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Eight killed in stone quarry collapse on Bengaluru outskirts; CM orders probeTragedy struck a Bengaluru stone quarry as a rock collapse claimed the lives of eight labourers, predominantly from Bihar. Preliminary inve...
Eight labourers, mostly from Bihar, killed as rock collapses at stone quarry in BengaluruA devastating rock collapse at a Bengaluru stone quarry claimed the lives of eight daily-wage labourers, primarily from Bihar. The incident...
Don't interfere in our state's affairs: Shivakumar tells Kerala CM Pinarayi VijayanKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has responded to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's criticism of an anti-encroachment ...
Karnataka HC bans mining activity around KRS dam, pending studyThe High Court of Karnataka on Monday imposed a ban on mining and blasting activities within a 20-km radius of the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS...
Opposition alleges government patronage to illegal quarrying in KarnatakaPointing out that the Chikkaballapur blast was the second such incident in the last one month, he sought to know how many innocent lives wo...
Panchamasali Lingayats are in bad shape; nothing wrong in giving them reservation: Karnataka minister"There is nothing wrong to include this community in the 2A category of the backward classes list and entitle them (15 per cent) reservatio...
Illegal quarrying or mining will not be allowed in the state: Karnataka CM BS YediyurappaSpeaking to reporters CM said the reason for the blast, who permitted the transportation of explosive substance in a lorry and what led to ...
Bhovi Hindu migrants from Pakistan to stage pro-CAA rally in Delhi on January 18According to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come fro...
G Janardhana Reddy gets conditional bailHe has been granted relief in the case relating to alleged illegal mining activity by Associated Mining Company (AMC) owned by him and his ...
Justice M B Shah Commission for Rs 2 crore fine per hectare for encroachment by mining firmsThe Justice M B Shah Commission has suggested Rs 2 crore fine on each hectare of encroachment by mining firms, including Tata Steel and Ess...
Western Ghats region prone to disaster if conservation is delayed: Madhav Gadgil, leading ecologist"The natural forest cover in the region has dwindled to 7%. Most rivers have dried up and waters are contaminated. Hills are disappearing d...
- States get Rs 622 crore fines from illegal mining in April-June
States have collected Rs 622.29 crore from levying fines on illegal mining during the first three months of the current fiscal.
Illegal mining in 2006-11 resulted in lose of Rs 3414.45 croreThe illegal mining committed during 2006-11 in three districts of Karnataka has resulted in the state losing a revenue of Rs 3414.45 crore ...
- IPS officer's killing shifts illegal mining focus to Madhya Pradesh
Chambal Range's DIG DP Gupta told reporters in Gwalior, "Till now, we do not have any evidence to indicate that the killing was a planned a...
- With mining sector in the pits, GDP growth to take a big knock
An unprecedented crackdown on corruption in India’s mining industry is resulting in collateral damage to the economy.