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ISRO intern by day, robber at night: Booked in 11 theft cases, techie shoots jeweller in heist attempt in Gujarat's NavsariUmang Vachhani, an aeronautical engineer who had interned at ISRO and has a record of theft cases, was arrested along with two others for a...
Dino footprint site unearthedBritain discovers its largest-ever dinosaur footprint site in Oxfordshire, revealing 200 footprints from sauropods and megalosaurus dating ...
Uttarakhand High Court puts stay on new mining policyIn the new policy, the first right of quarrying on up to 5 hectares of land would be given to its owner and no individual will be leased ou...
New mining policy by month-end, says Karnataka Minister NiraniThe minister said the Mines department has accepted the demand from stone quarry owners in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi for exemption from th...
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 ...
Charge sheet filed against Karunanidhi's grandson in illegal mining caseThe police has filed charge sheet against Durai Dayanithi and 14 others for illegally mining granite worth Rs 257 crore and causing loss to...
KarbiAnglong autonomous council polls were most peaceful everIn 2009 parliamentary polls, two IED blasts took place in railway. There was attack on two prominent leaders and a stone quarry owner was s...
L&T, Leeboy, Escorts in talks with Tata International for Africa forayWhile the talks with various players are at different stages of discussions, some deals are likely to be firmed up in the coming months.
AIADMK MLA threatens to go to O Panneerselvam camp if no action on quarryKanagaraj, representing Sulur Assembly constituency, sought immediate intervention of District Collector T N Hariharan, action against erri...
Kochi Metro work hit by quarry owners' strike, says DMRCDMRC said the existing stock would last only for a couple of days and if the supplies did not resume, the work would come to a grinding hal...
- Mining permit not required to remove earth if building permit is valid: HC
If a person is constructing a building with a valid building permit, he need not obtain a separate mining permit for removing earth from th...
No environment clearance required to operate existing quarries: Kerala High CourtThe Kerala High Court today held that no environment clearance is required to operate existing quarries having less than five hectares of a...
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.
- Madurai offers 'Sahayam' to protect officer
Sahayam’s brief stint as district collector in Madurai in 2012 had made him popular among locals for taking on a granite mafia in the distr...
Growing real estate business linked to child labour in Tamil NaduThe growing real estate business in Tamil Nadu and the simultaneous emergence of Chennai as an industrial hub have an adverse effect.
- 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...
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...
- Loss worth crores due to illegal mining in MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's constituency Budhni
It has recommended strict action against labour department officials for their "shoddy work" in checking violation of labour laws.
- Uttarakhand approves new mining policy
The Uttarakhand government today approved a new mining policy in order to earn more revenue through open bidding and end the stranglehold o...
- After Nigamanand, NGOs only green obstacle to illegal quarrying in Ganga
Following the ban on their activities in 2010, Himalaya stone crushers first obtained a stay order against which Nigamanand went on a fast-...