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 …
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to submit details of the investigations on the illegal mining in the State. The Division Bench comprising Justice V G Sabhahit and Justice A S Bopanna, hearing a Public Interest Litigation on Tuesday, directed the Government to inform the Court about …
After battling corruption in the government for nearly four years, Justice N Santhosh Hegde today resigned as Karnataka Lok Ayukta in frustration over the BJP government
Modi, Who Squealed On The Reddy Bros, Barred From Exporting Ore Dhananjay Mahapatra | TNN New Delhi: In an interesting twist, the businessman who blew whistle on politically powerful mining magnates in Reddy brothers for allegedly encroaching into Bellary reserve forest and illegally mining iron ore now himself stands accused …
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Andhra Pradesh high court order permitting Bellary Iron Ores Ltd, a company owned by industrialist S.K. Modi, to export iron ore worth Rs 50 crores from disputed Obulapuram area. Admitting a special leave petition (SLP) of Andhra Pradesh government alleging that the 1.03 …
THE Andhra Pradesh government, in Supreme Court on Wednesday, accused the whistle-blower in the Bellary mining case of indulging in similar illegal activities as by the Reddy brothers. The apex court acting on the plea of state government restrained SK Modi-owned Bellary Iron Ore Pvt Ltd (BIOP) from exporting 1.03 …
J. Venkatesan New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the interim orders passed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court permitting the Bellary Iron Ore Ltd (BIOL) to lift the iron ore stock in the mines available as on December 22, 2009. A vacation Bench of Justice Deepak Verma and …
Nearly five lakh tonnes of iron ore seized in Karnataka as part of an investigation into illegal mining from the iron ore rich district of Bellary has gone missing. The iron ore worth nearly Rs 200 crore was seized at the Bellekeri Port near Karwar in Karnataka. Officials of the …
V. Sridhar BANGALORE: World's biggest steel producer Arcelor Mittal on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Karnataka Government to establish a 6-million tonne integrated steel plant in Bellary district. Speaking to media persons here on the sidelines of the two-day Global Investors Meet, organised by the State Government, …
Global steel giant ArcelorMittal on Thursday entered into pact with the Karnataka government to set up a Rs 30,000-crore plant and hoped that the project would come up faster compared to its plans in Jharkhand and Orissa. ArcelorMittal CEO L N Mittal delivering his speech during the inauguration of the …
Overwhelming response to Global Investors Meet, says State Govt. The Karnataka Government has said that ArcelorMittal is willing to offer stake in its Rs 30,000-crore steel project to farmers whose land will be acquired for the project. The State Large and Medium Industry Minister, Mr Murugesh Nirani, said that the …
V. Sridhar Bangalore: All roads will lead to the Bangalore Palace Grounds here on Thursday as Karnataka's biggest investor festival, the Global Investors Meet, gets under way. The two-day event, hosted by the State Government, is expected to attract more than 4,500 investor-delegates from India and several other countries. The …
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) will establish an air monitoring facility at Bellary district at a cost of Rs one crore. KSPCB chairman A S Sadashivaiah told reporters on Wednesday that it will take a couple of months to have the equipment installed.
The steel sector, mining and the district of Bellary will be in the spotlight at a Global Investors Meet being organised by the government in Karnataka from Wednesday. The government is expecting to tie up deals estimated at Rs 3.5 lakh crore at the meet. Most of the deals have …
Jungle Lodges & Resorts (JLR), the state-owned eco-tourism company, is expanding its operations in the state to promote eco-tourism. It plans to open five more resorts in select locations, JLR managing director N D Tiwari said. The company is investing Rs 5-7 crore in each resort over the next 12 …
J. Venkatesan NEW DELHI: A vacation Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday directed the writ petition filed by the former deputy general manager with the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), V. Anjaneya, to permit him to become an approver and witness against the alleged illegal mining operations by the Reddy …
S.S. NEGI In a new twist to the alleged illegal mining by Reddy brothers' Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) in Ballery forests, the Supreme Court on Monday referred to the "green bench" a petition by a former company officer, seeking to become a "witness and approver" to show how they had …
Steel giant ArcelorMittal has deposited Rs 268 crore with the State Government to acquire land for its proposed steel plant in Bellary district, Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani said on Wednesday. ArcelorMittal, which has come up with a project to invest Rs 32,000 crore for setting up a six million tonne …
