At a convention organised by Young Bengal, organisers sought support from all sections of society to intensify the movement against the proposed coal mine through all possible means...

A group of activists, intellectuals, Dalit leaders and people from Deocha Pachami, who are unwilling to part with their land for the proposed coalmine project, will participate in the convention to 'e...

Government seeks to woo more Deocha land losers...

Company however in a written statement refutes all charges and states it 'continues to uphold the highest standards of ethics in all its dealings and governance, and does not resort to or encourage an...

They are now asking Bengal government to grant them the right to mine stones on their own land inside the project area...

Protesters say that they have also sent a letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee urging her to consider views of the villagers before launching any activity at the site...

The primary observation is significant as the government was earlier in a fix as to whether mining would be feasible if coal reserves were found deep underground...

State government began exploratory drilling with written consent of villagers...

The development is significant as it was estimated earlier that coal was deposited much deep under the ground, about 800 meters to 3,000 meters under earth's surface ...

The development, multiple sources said, is vital to initiate the next phase of work to operationalise the coal mine amid protests by a large number of local people...