Illegal Mining

Eight years after the Supreme Court delivered its landmark verdict on rampant illegal mining in Odisha, the state is still struggling to recover over ₹2,700 crore in mandated penalties. Expressing "serious displeasure" over the slow pace,…

Balasore: Around 22 sand-laden trucks were seized while going from Bhadrak to Balasore on Saturday night. A joint operation was conducted to bust the illegal sand mining racket. According to information, illegal sand mining was carried…

Bhubaneswar: Unrest has been experienced in Bhubaneswar following illegal murum (red soil) transport in the city said reports on Monday.According to reports, there has been a group clash in Gothapatna area of the capital city of…

Bhubaneswar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Bhubaneswar reportedly arrested the director of a company on charges of illegal and excess mining in Odisha.The arrestee has been identified as Anand Kumar Agarwal, the director of…

Gurugram: In a crackdown on illegal mining activities, penalties worth over Rs 1.38 crore have been imposed and 193 vehicles have been impounded for allegedly being involved in illegal mining in Haryana's Gurugram and Nuh districts over the…

Nayagarh: At least six officials have been suspended in connection with illegal mining scam in Nayagarh district of Odisha on Thursday.The Collector of Nayagarh district has suspended as many as six officials in connection with illegal…

Dhanbad: At least four people died and many more were injured after a coal mine caved in during illegal mining in the Tetulmari police station area of Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Thursday.The injured have been admitted to a local…

Jajpur: At least three persons were arrested for illegal mining of black stones in Jajpur district of Odisha on Friday.They were allegedly involved in illegal mining of the stone from the mines in Bichhakhandi hill near Dharmasala…

Jajpur : At least eight people have been arrested for allegedly extraction and transportation of minor minerals illegally from different places in Odisha's Jajpur district in last 24 hours, police said on Thursday.Police also seized 14…

Bhubaneswar: Khordha Tehsildar Subhendra Samal and Sadar police Station IIC Bikram Jena appeared before the Crime Branch STF today in connection to a case alleging their connection with stone mining mafias in the district.The…