A routine visit to an old mine in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district turned into a jackpot for seven daily wage workers. They discovered an uncut diamond weighing 17.96 carats which is likely to fetch nearly ₹50 lakh.


Seven workers in Panna hit jackpot, find diamond worth ₹50 lakh

Seven labourers in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district have struck fortune after discovering a 17.96-carat diamond. Officials have estimated that the stone could fetch at least Rs 50 lakh at a government auction scheduled for October. The diamond was found in a mine in Sarokha village that had been jointly leased by the seven men two years ago. The stone has been classified as “gem quality,” making it one of the finer varieties of natural diamonds found in the region.Ravi Patel, an official with the Panna diamond office, described the stone as “precious” and said it would be put up for auction in the first half of October, when buyers from India and abroad are expected to participate.The discovery is unusual because the labourers themselves hold the lease for the mining plot. In many cases, workers in Panna’s diamond mines are employed by lease-holders and do not receive the proceeds from major finds. In this case, after the government deducts a 12 per cent royalty, the remaining amount will be divided equally among the seven men.Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/air-india-pilot-fell-asleep-during-phuket-delhi-flight-here-s-what-we-know-1786593726749">Air India pilot who consumed marijuana fell asleep during Phuket-Delhi flight? Here’s what we know</a>One of the lease-holders, Akhilesh Pal, said the group had almost given up on the mine after failing to find diamonds for nearly two years.“We had been mining there for about two years,” he said, “but we had no luck, so we closed the mine for a year. We had started another mine right next to it.”He said the diamond was found when they returned to inspect the abandoned pit after recent heavy rains.“When we went there to inspect the new one, we also looked inside the old mine, and that’s where we found it - right on top,” Pal said.Panna, which holds most of India’s diamond reserves, has long attracted fortune seekers despite widespread poverty, unemployment and water scarcity. According to reports, three of the labourers said that they had been unable to marry because of financial hardship. The diamond discovery could now dramatically alter their circumstances.

Seven labourers in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district found a 17.96-carat gem-quality diamond worth at least Rs 50 lakh in a jointly leased mine. The stone will be auctioned in October.

Seven labourers in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district have struck fortune after discovering a 17.96-carat diamond. Officials have estimated that the stone could fetch at least Rs 50 lakh at a government auction scheduled for October. The diamond was found in a mine in Sarokha village that had been jointly leased by the seven men two years ago. The stone has been classified as “gem quality,” making it one of the finer varieties of natural diamonds found in the region. Ravi Patel, an official with the Panna diamond office, described the stone as “precious” and said it would be put up for auction in the first half of October, when buyers from India and abroad are expected to participate. The discovery is unusual because the labourers themselves hold the lease for the mining plot. In many cases, workers in Panna’s diamond mines are employed by lease-holders and do not receive the proceeds from major finds. In this case, after the government deducts a 12 per cent royalty, the remaining amount will be divided equally among the seven men. Also read | Air India pilot who consumed marijuana fell asleep during Phuket-Delhi flight? Here’s what we know One of the lease-holders, Akhilesh Pal, said the group had almost given up on the mine after failing to find diamonds for nearly two years. “We had been mining there for about two years,” he said, “but we had no luck, so we closed the mine for a year. We had started another mine right next to it.” He said the diamond was found when they returned to inspect the abandoned pit after recent heavy rains. “When we went there to inspect the new one, we also looked inside the old mine, and that’s where we found it - right on top,” Pal said. Panna, which holds most of India’s diamond reserves, has long attracted fortune seekers despite widespread poverty, unemployment and water scarcity. According to reports, three of the labourers said that they had been unable to marry because of financial hardship. The diamond discovery could now dramatically alter their circumstances.

Seven labourers in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna district found a 17.96-carat gem-quality diamond worth at least Rs 50 lakh in a jointly leased mine. The stone will be auctioned in October.

Seven labourers strike it rich after finding diamond worth Rs 50 lakh in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna

A labourer in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh found a massive diamond on the very first day of joining the mining operations. The diamond is worth approximately Rs 40 lakh ($46,500).&nbsp;The incident took place in the Panna district. The labourer, a tribal, went to dig for diamonds in the mines for the first time. He found an 11-karat 95-cent diamond.&nbsp;A senior officer of the district administration said that the value of the diamond is about Rs 40 lakh. The diamond is with the authorities. It will be auctioned off.&nbsp;According to the rules, the labourer would get a commission of 12.5 per cent of the price of the diamond (around Rs 5 lakh).&nbsp;Last year, another labourer found a massive diamond in a mine in Madhya Pradesh.&nbsp;The 19.22-carat diamond was expected to fetch ($95,570) in a government auction.&nbsp;The lucky man was identified as Raju Gound, who had been mining for over 10 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;The central government's National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) runs a mechanised diamond mining project in Panna. It also leases shallow mines to individuals. Both these diamonds had been found in these shallow mines.&nbsp;&nbsp;The mines are leased for a paltry some of about Rs 250.&nbsp;&nbsp;These discoveries are rare. Many people have found such diamonds, but way smaller than these diamonds.&nbsp;Most of these miners face abject poverty. They scour for diamonds, often without any luck, to extricate themselves from poverty.

A labourer in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh found a massive diamond on the very first day of joining the mining operations. The diamond is worth approximately Rs 40 lakh ($46,700).

A labourer in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh found a massive diamond on the very first day of joining the mining operations. The diamond is worth approximately Rs 40 lakh ($46,500). The incident took place in the Panna district. The labourer, a tribal, went to dig for diamonds in the mines for the first time. He found an 11-karat 95-cent diamond. A senior officer of the district administration said that the value of the diamond is about Rs 40 lakh. The diamond is with the authorities. It will be auctioned off. According to the rules, the labourer would get a commission of 12.5 per cent of the price of the diamond (around Rs 5 lakh). Last year, another labourer found a massive diamond in a mine in Madhya Pradesh. The 19.22-carat diamond was expected to fetch ($95,570) in a government auction. The lucky man was identified as Raju Gound, who had been mining for over 10 years. The central government's National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) runs a mechanised diamond mining project in Panna. It also leases shallow mines to individuals. Both these diamonds had been found in these shallow mines. The mines are leased for a paltry some of about Rs 250. These discoveries are rare. Many people have found such diamonds, but way smaller than these diamonds. Most of these miners face abject poverty. They scour for diamonds, often without any luck, to extricate themselves from poverty.

The labourer, a tribal, went to dig for diamonds in the mines for the first time.

Labourer in Madhya Pradesh finds diamond worth $46,700. His earnings will be...

'Kismet' of Raju Gound, a labourer from India, changed overnight after he found a massive diamond in a mine in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, BBC reported on Thursday (Jul 25).&nbsp;

The report mentioned that Gound said he had been leasing mines in the city of&nbsp;Panna&nbsp;for more than 10 years. He hoped that one day he would find a diamond and what&nbsp;he longed for came in the form of a 19.22-carat diamond.&nbsp;

The report said that the diamond is expected to fetch about eight million rupees ($95,570) in a government auction. He told the news outlet that he hopes to build a better house for his family with the money and even pay for his children's education. However, he said he would pay off his debt of 500,000 rupees ($5,970) immediately.&nbsp;

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As quoted in the report, Gound said that about two months ago, his father had leased the mine in Krishna Kalyanpur Patti village near Panna. He said his family leases mines mostly during the monsoon season when agricultural and masonry work dry up.&nbsp;

Gound said, "We are very poor and have no other source of income. So we do this in the hope of making some money."&nbsp;

He told the news outlet that he went to the site to perform his daily task of manually searching for the precious stone on Wednesday morning.&nbsp;

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"It's tedious work. We dig a pit, pull out chunks of soil and rock, wash them in a sieve and then carefully sift through thousands of dried, tiny stones to look for diamonds," Gound&nbsp;said.&nbsp;

However, his luck changed that afternoon.&nbsp;

"I was sifting through the stones and saw something that resembled a piece of glass. I held it up to my eyes and saw a faint glint. That's when I knew I had found a diamond," he said.&nbsp;

Gound&nbsp;then took the diamond to the government diamond office. The officials then evaluated and weighed it.&nbsp;

In India, Panna is famed for its diamond reserves. People often lease cheap and shallow mines from the government to search for precious stones.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;

'Kismet' of Raju Gound, a labourer from India, changed overnight after he found a massive diamond in a mine in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, BBC reported on Thursday (Jul 25).

'Kismet' of Raju Gound, a labourer from India, changed overnight after he found a massive diamond in a mine in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, BBC reported on Thursday (Jul 25). The report mentioned that Gound said he had been leasing mines in the city of Panna for more than 10 years. He hoped that one day he would find a diamond and what he longed for came in the form of a 19.22-carat diamond. The report said that the diamond is expected to fetch about eight million rupees ($95,570) in a government auction. He told the news outlet that he hopes to build a better house for his family with the money and even pay for his children's education. However, he said he would pay off his debt of 500,000 rupees ($5,970) immediately. Also read: British police officer seen kicking Muslim man at Manchester airport suspended As quoted in the report, Gound said that about two months ago, his father had leased the mine in Krishna Kalyanpur Patti village near Panna. He said his family leases mines mostly during the monsoon season when agricultural and masonry work dry up. Gound said, "We are very poor and have no other source of income. So we do this in the hope of making some money." He told the news outlet that he went to the site to perform his daily task of manually searching for the precious stone on Wednesday morning. Also read: Australia's biggest maritime mystery solved as MV Noongah's shipwreck found after 55 years "It's tedious work. We dig a pit, pull out chunks of soil and rock, wash them in a sieve and then carefully sift through thousands of dried, tiny stones to look for diamonds," Gound said. However, his luck changed that afternoon. "I was sifting through the stones and saw something that resembled a piece of glass. I held it up to my eyes and saw a faint glint. That's when I knew I had found a diamond," he said. Gound then took the diamond to the government diamond office. The officials then evaluated and weighed it. In India, Panna is famed for its diamond reserves. People often lease cheap and shallow mines from the government to search for precious stones. (With inputs from agencies)

Labourer finds diamond worth $95,000 in India's Panna city: 'I knew I had found a diamond'

Tigress T-1, the first big cat shifted to Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) under a reintroduction Project almost 14 years ago and who had given birth to 13 cubs in her lifetime, has died, an official said on Wednesday.

The tigress had made a very remarkable contribution to the success of Panna’s Tiger Reintroduction Project (TRP). She was the first tigress to be brought here from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, also in Madhya Pradesh, in March 2009, under the project as the PTR was left with no big cats at that time.

“A patrolling team spotted the carcass of a big cat on Tuesday evening in the Madla range. An inactive radio collar, which was worn by T-1 in 2017, was found near the carcass,” PTR’s field director Brijendra Jha said, adding a team of forest officials reached the spot and inspected the area.

T-1 died naturally as nothing suspicious suggesting anything otherwise was found in the area, he said.

After the postmortem, the carcass was disposed of on Wednesday morning as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) guidelines. The viscera was sent to laboratories at Sagar and Jabalpur for examination, the forest officer said.

According to Jha, the T-1 was roaming in the PTR buffer zone. She was surviving on hunting done by other tigers for some time as she had lost the strength to kill prey due to her age.

“The tigress had given birth to 13 cubs in five litters. T-1, who lived in PTR for 14 years, made a very remarkable contribution to the success of Panna’s Tiger Reintroduction Project,” Jha said.

The average age of a tiger is around 14 years but T-1 lived beyond that, he said.

According to the All-India Tiger Estimation Report 2018, Madhya Pradesh was home to 526 tigers, the highest for any state in the country.

The next All India Tiger Estimation Report is due this year as Census work in the country was completed last year.

Madhya Pradesh has many tiger reserves, including Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura and Panna.&nbsp;

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Tigress T-1, the first big cat shifted to Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) under a reintroduction Project almost 14 years ago and who had given birth to 13 cubs in her lifetime, has died, an official said on Wednesday.

Tigress T-1, the first big cat shifted to Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) under a reintroduction Project almost 14 years ago and who had given birth to 13 cubs in her lifetime, has died, an official said on Wednesday. The tigress had made a very remarkable contribution to the success of Panna’s Tiger Reintroduction Project (TRP). She was the first tigress to be brought here from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, also in Madhya Pradesh, in March 2009, under the project as the PTR was left with no big cats at that time. “A patrolling team spotted the carcass of a big cat on Tuesday evening in the Madla range. An inactive radio collar, which was worn by T-1 in 2017, was found near the carcass,” PTR’s field director Brijendra Jha said, adding a team of forest officials reached the spot and inspected the area. T-1 died naturally as nothing suspicious suggesting anything otherwise was found in the area, he said. After the postmortem, the carcass was disposed of on Wednesday morning as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority’s (NTCA) guidelines. The viscera was sent to laboratories at Sagar and Jabalpur for examination, the forest officer said. According to Jha, the T-1 was roaming in the PTR buffer zone. She was surviving on hunting done by other tigers for some time as she had lost the strength to kill prey due to her age. “The tigress had given birth to 13 cubs in five litters. T-1, who lived in PTR for 14 years, made a very remarkable contribution to the success of Panna’s Tiger Reintroduction Project,” Jha said. The average age of a tiger is around 14 years but T-1 lived beyond that, he said. According to the All-India Tiger Estimation Report 2018, Madhya Pradesh was home to 526 tigers, the highest for any state in the country. The next All India Tiger Estimation Report is due this year as Census work in the country was completed last year. Madhya Pradesh has many tiger reserves, including Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura and Panna. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

MP: T-1, the first tigress brought to Panna reserve under special project 14 years ago, dies

A radio-collared tigress was found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve, a senior forest official said on Sunday.&nbsp;

This is the fourth tiger death reported from the state in 10 days.&nbsp;

The carcass of the tigress, identified as P-213 (32), was found on Saturday in Gahrighat range of the Panna Tiger Reserve, located over 350 km from Bhopal, the official said.&nbsp;

The tigress was spotted with swelling in its left leg on May 12, he said, adding the feline was then tranquilised and later released after being provided medical treatment.&nbsp;

On Saturday, forest officials reached the spot after getting information about the carcass. They did not find any illegal activity there, the official said.&nbsp;

The tigress seems to have died of natural causes, he said.&nbsp;

After the autopsy, the carcass was disposed of as per guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), he added.&nbsp;

Earlier, the decomposed carcass of a tiger was found in a buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh reserve in MP on Friday.&nbsp;

On May 8, a tiger was found dead in the state's Kanha Tiger Reserve.&nbsp;

Besides, a dead sub-adult tiger (aged between 18 and 24 months) was found floating in a canal of an inter-state water project in Balaghat's Waraseoni tehsil on May 7, officials said.&nbsp;

Madhya Pradesh is home to a number of tiger reserves, including Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura and Panna.&nbsp;

The state had regained the top position in the 2018 census with a population of 526 tigers. &nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

A radio-collared tigress was found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve, a senior forest official said on Sunday. This is the fourth tiger death reported from the state in 10 days.

A radio-collared tigress was found dead in Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve, a senior forest official said on Sunday. This is the fourth tiger death reported from the state in 10 days. The carcass of the tigress, identified as P-213 (32), was found on Saturday in Gahrighat range of the Panna Tiger Reserve, located over 350 km from Bhopal, the official said. The tigress was spotted with swelling in its left leg on May 12, he said, adding the feline was then tranquilised and later released after being provided medical treatment. On Saturday, forest officials reached the spot after getting information about the carcass. They did not find any illegal activity there, the official said. The tigress seems to have died of natural causes, he said. After the autopsy, the carcass was disposed of as per guidelines of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), he added. Earlier, the decomposed carcass of a tiger was found in a buffer zone of the Bandhavgarh reserve in MP on Friday. On May 8, a tiger was found dead in the state's Kanha Tiger Reserve. Besides, a dead sub-adult tiger (aged between 18 and 24 months) was found floating in a canal of an inter-state water project in Balaghat's Waraseoni tehsil on May 7, officials said. Madhya Pradesh is home to a number of tiger reserves, including Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura and Panna. The state had regained the top position in the 2018 census with a population of 526 tigers. (With inputs from agencies)

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