Pratik Patil

• Election Results 2014: Congress-NCP get Bitter Poll Lessons in Maharashtra's Sugar Belt

  The drubbing Congress got in its traditional citadel of Western Maharashtra, where it failed to open its account in this Lok Sabha election, drastically reduced victory margins for Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

• Coal India issues work order to set up 4 washeries

  "So far work order to set up four washeries, three in BCCL (Bharat Coking Coal Ltd) and one in CCL (Central Coalfields Ltd), has been issued. Total set up cost for these four washeries is estimated to be Rs 636.32 crore," Minister of State for coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

• India's FY14 coal import need seen at 165 Mln Tonnes

  India, the world's fourth-biggest importer of coal, is estimated to produce 604.55 million tonnes of the fuel in the year to March 2014, Pratik Prakashbapu Patil told MPs on Monday, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

• Coal India invites bids from firms for third party coal sampling

  State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has invited bids from firms for collection of dry-fuel from mining heads and preparation of samples with analysis.

• Government chalks out plan for exploration of 37 coal blocks by 2017

  The government has chalked out a plan for the exploration of 37 coal blocks by 2017, including three forest covered mines, to be put on offer for competitive bidding, it said on Tuesday.

• Coal India signs fuel supply pacts with 56 power plants

  State-run Coal India Ltd has signed fuel supply pacts with 56 power plants so far, the government said on Tuesday.

• NTPC, others owe Rs 6,873 crore to Coal India: government

  Power utilities and steel sector companies including NTPC, DVC and SAIL owe Rs 6,873 crore to Coal India Ltd (CIL), Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

• No irregularities in coal blocks allotment, says government

  In a written question, as many as 13 members wanted to know whether irregularities had been reported in allocation of coal blocks to commercial entities during 2004-09 causing a Rs 10.7 trillion loss to the government and gains to many private companies.

• Coal India may divert coal under e-auction to power firms

  CIL may reduce e-auction coal from 10 to 7 per cent of its production progressively till the end of the 12th Plan.

• Cop's son arrested for stealing motorcycles

  The Pune Crime Branch has arrested four youths, including the son of a policeman, on charges of lifting bikes from the parking lots of hospitals, colleges, railways and bus stands. They have been identified as Kunal Vishwas Mahekar (19), Amar Tukaram Patil (24), Pratik Rajendra Patil (19) and Sagar Gade (19), all hailing from Kolhapur. Kunal is the...