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 …
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa prefers silence on a critical letter from Jairam Ramesh in which the Environment Minister had asked him to take action against the ongoing illegal mining in Sandur forest. At the same time, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has responded to a month-old communication from …
MANY years of regulatory neglect have resulted in a growing disquiet towards mining in India. Distributive and environmental conflicts are evident in many mineral states. State collusion with the mining industry supports the view that the government does not always reflect the interest of the people. National and local regulatory …
New Delhi: Heightened environmental concerns have given the Union government a new handle over state governments, as Jairam Ramesh, unfettered by either the recent gaffe in China or a couple of recent setbacks, has not shied from showing the green rule book when the chance arises. The political will to …
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 …
''CBI should probe into the illegal export of iron ore from Belakeri port. Action should be initiated against those MLAs who behaved indecently in the Assembly,'' said District Congress former President B L Ramdas. He was addressing the protest staged by the Kalasa block Congress on Tuesday. The protest rally …
The investigation of the illegal mining scam, which has become the bone of fiery contention between the Yeddyurappa-led BJP government and the Congress-led Opposition, may begin with the Karnataka Lokayukta but can be taken to its logical end only by a central inquiry agency with the help of Interpol, it …
New Delhi: Karnataka assembly may be adjourned before schedule to find a way out of the stalemate resulting from the agitation by Opposition MLAs against illegal mining. BJP leaders who met at the residence of party chief Nitin Gadkari favoured early adjournment to de-escalate tension. The leaders also discussed the …
New Delhi: When Netherlands and Spain were getting ready for the finals, the entire world was anxiously waiting for the final word from Paul the Octopus. After making accurate predictions during the FIFA World Cup, the eightlegged wonder has outlived the euphoria and continues to capture everybody
Karnataka Governor meets Pratibha Patil Even as the Karnataka Assembly is in turmoil over the mining issue, there was no lack of camaraderie. Here Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa exchanges pleasantries with Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Siddaramaiah before the House began its session on Tuesday. NEW DELHI/Bangalore: Even …
S. Rajendran Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, especially former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, must intervene and direct Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to agree to an inquiry by the CBI into illegal mining in the State, the former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal …
Mutton biryani for lunch, singing of folk songs, small talk and siestas on Tuesday marked the second day of the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular legislators sit-in in the Karnataka assembly Tuesday to demand a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into illegal mining in the state. Most of the 74 …
Karnataka Government today ruled out a CBI probe into the illegal iron ore mining and export scam, even as the stand-off with the Opposition showed no signs of resolution. "We will not accept (not order a probe)," state Home Minister V S Acharya said in the Legislative Council. He sought …
The Congress today said Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa would be unable to take action against Reddy brothers, who are facing allegations of illegal mining, given their linkages with the top BJP leadership. "Unfortunately, the pernicious writ of the Reddy brothers runs very deep into the vitals of the …
The Opposition Congress and the JD(S) staged a day-long dharna that stretched late into Monday night in both Houses of the Karnataka Legislature, demanding handing over the investigation of the cases related to illegal mining to the CBI. Calling for Yeddyurappa
Rampant illegal iron ore mining in Karnataka is turning out to be the albatross of the state's first Bharatiya Janata Party government, though the unauthorized extraction and export of the mineral has been on for over a decade. The opposition and media's constant jibe over the alleged involvement in the …
The Ramgad Mines and Minerals Ltd (RMML) of the Baldota group, has alleged that three mining companies, including the one owned by BJP legislator Anand Singh, were into illegal mining in the area of Bharat Rayan Harivu Mines in Sandur taluk. The company suspected that the iron ore, which went …
Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has rejected an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged illegal mining in the State, citing the possibility of the Centre misusing agency to settle political scores with the State government. Reacting to the Congress leader Srinivas Prasad
