New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): A meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh earlier this month to discuss an institutional mechanism to track stalled investment projects, both in the public and private sectors and to remove the implementation bottlenecks in these projects on a fast-track basis.

New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): A task force constituted by the Ministry of Coal to work out the policy issues of coal beneficiation is likely to submit its findings shortly.

Varanasi, Feb. 24 (ANI): Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Sunday said that a strong anti-terror body like National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is required fight against effectively and bring such activities to an end.

Ahmedabad, Feb. 13 (ANI): Comedian Raju Srivastava, who will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Kanpur on a Samajwadi Party (SP) ticket, on Wednesday said that his sole motive is to give a permanent smile to the people of the country through his new innings in the political battlefield.

New Delhi, Feb. 7 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Thursday said that his office is taking all steps to improve the energy efficiency programmes including improving the quality and quantity of coal supplies to various consumers.

New Delhi, Jan 16 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Wednesday said the Central Government is making all efforts to enhance coal production.

Kanpur, Nov. 19 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Monday said the Supreme Court's notice to the Centre regarding a SIT probe into coal block allocations will not affect the decisions taken by the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG).

Kanpur, Oct.4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters conducted mock wedding of Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal with television actress Rakhi Sawant in Kanpur on Thursday over his 'sexist' remarks.

Lucknow, Oct.4 (ANI): The womens' wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took to streets of Lucknow on Thursday to protest against Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal's 'sexist' remarks.

New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Tuesday apologised for his 'sexist' remark.

New Delhi, Oct 2 (ANI): National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Mamata Sharma on Tuesday termed as extremely unfortunate the 'sexist' remark made by Sriprakash Jaiswal, saying the Union Coal Minister should apologise to the women of the country.

New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): Union Coal Minster Sriprakash Jaiswal on Monday defended the Centre's policy of allocating coal blocks, and claimed that there can't be a better policy mechanism in the country.

New Delhi/Kanpur, Sep 16 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday refused to comment on Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's remark that the coal issue will soon fade away from public memory as had happened in the case of the 1984-85 Bofors controversy.

New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre for its continuous denial on the coal blocks allocation scam.

New Delhi, Sep 12 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday to highlight the UPA Government's wrong approach on the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India on the coal blocks allocation issue and sought his intervention in the matter.

Kanpur, Sep 8 (ANI): Half-clad students staged a protest outside Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal's residence here on Saturday to express their ire over the Central Government's plan to provide reservation in promotions for SC/ST government employees.

Kanpur, Sep 6 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya on Thursday questioned the role of Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal in connection with the coal blocks allocation scam.

New Delhi, Sep 6 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Thursday said the government's stand is quite clear on the coal blocks allocation issue, and urged major political parties to allow the smooth functioning of Parliament.

New Delhi, Sep 5 (ANI): Refusing to respond to the opposition's demand for cancellation of mining licences to end the ongoing parliamentary impasse, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said action would be taken on currently allocated coal blocks on the basis of deliberations of an inter-ministerial group (IMG).

New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday welcomed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids in connection with the coal blocks allocation issue, and pressed their demand for Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's resignation.

Kanpur, Sep 3 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has said that the coal blocks of those companies who have misused their coal block allocations will be reallocated and their bank guarantee will be nullified if they are found guilty of misuse.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): An Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) is likely to meet today to review the status of 58 coal blocks which both public and private firms failed to develop within a stipulated time-frame.

Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep.2 (ANI): Dramatic scenes were witnessed outside Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal's residence here on Sunday, when Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists protested over Coalgate revelations.

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has defended his cabinet colleague Subodh Kant Sahai, who has been under attack from the BJP for writing a letter to the Prime Minister over allocation of a coal block in Jharkhand to a company in which his brother is a Director.

New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): Asserting that the UPA Government is ready for a debate on the CAG report on coal blocks allocation, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Monday requested the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to allow the Parliament to function smoothly after Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's statement clarifying the government's stand on the issue.