Government wants Andhra mine iron ore sale ban till CBI probe
May 3rd, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The government Monday told the Supreme Court that the iron ore stock excavated by the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) in Andhra Pradesh should not be ... Read more...
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Apex court suspends 10 mining leases in Karnataka (Lead)
April 29th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended 19 mining leases in Karnataka following a report of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) saying that the operators were involved ... Read more...
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Supreme Court suspends 10 mining leases in Karnataka
April 29th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended 19 mining leases in Karnataka following a report of the Central Empowered Committee saying that the operators were involved in ... Read more...
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Mining firms encroaching on government land: Kamat
April 6th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 6 (IANS) Top mining companies, including the Vedanta Resources-owned Sesa Goa private limited (SGPL), have dumped their rejected ore on government land, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has told ... Read more...
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Illegal mining will trigger crisis in Goa: NGO
March 21st, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 21 (IANS) Goa might have to face a "Japan-sized" calamity if rampant illegal mining in the state is not curbed, a spokesperson for the NGO Bharat Swabhiman Trust ... Read more...
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Declare Sawantwadi-Dodamarg ‘eco-sensitive’, government urged
January 20th, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) A top Mumbai NGO Wednesday urged the central government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg area of Sindhudurg district of the Konkan region as Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) and implement ... Read more...
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Supreme Court panel vetoes mining by Reddy brothers
January 7th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) Friday recommended the cancellation of the mining leases of Reddy brothers in the Bellary reserved forest area, saying they ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to seek mining lease details from CBI
January 4th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Jharkhand government Tuesday said it would seek details from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about irregularities in allocation of mining leases during the Madhu Koda regime."We ... Read more...
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The Message from the AICC plenary (Part-I)
December 28th, 2010 - 11:49 am ICT by ANI
By B. I. SainiNew Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Faced with its gravest political challenge since it came back to power at the head of the United Progressive Alliance in 2004, the ... Read more...
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Will strengthen rural bodies first, industrialisation later: Jharkhand CM (Interview)
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Nityanand Shukla
Ranchi, Dec 23 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda, who had in his earlier stint signed a slew of agreements with private companies to industrialise the state, now says ... Read more...
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Mining in Goa tiger territory?
December 7th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 7 (IANS) The forest department has initiated a probe into rampant mining near the Netravali wildlife sanctuary in eastern Goa, which is part of a tiger corridor.Principle chief wildlife ... Read more...
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Ramesh accepts administrative failure in Sariska tiger death
November 16th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Tuesday accepted failure of "governance and administration" in the death of a tiger in Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve."A team of experts from the ... Read more...
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‘Swiss-style voting can end mining woes’
September 4th, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 4 (IANS) A suitably-adapted Swiss-referendum style mode of grassroots governance could control excess mining in Goa and other parts of the country, convenor of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ... Read more...
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Many central, state ministers behind illegal mining: Yeddyurappa
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 3 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said Friday many central and state ministers were involved in promoting illegal iron ore mining in the state in the last 10 years ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa gave mining lease to 15 firms: Congress
September 1st, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 1 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday asserted that Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's government has given mining leases to 15 companies in the last two years, contrary to his claims that ... Read more...
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182 mining leases in Goa near water bodies: Minister
August 2nd, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 2 (IANS) In what could be a shot in the arm for anti-mining activists, government data tabled during the monsoon session of the Goa assembly reveals that over half of ... Read more...
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No rules to regulate depth of mining pits: Kamat
July 30th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Friday disclosed that the state mining department has no rules in place to regulate the depth of mining pits.
"There are no norms/restrictions ... Read more...
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Goa to frame new mining policy
July 30th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 30 (IANS) Faced with increasing civic protests against rampant mining in the state, the Goa government is considering framing a new mining policy.
In a written reply in the ... Read more...
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Congress partymen, not us involved in illegal mining: Reddy brothers (Lead)
July 19th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 19 (IANS) Under attack over their alleged involvement in illegal mining, Karnataka's Reddy brothers hit back Monday at the Congress party, with Tourism Minister G. Janaradhana Reddy naming ... Read more...
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‘Illegal mining thriving in Karnataka’
July 8th, 2010 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Karnataka's leading mining firm MSPL Ltd of the Baldota group Thursday claimed that rampant illegal mining of iron ore is thriving in the Sandur belt of Bellary district ... Read more...
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Karnataka seeks ban on export of iron ore, minerals
July 3rd, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 3 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has sought a ban on export of iron ore and other minerals to prevent loss of precious natural resources, which are not ... Read more...
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Activists pleased at proposed mines policy
June 30th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 30 (IANS) Activists against illegal mining have welcomed a proposed central mines and minerals policy that will ensure 26 percent free equity, employment and assistance to people whose land is ... Read more...
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‘Increase cess on mining; granting of leases should be transparent’
June 20th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, June 20 (IANS) The cess on mining needs to be increased significantly and the revenue generated should be earmarked for development of infrastructure in specific areas where mineral exploration is being ... Read more...
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Supreme Court allows Reddy brothers to resume mining (Lead)
May 10th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) In a relief to mining barons Reddy brothers, the Supreme Court Monday permitted them to resume their mining activities in the undisputed area in Andhra Pradesh's Obulapuram. ... Read more...
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Supreme Court reserves order on Reddys’ plea for mining (Lead)
May 4th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved orders on the plea of the Reddy brothers of Bellary to allow them iron ore mining in the forest areas of Obulapuram ... Read more...
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Orissa forms committee to verify records of mines
April 20th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) The Orissa government has formed a five-member committee headed by the director of mines to verify records of all the mines in the state, an official said Tuesday.
"The ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi to be consulted by troubled Goa Congress
April 6th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 6 (IANS) The ruling Congress and its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Goa will consult Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on finding a solution to the threat facing their ... Read more...
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Probe fresh mining clearances in Goa: BJP
March 27th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Saturday demanded a probe into the environment clearance issued by the central government for 100 more mining leases in ... Read more...
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Goa businessmen want life imprisonment for illegal mining
February 24th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 24 (IANS) Worried over rising incidents of illegal mining in the state, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has demanded life imprisonment for those found guilty.
In its annual ... Read more...
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‘Chief minister against new mining leases in Goa’
February 23rd, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 23 (IANS) The Goa chief minister is against allowing new mining leases in the state, his office said here Tuesday.
Speaking to IANS a day after union Minister for ... Read more...
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Environment clearance for mining projects in Goa stopped
February 22nd, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 22 (IANS) The central government's Environment and Forests ministry has imposed a moratorium on environment clearance of mining proposals from Goa, and has also ordered an environment impact assessment on ... Read more...
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Mining banned in 157 of 261 Aravali mines
February 19th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) In a significant order aimed at halting further devastation of the Aravali range due to rampant mining, the Supreme Court Friday banned mining in 157 out of ... Read more...
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Major iron ore traders allege illegal mining in Goa
February 17th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Feb 17 (IANS) Virtually endorsing claims of the opposition about rampant illegal mining in the state, a major organisation of ore traders Wednesday said in many cases in Goa iron ... Read more...
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Koda scam: Soren’s secretary, other officials raided (Second Lead)
February 16th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 16 (IANS) The properties of several senior officials, including Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren's personal secretary, were raided Tuesday in connection with the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam involving former ... Read more...
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Goa to announce draft forest policy soon
January 12th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 12 (IANS) Facing accusations of tacitly supporting illegal and unchecked mining near forests, the Goa government is set to unveil a draft forest policy this month.
State Forest Secretary Rajiv ... Read more...
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