Illegal mining case: Former Goa CM indicted by Shah Commission
Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has been indicted by a judicial commission for allowing illegal mining to continue unabated in the state resulting in amassing of wealth by certain individuals
SC lifts ban on 18 iron ore mines in Karnataka
The Supreme Court has allowed 18 mines to resume iron ore mining in Karnataka, the country's second-largest supplier, after a suspension of over a year on environment concerns, Justice Aftab Alam and
No need for CBI probe into illegal granite mining: TN
Tamil Nadu government has issued a lookout notice against Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister M.K. Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi Alagiri for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore granite mining scam.
CEC for limited mining in Sandur too
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) constituted by the Supreme Court to look into illegal mining, has shot down NGO, Samaj Parivartan Samudaya's plea to ban mining in the mineral rich forests o
Reddy brothers paid huge bribe to BJP leaders: Lalu
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj's mota maal remark led to a fresh war of words on Tuesday with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav alleging that the Reddy brothers of Karnataka paid huge sums to her party, prompting
Reddys behind bars: Wives plan takeover
In a move that could see jailed mine baron Janardhan Reddy ensuring he retains control of the BSR Congress Party that his close aide B. Sreeramulu launched with his support, the women of the beleaguer
‘CEC acting like pro-mining committee’
“The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee seems to have forgotten its mandate. It is more interested in reviving mining, rather than protecting environment in mining-ravaged areas of th
Mining scam: Oppn slams inaction
The voluminous report of Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde on illegal mining figured in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, with the Opposition demanding a reply from the state government on the acti
Report to CEC malicious: SMK
Hitting out at the BJP government for sending a revised report to the Supreme Court constituted Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on illegal mining in Karnataka, external affairs minister S.M. Krishna
Shah panel starts probe into mining scam in AP
The Justice M.B. Shah Commission inquiring into illegal mining across the country has finally landed in the state which has been emerging as the epicentre for the loot of minerals and ores by mining b