In 2019, the illegal wildlife trade reached staggering levels. Pangolin scales and ivory were being trafficked in massive quantities from Africa to Asia, exposing a network of crime syndicates operating at an industrial scale. The sheer volume of these shipments marked a disturbing milestone, one that revealed the global reach …
Nov. 16: The senior Telugu Desam leader, Mr M.V. Mysoora Reddy, on Monday asked the Congress and the BJP to clarify their stances on the Obulapuram Mining Company irregularities. While speaking at a protest held in front of the Kadapa collectorate, he warned that the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, …
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HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Rosaiah on Sunday asserted that his government would not succumb to any kind of pressure in protecting the interests of the State in resolving the raging controversy over iron ore mining in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC) in Anantapur district. In a statement issued after a …
Nov. 15: The Chief Minister, Mr K Rosaiah, on Sunday made it clear that the government would not succumb to pressure while taking action against Obulapuram mining activities. The Chief Minister gave this assurance to a delegation of six parties led by the Telugu Desam. Later, in a press release, …
Tuna boats in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean will be alowed to catch a total of 13,500 tonnes of bluefin tuna next year, down from the provisional quota of 19,950 tonnes. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) says this gives the species a 60 per cent …
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh government is actively contemplating deputing a team of senior officials of the Mines and Geology Department to probe allegations of mining lease violations against the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by Karnataka Tourism Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. Mines and Geology Minister Balineni Srinivas Reddy hinted at …
The Orissa government on Wednesday intensified crackdown on illegal mining in the state by suspending licences of at least 482 mines traders. The moves comes close on the heels of its order to stop work in 69 mines, including some major ones, following reported detection of illegal mining, violation of …
BHUBANESWAR: The state-level task force monitoring illegal mining today decided to enhance enforcement at district-level to check illegal mining and trading. The existing State-level and district-level enforcement squads are too inadequate to meet the increasing demand for Vigilance in view of the rampant illegal mining, largescale theft, smuggling and transportation …
They will be held responsible if action is not taken CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has granted time to the State government to identify officials who may be held responsible if they do not take action against illegal miners in the Nilgiris district. When a petition by In Defence of …
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh government has directed the Forest department to depute senior officials to visit the areas leased out for mining iron ore to Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) and other companies in the Bellary reserve forest of Anantapur district. In the face of a spate of allegations from the …
Tirupur: Minister for Forests N. Selvaraj on Tuesday inspected Kulipatti in the district from where huge quantities of sandalwood were seized by the forest officials during the last fortnight in phases. He along with the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, A. S. Balanathan, examined how smugglers were able to cut …
Bhubaneswar: Exerting pressure on illegal mines owners, the state government has stopped mining activites at 69 iron ore and manganese mines following detection of illegal mining by the task force constituted under the chairmanship of chief secretary, TK Mishra. The mines are located in Joda, Koida, Rourkela and Keonjhar areas …
Nov. 10: The Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, on Tuesday asked officials to submit a report within 10 days on alleged irregularities committed by the Obulapuram Mining Corporation. The Corporation is owned by the Karnataka tourism minister, Mr Gali Janardhan Reddy, who led the revolt against the Chief Minister, Mr …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has identified 69 illegally operated mines and asked their owners to stop operations forthwith. Identification of illegally operated mines is done by a task force constituted by the State Government in October. The task force is headed by Chief Secretary TK Mishra. The maximum number of …
HYDERABAD: Communist Party of India general secretary A. B. Bardhan on Monday said a nation-wide joint campaign would be launched soon by like-minded parties including Telugu Desam against the
Seven men who were allegedly part of an international racket in the smuggling of wildlife articles have been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation in Delhi and Nagpur. The agency has purportedly seized tiger, leopard and other skins and body parts from the accused. While developing a lead provided …
Guidelines issued to mines operators who had applied for renewal of mining leases State government seeks the status of all working mines Handing over of cases to the CBI demanded BHUBANESWAR: Nearly four months after the multi-crore illegal mining issue was raised in the State Assembly, the authorities in the …
KOCHI: Illegal mining and transportation of river sand has become rampant in the district as the authorities failed to open adequate number of `kalavaras
