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Barrow, not stealA trader smuggled wheelbarrows across borders for years. A man bought a globally manufactured toaster that exploded. The US and China negot...
Suvendu Adhikari directs crackdown on syndicates, illegal mining, cattle smuggling in West BengalWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has ordered a crackdown on syndicate operations, illegal sand and coal mining, and cattle smugg...
ED issues lookout notice against Kolkata Police DCP Shantanu Sinha BiswasThe Enforcement Directorate has issued a lookout notice for Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas. This action follows h...
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Infighting and graft allegations roil TMC ahead of Birbhum's Bolpur, Rampurhat contestsBirbhum's Bolpur and Rampurhat constituencies are set for tight electoral battles. Factional rivalries within the ruling TMC and local deve...
'In the Chair, but have a query': A rare moment when presiding officer participated in LS Question HourA presiding officer in Lok Sabha asked a minister about balancing rare earth mineral exploitation with environmental protection. The minist...
ED raids eight West Bengal sites in crackdown on sand-smuggling racketThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous raids at eight locations across West Bengal in connection with a sand-smuggling rac...
BJP became world's richest party in just 10 years, Cong didn't earn so much in 70 yrs, says Priyanka Gandhi VadraWhile addressing a rally in Assam's Dhubri, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said BJP has became world's richest party in just 10 years, Con...
BSF foils attempts of sugar smuggling on Indo-Bangladesh international borderIn its drive against trans-border crimes and smuggling, Border Security Force (BSF) troops deployed under the Guwahati Frontier foiled a sm...
Red Sand Boa snake rescued from Darjeeling's forest land, four arrestedThe snake is referred to as the mandool/mandul or du-tondya (the one with two mouths), and its scientific name is Eryx Johnii. It is also k...
Birbhum killings: A saga of violence and corruption spawned by illegal sand miningWelcome to Birbhum's world of illegal sand mining, which has spawned rivalry, murder, a culture of adversaries storing guns and illegally m...
'Save your MLAs, MPs from ED, CBI first': Dilip Ghosh hits back at Abhishek BanerjeeChallenging Abhishek, Dilip Ghosh commented that “Abhishek mentioned about the 25 BJP MLAs after he got disoriented after nine-hour long qu...
Chandrababu Naidu stages day-long deeksha on sand scarcity in AndhraThe Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president went on a 12-hour hunger strike, or “deeksha”, to protest against the severe shortage of sand in And...
How Chennai's sand mafia trains bulls to carry out smuggling operationsThese are trained bulls that can transport smuggled sand in the cover of darkness and carry it to the right destination without a cart driv...
Maharashtra Government mulls policy to impose VAT, entry tax on import of sandMaharashtra government is mulling over a policy that may allow entry tax and VAT to be imposed on import of sand from neighbouring states.
Siliguri corridor is now conduit for live animal smugglingAfter items like antiques, narcotics, sandalwood or animal body parts, now it is the turn of live animals like snakes.
Illegal sand mining: Durga Shakti Nagpal episode may push up house prices by upto 10%The acute shortage of the material that makes for about 10-15% of the cost in any housing project could delay an array of projects under co...
Credai exploring legal options to challenge NGT's mining banThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned mining of sand from river beds across the country without environmental clearance.
- TN govt to put an end to illegal sand mining
With the people in the rural areas turning out on the roads to protest illegal sand mining, the Jayalalithaa government has launched a majo...
- Increase in reptile smuggling worries wildlife officials
An alarming increase in the smuggling of reptiles such as monitor lizards, snakes and turtles in the Tarai belt of UP bordering Nepal has p...