JACKPOT! Labourer finds diamonds worth Rs 35 lakh in Panna mine
4 years, 4 months ago

JACKPOT! Labourer finds diamonds worth Rs 35 lakh in Panna mine

India TV News  

In a stroke of luck, a labourer became rich overnight when he unearthed three diamonds worth Rs 30 lakh to Rs 35 lakh at a diamond mine in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, a senior official said on Thursday. While digging a shallow mine, the labourer, identified only as Subal, found three diamonds with net weight of 7.5 carat, Panna district's diamond officer R K Pandey said. The labourer has deposited the stones at the district diamond office and they will be auctioned as per government rules, Pandey said. A few days ago, another labourer had managed to find a 10.69 carat diamond from one of the mines in Panna in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.

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Four diamonds worth Rs 70L found by farmers tilling land in Andhra villages
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Four diamonds worth Rs 70L found by farmers tilling land in Andhra villages

New Indian Express  

KURNOOL: The onset of the rainy season not only kindles hope in farmers but also precious stone hunters in a few villages of Kurnool district. In a span of weeks at least four diamonds worth Rs 70 lakh were reportedly found by lucky farm workers in villages of Tuggali and Maddikera mandals. Even on Friday evening, a semi-precious tone worth …

Trader flees with diamonds worth ₹26 crore
9 months ago

Trader flees with diamonds worth ₹26 crore

Hindustan Times  

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Gujarat: Valued at Rs 500 Cr, Surat Family Brings Out Ganpati-shaped Diamond Every Ganesh Chaturthi
2 years, 3 months ago

Gujarat: Valued at Rs 500 Cr, Surat Family Brings Out Ganpati-shaped Diamond Every Ganesh Chaturthi

News 18  

A diamond shaped like Ganpati is a big draw on Ganesh Chaturthi at Surat’s Katargam area every year. Valued at Rs 500 crore, the 27-carat diamond was found by the Pandav family 16 years ago and is brought out for worship during the 10 days of festival every year. After finding the rock all those years ago, the family has …

NMDC auctions over 8300 carats of rough diamonds
2 years, 9 months ago

NMDC auctions over 8300 carats of rough diamonds

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The National Mineral Development Corporation has auctioned 8337 carats of rough diamonds produced prior to December 2020. The e-auction was held for rough diamonds produced at its Panna diamond mines in Madhya Pradesh. About 8337 carats of rough diamonds were offered in the auction and almost 100 per cent of the quantity received winning bids. "NMDC has been in …

MP farmer strikes rich after digging up 13 carat diamond worth Rs 50 lakh
3 years ago

MP farmer strikes rich after digging up 13 carat diamond worth Rs 50 lakh

India Today  

Fortune shone on farmer Mulayam Singh on Monday when he unearthed a 13 carat diamond valued at upwards of Rs 50 lakh while excavating in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district. According to Anupam Singh of the Diamond Office, the market price of the raw diamond is estimated to be around Rs 50 lakh, but the actual price will be fixed at …

Four labourers unearth 8.22 carat diamond worth around Rs 40 lakh in a mine in MP's Panna
3 years, 3 months ago

Four labourers unearth 8.22 carat diamond worth around Rs 40 lakh in a mine in MP's Panna

Firstpost  

The diamond will be put up for auction on 21 September, proceeds from which would be given to respective miners after the deduction of government royalty and taxes Panna: After a wait of 15 years, a labourer and his three partners had a shower of good luck when they found an 8.22 carat diamond in a mine in Madhya Pradesh’s …

MP farmer finds 14.98 carat diamond in patch of land leased for Rs 200
4 years ago

MP farmer finds 14.98 carat diamond in patch of land leased for Rs 200

India TV News  

A farmer in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal has found a 14.98-carat diamond in a 10x10 patch of land that he had taken on lease last month for just Rs 200, The TOI reported. Yadav has now bought a motorcycle with the first Rs 1 lakh he got after depositing the diamond with the district administration. Earlier in November, a 24-year-old man …

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