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2 Killed As Rock Collapses At Illegal Stone Quarry In Odisha
The incident took place on Saturday evening when some workers were engaged in drilling and exploration of stone at a quarry located near Gopalpur village in Dhenkanal district.
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5 Dead, 7 Buried Under Stone Quarry Debris In Rajasthan: Police
Five labourers were killed and two others are feared dead after debris of a quartz stone quarry fell on them in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on Wednesday, police said.
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Karnataka Quarry Blast: "Merciless Action" Will Be Taken, Says Chief Minister
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today said "merciless" action will taken against those involved in illegal acts that led to the blast at a quarry in Chikkaballapura killing six people.
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Man Arrested Over Meghalaya Mine Accident Admits To Owning It, Say Police
The man, who was arrested in connection with the mine mishap in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district a fortnight ago, has admitted that he was the owner of the 370-foot-deep illegal quarry, police said Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu Granite Scam: Enforcement Directorate Attaches Over 500 Properties Worth Rs 200 Crore
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached over 500 properties, with a market value of about Rs 200 crore, in connection with its money laundering probe in the alleged illegal granite quarrying scam of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
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Mining Units In Gir Forest Raided And Sealed After NDTV Report
A day after NDTV exposed thriving illegal mining activity in and around the protected Gir wildlife sanctuary, the district administration of Gir Somnath raided illegal mining units and sealed three major quarries in the area.
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Activists to Use Smartphones to Crack Down on Illegal Quarries
Trained volunteers will visit each quarry and upload its exact location, images, ownership details and so on to a common database using GPS and a particular app.
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Tamil Nadu government suspends beach mineral mining, probe ordered
Tamil Nadu government today ordered a probe to ascertain if irregularities have occurred in 71 large mineral quarries engaged in extraction of beach minerals in the state and suspended operations till its completion.
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Did not expect to be posted outright now: Tamil Nadu bureaucrat on his transfer over crackdown on illegal sand mining
Ashish Kumar, who was the District Collector of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu till two days ago, was handed his transfer order on Tuesday evening. Earlier that day, he had conducted raids on mineral quarries owned by local mining barons in two villages in the district.
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Centre seeks report from UP government on IAS officer Durga's suspension
The Centre has sought a report from the Samajwadi Party-led Uttar Pradesh government on the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nath, who had cracked down on sand mafia involved in rampant quarrying along the banks of Yamuna river.
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2 Killed As Rock Collapses At Illegal Stone Quarry In Odisha
The incident took place on Saturday evening when some workers were engaged in drilling and exploration of stone at a quarry located near Gopalpur village in Dhenkanal district.
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5 Dead, 7 Buried Under Stone Quarry Debris In Rajasthan: Police
Five labourers were killed and two others are feared dead after debris of a quartz stone quarry fell on them in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district on Wednesday, police said.
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Karnataka Quarry Blast: "Merciless Action" Will Be Taken, Says Chief Minister
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today said "merciless" action will taken against those involved in illegal acts that led to the blast at a quarry in Chikkaballapura killing six people.
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Man Arrested Over Meghalaya Mine Accident Admits To Owning It, Say Police
The man, who was arrested in connection with the mine mishap in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district a fortnight ago, has admitted that he was the owner of the 370-foot-deep illegal quarry, police said Sunday.
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Tamil Nadu Granite Scam: Enforcement Directorate Attaches Over 500 Properties Worth Rs 200 Crore
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached over 500 properties, with a market value of about Rs 200 crore, in connection with its money laundering probe in the alleged illegal granite quarrying scam of Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
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Mining Units In Gir Forest Raided And Sealed After NDTV Report
A day after NDTV exposed thriving illegal mining activity in and around the protected Gir wildlife sanctuary, the district administration of Gir Somnath raided illegal mining units and sealed three major quarries in the area.
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Activists to Use Smartphones to Crack Down on Illegal Quarries
Trained volunteers will visit each quarry and upload its exact location, images, ownership details and so on to a common database using GPS and a particular app.
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Tamil Nadu government suspends beach mineral mining, probe ordered
Tamil Nadu government today ordered a probe to ascertain if irregularities have occurred in 71 large mineral quarries engaged in extraction of beach minerals in the state and suspended operations till its completion.
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Did not expect to be posted outright now: Tamil Nadu bureaucrat on his transfer over crackdown on illegal sand mining
Ashish Kumar, who was the District Collector of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu till two days ago, was handed his transfer order on Tuesday evening. Earlier that day, he had conducted raids on mineral quarries owned by local mining barons in two villages in the district.
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Centre seeks report from UP government on IAS officer Durga's suspension
The Centre has sought a report from the Samajwadi Party-led Uttar Pradesh government on the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nath, who had cracked down on sand mafia involved in rampant quarrying along the banks of Yamuna river.
