Oriental Trimex to divest land assets, granite unitOriental Trimex plans to sell land and a granite unit in Odisha to cut costs and improve efficiency. The company is set to begin quarrying ...
05 Jul, 2025, 10.21 PM IST
Karnataka to conduct drone-based survey to get data on mineralsThe survey will begin soon and the results will be scientifically analysed. The GPRS assisted data will give us the exact location and this...
08 Jan, 2019, 08.42 PM IST
1,000 detonators, other illegal explosive materials seized near TirupurBased on a tip-off, police raided the granite quarry in Velampalayam and seized 1,750 gelatine sticks besides the detonators, kept without ...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
Prohibitory orders imposed in 3 black granite quarries of BajabatiProhibitory orders were imposed at three black granite quarries at Bajabati hillock under Dharmasala tehasil limits in Odisha's Jajpur dist...
04 Dec, 2015, 01.39 PM IST
Rupees 4.75 crore fine slapped on quarry ownerThe Sub-Collector conducted an inquiry and levied a fine of Rs 4,75,55,100 on the quarry owner and ordered him to pay it within a week.
17 Mar, 2015, 11.22 AM 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
- Tiger reserve faces threat from quarries
It’s the turn of wildlife enthusiasts to worry about granite quarries. Operations at 12 granite quarries in the vicinity of Kalakkad Mundan...
11 Oct, 2013, 06.01 AM 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
Granite scam: Firm of Union Minister Alagiri's son raidedThe police team from Madurai searched the premises of Dayanidhi's cinema company here for nearly an hour, sources said without elaborating.
19 Dec, 2012, 11.32 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
High Court grants anticipatory bail to Durai DayanidhiDayanidhi and nine others are facing charges that firms owned by them had mined sand and granite without permission.
10 Dec, 2012, 12.41 PM IST
Tamil Nadu wakes up to granite plunderAs the sun beats down, the terrain in Keelayur near Madurai reveals a series of such excavations carried out across a once lush green lands...
01 Oct, 2012, 11.11 AM IST
MK Alagiri son's bail plea rejected in illegal granite quarrying caseMadras HC has rejected anticipatory bail plea of MK Alagiri's son, Durai Dayanidhi, in the multi-crore illegal granite quarrying case.
25 Sep, 2012, 02.46 PM IST
- About Rs 1,200 crore loss due to illegal granite quarrying in Madurai
Tamil Nadu Government had lost revenue to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore due to illegal granite quarrying held in the district for the last sev...
28 Aug, 2012, 11.03 PM IST
- Two more PILs seek CBI probe into illegal granite quarrying
Two public interest litigations have been filed by the CPI-M and BSP in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking a CBI probe into...
22 Aug, 2012, 12.27 AM IST
- Firm owned by M K Alagiri's son indulged in illegal quarrying: Tamil Nadu Minister S P Velumani
Velumani, who made a surprise inspection of Olympus Granites, told the firm had indulged in "vast exploitation and plundering" of the grani...
05 Sep, 2011, 03.04 PM IST