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Congress MLA Jailed For 7 Years For Theft, Illegal Iron Ore Export
A special court here has sentenced Congress MLA Sateesh Krishna Sail to seven years imprisonment and imposed hefty fines for theft and illegal export of seized iron ore from Belekeri port during 2009-10.
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Karnataka lawmaker TS Suresh Babu arrested in illegal ore export case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Karnataka lawmaker TS Suresh Babu today for his alleged involvement in the illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port on the state's west coast.
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The mining victims of Belekeri
In the port village of Belekeri, close to the Bellary mines in Karnataka, more and more people are suffering from respiratory ailments including asthma. The reason: Dust, which hundreds of trucks haul from several mining operations. It has transformed the air quality of this town for the worse.The port is closed during the monsoon season every year...
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Belekeri: Heart of the mining storm
An otherwise minor port on the coast of Karnataka, Belekeri tossed into headlines as it emerges as the epicentre of what could be the biggest mining scam in the country.Political interference into the inquiry caused Lok Ayukta Santosh Hegde to resign in June.Hedge has taken back his resignation, but now the Opposition is unwilling to withdraw its p...
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Congress MLA Jailed For 7 Years For Theft, Illegal Iron Ore Export
A special court here has sentenced Congress MLA Sateesh Krishna Sail to seven years imprisonment and imposed hefty fines for theft and illegal export of seized iron ore from Belekeri port during 2009-10.
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Karnataka lawmaker TS Suresh Babu arrested in illegal ore export case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Karnataka lawmaker TS Suresh Babu today for his alleged involvement in the illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port on the state's west coast.
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The mining victims of Belekeri
In the port village of Belekeri, close to the Bellary mines in Karnataka, more and more people are suffering from respiratory ailments including asthma. The reason: Dust, which hundreds of trucks haul from several mining operations. It has transformed the air quality of this town for the worse.The port is closed during the monsoon season every year...
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Belekeri: Heart of the mining storm
An otherwise minor port on the coast of Karnataka, Belekeri tossed into headlines as it emerges as the epicentre of what could be the biggest mining scam in the country.Political interference into the inquiry caused Lok Ayukta Santosh Hegde to resign in June.Hedge has taken back his resignation, but now the Opposition is unwilling to withdraw its p...
