-Hindustan Times The Prime Minister's Office held a meeting on Tuesday where a plan was drawn up to ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies to power plants. Several state governments have flagged concerns over coal supply which they said could lead to ‘critical’ situation. Amid concerns flagged by various state governments of shortage in supply of coal, which could lead to power crisis, the central government has stepped in. On Tuesday, PK MIShra, principal...

-The Hindu/ PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was asked why there is no word on this from the Prime Minister, senior Ministers and why there is a “defensive reaction” when somebody asks questions about such things The Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which four farmers were killed, is “absolutely condemnable,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, emphasising that there are issues of such nature happening in other parts of India equally which should...

-The Tribune ‘Rail roko’ on Oct 18, mahapanchayat Oct 26 Terming the Lakhimpur Kheri incident a “pre-planned conspiracy” against farmers, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) today demanded the disMISsal and arrest of Minister of State (Home) Ajay MIShra Teni. “The BJP wants to force farmers to resort to violence, but we will continue to use non-violent methods,” Kisan Morcha leaders said. Morcha leader Yogendra Yadav said unless Ajay MIShra was disMISsed from the Cabinet...

-Hindustan Times Ashish MIShra, son of Union minister of state for home affairs Ajay MIShra ‘Teni’, has been named as an accused in a murder first information report (FIR) lodged on Monday. The court was exceptionally harsh while commenting on the police’s lenient handling of MIShra, although it didn’t name him. The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government for not immediately arresting Ashish MIShra, son of Union minister...

-The Hindu Lower court acquitted Mr. MIShra in 2004 but the criminal appeal in a murder case is still pending before the Allahabad High Court. The mowing down of farmers in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, in which his son Ashish MIShra is accused of murder, is not the first burning controversy in the life of Ajay Kumar MIShra, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs. Before he entered State-level electoral politics, Mr....