Issue likely to be raised in Legislative Assembly session starting today

After months of inaction against politicians allegedly involved in illegal mining, the Goa State Vigilance Department early this week, based on a complaint filed in 2011 by activist and now Congress spokesperson Sudeep Tamhankar, filed an FIR naming two former Chief Ministers, a former minister, an NCP leader and senior officials of forest and mines departments.

The Madras High Court bench here on Tuesday ordered notice to the Chief Secretary, the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) Department, the Joint Commissioner a

The Union ministry of mines on Thursday washed its hands of the perpetuation of illegal iron ore mining in Goa and informed the Supreme Court that permission for extraction of the mineral was subject to compliance of environment and forest clearances.

"The state mines department allows mining after satisfying that all the clearances/approvals under concerned statutes are obtained by the lessee," the mines department told a bench of Justices A K Patnaik, S S Nijjar and F M I Kaliful

Conducted by State Pollution Control Board, hearing saw the participation of more than 1,000 villagers

The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) conducted the public hearing at Koira (Sundargarh) for capacity ramp up of Koira iron ore mines to four million tonne per annum (mtpa) from 1.5 mtpa presently and also for establishment of a 1.2 mtpa pellet plant at Nuagaon by Aditya Birla Group owned Essel Mining & Industries Ltd (EMIL).

Manohar Parrikar-led Goa government made a vehement appeal to the Supreme Court Wednesday that it should be given a chance and “left alone” for some time to judge efficacy of its actions against il

Presidents of 21 coastal village panchayats submit petition to DRO

A team of 21 village panchayat presidents from the coastal areas of the district and the office-bearers of sand mining workers’ associations have appealed to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to withdraw the recent ban imposed on coastal sand mining in the district.