Mining scam: Lady IAS officer quizzed by CBI, house raided
The CBI, probing alleged illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), on Saturday questioned a senior lady IAS officer in connection with the
Goa speaker wants crackdown on illegal mining
Goa Speaker Pratapsingh Rane, who has sought 'time' to read an explosive Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report of the assembly, which has pegged Goa's mining scam at Rs.3,500 crore, on Friday pulled
Illegal mining: Google imagery brings Cong leader under scanner
The Manohar Parrikar-led Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which employed latest technologies including the Google Earth Satellite Imagery to track down illegal mining in Goa, has pointed out to certai
CBI raids houses of Reddy associates in Bellary
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday raided the homes of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and other associates of mining magnate G. Janardhana Reddy, who is behind bars, and se
Reddys to remain in jail
A special CBI court here on Monday extended till October 17 the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Srinivas Red
New Mines Bill approved by Cabinet: Patel
A new Mines Bill that provides for sharing of profits and royalty with project-affected people has been cleared by Cabinet, Mines Minister Dinsha Patel said today.
The Bill is likely to be tabled in
CBI wants to further question ex-Karnataka minister, kin
The CBI today told a special court that it wants to further interrogate former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivas Reddy, arrested in connection with alleged
Kamat steers clear of illegal mining muddle in Goa
Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat on Monday steered himself clear of the controversies surrounding illegal mining activities in the coastal state claiming that he himself was a crusader against the unlawful activity.
CBI leaves Gali Janardhan Reddy nowhere to hide
The Supreme Court on Friday widened the ambit of the CBI probe against former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy to include an investigation into two of his companies’ illegal mining activities i
We will extend cooperation to CBI, says Karnataka CM
A day after the Supreme Court favoured CBI investigation into the illegal mining in Bellary district, Karnataka Government on Saturday said it would extend cooperation to the investigating agency.