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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Former Union Law minister and veteran criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani demanded that the Government must initiate stringent action against those involved in illegal mining.

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.

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 is not exclusive to Odisha as highlighted by the media.

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