Shah Comsn submis final report on financial irregularities
16 October 2013 10:33 IST
Justice M B Shah Commission, appointed to probe illegal mining across the country, has submitted its third and final report which is mainly on the menace in Goa. READ
Parrikar threatens river disilting if sand extraction not allowed
15 October 2013 21:08 IST
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar today threatened to disilt all the Goan rivers and sell the sand as silt if the National Green Tribunal does not grant relief to Goa to extract sand from the three ... READ
Allow sand extraction like illegal matka; Govt urged
15 October 2013 20:22 IST
The government was today urged to allow sand extraction in spite of court ban, like how Matka is allowed by the government in spite of being illegal. READ
Parrikar blasts judiciary, blames for chaos
15 October 2013 19:32 IST
Taking total benefit of legislative privilege, chief minister Manohar Parrikar today in the Assembly blasted the judiciary, especially the National Green Tribunal consisting of Supreme Court judges. READ
Goa police ordered to compensate mining terror victims
14 October 2013 20:18 IST
Complying with National Human Rights Commission's direction, Goa government has paid monetary relief to 737 villagers who were victims of police action during their protest against alleged illegal mining. READ
Goa could export max 30 MT iron ore: Parrikar
11 October 2013 16:56 IST
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar predicts Goa will not be able to export more than 30 million tonnes of iron ore every year, even if the capping is imposed at 45 MT as suggested by the ... READ
Mining loot Rs 5000 Cr; not Rs 35,000 Cr: Parrikar
11 October 2013 16:17 IST
Countering Shah Commission’s contention of a loot of Rs 35,000 crore by mine owners of Goa, chief minister Manohar Parrikar today quantified the loot to maximum Rs 5000 crore in five years. READ
ACB names Rane & Digambar in mine-scam FIR
08 October 2013 08:34 IST
Goa's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday filed an FIR against two former Congress Chief Ministers Digambar Kamat and Pratapsingh Rane and others in connection with the iron ore mining scam in the state. READ
SC demands proper system to regulate Goa mining
03 October 2013 17:47 IST
The Supreme Court today said there should be a proper system in place to regulate mining and other related activities in Goa where iron ore extractions in 90 mines had been banned by it following ... READ
Cap mining to 20 MT, phase out buffer zone mines: CM
03 October 2013 11:32 IST
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar has favoured capping of iron ore extraction to 20 million tonnes per year. READ
