Wendell Rodricks protests against illegal mining, closes boutique
September 14th, 2012 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 14 (IANS) World-renowned fashioned signed Wendell Rodricks has closed down his fashion boutique in a hotel co-operated by a mining company in protest against the illegal mining in ... Read more...
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Mining baron Reddy completes a year behind bars Sep 5
September 4th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 4 (IANS) Gali Janardhana Reddy, a struggling businessman who became a billionaire in less than a decade and dictated terms to BJP in Karnataka, completes a year ... Read more...
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Goa firms get show cause for pollution
August 8th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 8 (IANS) Top mining companies in Goa have been issued show cause notice by the state government for dumping mining rejects and polluting water bodies.The offending companies include ... Read more...
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Names of two more judges surface in cash-for-bail scam
July 11th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 11 (IANS) Names of two more judges have surfaced during investigations in the cash-for-bail scandal involving former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy.The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Wednesday searched the ... Read more...
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Mediator received Rs.9.5 crore to arrange bail for Reddy
July 3rd, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 3 (IANS) A rowdy sheeter arrested in cash-for-bail scam involving former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy received Rs.9.5 crore as advance for a deal between Reddy's relatives and ... Read more...
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Goa politicians involved in mining operations: Rights group
June 14th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 14 (IANS) The active involvement of politicians in Goa's multi-crore mining business has come to the fore in a report released by an international rights watchdog.The 70-page report ... Read more...
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Ex-Karnataka minister Janardhana Reddy’s bail cancelled
June 13th, 2012 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 13 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday dismissed the bail granted by a lower court to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy in an illegal mining case.The ... Read more...
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Cash-for-bail: Suspended judge, seven others booked
June 9th, 2012 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh Saturday booked suspended judge T. Pattabhirama Rao and seven others, including two Karnataka legislators, in the cash-for-bail case.A day ... Read more...
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Andhra’s cash-for-bail scam sent to anti-graft bureau
June 9th, 2012 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) The cash-for-bail scam involving a judge and a retired judge in Andhra Pradesh was Friday transferred to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on the direction of the ... Read more...
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Court adjourns hearing on ED’s plea in Jagan, OMC cases
June 7th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 7 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Thursday adjourned hearing on a petition of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), seeking permission to question the accused in ... Read more...
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Stage set for arrest of suspended Andhra CBI judge
June 2nd, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) The stage was Saturday set for the arrest of suspended Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge in a cash-for-bail scam which has sent shock waves among ... Read more...
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CBI judge in Hyderabad suspended on Rs.5 crore bribe charge (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Madan B. Lokur has suspended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge on corruption charges and ordered an inquiry ... Read more...
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Australian mining giant squirms at India’s slow growth
May 18th, 2012 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 18 (IANS) The unexpected slowdown in the Indian economy is creating ripples in Australia as a mining giant has expressed concern over the slackening iron ore demand from ... Read more...
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Janardhan Reddy gets bail in illegal mining case in Andhra
May 11th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) A CBI court Friday granted bail to former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy in an illegal mining case in Andhra Pradesh.Janardhan Reddy, however, will not be ... Read more...
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Gold becomes Peru’s No.1 export
May 9th, 2012 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Lima, May 9 (IANS/EFE) Peru's gold sales totaled $2.57 billion in the first quarter of this year, making the commodity the country's top export, authorities said.Gold accounted for 23 percent ... Read more...
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Sesa Goa employees protest 24×7 mining operations
May 4th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, May 4 (IANS) Employees of Goa's biggest mining company, the Vedanta Resources-owned Sesa Goa Limited (SGL) took to the streets Friday protesting the company's move to keep ore extraction ... Read more...
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CBI probe recommended against Yeddyurappa kin
April 20th, 2012 - 4:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court appointed central empowered committee on environmental matters Friday recommended to the apex court that the CBI probe payments made by a mining ... Read more...
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Sesa Goa issued notices for violating norms
April 9th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 9 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Monday issued notice to top officials of Vedanta Resources-owned Sesa Goa, Goa's biggest mining company, for alleged violation ... Read more...
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CBI files additional chargesheet in Obulapuram case
March 30th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday filed an additional chargesheet in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case, naming Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Y. ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP crisis heads for flashpoint
March 11th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hubli (Karnataka), March 11 (IANS) The leadership battle in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is heading towards boiling point with former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa stating only time will ... Read more...
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Court quashes bribery case against Yeddyurappa (Lead)
March 7th, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 7 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court Wednesday quashed Lokayukta's (ombudsman) indictment of B.S. Yeddyurappa for corruption in an illegal mining scam which had forced the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Reddy returns to Bangalore after six months, as an accused (Second Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore/Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Gali Janardhana Reddy, the struggling businessman-turned-mining baron who once dictated terms to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, comes to Bangalore early Friday for the ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy taken to Bangalore by road (Lead)
March 1st, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy was Thursday taken to Bangalore by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by road.After day-long suspense on the mode of ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy all set to be shifted to Bangalore
March 1st, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy is all set to be shifted to Bangalore by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) but suspense remains ... Read more...
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Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea dismissed yet again
January 31st, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 31 (IANS) A city court has once again dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy in an illegal ... Read more...
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Drinking water scare in Chinese city after industrial pollution
January 28th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 28 (IANS) Authorities in China have swooped into action to monitor drinking water safety more closely after cadmium pollution, caused by a mining firm, has been found downstream ... Read more...
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Judicial custody of illegal mining case accused extended
January 25th, 2012 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 25 (IANS) A city court Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister and mining baron G. Janardhana Reddy and three other accused in the illegal mining ... Read more...
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P&H; Joy to invest $25mn in Bengal mining equipment unit
January 11th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) P&H; Joy Mining Equipment India (P&H; Joy), a fully-owned subsidiary of US-based Joy Global Inc, has decided to set up a manufacturing and servicing facility for ... Read more...
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IAS officer Srilakshmi surrenders in court
January 6th, 2012 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Y. Srilakshmi, whose bail was cancelled by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, surrendered before a court here Friday in the illegal ... Read more...
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Illegal mining: Andhra woman official moves Supreme Court
January 4th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official Y. Srilakshmi Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the cancellation of her bail by Andhra Pradesh High Court on a ... Read more...
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Andhra court cancels IAS officer’s bail in mining case
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday cancelled the bail of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Y. Srilakshmi in an illegal mining case.The court directed her to ... Read more...
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Court rejects Janardhana Reddy’s interim bail plea
December 30th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 30 (IANS) A special court here Friday rejected the petition of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy for rwo days' interim bail to attend his mother's death anniversary ... Read more...
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Andhra high court cancels ex-official’s bail in mining case
December 26th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday set aside the order of a special CBI court granting bail to former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal in the illegal mining ... Read more...
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Verdict on Janardhana Reddy’s bail plea Dec 28
December 23rd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) A special court posted to Dec 28 its orders on the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy ... Read more...
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Andhra ex-official’s bail stayed in mining case
December 16th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Friday suspended the grant of bail to former bureaucrat V.D. Rajagopal in the illegal mining case that involves former Karnataka ... Read more...
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