MP govt cracks whip on cops over illegal sand mining
5 years, 4 months ago

MP govt cracks whip on cops over illegal sand mining

India TV News  

A video showing a police official negotiating with the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh has surfaced, revealing that the illegal activity is being done with the complicity of the police. The order said, "Illegal mining and its transportation is being done in the district but the police doesn't take appropriate action. Police force must be deployed to stop illegal mining and action must be taken against people involved in it. Govind Singh, the minister in-charge for Datia district, recently admitted that illegal sand and stone mining were still rampant in the state, particularly in Bhind and Datia districts. "Rather than doing its work, the police is involved in the illegal sand mining business.

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Odisha Minister’s Surprise Raid Busts Illegal Sand Transportation
14 hours, 1 minute ago

Odisha Minister’s Surprise Raid Busts Illegal Sand Transportation

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In a bold move, Odisha Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena personally intercepted multiple trucks involved in the illegal transportation of sand near Barakoli village in Kantilo, Nayagarh district, late Monday night.Acting on a tip-off from locals, the minister stopped a truck en route to a loading dock and summoned the local tehsildar, road transport officials, and police to conduct …

'Police Investigation Was An Eye-Wash': Madras High Court Constitutes SIT To Investigate Illegal Mining In Western Ghats
5 days, 4 hours ago

'Police Investigation Was An Eye-Wash': Madras High Court Constitutes SIT To Investigate Illegal Mining In Western Ghats

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Friday, constituted a Special Investigation Team comprising of two IPS officers to enquire into large levels of illegal mining that has been happening near the reserve forests of Western Ghats. "It would also be open for the Special Investigation Team to register separate cases as to the involvement of known/unknown officials and mafia, in general, …

Check illegal sand mining or will order CBI probe: Madras HC
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Check illegal sand mining or will order CBI probe: Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday warned of ordering a probe by the CBI if the state government authorities fail to act tough on the looting of the natural resources in the forest villages of Coimbatore district. A special division bench of Justices N Sathish Kumar and D Bharatha Chakravarthy, while hearing a batch of petitions on unauthorised operation …

Illegal sand mining in Chaliyar goes unchecked as locals slam police, Revenue dept.
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Illegal sand mining in Chaliyar goes unchecked as locals slam police, Revenue dept.

The Hindu  

Taking advantage of lack of surveillance, illegal sand miners have carved out unauthorised access roads to the banks of Chaliyar eyeing the huge deposit of sand formed in the river following the recent landslides in Wayanad and Vilangad in Kozhikode. Police and Revenue officials had become less active in the region due to attacks on officials who took a firm …

Remote Sensing Agency to Help AP Check Illegal Mining: Kollu Ravindra
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Remote Sensing Agency to Help AP Check Illegal Mining: Kollu Ravindra

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Minister for mines and geology, Kollu Ravindra, has announced plans to rope in the National Remote Sensing Agency to pinpoint illegal mining activities carried out in several areas in AP. In a reply to the queries from members during the ‘Question Hour’ in the Legislative Council here on Tuesday, the minister said, “During 2019-24, as many as 1,766 cases …

Andhra Pradesh: Kovur Police Launch Crackdown on Illegal Sand Mining
6 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Kovur Police Launch Crackdown on Illegal Sand Mining

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The Kovur police in Nellore district have launched a crackdown against illegal sand mining operations in the region, resulting in the seizure of several sand-laden tractors and tipper lorries. He warned that the police would not hesitate to enforce the law against illegal sand mining activities. "We are determined to trace the masterminds behind this illegal sand transportation racket …

Officials narrowly escape attack by mining mafia in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Officials narrowly escape attack by mining mafia in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Tension prevailed in Bada Bisol area under Kaptipada sub-division in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday after sand mining mafia attempted to attack two mining officers who had imposed fines for the illegal transportation of sand from the Sono river. Though the two officers narrowly escaped the attack, a group of local residents protested against the mafia and urged the officers …

ED sends dossier to DGP, says 23.6L units of sand mined illegally in TN
6 months, 2 weeks ago

ED sends dossier to DGP, says 23.6L units of sand mined illegally in TN

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate has sent a dossier to the Tamil Nadu DGP flagging collusion between government officials and excavator-owning private contractors in the alleged Rs 4,730 crore sand mining scam. In the letter sent to DGP a few days ago under Section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the central agency, after their nine-month investigation, pegged the …

SC issues guidelines to curb illegal sand mining in AP
7 months, 4 weeks ago

SC issues guidelines to curb illegal sand mining in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Supreme Court on Thursday has issued guidelines to curb illegal sand mining in AP and directed both the Centre and AP to submit their report on implementation of its order by June 9 and posted the next hearing to July 15 in New Delhi. The apex court has ordered for setting up a committee with police officials in …

Illegal sand mining: Geologist attacked in Karnataka's Honnavar taluk
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Illegal sand mining: Geologist attacked in Karnataka's Honnavar taluk

New Indian Express  

KARWAR: Senior geologist Asha MS, who was attacked by a group of people involved in illegal sand extraction, has written to the Uttara Kannada police requesting protection for the scientists of Geological Survey of India. Asha had visited the Aaroli village in Honnavar taluk, on Wednesday, to raid an illegal sand mining site. The police lodged a complaint against Jagadish …

Sand mining scam: ED conducts raids at former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati's house
10 months ago

Sand mining scam: ED conducts raids at former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati's house

Op India  

On Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate raided over a dozen places in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Maharashtra as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation involving former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati and his family members. The ED’s money laundering case, filed in 2021, after an FIR filed by the Uttar Pradesh Vigilance Department against Prajapati and individuals associated with him …

Uttar Pradesh illegal-mining case | CBI summons Akhilesh Yadav for witness statement
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh illegal-mining case | CBI summons Akhilesh Yadav for witness statement

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has summoned Samajwadi Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for recording his witness statement on Thursday in connection with an illegal minor mineral mining case registered in January 2019, an agency official said on Wednesday. Among those named in the case were the then Hamirpur District Magistrate B. Chandrakala, Mining Officer …

After Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ED scanner on illegal mining in Bihar
11 months ago

After Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ED scanner on illegal mining in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

After West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the Enforcement Directorate has turned its attention towards the mining mafia in Bihar, where large syndicates are allegedly involved in illegal sand mining, causing environmental degradation and huge losses to the state exchequer, people familiar with the developments said. In the past eight months alone, ED has established that illegal sand mining has caused …

Sand mafia unleash terror in Bihar, three killed in five days
1 year, 1 month ago

Sand mafia unleash terror in Bihar, three killed in five days

Op India  

“Nothing new”, is what Bihar education minister Chandra Shekhar said about a sand mafia tractor mowing down a police sub-inspector this week. BJP Spokesperson Arvind Kumar Singh alleged that the sand mafia is running a parallel economy in Bihar asserting that the sand market in the state goes beyond Rs 25 lakh crore. On November 14, a police sub-inspector and …

ED calls for details of sand sales in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 3 months ago

ED calls for details of sand sales in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement has written to the State Government requesting to provide details of river sand mining and sales in Tamil Nadu Since April 2021, official sources said on Wednesday. The central agency had written to the authorities in the Water Resources Department calling for the details pertaining to river sand mining, stock yards, modalities of sale and role …

TN sand mining business comes under scanner
1 year, 4 months ago

TN sand mining business comes under scanner

The Hindu  

Even as the Enforcement Directorate continued searches at several locations for the second day on Wednesday to probe charges of money-laundering in Tamil Nadu’s sand mining business, the sand lorry owners’ association has flagged serious irregularities in the sale of sand at the State-owned depots. Sources said ED teams were examining officials and private persons linked to the sand mining …

ED raids continue over Tamil Nadu ‘sand mining scam’
1 year, 4 months ago

ED raids continue over Tamil Nadu ‘sand mining scam’

Hindustan Times  

Chennai Several teams of the Enforcement Directorate continued their searches at sand mining sites, sales depots and other locations suspected to be involved in a sand mining scam across Tamil Nadu for the second day on Wednesday. Several teams of the Enforcement Directorate continued their searches at sand mining sites, sales depots and other locations suspected to be involved in …

ED probes money laundering in sand mining business
1 year, 4 months ago

ED probes money laundering in sand mining business

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Enforcement on Tuesday launched an investigation into suspected money laundering in the sand mining business of the Tamil Nadu government. Backed up by the Central Armed Police Force, several teams of ED officials landed at sand quarrying sites and sales depots managed by the Water Resources Department across the State early in the morning. Watch | ED …

ED launches searches over alleged sand mining scam at over 25 locations across Tamil Nadu
1 year, 4 months ago

ED launches searches over alleged sand mining scam at over 25 locations across Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Several teams of the Directorate of Enforcement launched simultaneous searches at sand mining sites, sales depots and other locations suspected to be involved in a sand mining scam, across Tamil Nadu, based on allegations of money laundering and large-scale tax evasion, official sources said on Tuesday. Watch | ED launches searches over alleged sand mining scam A Tamil Nadu senior …

Sand mafia earned ₹40,000 crore with ‘tacit support’ of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, alleges Chandrababu Naidu
1 year, 4 months ago

Sand mafia earned ₹40,000 crore with ‘tacit support’ of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, alleges Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that the YSR Congress Party leaders are behind the sand mafia which has earned ₹40,000 crore by excavating minor minerals and selling them in violation of norms despite a stay imposed by National Green Tribunal and the same being upheld by Supreme Court. More than 40 lakh construction workers have …

Action against illegal quarrying will be taken based on spot report: Minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Action against illegal quarrying will be taken based on spot report: Minister

The Hindu  

The State government on Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that the director of Mines and Geology Department would be asked to visit illegal quarrying areas in Yeshwantpur constituency in Bengaluru and submit a report to the Minister for necessary action. Somashekar, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, on behalf of Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture S.S. Mallikarjun, said the …

Illegal Mining In Prayagraj: National Green Tribunal Directs UP PCB To Identify Violators, File Action Taken Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Illegal Mining In Prayagraj: National Green Tribunal Directs UP PCB To Identify Violators, File Action Taken Report

Live Law  

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal has directed UP PCB to identify violators of environmental norms and file action taken reports against proponents carrying illegal mining activities in Prayagraj District. After considering the report indicating several violations with respect to mining and sand washing plants, the bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, Dr. A. Senthil …

Karnataka: Cop on duty crushed to death by sand mafia's tractor
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka: Cop on duty crushed to death by sand mafia's tractor

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: A Police Head Constable of Nelogi Police Station was killed when a tractor, transporting illegally-mined sand, ran over him in Narayanapura village of Kalaburagi district on Thursday night. According to the Superintendent of Police for Kalaburagi district, Isha Pant, Head Constable Mayura Chauhan, and Constable Pramod were deputed for patrolling in the area due to multiple complaints of illegal …

Ex-CM Naidu writes to Chief Minister Jagan on illegal sand mining
1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-CM Naidu writes to Chief Minister Jagan on illegal sand mining

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Telugu Desam national president Nara Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, protesting against police excesses on Dalits who objected to illegal sand mining by ruling YSRC leaders at Chinchinada in Yelamanchili mandal of West Godavari district. Of late, ruling YSRC leaders including Mudunuri Prasad Raju, MLA, and Kavuru Srinivas, MLC, have been …

Cops, administration crack down on illegal mining, sand mafia in Bihar’s Kaimur
1 year, 8 months ago

Cops, administration crack down on illegal mining, sand mafia in Bihar’s Kaimur

Hindustan Times  

In a massive crackdown against illegal sand mining and mafia in Bihar’s Kaimur district, the district administration, police, transport and mining officials seized 87 trucks overloaded with sand during a day-night raid, officials said on Saturday. Following a video conferencing with chief secretary Amir Subhani after the Bihta incident and allotment of additional Bihar Special Armed Police force to assist …

Killer mafia: The Hindu Editorial on the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu and attacks on public servants
1 year, 8 months ago

Killer mafia: The Hindu Editorial on the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu and attacks on public servants

The Hindu  

The gruesome murder of Lourdhu Francis, a Village Administrative Officer in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday — he was in his office — is a reminder of the lengths to which the sand mafia will go to protect its lucrative activities involving illegal quarrying. Five years ago, in neighbouring Tirunelveli, a 33-year-old police constable was brutally murdered by the …

Bihar police station gheraoed after arrest of sand mafia who attacked officials
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar police station gheraoed after arrest of sand mafia who attacked officials

Hindustan Times  

A group of people gheraoed the Bihta police station in Bihar’s Patna district on Tuesday demanding the release of 45 people who were arrested on Monday for illegal sand mining and attacking officials, police said. Officials of the Bihar’s Mining Department, including two women, were beaten with sticks allegedly by sand mining mafia after they seized overloaded sand trucks on …

IAS officer in Odisha comes under attack of sand mafia
1 year, 11 months ago

IAS officer in Odisha comes under attack of sand mafia

The Hindu  

An Indian Administrative Service officer was allegedly attacked by sand mafia when he sought to check papers of a sand-laden truck in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday. The incident took place when Balasore Sub-Collector Kunal Motiram Chavan, a 2020-batch IAS officer, was returning to the district headquarter town of Balasore. Mr. Chavan was sent to assess the value of seized …

Border visit by Punjab Governor sparks concerns
2 years, 4 months ago

Border visit by Punjab Governor sparks concerns

The Hindu  

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s two-day visit across six districts of Punjab, bordering the International Border to ascertain the security situation has yet again ignited the concerns surrounding rampant illegal mining and drugs menace, giving fresh political ammunitionto the Opposition parties that have been accusing the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government of failure to perform on various fronts. In a bid …

Illegal mining thrives in resource-rich Aravalli
2 years, 5 months ago

Illegal mining thrives in resource-rich Aravalli

Hindustan Times  

: On May 29, 2022, the Haryana forest department issued directions to its field staff in Mewat to increase vigil in the area amid tip-offs about the rampant illegal mining of minor minerals, including stone, despite a ban by the Supreme Court in the ecologically sensitive Aravalli hills. NGT interventionOn May 23, the National Green Tribunal asked the state pollution …

VB will probe illegal mining cases: Punjab minister in House
2 years, 6 months ago

VB will probe illegal mining cases: Punjab minister in House

Hindustan Times  

Punjab cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday informed the Vidhan Sabha that he will refer cases of illegal sand mining to the state vigilance bureau for investigation. Mines minister Harjot Bains was responding to a query raised by AAP’s Ropar MLA Dinesh Chadha during the Question Hour. E-vehicle policy in works On a question raised by Congress MLA Avtar …

Illegal sand mining rampant in old Karimnagar district
2 years, 6 months ago

Illegal sand mining rampant in old Karimnagar district

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Instead of keeping check on illegal sand quarrying and transportation, the officials of revenue and police departments are allegedly joining hands with contractors, causing huge loss to the government exchequer in erstwhile Karimnagar district. Several big contractors from Hyderabad purchase sand from old Karimnagar district and dump it at their secret places for completing their projects, it is alleged. …

Illegal sand mining rampant in erstwhile Adilabad district
2 years, 9 months ago

Illegal sand mining rampant in erstwhile Adilabad district

Deccan Chronicle  

INTER-STATE BORDERS: There is rampant illegal sand mining going on in areas through which Rivers Penganga, Pranahitha and Godavari flow. There are reports that even people from Maharashtra are mining sand illegally from the bordering areas of the erstwhile Adilabad district. From one such point of River Penganga in Adilabad district near the inter-state bridge between Maharashtra Telangana, tractors could …

Whistleblower Says 'Will be Business as Usual After Polls' as Sand Mining Threatens to Soil Channi Image
2 years, 11 months ago

Whistleblower Says 'Will be Business as Usual After Polls' as Sand Mining Threatens to Soil Channi Image

News 18  

Gurnam Singh comes to the Bela bus stand in Chamkaur Sahib, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s constituency, every day. He knows that Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh alias Honey has been sent to 14-day judicial custody in the illegal sand mind case. The prospect is worrisome for Gurnam Singh and my like him in the village who blew the whistle on …

Punjab CM Channi's nephew sent to judicial custody in sand mining case ahead of polls
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab CM Channi's nephew sent to judicial custody in sand mining case ahead of polls

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey on Friday, February 11, was sent to 14-day judicial custody in the illegal sand mining case. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew, Bhupinder Singh Honey, under money laundering charges, in the illegal sand mining case late on February 3. The Enforcement Directorate claimed that Bhupinder …

Illegal mining case: Punjab CM Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey sent to ED custody till Feb 8
2 years, 11 months ago

Illegal mining case: Punjab CM Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey sent to ED custody till Feb 8

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew, Bhupendra Singh Honey, has been sent to Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with an illegal sand-mining case. In a statement, the Enforcement Directorate said "incriminating" documents related to the "illegal" sand mining and property transactions, mobile phones, gold worth more than Rs 21 lakh, and a Rolex watch worth Rs 12 lakh were …

ED raids Punjab CM Channi's relative, others in illegal sand mining case
2 years, 11 months ago

ED raids Punjab CM Channi's relative, others in illegal sand mining case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches in poll-bound Punjab, including at the premises linked to Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's alleged relatives in an illegal sand mining case, sources said. Read | Channi announces 'Mission Clean' to go strict on illicit sand mining, liquor and drug trade The ED raid was also conducted at Homeland society where CM Channi's …

ED Raid on Punjab CM's Nephew in Illegal Sand Mining Case, Weeks Before Polls; Congress Trains Guns on BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

ED Raid on Punjab CM's Nephew in Illegal Sand Mining Case, Weeks Before Polls; Congress Trains Guns on BJP

News 18  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew and several others were raided by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in connection with illegal sand mining, just weeks before the state goes to polls. The ED raided the locations as part of a money laundering probe against companies involved in illegal sand mining in the border state, officials said. Sources in the …

Bihar amends mine rules with aim to contain emboldened sand mining mafia
3 years, 6 months ago

Bihar amends mine rules with aim to contain emboldened sand mining mafia

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government is amending the mines rules to provision for levy of heavy fines following seizure of vehicles involved in illegal sand mining, which has shown no sign of abating, leading to environmental hazard and revenue losses. Sand mined from nearby Sone River in Patna and Bhojpur districts is shipped to Chirand in boats to be smuggled to north …

Illegal mining goes on brazenly in Kadapa
3 years, 8 months ago

Illegal mining goes on brazenly in Kadapa

Deccan Chronicle  

Kadapa: In the wake of a shocking mishap which claimed 10 lives and left many injured, public debate has turned to those responsible for the explosion of gelatine sticks at the white barytes quarry at Mamillapalle in Kasinayana Mandal in Kadapa district on Saturday. The mines department officials were reportedly well aware that illegal mining was brazenly taking place at …

‘Daylight loot’: Kashmir farmers suffer as rivers illegally mined
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Daylight loot’: Kashmir farmers suffer as rivers illegally mined

Al Jazeera  

Start of the apple season hampered by unabated mining of rivers, hitting thousands of farmers as government officials admit lapses. ‘River resembles a war zone at night’ Sources in the government said roads were identified as a “priority sector” by the administration to “showcase the turnaround” in the infrastructural landscape after the region’s special status was scrapped and it was …

Shivamogga Blast: Quarrying Within Law Needed for Infra Projects But Illegal Mining Not Allowed, Says K'taka CM
3 years, 11 months ago

Shivamogga Blast: Quarrying Within Law Needed for Infra Projects But Illegal Mining Not Allowed, Says K'taka CM

News 18  

Days after a blast at a stone quarry caused by a truckload of gelatin in Shivamogga, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said gravel was needed for infrastructure projects, but the quarrying should be within the framework of law. There is no problem in quarrying gravel within the framework of law but our objective is to stop illegal …

SANDRP report points to increasing violence by illegal sand miners and calls for urgent need to regulate riverbed mining
4 years ago

SANDRP report points to increasing violence by illegal sand miners and calls for urgent need to regulate riverbed mining

The Hindu  

SAND mining, fuelled by the booming construction industry, has grown into a huge business in India though much of it is illegal. The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People has documented the impact of illegal sand mining on the lives of people in a report titled “Sand Mining Violence India: 2019-20”. According to the report, for almost two …

This 69-year-old Congress Leader is Walking 20km Every Day to Make Illegal Mining a Poll Issue
4 years, 4 months ago

This 69-year-old Congress Leader is Walking 20km Every Day to Make Illegal Mining a Poll Issue

News 18  

Ahead of the Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, state Congress party has initiated a campaign against illegal mining and river conservation ‘padayatra’ in the Gwalior-Chambal region led by seven-time MLA from Lahar and former minister Govind Singh. According to sources, the Congress party was of the view that the ‘yatra’ should cover the entire Gwalior-Chambal region but sensing that dates …

Illegal sand mining operation busted in Dombivli
4 years, 4 months ago

Illegal sand mining operation busted in Dombivli

Hindustan Times  

Kalyan tehsil administration cracked down on illegal sand mining activity at Kumbharkhanpada along Dombivli Creek. HT Image Kalyan tehsildar Deepak Akade said, “We received complaints about sand mining, based on which we sent our teams to the spot. Our team will be deployed at the spot to ensure there is no such activity in future.” The action was taken following …

Due To Undesirable Human Interference With Forces Of Nature The Calamities Have Turned Into Harsh Realities: P&H HC Calls For Report On Illegal Sand Mining [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Due To Undesirable Human Interference With Forces Of Nature The Calamities Have Turned Into Harsh Realities: P&H HC Calls For Report On Illegal Sand Mining [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail applications of 17 people booked in case FIR No.52 dated 26.05.2020 registered under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 21 and 4 of the Mines and Minerals Act, 1957 at Police Station Rahon, District SBS Nagar. The court further noted that Section 22 of the …

Clampdown On Sand Mining: SC Directs Probe Into Illegal Sand Mining Activities Across Rajasthan
4 years, 10 months ago

Clampdown On Sand Mining: SC Directs Probe Into Illegal Sand Mining Activities Across Rajasthan

Live Law  

The CJI led bench of the Supreme Court Court on Wednesday expressed strong discontent regarding illegal sand Mining in Rajasthan, directing the Central Empowering Committee to conduct a probe towards illegal mining activities in the State of Rajasthan and submit a report along with recommendations within 6 weeks. Collectors & SP's of every District of Rajasthan were also directed to …

Shifting sands in Andhra Pradesh: On Jaganmohan Reddy government’s attempt to regulate sand mining
5 years, 1 month ago

Shifting sands in Andhra Pradesh: On Jaganmohan Reddy government’s attempt to regulate sand mining

The Hindu  

It’s 3.30 p.m. on a Sunday in November and there is hectic activity on the dry river bed of Nagavali. However, environmentalists caution that this sand mining policy still has a long way to go from being “legal” and “scientific”, as the government claims. In April 2019, a ₹100 crore fine was imposed by the NGT on the State government …

Madhya Pradesh minister Govind Singh flays own govt over 'plundering of natural resources', says 90% cops in cahoots with mining mafia
5 years, 4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh minister Govind Singh flays own govt over 'plundering of natural resources', says 90% cops in cahoots with mining mafia

Firstpost  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh minister Govind Singh on Wednesday accused the police officers of corruption due to which illegal mining is taking place in the state. The state government has also not taken any strict decision to put an end to the illegal mining in the state”, Singh told ANI. I have appealed to Chief Minister Kamal Nath to put an …

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