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 …

OMC row: TDP, Left leaders meet Rosaiah

HYDERABAD: A delegation of leaders of the TDP, CPI and CPI (M) called on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah here on Sunday and submitted a memorandum seeking further action in the iron ore mining issue. The parties accused Obulapuram Mining Company of

Centre decries illegal mining

For over nearly two years now, Leader of the Opposition Manohar Parrikar has been demanding that the Goa government should take action against illegal mining of iron ore. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has pointed out that close to one-third of the ore exported from Goa is from illegal …

No illegal mining in State, claims Yeddyurappa

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has said that illegal mining in the State has not come to his notice and there is no need for ordering an inquiry into the issue. Talking to media persons in Shiggaon in Haveri district on Thursday, the CM said he would look into the …

CBI collecting information on illegal mining

The CBI officials are reportedly collecting information from the Karnataka government in regard to illegal mining. A team of officials of the investigating agency is said to have been camping in Bangalore for this purpose for the last few days. The CBI is collecting information on investigations that were conducted …

Minister says his firm has not halted mining

Bangalore: Karnatka Minister for Tourism and Infrastructure G. Janardhana Reddy, whose Obulapuram Mining Companyhas come under the scanner for alleged illegal iron ore mining in Andhra Pradesh, said his firm had not stopped mining operations as it had not received a show-cause notice from the Andhra Government.

Illegal mining goes on unabated

Rajendra S Markuna | Haldwani Illegal mining in Gola and other local rivers continues, even when the Union Environment and Forests Ministry has given its approval for the resumption of mining in various rivers of the State. Forest officials have, however, maintained that it will take at least a fortnight …

AP govt halts mining activities in 6 areas

Bellary/Bangalore,Nov 25,Deccan Herald News Service : Mining operations in six areas leased out to mining companies, including Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by politically powerful Bellary Reddy brothers, came to a halt on Wednesday afternoon as the Andhra Pradesh Mines and Geology Department directed them to stop the activities with …

Iron ore mining activity stopped

Anantapur, Nov. 25: Mining and transport activity of iron ore of six mining companies in H Siddapuram, Obulapuram and Malpangudi villages in D Hirehal mandal, came to a halt as the Anantapur mines and geology assistant director, Mr S. Sairam Singh, reached the mining site and issued them government orders …

AP to obey CEC report partly

Hyderabad, Nov 25: The state government will partially implement the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee on the controversial Obulapuram mines. The government, which suspended mining activities in six mines and transportation of mined materials, will not appoint any committee as suggested by the CEC for fresh survey.

CEC report stopped mining

Bengaluru/ Hyderabad, Nov 25: The order issued by the Andhra Pradesh industries secretary, Mr M. Veerabhadraiah, stated that the government took the decision to suspend mining operations on the basis of the reports by the central empowered committee and a three-member forest officials

Defiant Gali says will continue AP mining

Bengaluru/Hyderabad, Nov. 25: The Karnataka tourism minister, Mr Gali Janardhan Reddy, said on Wednesday that mining activity at the Obulapuram Mining Company which he runs in Andhra Pradesh would not be suspended at any cost. He added that he had received no official communication from the Andhra Pradesh government ordering …

Stop mining, panel tells A.P.

HYDERABAD: Close on the heels of the report it submitted to the Supreme Court on November 19, the Central Empowered Committee(CEC) has advised the Andhra Pradesh government to stop iron ore mining in all the six mines in Anantapur district. In a letter to Chief Secretary P. Ramakanth Reddy on …

Stop mining activities of 6 firms: CEC

The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) has advised the Andhra Pradesh government to stop mining activities of six mining companies including Obulapuram Mining Company, owned by the Reddys in Bellary Reserve Forest area. The CEC, in its report submitted to the Supreme Court on November 19, has recommended the court suspend …

BJP member alleges illegal mining in Katni

Giriraj Kishore Poddar, ruling Bharatiya Janta Party leader, on Tuesday alleged in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly that illegal mining was being carried out in Katni district. Raising the issue during Question Hour, he said, "The mining department has not initiated any action against illegal extraction of bauxite and other valuable …

State to suspend mining

Hyderabad, Nov. 24: The state government on Tuesday decided to stop mining activity in the controversial Obulapuram iron ore mines and transportation of the mined ore. The decision would be a major blow to the controversial Karnataka minister, Mr Gali Janardhan Reddy, who runs the Obulapuram Mining Company. Further, the …

Orissa, Jharkhand to launch joint operations against illegal mining

Bhubaneswar: Following the unearthing of a multi-crore mining scam in Orissa and erstwhile Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda

Jethmalani for probe into mining issues

Former Union Law minister and veteran criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani demanded that the Government must initiate stringent action against those involved in illegal mining. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani in Dharwad bench"It is proved from the Lokayukta and the Central Empowered Committee's reports that the illegal mining is going on in …

Opposition demands mine report

Hyderabad, Nov. 23: The Telugu Desam has demanded the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, to make public the report of a state sponsored committee which had visited mines leased to Obulapuram Mining Corporation in the wake of alleged large-scale irregularities. The party also alleged that the government should immediately place …

Illegal mining a pan-Indian phenomenon: Geoscientists

Presenting to the assembled members of the media the Mineral Development Vision for Odisha by the Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT) its former president BK Mohanty made light of the illegal mining activities in the State by pointing out that it happens in all States in India and …

Stop illegal mining

The Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court could not have used clearer language than it has done in recommending that illegal mining must be stopped in six mines in two villages of Andhra Pradesh

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