The Supreme Court’s order on suspending mining operations in the iron-ore rich Bellary district of Karnataka has put a question mark on the region’s steel industry.

The Supreme Court today suspended mining operations in Karnataka’s Bellary district, saying the miners’ “greed” has overshot the court’s efforts to balance environmental concerns and economic devel

BAN TO HIT INDIA’S STEEL PRODUCTION: The Supreme Court’s exasperation with the Karnataka government’s response to the fast-spreading mining scandal turned into outright anger on Friday with the cou

The Supreme Court today suspended with immediate effect the mining of iron ore in 10,868 hectares in the Bellary district of Karnataka.

After Bellary, Tumkur district has emerged as a hotbed of rampant illegal mining activities in the State.

The Supreme Court on Friday suspended all mining operations in the Bellary district of Karnataka with immediate effect, a day after state Lokayukta Santosh Hegde submitted a damning report that has forced the state chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to resign.

Iron and steel manufacturers in South India, who are facing severe shortage of raw materials, will be ‘totally devastated’ with a complete halt on mining, said industry sources.

The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a blow to illegal mining by ordering suspension of all mining activities in Karnataka’s Bellary district with immediate effect.

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the suspension of all mining operations and transportation in an area admeasuring approximately 10,868 hectares in Bellary district of Karnataka till further orders.

Bangalore : While the Lokayukta’s first report dealt with the origins of the illegal mining industry and the extent of illegal mining in the Bellary Hospet Sandur (BHS) region, the final report clearly delineates the modus operandi of the politician-miner-transporter nexus in illegal mining.

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