Keonjhar: Another Illegal mining scam, this time in Orissa's Keonhjar district, has been unearthed. With an estimated worth of Rs 3 lakh crore, it could dwarf the Bellary mining scam. The Sirajuddin Mines, Rungta Mines and the Indrani Patnaik Mines are three of the five companies chargesheeted by Orissa's Vigilance Dept for illegal mining. They are also among the 243 mines where work was suspended after an uproar in the...
09:28 PM, Sep 27, 2011
Panaji: Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde has sought the Goa government to investigate into those responsible for allowing ore from the neighbouring state to be illegally exported through its ports. Hegde said that almost 45 lakh tonne of ore was exported through Mormugao Port Trust (MPT), a port in South Goa. "The ore which was being brought under pretext of consumption for local units was being exported through the...
12:44 PM, Sep 27, 2011
Bellary: Over 7,000 tonnes of iron ore worth over Rs 4 crore were seized in Bellary in Karnataka on Sunday. The iron ore was being illegally transported in 24 lorries in Sandur in Bellary. This came on a day when BS Yeddyurappa had to step down as Karnataka Chief Minister because of his role in illegal mining in the state. The lorries belong to Tomatro Mining company. The authorities have...
07:38 AM, Aug 01, 2011
New Delhi: Hours before Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa steps down on Sunday, raids were conducted on one of their family-owned mining companies in Bellary from which 49 trucks carrying iron ore for BMS were seized by the district collector late Saturday night. District Collector A Biswas said, "We have seized 49 trucks illegally transporting iron ore at Alighar after Supreme Court ban on mining. Vehicles apparently belong to Bellary...
07:44 AM, Jul 31, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court suspended mining activity in Bellary district of Karnataka on Friday with immediate effect till further orders. The Central Empowerment Committee told the court that there has been environment damage due to mining in Bellary. Observing that it was the greed of some people that has led the court to suspend all mining activities in the district, the court directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests...
03:48 PM, Jul 29, 2011
The Lokayukta expressed helplessness in protecting an honest officer from being suspended for exposing thefts. ...
10:46 AM, Jun 24, 2010
Orissa government is yet to yield to the Opposition demand for a CBI enquiry. ...
09:59 AM, Mar 18, 2010
Agarwal avoided aggressive expansion during the commodity boom. ...
02:27 PM, Aug 17, 2009
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday hinted that he was open to reviewing the export duty of Rs 300 per tonne on the mineral. ...
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