Officials of the mining, forest and revenue departments were colluding with illegal mining operators in the district, Tapal Ganesh, himself a mining company owner, has alleged.
Addressing media persons here on Thursday, Ganesh said the officials were not discharging their duties according to law, but were acting at the behest of a minister. He demanded suspension of such officials.
The resignation of Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has now put the focus strongly on how the Bhartiya Janata Party, the principal Opposition party at the Centre, has shielded the Reddy brothers -- two out of three are Cabinet ministers in the BJP government in Karnataka -- despite serious allegations of illegal mining by their companies.
NEW DELHI: Prospective miners would soon be able to apply online for mining rights and track status of various leases and other relevant information, as the Centre is in the process of implementing a system of providing information on minerals and mines among others online.
Making the biggest dent yet in the operations of the iron ore mining mafia in Karnataka, the state anti-corruption unit, the Lok Ayukta, has, along with police and forest officials, seized five lakh tonnes of iron ore transported on forged and fake permits from Bellary district to Belikeri port in Karwar.
Rise in prices of essential commodities may have scourged the middle class most, but they are not ready to consume the PDS (public distribution system) rice (also called ration akki) available at lesser price despite it being good quality.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Survey of India (SoI) to complete the survey of the remaining two mines in the Obulapuram mines owned by Karnataka Minister G. Janardhan Reddy and his brothers in the Bellary area and submit a report by April 22.
