Uttarakhand govt forms committee to curb illegal miningAmid reports of rampant illegal mining in Uttarakhand, CM Harish Rawat today set up a committee consisting of senior government officials t...
24 Jul, 2014, 09.02 PM IST
SC panel on illegal mining to meet members of 25 mining firmsTill the panel comes up with its final report, about 102 iron and manganese mines in the state, including those of Essel Mining, and OMC wi...
10 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Centre not in favour of closing down mines: Steel SecretaryThe Centre is not in favour of closing down some of operational iron ore mines in the wake of Justice M B Shah Commission report on illegal...
22 Feb, 2014, 08.28 PM IST
Denial of extension to Justice Shah panel; SC asks Centre to respondThe Justice Shah panel was appointed to inquire into illegal iron ore mining in the country and like in the case of the Central Empowered C...
18 Nov, 2013, 06.31 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks govt views on plea to extend term of Shah panelThe Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the central government’s response on a plea to extend the term of the high-profile Shah commission.
30 Oct, 2013, 05.08 AM IST
SC to hear plea on denial of extension to Justice Shah panelThe SC agreed to hear a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to extend by 1 year the tenure of the Shah panel inquiring into mining-relat...
21 Oct, 2013, 07.51 PM IST
Shah Commission submits final report on illegal miningJustice M B Shah Commission, appointed to probe illegal mining across the country, has submitted its third and final report which is mainly...
15 Oct, 2013, 11.20 PM IST
- Odisha says no illegal mining beyond leased area
Odisha government today claimed that there had been no systematic mining activities outside the leased area as alleged by some petitioners.
07 May, 2013, 07.20 PM IST
- Supreme Court panel wants investigations into kickbacks by JSW to Yeddyurappa's kin
Yeddyurappa has been clamouring to be reinstated as CM after he lost his job in July last year for being implicated for illegal mining.
21 Apr, 2012, 06.55 AM IST
- Panel on illegal mining Justice MB Shah Committee draws poor response in hearing
The few journalists covering the event outnumbered the public, and the former judge had to beseech the few attendees to come forward to hea...
14 Apr, 2012, 12.51 AM IST
- Supreme Court panel in illegal mining seeks probe into Yeddyurappa bribe allegation
The panel wrote in a report that payments of 6 cr by a mine owner to two cos controlled by the close kin of Yeddy must be "investigated in ...
30 Mar, 2012, 01.07 AM IST
- Shah panel explores possibility of ban on iron ore export
Justice M B Shah, heading the commission, had earlier said ban on iron ore export could be recommended as an interim measure.
19 Oct, 2011, 11.40 AM IST
- Environment panel to document illegal mining in Goa
Goa government's sub-committee on environment has decided to document the illegal mining activity in the state in its vision document, whic...
04 Apr, 2011, 07.37 PM IST
- Supreme Court asks panel to probe Karnataka mining
The Supreme Court has asked the committee it had appointed to probe the alleged illegal mining in Bellary and other forest areas of Karnata...
26 Feb, 2011, 02.53 AM IST
- SC panel for scrapping of Reddy brother firms' mining lease
The committee also slammed Andhra Pradesh government officials saying the violations could not have taken place without their connivance.
07 Jan, 2011, 07.09 PM IST
- Scrap Reddy brothers' mining lease in Andhra Pradesh, says SC panel
The high-powered panel has recommended cancellation of the lease to four different mines spread over 140 acres on grounds of, among others,...
07 Jan, 2011, 07.08 PM IST
- Mines Ministry under fire over untimely lease
A Parliamentary panel slams the Mines Ministry for its inability to ensure timely disposal of mining lease applications.
24 Aug, 2007, 02.20 PM IST