The State government on Friday submitted before the High Court that it was acting on the orders of Chief Secretary over granting permission to MSPL for transportation of ore.
MSPL, a mining company, has filed a petition seeking directions to Deputy Commissioner of Bellary for issuing mining dispatch permit as directed by the Department of Mines and Geology.
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.
TO say that it was a political roller-coaster of a fortnight for Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa would be a gross understatement. With his back to the wall for much of October, the beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just about staved off a strong intra-party challenge to his leadership and authority by a group of dissidents led by three brothers, G.
Ministry plans to hold States responsible for loss in royalty revenue
NEW DELHI: With the Bellary mining story hitting the headlines, Union Minister for Mines B.K. Handique on Wednesday turned the heat on Chief Ministers.
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 immediate effect.
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 on Wednesday.
IN A major setback to the Obulapuram Mining Company owned by Karnataka tourism minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh government has ordered the suspension of all iron ore mining activities in the state. It has also banned the transportation of iron ore from OMC and five other mining companies operating in the Bellary forest reserve areas, to other states or ports.
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.
