Sri Lankan government to review Adani Group’s projects
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Ministry of Power and Energy has announced plans to form a committee to review the Adani Group’s projects in the country. The committee's formation is expected to be discussed in the upcoming cabinet meeting, with an emphasis on evaluating the estimated costs of the projects, as reported by Newsfirst.
Previously, the Sri Lankan government had set up a separate committee to investigate the Adani Group’s wind power plant projects in the country. These plants, located in Mannar and Pooneryn, are projected to generate 484 megawatts of electricity.
The announcement follows the Adani Group's withdrawal from a $553 million loan agreement with the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for a port terminal project in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital. This decision came amidst allegations of bribery against Adani and his associates, which surfaced in US courts last month.
The Adani Group has been under scrutiny due to accusations that it paid over $250 million in bribes to Indian officials for solar energy contracts. The conglomerate has denied these allegations and pledged to fight the claims in court. Additionally, the Group has faced challenges in Kenya, where $2.6 billion worth of infrastructure contracts were cancelled.
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MP: Principal suspended after video shows peon evaluating answer sheets
Narmadapuram (MP), Apr 8 (PTI): The principal of a government college in Narmadapuram district and a professor were suspended after a viral video purportedly showed a peon evaluating students' answer sheets.
Sources said that aggrieved students had contacted local MLA Thakurdas Nagvanshi, who then lodged a complaint with the authorities.
Rakesh Verma, the principal of Pipariya-based Bhagat Singh Government College, claimed that he and Professor Ramgulam Patel were suspended on April 4.
Verma stated that the answer sheet evaluation work had been assigned to a guest teacher, who then handed it over to a peon via a book lifter posted in the college.
A complaint was raised in January this year after the video clip surfaced on social media, Verma added.
He further claimed that Professor Patel had been appointed as the nodal officer for the evaluation work by Raja Shankar Shah University, Chhindwara.
"I was implicated," Verma claimed while sharing a letter related to Patel's appointment as nodal officer of the evaluation work, issued last August.
Verma mentioned that he has written to the Higher Education Department, requesting the revocation of his suspension.
A shocking case of negligence has come to light from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Government PG College in Pipariya, Madhya Pradesh. A video from January 2025 showed a peon, Pannalal Patharia, checking exam answer sheets—work that should have been done by qualified professors.
— The Logical Indian (@LogicalIndians) April 8, 2025
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