The Congress in Orissa on Friday stepped up its pressure to force chief minister Naveen Patnaik to order a CBI probe into the multi-crore mining scam that rocked the entire state recently.
BHUBANESWAR: The Vigilance on Friday started an enquiry to ascertain whether there has been any illegal mining from the Kalaparvat iron ore mines allotted to B D Patnaik. This is the third case taken up by the Vigilance, which is investigating the multi-crore mining scam.
BHUBANESWAR: Seven government officials and a mines operator were arrested by the Vigilance Department of the State Government on Wednesday for their involvement in illegal mining in Keonjhar district.
The accused were produced before a Vigilance court at Balasore during the day. The court remanded them to judicial custody.
Thorough questioning
Jamshedpur, Aug. 4: Tata Steel managing director B. Muthuraman lauded geologists and mining engineers working with the firm for their efforts to make the company a prominent player in the global minerals market.
BHUBANESWAR: The State Government has plans to set up 17 more reservoirs as a flood control measure. At present there 8 large and 37 medium reservoirs in the State on different river systems. Besides, work on 18 more projects are on. The projects on river Mahanadi which are on progress are Lower Indra, Manjore, Ret, Titlagarh and Lower Suktel.
BHUBANESWAR: At least two persons have died and eight others have been affected by gastroenteritis in Prasanti Vihar slum of the State capital during past one week.
BHUBANESWAR: Minister for Steel and Mines Raghunath Mohanty today admitted in the Assembly that there is illegal mining of iron and manganese ore in Keonjhar district.
BHUBANESWAR: A team of BJP leaders led by KV Singhdeo today came out with evidence of illegal mining activities at Rudukela mines, the hotbed of illegal mining activities in Keonjhar district.
Scientists go door to door to bring the pests in, PCR test tells them which ones are dangerous OVER the last few years, people from some villages of Orissa got used to a team of researchers knocking on their doors at five in the morning. The team was on a mission to collect mosquitoes to study the insects
BHUBANESWAR: As the security forces moved into Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) to regain the ground lost to Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) after three successive attacks, the State Government on Saturday decided to approach National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for raising of the protection force meant exclusively for the large cats habitat.
