Illegal Trade

Disruption and Disarray: An analysis of pangolin scale and ivory trafficking, 2015-2024

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 …

18 wells on riverbed closed

THENI: A total of 18 wells sunk on Mullaperiyar river bed by private people for irrigation between Arapadi Thevanpatti and Vaigai dam were closed to prevent illegal tapping of water from the river and to streamline drinking water supply to rural and urban areas in the district, said Collector P. …

Rlys wants Orissa to stop loading of illegally mined ore

Hit by the ban on loading and unloading of iron ore in certain goods sheds in Orissa, the Indian Railways had stated that the State Government should devise a

Activists, CPM put blame on Centres mining policy

EVEN as civil rights alarmists play the victim card on behalf of Maoists by describing the Dantewada massacre as a

MinesMin wants railways to check transport of illegal ore

Angered by illegally mined iron ore finding its way out of Orissa through the railways, the Mines Ministry today demanded that the transport monolith must evolve an effective mechanism to check illegal movement of the mineral through its network. The ministry

TD opposes illegal transport of sand

Kakinada, April 4: Over 300 persons in Seelamvaripalem and Sriramapuram of U. Kottapalli mandal and leaders and activists of the Telugu Desam party staged a protest on Sunday against the illegal transportation of sand by some people with the help of Congress leaders at sand reaches which come under the …

Yeddyurappa not aware' of letter on illegal mining

TORNAGAL (BELLARY DISTRICT): Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said that he was not aware of the letter written by B.K. Handique, Union Minister for Mines and Geology, suggesting to the State to seek a thorough investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged illegal mining activities in Bellary …

Orissa mining prohibitory order cannot cover theft, says Additional Solicitor General

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 …

Illegal mining: Centre tells Karnataka you need to probe

P Vaidyanathan Iyer, Priyadarshi Siddhanta : With no action by the Karnataka government against the alleged illegal mining in the Bellary-Hospet-Sandhur belt

Once again, Centre prods Karnataka: probe illegal mines

With no action by the Karnataka government against the alleged illegal mining in the Bellary-Hospet-Sandhur belt - home to the Reddy brothers with mining interests in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh

Orissa govt unearths iron ore smuggling racket

Dilip Bisoi Bhubaneswar: With the Orissa government

Drive against mining behind NCP demand for reshuffle: Goa Cong

With the NCP and some other coalition partners taking strident postures against the Digambar Kamat government on the issue of law and order situation and other problems of governance, state Congress leadership has sent a set of official documents to party president Sonia Gandhi to validate their claims that the …

Cong blames MLAs mining interests for Goa crisis

Battling a political crisis in Goa, the Congress has blamed illegal mining and business interests of MLAs for the instability and repeated attempts to topple the State Government. In a confidential internal report prepared for Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the State unit has sought the Centre

Miscreants attack mine owner's son

BELLARY: In a broad daylight incident here, a group of miscreants on Monday attacked Tapal Ganesh, son of a mine owner, who has been fighting against alleged illegal mining by the Reddy brothers on the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border. Mr. Ganesh sustained severe injuries and had one of his hands fractured. …

Mine owners, journalists attacked in Bellary

Three mine owners, on whose plea the Supreme Court recently stayed mining operations of a company owned by the Reddy brothers in Andhra Pradesh, were attacked by an eight-member gang here on Monday, police said. The unidentified men attacked Tappal Ganesh and two of his brothers, owners of the TNR …

Karnataka Minister denies involvement in attack on mine owner

Karnataka Minister and mining magnate G Janardhan Reddy has denied his involvement in the assault on mine owner Tapal Ganesh and his associates in Bellary today and alleged it was a political conspiracy to tarnish his image. In a statement here, Reddy, the tourism and Infrastructure Development minister, said he …

Mine owner opposed to Reddys attacked

The original petitioner in the Supreme Court against the Reddys

District-level watchdogs to protect coastal zone from illegal sand mining

Mumbai Special bodies at district level will monitor illegal sand mining and other violations of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) took the decision to set up such bodies at a meeting Thursday. The committees, under the district collectors and comprising experts and non-government …

Endangered parrots rescued from illegal traders

Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: They are born free but have fallen victims to human greed and fancies. Hundreds of tiny winged creatures are illegally sold at Sunday Market near Ellis bridge. Tiny Alexander parrot with green feathers and red beek, popularly known here as

Illegal mining rocks Assembly

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Assembly on Thursday witnessed noisy scenes over illegal mining activities in various areas of the State. The House was adjourned for an hour after the agitated Opposition members stepped into the well shouting slogans and demanding setting up an Assembly committee to look into allegations of corruption …

Karnataka's iron men

ADITI PHADNIS Last week, the Supreme Court asked Gali Janardhana and Gali Karunakara Reddy, brothers, ministers of tourism and infrastructure and revenue respectively in the Karnataka government and owners of the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), to stop iron ore mining on the Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border. April 6 is the day …

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