector undertakings (PSU) major Oil India Limited (OIL) said in a statement.
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After Leaks, Bureaucrats Need Permission to Take Files Home
Stung by leaks of classified documents, the government has made it mandatory for bureaucrats to take permission before carrying files home. Ministries have also been ordered to reduce the use of intercoms and maintain a record of all photocopies made in their offices.
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Indian Oil Corporation Director-Designate Suspended Over Information Leak
State-owned Indian Oil Corp's (IOC) director (R&D)-designate Debangshu Ray has been suspended for allegedly leaking confidential information to a private company.
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Oil Espionage Case: Made to Sign Blank Papers, Alleges Arrested Former Journalist Santanu Saikia
Former journalist Santanu Saikia, one of the 13 arrested in the corporate espionage case has alleged that he has been made to sign a blank paper by the police. "I was made to sign a blank paper, don't know what is happening," claimed Mr Saikia as police officers took him to court.
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One More Arrested in Corporate Espionage Case, Five Detained for Questioning
Delhi Police arrested another man in the corporate espionage case today - taking the total number of arrests to 13. Five others were detained for questioning.
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Those Who Subverted System Will be Punished: Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Espionage Case
After the leak of documents from his ministry, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday asserted that all those who subverted the system would be punished. He, however, made it clear that the government was not targeting any particular corporate.
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Espionage Case: 5 Senior Officials of Energy Companies Arrested
Five senior energy company employees were arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch on Friday in connection with the case of corporate espionage involving top-secret government documents. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today tweeted that the police should try and reach the "top people" involved in the case in which government information, a...
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Night Shifts, Duplicate Keys: How Oil Ministry Leaks Took Place
A government employee who arranged continuous night shifts for himself in file rooms is one of the main players in the leak of classified Oil Ministry documents to energy consultants and major companies.
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Oil Ministry Leak: 7 Arrested, Executives From Major Firms Questioned
Executives from major companies are being questioned in connection with the leak of classified oil ministry documents to corporates, a spiraling scandal in which seven people, including a former journalist and two government officials have been arrested till now.
