Madurai Granite scam: ED attaches Rs 44 crore assetsAn attachment of assets action under PMLA is aimed to deprive the accussed from taking benefits of their suspected ill-gotten wealth
23 Dec, 2016, 01.56 PM IST
Enforcement Directorate attaches Rs 528 crore assets in Tamil Nadu granite scam case probeThe agency has issued orders for the provisional seizure of the assets, 1,625 immovable properties and fixed deposits, under the provisions...
12 Dec, 2016, 04.24 PM IST
Flood fallout: Will IAS officer U Sagayam be able to do a Arvind Kejriwal in Chennai?The voluntary organisation has started a missed-call campaign to bring about a change by urging the IAS officer to stand as their preferred...
26 Dec, 2015, 11.20 AM IST
Court moved for auctioning illegally mined granite blocksSo far, totally 133 petitions seeking to auction illegally mined stones had been filed and the court was yet to pass any order.
27 Mar, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
Probe underway in Rs 16,000 crore granite scam in Tamil Nadu: What modus operandi was adopted?Despite such revealing numbers, no serious action has been taken by the state govt or by TAMIN itself to punish those colluding with privat...
21 Dec, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
Complaints in mining case to be collected at Chennai, MaduraiThose who wish to submit petitions in this regard could do so at the commission's office at Chennai or the 'Old Ramanathapuram' Collector's...
09 Dec, 2014, 11.57 PM IST
Sagayam to probe illegal granite mining in Madurai only: High CourtThe order had not mentioned whether the term mining would mean all forms of sand and granite mining and whether it was for the entire state.
25 Nov, 2014, 03.58 PM IST
PMK slams Tamil Nadu government, alleges "restricting" SagayamThe High Court on September 11 appointed Sagayam as Special Court Commissioner to probe the multi-crore illegal granite quarrying.
06 Nov, 2014, 03.26 PM IST
Appeal on granite probe was to prevent delay: PanneerselvamTN govt went on appeal against the Madras High Court order, appointing Sagayam as legal commissioner as the probe to bring out the scam was...
02 Nov, 2014, 04.28 PM IST
Illegal mining: HC appoints U Sagayam as Special OfficerU Sagayam, IAS, is appointed as Special Officer/Legal Commissioner by the court to visit and inspect mines and submit a report.
11 Sep, 2014, 03.47 PM IST
Co-optex set to launch Tamil Nadu saree varieties of bygone eraThe Tamil Nadu government has granted Rs 14 lakh to the Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society, popularly known as "Co-optex,".
07 May, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
- Assessment of illegal granite quarrying to be over this month
The assessment regarding worth and quantity of illegally mined granite in this district would be completed by this month, official sources ...
13 Aug, 2013, 07.58 PM IST
Fresh cases registered against 2 granite quarrying companiesThe cases were registered on complaint of a local official that the two companies indulged in illegal quarrying in irrigation tanks.
17 Jul, 2013, 04.42 PM IST
Officials reclaim parts of IT park run by M K Alagiri familyCity corporation officials demolish compound wall of an IT park run by M K Alagiri's family members after an inquiry found it had been buil...
26 Feb, 2013, 08.22 PM IST
- Illegal granite quarrying scam: Steps on for early conviction of culprits, says Jayalalithaa
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said her government was taking steps for "early conviction of culprits" in the illegal granite...
17 Dec, 2012, 01.09 PM IST
Illegal granite quarrying scam: MK Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi surrenders before courtAlagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi surrendered before a court at nearby Melur today, four days after he was granted anticipatory bail by the Hig...
14 Dec, 2012, 12.43 PM IST
- Details of property returns of IAS officials made public
Department of Personnel and Training has made public the immovable property returns filed by a list of IAS officers in the country.
07 Jun, 2011, 06.55 PM IST