Banned rat-hole mining in East Jaintia Hills, where a blast killed 31, is a low-investment, high-profit model. A 10-year ban hasn't budged it—'They won't get such money anywhere else.'
Water level in the mine has risen by 100 ft, says CM Himanta Sarma. At least 3 miners are feared dead. Indian Army, Assam Rifles, SDRF & NDRF are also part of rescue efforts.
Russian coal sales to Europe have declined in advance of a planned European ban on coal shipments. Russia has increased supply to India in search of low-cost markets.
With eye on rural votebank, Telangana budget raises allocations for farmers, power & welfare schemes, while introducing new initiatives and relying on borrowings to fund growth.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
I have lived in this state for over three years and know it for a fact that corruption knows no bounds. From the clerk to the top boss, everyone in a government department is neck deep in corruption. The fascinating thing is it’s out in the open – people don’t hide it. Everything has a rate -and everyone knows it and pays to get the job done. There is no shame associated with corruption – no attempt is made to cloak it. It is what is it.
And if you are a non-tribal like Ms. Sanjana Malakar you can forget about justice and fairness – these words simply don’t exist for the non-tribals residing in this state.
I have lived in this state for over three years and know it for a fact that corruption knows no bounds. From the clerk to the top boss, everyone in a government department is neck deep in corruption. The fascinating thing is it’s out in the open – people don’t hide it. Everything has a rate -and everyone knows it and pays to get the job done. There is no shame associated with corruption – no attempt is made to cloak it. It is what is it.
And if you are a non-tribal like Ms. Sanjana Malakar you can forget about justice and fairness – these words simply don’t exist for the non-tribals residing in this state.