Reddy troika no longer kings, but mining lords still ruleThe fall of the once powerful Reddy brothers is evident in the ''Republic of Bellary' but the influence of mining lords has not diminished.
29 Apr, 2013, 12.25 PM IST
E-auctions, drones used to curb illegal mining in Bellary as listed cos drive political changeThe legal crackdown has also meant that there is less of a display of money power and that top leaders from national parties are avoiding B...
24 Apr, 2013, 04.27 AM IST
- SC ruling on vedanta project in odisha, mining in bellary tomorrow
The supreme court will on thursday rule on the fate of vedanta's controversial plan to mine Odisha's Niyamgiri hills for alumina and also t...
17 Apr, 2013, 09.09 PM IST
- CEC team visits mining areas in Bellary district
CEC team visited the mining areas in Tumuti to monitor the ongoing survey and demarcation of mining leases in the area as directed by the a...
23 Jan, 2012, 05.14 PM IST
- CBI names two bureaucrats as accused in OMC mining scam
CBI has named a former bureaucrat and an IAS officer as accused in the Obulapuram Mining Company scam.
09 Oct, 2011, 11.24 PM IST
- Supreme Court sees a link between illegal mining in Karnataka’s Bellary district and Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh
The court sought a response from the Central Bureau of Investigation on the issue and said it was in favour of a CBI inquiry into the issue.
24 Sep, 2011, 03.09 AM IST
- Karnataka steel industry says mining ban is death knell for sector
Steel and allied industries in Karnataka expressed apprehensions that the industry would come to a standstill if iron ore mining is banned.
24 Aug, 2011, 08.36 PM IST
- SC allows iron ore mining in Bellary by NDMC
The Supreme Court today allowed state enterprise NMDC to operate its two mines for production of iron ore in Karnataka's Bellary district.
05 Aug, 2011, 05.03 PM IST
- Government may move Supreme Court for Karnataka's Bellary order review on iron ore mining
The government will seek to isolate violators of law among mining companies and determine the amount of iron ore required by the steel indu...
01 Aug, 2011, 04.38 AM IST
- Santosh Hegde's report: Give proof of environmental degradation to stop mining in Chitradurga and Tumkur districts, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining was not enough for it to suspend minin...
30 Jul, 2011, 04.02 AM IST
- Avoid blanket ban on mining of iron ore in Bellary: Assocham
A blanket ban on iron ore mines in Bellary-Hospet region might lead to abrupt stoppage of supplies to steel plants and leave lakhs of worke...
05 May, 2011, 10.28 PM IST
- Supreme Court stops illegal mining in Bellary
Supreme Court on Friday directed 19 mining lease holders in Bellary-Hospet region of Karnataka to stop mining and transporting extracted or...
30 Apr, 2011, 03.06 AM IST
- Jairam Ramesh dashes Karnataka govt’s hope to end moratorium on mining in Bellary
Moratorium imposed by environment ministry for diversion of forest land for mining purposes to continue.
25 Feb, 2011, 05.22 AM IST
- Centre okays mining in Bellary forests
This is likely to put the Bellary brothers in a spot and at the same time intends to play off the powerful mining lobby against Karnataka C...
24 Feb, 2011, 05.33 AM IST
- Top steelmakers in queue for mining in Bellary
Karnataka government has received over 1,000 applications including from top steelmakers to mine for iron ore in the one of the state's lar...
03 Dec, 2010, 06.50 AM IST
- SC order ends Reddy brothers' jubilation
SC ordered a halt to mining in Bellary reserve forest on AP-K'taka border.
18 Dec, 2009, 04.18 AM IST
- Crackdown on illegal mining; iron ore worth Rs 25 cr seized
Close on the heels of the Karnataka High Court quashing mining leases in forest areas, a crackdown on illegal mining commenced on Sunday, w...
10 Aug, 2008, 09.45 PM IST