Mumbai: The Supreme Court has allowed restarting of mining in category A iron ore mines, or those of more than 50 hectares, in southern Karnataka state after their environmental plans are approved, a lawyer said on Friday. So far, only state-run NMDC is allowed to mine up to 1 million tonne per month. Last week, the top court had asked companies in Karnataka state to push ahead with land clean-up....
04:18 PM, Apr 20, 2012
Mumbai: Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday said the state is targeting to attract investment commitments of up to Rs six trillion from its forthcoming global investors meet (GIM). The meet, held every two years, is scheduled to be held in Bangalore from June 7-8. At the last meet, Karnataka had signed over MoUs worth over Rs 3.92 lakh crore. Gowda, who is in Mumbai as part of a...
03:18 AM, Mar 08, 2012
Kolkata: Two Indian Administrative Service officers, one retired and another on compulsory waiting, in West Bengal were arrested for their alleged involvement in an iron ore export scam in 2004-05. Debaditya Chakraborty, the then managing director of the essential commodities services department, and RN Jamir, the then director general of the department, were arrested by the state police's CID department. "We have arrested two IAS officers - Debaditya Chakraborty and...
02:03 AM, Feb 02, 2012
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has stopped iron ore exports from the state through two private ports in Andhra Pradesh, an official said on Monday. The state government in October had asked all the ports exporting iron ore from Odisha to provide operational details and the mechanism they follow to check illegal exports. "We have stopped issuing permits for the exports through the Gangavaram and Kakinada ports in Andhra Pradesh after the port...
10:54 AM, Dec 12, 2011
New Delhi: The Mining scam net widened as the Indian Railways slapped a Rs 660 crore notice on a company for transporting iron ore meant for export on domestic freight charges. The Railways have accused the Rs 3000 crore Rashmi group of fraudulently exporting lakhs of tonnes of iron ore meant for domestic consumption by submitting misleading documents to the railways. CNN-IBN has accessed the demand notice of Rs 660...
01:29 PM, Sep 30, 2011
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
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