Pratyush Sinha

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  Government Appoints Panel to Assess Coal Blocks Compensation: Report

  Days after promulgating an Ordinance to e-auction the coal blocks cancelled by the Supreme Court, the government has formed a committee headed by former Central Vigilance Commissioner Pratyush Sinha to assess compensation to be paid for taking over running or ready-to-produce mines.

• Earthquake affected Kolkata Metro services

  Metro services in Kolkata were shut down for nearly 50 minutes as a precautionary measure on Wednesday, following the high intensity earthquake that hit the Sumatra coast, which was felt across the metropolis. The services were suspended from 2.42 PM to 3.30 PM, the Deputy General Manager (general) of Metro Railway, Pratyush Sinha told PTI.

• Ex-ISRO chief Nair misled the nation, says Prime Minister's Office

  The report released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) indicting its former chief G Madhavan Nair has sparked off a war of words between him and the government. After Mr Nair called the government's report "one-sided", that found "serious procedural lapses" in the Antrix-Devas deal, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) today hit back say...

• One-third Indians are corrupt statement irks Law Minister

  As an exit interview, it was a pretty damning one.  When Pratyush Sinha retired as India's Chief Vigilance Commissioner, he said that one-third of all Indians are corrupt, many others are borderline, and that his job had been a "thankless" one. (Read: 30% Indians totally corrupt, 50% borderline, says outgoing CVC chief) Now, Law Minister ...