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Maharashtra seeks six Gadchiroli iron ore mines to build green steel hub

Maharashtra seeks six Gadchiroli iron ore mines to build green steel hub

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Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday urged the Union Ministry of Coal and Mines to allocate six key iron ore mines in Gadchiroli district to the Maharashtra State Mining Corporation (MSMC), reported the news agencies. The demand was made during a high-level meeting with Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy in Mumbai. Fadnavis said the allocation would play a crucial role in transforming Maharashtra into a major green steel manufacturing hub and strengthen India’s position in the global steel market, as per IANS. Gadchiroli seen as ideal location for steel industry The Chief Minister highlighted that Gadchiroli has some of the country’s highest-quality iron ore reserves. The district also possesses limestone and other minerals required for steel production. According to him, the region’s rich mineral resources, availability of water, nearby coal mines and improving infrastructure make it an ideal destination for large-scale steel manufacturing. “If these mines are allotted to the state corporation, they can be made operational within two years and begin production by 2030,” Fadnavis said. Rs 3 lakh crore investment …

Union minister urges Telangana to work with NTPC to fulfil power demand| India News

Union minister urges Telangana to work with NTPC to fulfil power demand| India News

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Union minister for coal and mines G Kishan Reddy on Monday asked the Telangana government to enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in the wake of rapidly increasing power demand in the state, which crossed 18,000 MW mark last week. G Kishan Reddy (ANI) In a letter addressed to chief minister A Revanth Reddy, Kishan Reddy said the second phase of 3×800 MW thermal power plant of NTPC, coming up at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district would help meet Telangana’s growing electricity demand while ensuring supply of quality power at a lower cost. Telangana recorded peak electricity demand of 18,139 MW, registered at 11.01 am on March 3, which was the highest peak demand ever recorded in the history of Telangana, state deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds the portfolio of energy, said in a statement. Vikramarka said Telangana was emerging as a state with high electricity consumption density due to rapid expansion in IT, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and irrigation sectors. Earlier, the state had recorded a peak …

Delhi Confidential: Audit outcome | Delhi Confidential News

Delhi Confidential: Audit outcome | Delhi Confidential News

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Following an internal directive from Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golchha, around 144 police personnel and 10 multi-tasking staff (MTS) deputed with retired police officers, including three former Delhi Police Commissioners and at least 38 senior IPS officers who are currently outside the Delhi Police, have been withdrawn. The move comes amid an ongoing departmental review that also prompted several senior officers to return their official vehicles after an audit revealed that some were using them despite being retired or transferred. VIP movement Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy hosted Jagadguru Shankaracharya Sri Vidhusekhara Bharati Swamiji, the revered successor of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham, at his official residence in Lutyens’ Delhi on Tuesday. As the news spread, many Union ministers and senior BJP functionaries, including BJP national president J P Nadda and Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil, visited Reddy’s residence to seek Shankaracharya’s blessings. Balloon rides In a fillip to Delhi’s tourism sector, hot air balloon rides will be available at four locations beginning Saturday. According to sources, Lt Governor V K …

Mining to resume in Goa in next six months, says Union minister Reddy | Latest News India

Mining to resume in Goa in next six months, says Union minister Reddy | Latest News India

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Mar 14, 2025 08:44 AM IST Mining to resume in Goa in next six months, says Union minister Reddy Panaji, Union minister G Kishan Reddy has said that iron ore mining activity in Goa, which has been halted in the coastal state since 2018, will resume in the next six months. Mining to resume in Goa in next six months, says Union minister Reddy The Coal and Mines Minister was talking to reporters here on Thursday after launching the country’s first-ever auction of Exploration Licences for 13 exploration blocks for critical minerals. “The Goa government is following all the norms laid down by the Supreme Court concerning iron ore mining. The mining activity will begin full-fledged in Goa in the next six months,” he said. Reddy said all issues related to environmental concerns, revenue generation and employment opportunities would be addressed during the resumption of the mining activity. He said he had a productive discussion on each mineral block in the state. The Union minister chaired a review meeting on Thursday in Goa to know …

BJP leader claims Cong stifled Champion’s Trophy celebrations in Telangana; cops clarify | Latest News India

BJP leader claims Cong stifled Champion’s Trophy celebrations in Telangana; cops clarify | Latest News India

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Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Monday alleged that the Congress-led Telangana government prevented people from celebrating team India’s victory in the ICC Champions Trophy final. Cricket fans celebrate India’s victory over New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final match in Uttar Pradesh.(ANI) Kishan Reddy, who also serves as the president of the Telangana BJP unit, shared two videos on social media platform X, showing police officers allegedly using batons to disperse crowds attempting to celebrate India’s Champions Trophy victory. “This is how the Congress govt. Telangana is not allowing India’s ChampionsTrophy2025 win celebrations. Shameful!” Reddy wrote on X. The videos, which soon went viral on social media, showed policemen reportedly chasing and caning cricket fans in Dilsukhnagar, a busy area in Hyderabad, on Sunday night after India won the Champions Trophy final against New Zealand. Also Read | Telangana cabinet expansion delay leading to discontent in Congress? The BJP leader’s claim sparked an intense row in the state triggering a sharp retort from Congress Lok Sabha member Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy. The …

Telangana vs Centre Over Funds, BJP Claims Pressure Of Poll Promises

Telangana vs Centre Over Funds, BJP Claims Pressure Of Poll Promises

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Hyderabad: The Telangana government’s tussle with the Centre over fund allocations and disbursal continues. A political slugfest has now erupted between the Congress and the BJP over the projects pending with the Centre and claims that it is not releasing adequate funds. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy recently alleged that Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy was blocking state projects. His allegation came on February 26 after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seek the Centre’s approval for upcoming infrastructure projects in the state. When Kishan Reddy challenged Revanth Reddy to prove his allegation, the Chief Minister claimed that the Union Minister, who is also from Telangana, blocked the Centre’s approval for the second phase of the Hyderabad Metro. He alleged that Kishan Reddy did not want him to get the credit for the project. The Chief Minister also claimed that the Union Minister was trying to help his predecessor and BRS leader K Chandrasekhar Rao. Denying the allegation, Kishan Reddy accused the Congress government in the state of not cooperating with the …

BJP will win all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana: Union Minister Kishan Reddy 

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Union Minister G Kishan Reddy. Union Minister G Kishan Reddy exuded confidence that Narendra Modi is poised to serve as Prime Minister for the third term, backed by the anticipated majority of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the forthcoming Parliament elections scheduled for the first week of April. During the ‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’ campaign held in Medak and Siddipet districts on Sunday, the BJP senior leader and party Telangana Unit chief, accompanied by former MLA M Raghunandan Rao and other BJP leaders, addressed several public meetings. Speaking at these meetings, he has accused both the Congress and BRS parties of nurturing corruption and dynastic politics, and refuted claims on a possible alliance between the BJP and BRS in the elections. Exuding confidence, he proclaimed the BJP’s readiness to secure victory in all 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana during the impending elections. In a veiled attack directed at AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad, Kishan Reddy forecasted the imminent defeat of Owaisi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Regarding the Congress, he dismissed the possibility …

Kishan Reddy questions Telangana Govt’s stand on probe into KLIS flaws

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Telangana BJP President and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy addressing a press conference held at the party office in Hyderabad on January 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Telangana BJP President and Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of Northeast Region G. Kishan Reddy, on Tuesday, has questioned if Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has forged an understanding with former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao in “not taking action against the corruption of previous government especially with regard to the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS)“. “KLIS is the biggest scam of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Government but the Congress Government seems to be dilly-dallying not knowing what to do next after a powerpoint presentation was made to the group of ministers during their visit to the project site recently. Does Mr. Revanth Reddy have the guts to write to the Centre to order an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into KLIS,” he asked. Addressing a press conference at the party office in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Mr. Kishan Reddy alleged that …

Matter Regarding Declaration Of Ram Setu As National Monument Sub Judice: Centre

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Kisan Reddy shared the expenditure incurred on maintenance of monuments (File) New Delhi: The matter regarding the declaration of Ram Setu as a national monument is sub judice, the government informed Parliament on Monday. Union Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy said this in a written response to a query in Lok Sabha. In his response, he also said, “No other proposal for declaration of site submerged in seas to be of national importance is pending at present”. He was asked whether there are requests for the declaration of sites located or submerged in seas in the country like Adam’s Bridge as national monuments pending a decision with the government of India. “The matter regarding the declaration of Ram Setu as a national monument is sub judice. No other proposal for declaration of site submerged in seas to be of national importance is pending at present,” he said in his response. The declaration of monuments and sites is done under section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act, 1958. Central government …

Holding on to Telangana | A crisis before KCR

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His dream of leading the Opposition alliance in 2024 fast fading, the BRS chief finds himself waging a lonely battle. Can he retain Telangana at least? IN THE DOLE-DRUMS: KCR with the beneficiary of a housing scheme in Sangareddy district, June 22 (Photo: ANI) ISSUE DATE: Aug 14, 2023 | UPDATED: Aug 4, 2023 16:15 IST The going is getting tough for Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) supremo and Telangana chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. KCR, as he is popularly known, finds himself backed into a corner with no takers for his national foray, barring a few farmer leaders in neighbouring Maharashtra. Back home, he has to combat the growing sentiment of anti-incumbency as he seeks a third consecutive term in the Telangana assembly election later this year. Source link