Smuggler Who Packed 35 Migrants in Hot Tractor-Trailer Gets 9 Years in Prison
A federal court in Laredo, Texas, sentenced a local man to more than nine years in prison for packing 35 migrants into a hot tractor-trailer in June 2019. Many of the migrants lost consciousness from the heat and lack of oxygen in the sealed trailer.
U.S. District Court Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo sentenced 52-year-old Juan Contreras this week to a federal prison sentence of 110 months, according to information obtained from the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Texas. Contreras pleaded guilty to the human smuggling attempt in February 2020.
By siliconindia | Friday, 23 April 2021, 06:48 Hrs The stand-off between India and Saudi Arabia intensifies with the kingdom swelling the crude oil price for Asia as well as India cutting imports from the Gulf nation. However, the state-run Saudi Aramco s stake purchase plan in Reliance O2C Ltd remains unaffected, says the sources aware of the advancement. Aramco is keen on partnering with Reliance and the discussions are progressing as expected, according to the close sources. The world s largest oil producing company, Aramco is likely to record a strong performance in this year, credits to the spike in crude prices. Yet, the Brent crude price is hovering across $65 per barrel, in comparison with $38 in early November. However, the Bank of America (BoA) earlier estimated that Aramco would generate close to $100 billion in cash flow in 2022.
CIL in 25-year pact to sell solar power to GUVNL
April 23, 2021
The ₹442-crore project will be executedthrough a solar EPC contractor
Coal India Ltd has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for sale of 100 MW solar power to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL).
In its maiden venture into solar power, CIL had, in March this year, won a 100-MW solar power project in reverse auction conducted by GUVNL.
EPC tender floated
The ₹442-crore project will be executedthrough a solar EPC contractor.
In a back-to-back arrangement, CIL has already issued a tender in advance for finalis the contractor. The project will be executed within one year from the date of placement of the work order.