Mining In Karnataka
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Two day meet to rebuild Karnataka mining industry
With Karnataka's mining industry getting past the worst phase in the wake of partial lifting of the ban, miners, officials, exporters and importers from India and abroad will hold a two-day meet in Bangalore from July 4 to 'rebuild' the lucrative sector by beneficiation technologies.
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Illegal mining: 81 cops let off, Hegde cries foul
Months after the Lokayukta report on illegal mining was submitted by the then Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde, it certainly begins to look as if not everybody named in the report will face action. Eighty-one police officers named as having taken bribes to allow illegal mining to flourish have all been cleared by the government appointed investigato...
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Illegal mining: Supreme Court to hear Karnataka govt's petition
The Supreme Court is likely to take up the Karnataka government's petition for allowing mining of non-iron ore materials in the state today.
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Govt will not implement Lokayukta mining report: Hegde
Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today said he does not believe the Government will implement his report on illegal mining as "many skeletons will fall off (its) cupboard".The former ombudsman urged for an independent panel to probe the Lokayukta report further and implement it."Do you think the Government will ever implement the report?"...
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Supreme Court strikes at illegal mining in Karnataka
The Supreme Court today restrained 19 mines from carrying out mining operations and transportation of iron ore in the Bellary region of Karnataka.A special forest bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia also said it would pass an order on another 68 mines which have been indicted by the apex court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for v...
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Karnataka: Court permits CID to search mining firms
In a move that could throw more light on rampant illegal mining in the state, the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ankola has permitted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to search the offices of 32 mining firms in Ankola, Bangalore, Bellary, Hospet and Sandur. The CID had applied for permission to search the premises of these...
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Will sack Reddys if there is proof: Yeddyurappa
Under mounting pressure to take action against illegal mining and sack the Reddy brothers from his cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is busy firefighting in New Delhi.He met Home Minister P Chidambaram earlier today and briefed him about the situation in the state. He is understood to have countered the Governor's charge that a jungl...
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Would sack Reddy brothers if I had the power: Karnataka Governor
The drama over illegal mining in Karnataka, allegedly involving state ministers-plus-mining-barons Reddy brothers, has seen allegations flying back and forth and the Houses of legislature being brought to a standstill. Speaking to NDTV's Maya Sharma in Bangalore, one of the key players in this controversy, Governor HR Bhardwaj, has said he would ha...
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Two day meet to rebuild Karnataka mining industry
With Karnataka's mining industry getting past the worst phase in the wake of partial lifting of the ban, miners, officials, exporters and importers from India and abroad will hold a two-day meet in Bangalore from July 4 to 'rebuild' the lucrative sector by beneficiation technologies.
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Illegal mining: 81 cops let off, Hegde cries foul
Months after the Lokayukta report on illegal mining was submitted by the then Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde, it certainly begins to look as if not everybody named in the report will face action. Eighty-one police officers named as having taken bribes to allow illegal mining to flourish have all been cleared by the government appointed investigato...
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Illegal mining: Supreme Court to hear Karnataka govt's petition
The Supreme Court is likely to take up the Karnataka government's petition for allowing mining of non-iron ore materials in the state today.
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Govt will not implement Lokayukta mining report: Hegde
Former Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today said he does not believe the Government will implement his report on illegal mining as "many skeletons will fall off (its) cupboard".The former ombudsman urged for an independent panel to probe the Lokayukta report further and implement it."Do you think the Government will ever implement the report?"...
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Supreme Court strikes at illegal mining in Karnataka
The Supreme Court today restrained 19 mines from carrying out mining operations and transportation of iron ore in the Bellary region of Karnataka.A special forest bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia also said it would pass an order on another 68 mines which have been indicted by the apex court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for v...
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Karnataka: Court permits CID to search mining firms
In a move that could throw more light on rampant illegal mining in the state, the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ankola has permitted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to search the offices of 32 mining firms in Ankola, Bangalore, Bellary, Hospet and Sandur. The CID had applied for permission to search the premises of these...
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Will sack Reddys if there is proof: Yeddyurappa
Under mounting pressure to take action against illegal mining and sack the Reddy brothers from his cabinet, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is busy firefighting in New Delhi.He met Home Minister P Chidambaram earlier today and briefed him about the situation in the state. He is understood to have countered the Governor's charge that a jungl...
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Would sack Reddy brothers if I had the power: Karnataka Governor
The drama over illegal mining in Karnataka, allegedly involving state ministers-plus-mining-barons Reddy brothers, has seen allegations flying back and forth and the Houses of legislature being brought to a standstill. Speaking to NDTV's Maya Sharma in Bangalore, one of the key players in this controversy, Governor HR Bhardwaj, has said he would ha...
