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PM Modi To Inaugurate 2 Coal India Projects Worth Rs 1,400 Crore On Thursday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday inaugurate Coal India's two first-mile connectivity projects worth Rs 1,393.69 crore, according to an official statement, as reported by news agency PTI.
The first mile connectivity (FMC) projects are expected to reduce the state-owned coal producer's dependence on road traffic for transportation of the dry fuel. Owned by Coal India arm Norther Coalfields Ltd (NCL), the projects located in Madhya Pradesh will enhance coal supply and quality in an eco-friendly way, the coal ministry said in a statement.
PM Modi will inaugurate two significant FMC projects virtually on February 29. These projects are valued at Rs 1,393.69 crore, the ministry said. "The projects to be unveiled are the Jayant OCP CHP-SILO and the Dudhichua OCP CHP-SILO. The Jayant OCP CHP-SILO has a capacity of 15 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) and has been developed with an investment of Rs 723.50 crore.
"Similarly, the Dudhichua OCP CHP-SILO, with a capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), has been constructed with an investment of Rs 670.19 crore," it said, as quoted by PTI.
CBI Summons Akhilesh Yadav On Thursday In Illegal Mining Case
The CBI has summoned Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav as a witness for questioning on Thursday in illegal mining cases, five years after registering the case.
In a notice issued under section 160 of CrPC, the agency asked him to appear before it on February 29 in connection with the case registered in 2019, officials said, as reported by PTI. The section allows a police officer to summon witnesses in a probe.
The case pertains to the issuance of mining leases in alleged violation of e-tendering process. The Allahabad High Court had ordered the probe. It is alleged that public servants allowed illegal mining during 2012-16, when Yadav was chief minister, and illegally renewed licences despite a ban by the National Green Tribunal on mining.
Dera Chief Ram Rahim Should Not Be Given Parole Without Court's Permission: HC Tells Haryana Govt
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim should not be given parole without permission of the Court: High Court to Haryana Government. The Court directed the State of Haryana to furnish an affidavit as to how many persons having such criminal antecedents and sentenced in three cases have been granted this benefit.
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim should not be given parole without permission of the Court: High Court to Haryana Government.
— ANI (@ANI) February 29, 2024
The Court directed the State of Haryana to furnish an affidavit as to how many persons having such criminal antecedents and sentenced in three… pic.twitter.com/RY6sa66GqG
Fire Breaks Out In Srinagar's Nawa Kadal In J&K, Tenders On Spot
A fire broke out in the Jamalata area of Nawa Kadal in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. Fire tenders reached the spot. Further details awaited. Kashmir's Fire Department has said that the dead body of a man, namely Bashir Ahmad was recovered from the incident spot.
#UPDATE | The dead body of a man, namely Bashir Ahmad was recovered from the incident spot: Fire Services Department, Kashmir
— ANI (@ANI) February 29, 2024
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