Hyderabad, Dec. 4: The Obulapuram Mining Company, owned by Mr Gali Janardhan Reddy, tourism minister of Karnataka, and Anantapur Mining Corporation, owned by his wife on Friday approached the Andhra Pradesh High Court against the letters written by the ministry of environment and forests, Government of India.
Dec. 3: The Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court had, beside the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), named three other firms in its report on illegal mining on AP
NEW DELHI: The Union Environment and Forests Ministry on Monday suspended the forest clearance for the five controversial mining areas in Anantapura district in Andhra Pradesh until a fresh survey was carried out by the State government.
Visakhapatnam, Nov. 25: The government need not probe all the mining leases following cancellation of operations in six mines in Ananthapur district on Tuesday, said the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah facing a volley of questions on the suspected loopholes in bauxite mining lease given to two multinational companies-Jindal and Anrak in Visakhapatnam district.
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 major blow to Karnataka Tourism Minister G Janardhan Reddy, whose mining company is in the thick of a controversy, the Andhra Pradesh Government today ordered immediate halt to iron ore mining in the state.
The move comes against the backdrop of allegations of illegal mining against Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC) owned by Reddy.
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.
Nov. 23: Flood victims are anticipating permanent assistance from the government though they have only received temporary relief measures so far.
The government had distributed Rs 3,000 to 8,000 to each flood victim family and essential commodities for two months. Donors and various voluntary organisations assisted flood victims with utensils, clothes and essential commodities.
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
