Submerged in illegal mining'
13 years, 4 months ago

Submerged in illegal mining'

The Hindu  

Interview with Manohar Parrikar, Leader of the Opposition and Public Accounts Committee Chairman, Goa Assembly. THE leaked report of the Public Accounts Committee of the Goa Assembly has sought an inquiry into the various aspects of illegal mining in the State. This government is completely submerged in illegal mining, including most of its Ministers, through a variety of fraudulent practices. Even if the total local-level bureaucracy is involved, illegal mining can go up to 20,000 tonnes. The report is very clear, it says the overburden of illegal mining is harming legal mining.

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Govt. focuses attention on checking illegal sand mining
2 months ago

Govt. focuses attention on checking illegal sand mining

The Hindu  

The State government has focussed attention on checking the illegal sand mining in different parts of the State as it is resulting in huge losses to the exchequer. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy took a serious note of the disparity and directed the officials concerned to ensure that consumers are provided sand with reasonable costs. He wanted the officials concerned …

South African miner describes horrors as people starved to death underground
2 months, 1 week ago

South African miner describes horrors as people starved to death underground

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery South Africa Dead Miners Police …

‘Illegal mining’ allegations sparks outrage in Jharkhand assembly
2 years ago

‘Illegal mining’ allegations sparks outrage in Jharkhand assembly

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand Assembly on Saturday witnessed noisy scenes over alleged illegal mining in the mineral-rich state with opposition BJP MLAs demanding a probe by a House panel. The state government claimed that the number of raids against illegal mining has increased three times now as compared to the previous BJP rule. Responding to the allegations, the state government claimed that …

Jharkhand Assembly breaks into uproar over ‘illegal mining’
2 years ago

Jharkhand Assembly breaks into uproar over ‘illegal mining’

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Assembly on March 18 witnessed noisy scenes over alleged illegal mining in the mineral-rich State with opposition BJP MLAs demanding a probe by a House panel. The BJP MLAs said illegal explosives were being used for mining and hills were disappearing from the State’s Santhal Pargana and Palamu divisions, causing huge losses to the State exchequer and environment. …

Mining on the Shifty Sands of Goan Politics
3 years, 2 months ago

Mining on the Shifty Sands of Goan Politics

The Quint  

What Had Parrikar Promised? As opposition leader and chair of the Public Accounts Committee of Goa’s Legislative Assembly, he had accused the then Congress government of turning a blind eye and being complicit in these excesses. A decade later, campaigning for his seventh consecutive term as Margao MLA, Kamat waives his vindication – a letter from the state’s mines and …

‘Daylight loot’: Kashmir farmers suffer as rivers illegally mined
3 years, 11 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 …

MP govt cracks whip on cops over illegal sand mining
5 years, 7 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 …

Illegal sand mining: Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh fails to address menace despite tall pre-poll promises; state rivers suffer
6 years, 2 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh fails to address menace despite tall pre-poll promises; state rivers suffer

Firstpost  

Although the new government in Madhya Pradesh promised a slew of measures to tackle the problem, the ground reality is much grimmer. *** Bhopal: Before the 2018 Assembly elections, the Congress went hammer and tongs after BJP’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government over rampant illegal sand mining in the state. Now, with the two parties swapping places, BJP’s Leader …

A look at Goa, where mining is now banned
7 years ago

A look at Goa, where mining is now banned

The Hindu  

On March 15, all mining activity in Goa, involving iron ore extraction, came to a halt for the second time in nearly two years. This follows the Supreme Court’s order on February 7, cancelling 88 iron ore mining leases in the State that were renewed by the government in 2014-2015 just before the Mines and Minerals Act mandated the auction …

Madhya Pradesh cracks the whip on officers colluding with illegal sand miners
7 years, 3 months ago

Madhya Pradesh cracks the whip on officers colluding with illegal sand miners

Hindustan Times  

In a major crackdown against collusion between police personnel and sand mafia, the Sidhi police has taken action against nearly 50 police personnel by either suspending them, instituting departmental inquiry against them or removing them from service in the last two months. Police officers have been alleged to collude with mining mafia in these regions, getting a cut for turning …

Goa illegal mining case of Rs 35,000 crore may be handed over to CBI, says Manohar Parikkar
7 years, 9 months ago

Goa illegal mining case of Rs 35,000 crore may be handed over to CBI, says Manohar Parikkar

Firstpost  

Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday that the state government might hand over a Rs 35,000-crore illegal mining scam case to the Central Bureau of Investigation. Panaji: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday that the state government might hand over a Rs 35,000-crore illegal mining scam case to the Central Bureau of Investigation. However, the Bharatiya …

Sukma Maoist attack: Malaise of Naxal violence lies deep in illegal mining and political funding
7 years, 11 months ago

Sukma Maoist attack: Malaise of Naxal violence lies deep in illegal mining and political funding

Firstpost  

Many people put the blame squarely on illegal mining and the desperate desire for politicians and bureaucrats to make money out of this lucrative opportunity that has become a major trigger for Naxal violence due to lack of adequate infrastructure. The state which accounts for the largest number of registered incidents of illegal mining is Maharashtra – see chart 1. …

MP plans to deploy retired armymen in mining areas
8 years, 3 months ago

MP plans to deploy retired armymen in mining areas

Hindustan Times  

Facing flak over illegal mining and attacks by the mafia, the mineral resources department plans to rope in retired army personnel and the state industrial security force for deploying them in sensitive mining areas of Madhya Pradesh. Mafia tries to set 5 labourers afire over mining on Son riverbed Unidentified people related to sand mining mafia allegedly tried to burn …

Illegal mining playing havoc in Goa
8 years, 11 months ago

Illegal mining playing havoc in Goa

Hindustan Times  

Goa is one of the smallest of the Indian states, and yet one of the most storied. Hartman De Souza’s book Eat Dust vividly describes the impact of unregulated and/or illegal mining in Goa — its destruction of hills, forests, rivers and springs, its undermining of the social fabric of rural communities, its physical polluting of Goa’s environment and its …

Goa mining policy to regularize 'illegal" ores: CM
10 years, 8 months ago

Goa mining policy to regularize 'illegal" ores: CM

India TV News  

Panaji: Goa's soon to be announced state mining policy would device means to regularise iron ore mined during 2007-2012, which was termed “illegal” by a recent Supreme Court judgement. It was decided that it is illegal in the year 2014,” Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters here today. He said that the mining policy would work out a solution …

SC issues guidelines for iron ore mining in GOA, permits regulated mining based on precautionary principle
10 years, 11 months ago

SC issues guidelines for iron ore mining in GOA, permits regulated mining based on precautionary principle

Live Law  

Like in the case curbing of Karnataka illegal mining, SC today issued far reaching guidelines for mining industry in Goa. On the basis of findings in the report of the Justice Shah Commission on illegal mining in the State of Goa, the Goa Foundation has filed Writ Petition 435 of 2012 as Public Interest Litigation praying for directions to the …

After Karnataka and Goa illegal iron mining, Bhushan files PIL in SC against Odisha illegal mining, seeks CBI probe
10 years, 11 months ago

After Karnataka and Goa illegal iron mining, Bhushan files PIL in SC against Odisha illegal mining, seeks CBI probe

Live Law  

After succeeding in cleansing the mammoth illegal mining in the State of Karnataka and Goa, Prashant Bhushan, has filed a fresh PIL, petitioner as Common Cause, against the ongoing loot and plunder of valuable natural resources in the State of Odisha in complete disregard of the environmental norms and the rights of the vulnerable tribal & rural communities. Over reports …

SC allows 20 million tonnes mining in Goa
10 years, 11 months ago

SC allows 20 million tonnes mining in Goa

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed an annual cap of 20 million tonnes of iron ore to be extracted in Goa which was banned by it in the state for nearly one-and-a-half years. Kalifulla, however, said expert panel will give final a recommendation on annual cap on excavation of iron ore within six months. The apex court had on November …

Mining ban brought down death-toll, says Parrikkar
11 years ago

Mining ban brought down death-toll, says Parrikkar

The Hindu  

Speaking at a private function on photography, in Panaji on Monday, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that while he was concerned with the rising deaths of youngsters on Goan roads, he went on to admit that thanks to the mining ban, the annual average death-toll in road accidents in Goa had come down from 310-321 to around 257. He said …

Iron ore mining in Goa might be governed by new panels appointed by SC
11 years, 4 months ago

Iron ore mining in Goa might be governed by new panels appointed by SC

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court today said it may consider constituting one or two panels for looking into various aspects of iron ore mining in Goa including fixation of annual cap over the volume of extractions with an aim to preserve the mineral for future generations New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said it may consider constituting one or two panels for …

Goa mining scam: Former Cong CMs Kamat, Rane named in FIR
11 years, 5 months ago

Goa mining scam: Former Cong CMs Kamat, Rane named in FIR

Firstpost  

Goa’s Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday filed an FIR against two former Congress chief ministers Digambar Kamat and Pratapsingh Rane and others in connection with the iron ore mining scam in the state. Panaji: Goa’s Anti-Corruption Bureau on Monday filed an FIR against two former Congress chief ministers Digambar Kamat and Pratapsingh Rane as well as other officials in connection with …

SC questions lack of regulatory measure to curb illegal mining
11 years, 6 months ago

SC questions lack of regulatory measure to curb illegal mining

India TV News  

New Delhi: Taking note of Goa's plea of “zero tolerance” against illegal mining, the Supreme Court today asked the state government as to why there was no regulatory mechanism in place to check illegal iron ore extraction there. “They knew what was happening. If you have bonafide intentions then don't you think that some regulatory mechanism should have been in …

Goa: Mining official's Facebook post sparks debate with Opposition
11 years, 6 months ago

Goa: Mining official's Facebook post sparks debate with Opposition

Firstpost  

Amid demand for early resumption of mining in Goa, a comment on a social networking site by a senior mines official has sparked a debate with main Opposition Congress alleging that it has brought to light the double standards of the government on the mining issue. Panaji: Amid demand for early resumption of mining in Goa, a comment on a …

Rampant mining going on in Gautam Budh Nagar: Panel
11 years, 7 months ago

Rampant mining going on in Gautam Budh Nagar: Panel

India TV News  

New Delhi, Aug 10: Close on the heels of the crackdown on sand mining mafia by IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, a Central panel has found “rampant, unscientific and illegal” mining going on at various locations in the Gautam Budh Nagar District along the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh. The 2010-batch IAS officer was suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government …

Environment Ministry panel to assess illegal mining in UP
11 years, 7 months ago

Environment Ministry panel to assess illegal mining in UP

The Hindu  

The Environment and Forests Ministry has constituted a committee to assess illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh and the panel will submit a report by August 9. The Ministry decided to send a team to the State after United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to the Prime Minister seeking stronger action to defend officers such as Durga Shakti …

Goa CM describes Hegde remark on illegal mining as baseless
12 years ago

Goa CM describes Hegde remark on illegal mining as baseless

India TV News  

Panaji, Mar 26: The row over former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's insinuation that illegal mining was akin to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's dealings escalated today with Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar calling it “baseless and unwarranted” and also far from reality. Parrikar also said that Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, should refrain from passing such remarks on Goa because …

Goa Govt ready for auctioning of mining leases
12 years ago

Goa Govt ready for auctioning of mining leases

India TV News  

Panaji, Mar 26: Facing adverse impact of a ban on mining in the State, the Goa Government has told the Supreme Court it was willing to introduce competitive auctioning of mining leases subject to legal permission for the same. "The Government is not at all averse to the mode of going for competitive auction of the mining leases in Goa, …

Goa mining ban: Govt to offer financial packages to affected workers
12 years, 2 months ago

Goa mining ban: Govt to offer financial packages to affected workers

Firstpost  

The Goa government is working on a financial package for people in the state’s mining belt who have lost jobs or ancillary businesses following the ban on iron ore mining, Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo announced on Monday. Panaji: The Goa government is working on a financial package for people in the state’s mining belt who have lost jobs or ancillary …

Many Congressmen involved in illegal mining activity: Goa CM
12 years, 5 months ago

Many Congressmen involved in illegal mining activity: Goa CM

India TV News  

Panaji, Oct 24: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today alleged that a several Congress leaders including two former chief ministers and current state unit chief Subhash Shirodkar were involved in illegal mining activity. Former chief minister Digambar Kamat is also into it,” Parrkiar alleged.He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of the foundation stone laying ceremony for new parking …

Pits of corruption
13 years, 4 months ago

Pits of corruption

The Hindu  

Goa's mining industry is facing a crisis of reputation following a series of writ petitions, a leaked PAC report and an inquiry by a commission. Besides, the leaked report of the Goa Assembly's Public Accounts Committee, headed by Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has sought an inquiry into the various aspects of the illegal …

Goa Govt Admits To Illegal Mining In HC Affidavit – India TV
13 years, 5 months ago

Goa Govt Admits To Illegal Mining In HC Affidavit – India TV

India TV News  

Panaji, Oct 20: Goa government has admitted before the High Court that there has been illegal extraction of iron ore in the state. In the affidavit before Bombay High Court's Goa bench, Mines and Geology department has said that 6,000 tons of iron ore was extracted in excess of Environment Clearance limits last fiscal. “An exercise was undertaken to verify …

Cradle of illegal mining
13 years, 5 months ago

Cradle of illegal mining

The Hindu  

“The CEC has dealt with a number of cases involving illegal mining in Orissa, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. However all these cases pale into insignificance when compared with the illegal mining on a colossal scale that has taken place in Karnataka, particularly in Bellary, and that too with the active connivance of the concerned departments and …

Goa CM In Trouble, Politicians Indicted by PAC In Mining Scam
13 years, 5 months ago

Goa CM In Trouble, Politicians Indicted by PAC In Mining Scam

India TV News  

Panaji, Oct 5 : Indicting the Goa government for the mining scam, the state assembly's Public Accounts Committee is understood to have said there is reasonable doubt prevails that influential politicians, including ministers, and those close to the power are deeply involved in it. PAC sources said the report, which would be tabled on the floor of the House tomorrow …

Goa PAC Wants CBI Probe Into Illegal Mining
13 years, 5 months ago

Goa PAC Wants CBI Probe Into Illegal Mining

India TV News  

Panaji, Oct 4: The Public Accounts Committee of Goa assembly has recommended an enquiry by CBI or the lokayukta against all those indicted by it in the illegal mining cases. While the PAC report has not officially been made public, PAC Chairman Manohar Parrikar said today that the report has spelt out the 'crime scene on the illegal mining front' …

Congress Rules Out Immediate Change In Goa Leadership
13 years, 6 months ago

Congress Rules Out Immediate Change In Goa Leadership

India TV News  

Panaji, Sep 29: A senior Congress functionary, who is in Goa on instructions of the party president in the backdrop of allegations of illegal mining, today ruled out the possibility of any change in leadership till the Shah Commission completes its probe into the illegalities. Jagmeet Singh Brar, Congress Desk Incharge for Goa, told reporters here that there is no …

Goa illegal mining scam: BJP admits lapses during its rule
13 years, 6 months ago

Goa illegal mining scam: BJP admits lapses during its rule

Firstpost  

Comptroller Auditor General has pointed out that from 2004 to 2006, 10.9 million metric tonnes of iron ore was exported from the state’s ports without paying royalty. Panaji: The BJP today admitted its own Chief Minister in Goa Manohar Parrikar was “negligent” in stopping the illegal export of iron ore during his tenure. It was also a mistake to give …

Shah Commission commences probe into illegal mining in Goa
13 years, 6 months ago

Shah Commission commences probe into illegal mining in Goa

The Hindu  

Shah, heading the Central government-appointed inquiry Commission on mining, on Friday began inspection of several controversial mines, to ascertain the ground realities of illegal iron ore mining in the coastal state. A senior mines department officer said due to paucity of time, Mr. Shah is likely to only inspect couple of mines as against his earlier plan to visit eight …

How Goa's illegal ore miners are in league with CM Kamat (Corrected version)
13 years, 6 months ago

How Goa's illegal ore miners are in league with CM Kamat (Corrected version)

Firstpost  

Former Goa CM Manohar Parrikar alleges that 20 percent of the mining in the state is illegal and the money involved is no less than Rs 4,000 crore. Mavani’s mining lease was not given to anyone till 2004, when Kamat’s Directorate of Mines contended that the Timblo family had entire possession and control of the Mavani mining lease since 1957. …

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