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 …
BHUBANESWAR: At least 151 mines continued to be closed in Orissa since last year as they do not have statutory clearances, an official Friday said. The mines located in three districts of Keonjhar, Sundergarh and Mayurbhanj have been closed mostly after state authorities launched a crack down against illegal mining …
BHUBANESWAR: Chided by the Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court, the Government seems to have woken up to the large-scale loot and worked out some tough measures to check illegal mining in the State. Enforcement squads will now frequent mine areas while a coordination committee will keep a watch on …
Akshaya Kumar Sahoo RTI awareness workshops were organised in Tata Steel's peripheral areas, like Sukinda, Bamanipal and Joda OVER FIVE thousand people, most of them tribals liv ng in the remote parts of Jajpur and Keonjhar districts of Orissa, are no longer gnorant about their rights and entitlements. Nor are …
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa mining scam, billed by some as the biggest loot of public property ever, has shocked even those who know little of the nitty-gritty of mining operations. In a nutshell, ores were extracted from mines much beyond the permitted limit. In many cases, mining was done without any …
This study presents ethanol production from mahula flowers in submerged fermentation (SmF) using immobilized cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (CTCRI strain) and Zymomonas mobilis (MTCC 92) in calcium alginate as beads. Maximum ethanol concentrations were 154.5 and 134.55 g kg-1 flowers using immobilized cells of S. cerevisiae and Z. mobilis, respectively. …
Dilip Bisoi Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government on Saturday lifted prohibitory orders on three railway sidings and allowed minerals movement by rail to restart. At least five rakes from the sidings in mineral rich Keonjhar district left for their destination on Sunday. Keonjhar district police chief Ashish Singh told FE that …
The Orissa government has now constituted a five-member committee to verify the records of all the mines in the state. The move comes after Supreme Court
State, Rlys reach interim arrangement. The essence of the interim arrangement is this: the forwarding note submitted by the consignor of the ore for placing indents for rakes will be verified and signed jointly by the State Mining Department and the authorities concerned in the Railways. The mining, dumping, loading …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government on Thursday formulated a set of interim rules to ensure that transportation of ore by railways is resumed to give relief to industries dependent on it. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting presided over by Chief Secretary T K Mishra. Imposition of …
The Orissa government's crackdown on illegal mines has virtually cut off iron ore supplies to a number of steel units not only in the state but also in neighbouring West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. On Wednesday, the Centre announced that a meeting involving these states will be held this month itself …
The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court hearing the allegations of violations of forest protection laws in the multi-crore Orissa mining scam on Monday recommended that the state government should strictly enforce the law prohibiting mining within one km radius of a wildlife sanctuary. The CEC, which concluded …
Order promulgated in Keonjhar district. Santanu Sanyal Did the Orissa Government do the right thing when it promulgated early last month the prohibitory order under Section 144Cr PC in the mining areas in Keonjhar district and thus bringing to a total halt mining, storage and transportation of iron ore in …
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has decided that only traders with licence will be allotted rakes to transport minerals by railways. This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Secretary TK Mishra here today. Mishra took stock of the situation arising out of illegal transportation of iron and …
PARADIP: The task force probing the much talked- about mining scam in the State visited iron ore plots of various iron ore exporters in Paradip port area recently. Local police with the help of CISF personnel recently busted an iron ore smuggling racket and arrested five mafiosi. The task force, …
The mining scam unfolding in Orissa shows companies, big and small, have been illegally extracting ores worth hundreds of crores of rupees for years. The state vigilance department began probing the scam after the opposition highlighted irregularities in mining in July last year. Till date it has registered 11 cases …
Santanu Sanyal The iron ore transportation issue in Orissa has taken a new turn with the district administration prohibiting the road movement of the ore along National Highway 215 that connects the iron ore-rich Keonjhar district with Paradip port and the rest of the country. The order issued by the …
Bhubaneswar, March 9: Orissa mines and industry minister Raghunath Mohanty on Tuesday admitted lifting of minerals worth Rs 150 crores from different railway sidings in the Keonjhar and Sundergarh districts and assured the members of the Orissa Legislative Assembly of stringent actions against culprits involved in the act. Replying to …
BHUBANESWAR: The Opposition mounted a scathing attack on the State Government in the Assembly on Tuesday for its inaction against the culprits involved in the multi-crore mining scam and reiterated the demand for a CBI probe to unearth the truth. However, the Government rejected the demand for the CBI probe …
