Mine owners should pay compensation: Sardinha
12 October 2012 22:31 IST
Goa Congress today said mine owners should be made to pay to ease the sufferings of people affected due to mining halt in the state. READ
Barge owners plan to shift outside Goa
11 October 2012 23:49 IST
Uncertainty over revival of mining activity in Goa in near future is forcing barge operators to scout for new locations outside the state. READ
National BJP also demands central package for Goa
11 October 2012 23:40 IST
The BJP today demanded that the Centre should step in with a financial package to ease the impending crisis in Goa due to halting of the mining industry. READ
Mines Dept begins to survey of encroachments
11 October 2012 23:29 IST
The Goa Mines and Geology Department is conducting a survey of all mining leases to find out if they encroached upon areas outside their demarcated zones to extract ore, as mentioned by the Justice M. ... READ
100 mining encroachers sent notices
10 October 2012 22:03 IST
Goa Mines and Geology Department has issued show-cause notices to around 100 mining firms for allegedly encroaching outside their mining leases, which has been pointed out in the Justice MB Shah Commission report on illegal ... READ
Cong MPs to discuss with Centre mining package
09 October 2012 21:43 IST
Goa Congress unit has said that they will approach the UPA government to seek financial package for the people affected by the closure of mining activity in the state. READ
Own our liabilities, truck owners urge Govt
09 October 2012 21:32 IST
Truck operators working for various iron ore mines across Goa have demanded that the State Government take over their loan liabilities and provide monthly remuneration to families in the wake of the crisis looming large ... READ
Parrikar demands 'central' package for mining rehab
06 October 2012 23:38 IST
With Supreme Court banning total mining activity in Goa for unknown period, Goa government has suddenly turned its guns towards the centre, asking for financial package. READ
3 lakh hit by mining ban, claims MGP
06 October 2012 22:59 IST
A day after Supreme Court ordered a ban on extraction and transportation of ore in Goa, Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, an alliance partner of the Manohar Parrikar-led BJP government, has demanded immediate resumption of mining activity ... READ
Industry & activists differ on mining ban by SC
06 October 2012 22:52 IST The Supreme Court order halting extraction and transportation of ore in Goa has received mixed reactions with environmentalists welcoming the order but industry demanding that legal mining should have been spared. READ
