Illegal Mining

Computer Baba Keeps "Vigil" Near Narmada River To Prevent Sand Mining

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 24, 2019

Chairman of a Madhya Pradesh river trust and self-styled godman, Computer Baba, and some seers are maintaining a "vigil" close to the Narmada river banks in Sehore district to prevent illegal mining of sand.

"Have Proof Of Corruption": Saryu Roy's Latest Barb At Jharkhand Chief Minister

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Aditya Sharma | Saturday November 23, 2019

Days after Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das rebuffed allegations of corruption and scam during his tenure, his cabinet minister-turned-political adversary Saryu Roy doubled down on his charges on Friday and claimed to have proof of the Chief Minister's involvement in an illegal mining scam in the state.

Madhya Pradesh Infighting Worsens As Minister Takes On Digvijaya Singh

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday September 3, 2019

Madhya Pradesh Forest Minister Umang Singhar has attacked senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, calling him a "blackmailer" who is involved in illegal mining and liquor trade rackets in the state. "His role will be exposed if the CBI launches an investigation," he claimed.

146 "Criminals" Surrendered In Rampur Court In 45 Days: UP Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 28, 2019

Over 140 people accused of rape, cow slaughter, kidnapping, illegal mining and other cases have surrendered before the Rampur district court in Uttar Pradesh between June 1 and July 15 amid a crackdown on suspected criminals, police said.

Ex-BJP Lawmaker Gets Life For RTI Activist's Murder In Gujarat

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 11, 2019

A special CBI court today sentenced former BJP lawmaker Dinu Bogha Solanki and six others to life imprisonment for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 after he tried to expose illegal mining activities in the Gir forest region in Gujarat.

Ex-BJP Lawmaker Dinu Solanki, 6 Others Guilty Of Killing RTI Activist

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 6, 2019

Former BJP lawmaker Dinu Solanki and six others were Saturday convicted by a special CBI court in Ahmedabad for killing RTI activist Amit Jethwa in 2010 as he tried to expose illegal mining activities in Gir forest region.

Samajwadi Leader Raided In Illegal Mining Case, Searches In UP, Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

The CBI is carrying out searches at 22 locations in Uttar Pradesh and the national capital, including three residential premises, of former UP Minister Gayatri Parajapti in connection with the illegal mining scam, officials said on Wednesday.

Mining Scam-Accused Janardhana Reddy Allowed To Visit Karnataka's Ballari

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2019

Former Karnataka minister and mining tycoon Gali Janardhana Reddy, an accused in a multi-crore rupee illegal mining case, was Friday allowed by the Supreme Court to visit his hometown Ballari to see his ailing father-in-law.

Congress Leader Threatens Madhya Pradesh Officer In Sand Mining Row

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Saturday May 18, 2019

A sub-divisional magistrate has alleged that a local Congress leader forcibly freed a confiscated sand-laden truck linked to illegal mining operations in the area and threatened her

Top Court Asks Meghalaya Miners' Families If They Want Bodies To Be Recovered

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2019

The Supreme Court has sought to know from the relatives of miners, who were trapped in an illegal mine in Meghalaya three months ago, whether they want to recover the bodies which might have been "decomposed" by now.

Congress MLA Disqualified After Conviction In Illegal Mining Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 5, 2019

Congress lawmaker from Gujarat Bhagvan Barad has been disqualified as an MLA following his conviction in an illegal mining case, state Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi said on Tuesday.

After Meghalaya, Four Miners Dead In Illegal Mine In Nagaland

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday March 4, 2019

Four miners were killed inside an illegal coal mine in Nagaland on Sunday. The mine is in a remote village close to the border with Assam. The incident comes over two months after at least 15 miners were trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya.

Court Gives Rigorous Imprisonment To Gujarat Lawmaker In Mining Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 2, 2019

A Gujarat court on Friday awarded two year and nine months rigorous imprisonment to local Congress MLA Bhagvan Barad in an illegal mining case registered in 1995.

Supreme Court Notice To Owners Of Meghalaya Coal Mine

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 9, 2019

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the owner of a coal mine in Meghalaya where 15 people have been trapped for nearly two months saying he was responsible for the illegal mining due to which the incident took place.

Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday January 26, 2019

Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...