Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore September 03, 2010, 0:56 IST The Karnataka government has been facing an uphill task in acquiring land for big-ticket steel and power projects. The land acquisition process in Bellary and Haveri districts, where mega steel plants of ArcelorMittal and Tata Metaliks are proposed to come up, …
The Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD) has proposed to establish in situ conservation sites in 13 districts of the State, where it would collect information about floral biodiversity and document it. The Centre is also planning to start research and conservation of Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) species and link …
In view of the growing pressure to check illegal mining in Bellary, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said 20 squads had been appointed to check illegal mining in Karnataka. Talking to the media after a review meeting in Bangalore on Tuesday, the Chief Minister reiterated his intention to stop illegal …
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said 20 squads are on the job to check illegal mining of iron ore and exports and rejected Opposition criticism that there is no let-up in the unlawful activity. "13 joint squads have been activated. They are keeping a 24-hour vigil and discharging …
The special squad, formed by the State Government to check the transport and hoarding of illegal iron ore, has seized a huge quantity of mineral, stored in various private stockyards of Bellary district, claimed Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. He was addressing reporters here on Tuesday after a review meeting …
Under pressure from the Karnataka High Court to provide evidence of sincerity to tackle illegal mining in the state, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Bellary district in charge minister G Janardhan Reddy on Tuesday held a rare brain storming session with officials to outline measures to curb illegal mining, …
The red haze mixes with sweat to form a sticky paste that does not peel off one's skin easily. It becomes dried blood The appearance is deceptive. The district headquarters of Bellary in Karnataka could be any other small town in India: rows of tiled houses, potholed lanes, a bustling …
JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda has asked the UPA leadership to constitute a multi-agency special task force to investigate illegal mining in Bellary, claiming that the Commission of Inquiry ordered by the Centre was ineffective and inadequate to address this menace. In separate letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh …
Present System Enables Traders, Not Actual Users, To Control Mining: BJP Leader Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI A CONSENSUS of sorts appears to be emerging on better management of natural resources. In a rare development, political parties across the aisle on Thursday voiced their opposition to present system of allocation …
Bellary: It was a resounding endorsement of the Reddy brothers, and a pat for herself. Mincing no words, leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj at the mammoth BJP convention here on Friday gave a clean chit to the Reddy brothers on their mining business and credited …
In Bellary, the Reddys have their way and say in everything. Be it mining or building the controverisal airport by taking over vast lands belonging to farmers
Wildlife enthusiasts in Bellary are worried at the sighting of an increasing number of Indian grey wolves found with their left fore leg limping, which they suspect could be due to some dreaded disease. Experts split on possible cause for limping wolves. photo by Dr S K ArunMining in Bellary …
Nitin Sethi | TNNNew Delhi: The government has decided to set up a commission under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, to investigate illegal mining of iron and manganese across the country. With cases of rampant illegal mining in states like Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh coming to light, …
Bellary: In a show of strength at the end of its 320-km padyatra, the Congress on Monday stormed the mining bastion of Bellary, targeting the ruling BJP on illegal mining and corruption and warned it that the Centre would not remain a mute spectator to the
Congress MLA Santosh Lad, one of the mine owners from Bellary, seemed representing his mining fraternity when he demanded withdrawal of ban on ore export, here on Monday.Two other mine owners - Anil Lad and Abdul Wahab - were present on the dais when Santosh Lad demanded Chief Minister B …
Opposition Congress leader in the state Assembly Siddaramaiah today asked people to ''eliminate politically'' ministers and mining magnates Reddy brothers, accused in the illegal mining scam, to ''preserve''the district and state resources from being looted."If Bellary is to be saved and its resources are to be preserved, Reddys should be …
Johnson T A From the maze of frontal companies being tracked by the Karnataka Lokayukta as part of investigations into the illegal iron ore business in the state, one key name that is said to have emerged is that of a Bellary district MLA. A mining businessman himself, Anand Singh …
