-ANI/ ThePrint.in Ranchi (Jharkhand): An audit of the District Mineral Foundation Trust fund, collected under the provision of the Mines Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, indicates gross misuse of the DMFT fund. The audit was conducted by the Jharkhand’s Principal Auditor General (PAG) in six districts, Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Lohardaga and Ranchi. In these districts, a sum of about Rs 3,000 crore was collected as DMFT funds between 2015 and 2021....
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Petrol/Diesel Prices: Who is Responsible for Back-breaking Hikes? -Subodh Varma
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-NDTV.com/ PTI "I think the time has come now to revisit the demand and take it to a logical conclusion. The practice of law before Constitutional courts should be based on one's intelligence and understanding of law and not mere proficiency in language," the Chief Justice of India said. New Delhi: Amid a debate over Hindi and the linguistic diversity in the country, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana today said that...
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-Hindustan Times In view of the shortage of coal, a dominant fuel used to generate electricity in the country, the government halted hundreds of passenger trains. Meanwhile, state-run Coal India ramped up coal production by 27.2% in April. Several States across the country reeled under long power cuts, as hotter-than-normal temperatures pushed the electricity demand, triggering a major power crisis. According to a report by Reuters, electricity supply fell short of demand...
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