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 …
BANGALORE: The Karnataka government has announced a new mineral policy (2008) to mobilise funds from the Bellary mining lobby for the Legislative Assembly byelections and the next Lok Sabha elections, alleged Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council V.S. Ugrappa here on Friday. Addressing presspersons, he said the new …
The State Cabinet has on Thursday approved the new mining policy, which among other things seeks to impose a ban on export of minerals, especially iron ore, from the fresh mining leases in the State. However, the new rules does not apply to those who have already secured mining leases. …
Johnson T A Posted: Nov 26, 2008 at 0124 hrs IST Bellary : Over the past several years, sunsets in Bellary have been redder than at most other places in Karnataka. As lines of iron ore-laden trucks rumbled on to the coast from the many mines that crater the low, …
Chikkaballapur: The Bellary mines owners who have secured ministership in the State cabinet have actually sneaked into the State with an intention to extend the mines they own in Andhra Pradesh alleged State Youth Congress president Krishna Byregwoda. He was speaking after inaugurating Kannada Rajyotsava and children's day celebrations at …
Hyderabad Nov. 13: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed the Surveyor-General of India to locate the Great Trigonometrical Station (GTS) between Obulapuram and Hirehal villages in Anantapur district within a week. The boundary dispute between the iron ore giants, Obulapuram Mining Company Private Ltd (OMC) and Bellary Iron …
From P M Raghunandan, DH News Service, Sandur (Bellary dt): The lure for lucre from the then lucrative mining business, has now thrown thousands of small farmers in the iron ore-rich Bellary district out of their traditional vocation
From P M Raghunandan, DH News Service, Bellary: All good things come to an end. It is same for Bellary mining too. As long as China imported iron ore, Bellary mining lords became richer and richer. In fact, many became super rich overnight. Now it is slump time. With the …
From Ramesh Jahgirdar,DH News Service,Bellary: Sluggish demand for ores in the international market has cast its spell on the thriving ore industry in the district. Even as mining companies are contemplating retrenchment of labourers, the luxurious life style of mining millionaires, concomitantly, has took a beating. Companies have started to …
Bangalore, DHNS: The Ganigarike Rashtriya Horata Samiti (GRHS) on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged illegal mining activities in Karnataka by Andhra Pradesh-based Obalapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by G Janardhan Reddy, Minister for Tourism and Infrastructure Development. The GRHS, along with a group of NGOs, demanded the …
Police action: Former Minister M. Diwakar Babu and mine owner Tapal Ganesh (right) being taken away by policemen at Tumti in Sandur Taluk on Sunday. BELLARY: The former Minister and Congress leader M. Diwakar Babu and Tapal Ganesh of TNR Mines were arrested on Sunday for defying prohibitory orders and …
SMART CARDS PART III Rakesh Prakash & Bishnu Dash / Bangalore/bhubaneswar September 03, 2008, 1:16 IST Farm workers swiping biometric cards to receive their daily wages is all set to become a reality in Orissa and Karnataka villages. Both states are ready to distribute smart cards to ensure transparency in …
DH News Service, Bellary: A complaint has been lodged against Obalapuram Mining Company, belonging to Tourism and Infrastructure Development Minister G Janardhan Reddy, alleging encroachment of mining areas belonging to others, assaulting, and issuing threats to life. T Ganesh of TNR Mines has alleged that the personnel of Obalapuram Company …
By Asha Krishnaswamy, DH News Service, Bangalore: The satellite images, which are part of the Lokayukta report on the mining activities in Bellary, Chitradurga and Tumkur districts, indicate that there is rampant illegal mining by many companies. The images are given by the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad and …
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State government "to put a hold on all mining activities in forest areas' as there was a need to conserve existing forest wealth. The government was also asked to undertake a scientific study of the effects and consequences of continued mining …
DH News Service, Bangalore: In a landmark judgement, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday ordered a total ban on mining activities in forest areas. Hearing a petition by MSPL Ltd, a Hospet-based mining firm, questioning the mining lease issued by the state government to a private company on March 15, …
Bangalore, DHNS: The 356-page State of Indias Environment Report - Rich Lands, Poor People - Is Sustainable Mining Possible? was released in Bangalore on Monday... Mining in India (including in the iron ore-rich Bellary district) contrary to the government's claims, has done little for the development of mineral-bearing regions. It …
M. Ahiraj Majestic bird on the verge of extinction rediscovered in a region in Karnataka EXCITING DISCOVERY: Great Indian Bustard in Sirguppa taluk on Wednesday. BELLARY: The Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), a majestic bird on the verge of extinction, has been rediscovered in Sirguppa in Karnataka
DH News Service, Bangalore: Public Works Minister C M Udasi on Tuesday told the legislative assembly that the government will not construct roads in forests as it would be against the forest conservation legislation. However, basic amenities would be provided to the human settlements in the neighbourhood of villages. Replying …
