Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal was extremely cautious when CNN-IBN probed him on the coal scam. ...
05:59 PM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal will meet on Thursday to discuss a host of issues, including environment related matters concerning the two sectors and the quality of fuel being supplied. "We have identified four-five issues related to environment (clearance), which we will discuss with the coal minister on the April 18," Scindia told reporters. The coal quality issue will also be dicussed, he added....
03:45 AM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Aam Admi Party member and lawyer Prashant Bhushan has moved the Supreme Court seeking an investigation into the coal scam by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). In his plea to the Supreme Court, Bhushan has also asked the court to look into the allegations of governmental interference in the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. This comes at a time when lawyer ML Sharma has, in a...
02:39 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Eminent lawyer ML Sharma on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking an inquiry against the Additional Solicitor General and the Attorney General for making a false statement that no political executive saw the CBI's coal scam status report before its submission in the apex court. The plea also demands removal of Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal saying he could influence the investigation. On Sunday, sources...
11:31 AM, Apr 15, 2013
Union minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, who led the protest of Congress workers against the SP-led UP government in Kanpur on Saturday, alleged that most of the development projects in the city were lying incomplete in spite of release of funds by the Centre. ...
07:17 PM, Mar 30, 2013
New Delhi: The union government is planning to set up an independent regulator for the coal sector, Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said Tuesday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the minister said the proposed regulator would ensure more optimal development and conservation of coal resources, rational pricing and better distribution of coal, evolution of a more competitive market and a level playing field for...
02:27 AM, Dec 05, 2012
Sambhal: Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has alleged that the BJP and other Opposition parties were not allowing Parliament to proceed on the issue of FDI even though the government was ready for a debate. Talking to the reporters in Sambhal Jaiswal, who came to attend the concluding ceremony of Kalki mahotsava on Friday night, said, the government was ready for for a debate under rule 184 but the BJP...
03:04 PM, Nov 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Inter-Ministerial Group on coal blocks is set to begin a two-day meeting on Monday. It will be deciding the fate of 33 public sector coal blocks that were served notices for delays in production. These blocks had been allotted to the Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp and the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp. The IMG will make recommendations with regard to 13 coal mines alloted to public sector...
06:30 AM, Nov 05, 2012
Lucknow: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Wednesday said there is no shortage of coal for power plants in the country and applauded state-run CIL for its good production growth. "It is heartening that Coal India's (production) growth in the first half of the year has crossed nine per cent and we hope that it would double by the end of the year. Last year this growth percentage was zero," he...
02:21 AM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) will decide the fate of 13 coal mines allocated to public sector firms on the first day of the two-day meeting likely to be held next week. This could include firms like Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corp and Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp. "The IMG will make recommendations with regard to 13 coal mines alloted to public sector firms on October 30. On October 31...
06:17 PM, Oct 23, 2012
In this week's episode of The Week That Wasn't, Cyrus Broacha also takes on Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal and the coal blocks allocations controversy. ...
10:47 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Sagarika Ghose: Hi there. "Biwi purani ho to maza nahin aata (when wives grow old there is no more fun), so said Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal at a public function. He's not the first politician to make such statements. An FIR has now been lodged against Jaiswal and women's groups and women MPs have protested strongly. Jaiswal has apologised. But apology or not, does Jaiswal's statement once again reveal...
11:59 AM, Oct 04, 2012
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal came under heavy criticism over his remark that old wives lose charm. A case has now been filed against him in a Kanpur court. The case will be heard on October 8. ...
11:59 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Kanpur: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has landed himself in trouble after saying old wives lose charm. A case has now been filed against him in a Kanpur court. The case will be heard on October 8. Meanwhile, women MPs have also said that they will write to Congress President Sonia Gandhi demanding for action. "There is not a single person who respects him. Even a person from the Congress doesn't...
01:17 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal's remark on 'old wives' has sparked a storm. Tonight at 10, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts whether gender bias is deep rooted in Indian politics. You can ask a question to our panelists here or tweet us @face_the_nation.
11:01 AM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal is being dragged over coals, but this time for saying old wives are no fun. Pressure from an embarrassed Congress, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the National Commission for Women forced him to apologise later. But Jaiswal still feels he did nothing wrong. Talking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Jaiswal said, "I never said anything like that. All I said was that...
07:44 AM, Oct 03, 2012
Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal, under pressure over a sexist remark, has offered a tame apology. ...
11:11 PM, Oct 02, 2012
New Delhi: Women groups are up in arms over Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal's controversial comments with the National Commission for Women saying that the minister must apologise for his remarks. Taking cognisance of it, the Congress has also asked the Union Coal Minister to clarify his comments. Criticising Jaiswal over his comments, NCW chairperson Mamta Sharma said, "The statement is very unfortunate. We will write a letter to Prime...
05:19 PM, Oct 02, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a preliminary enquiry in the coal blocks allocations since 1993. The central investigative agency will now study each and every allotment since 1993 and question the directors of companies and the then bureaucrats of Central and state government about the coal blocks. The Coal Ministry is expected to provide all relevant data and list of officials and ministers involved...
04:58 PM, Sep 27, 2012
New Delhi: In a new development in the coalgate issue, Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe all coal block allocations since 1993. The CVC has also forwarded a letter by Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal that coal block allocations since 1993 be probed. Jaiswal had earlier forwarded a letter by some MPs seeking a probe. Reacting to the reports, BJP leader Prakash...
06:24 PM, Sep 24, 2012
