Goa paves way for auctioning mining leases; but favours existing miners
31 March 2016 21:42 IST
‘No renewal of Portuguese-granted mining leases anymore but auctioning it’ is now the law; but only on paper. READ
Govt to burn down canoe that extracts sand illegally
30 March 2016 22:38 IST
Goa government has officially warned of burning down the canoe carrying out sand extraction illegally and debar the whole family from the activity for five years. READ
This people's movement is posing a challenge to Goa's mining mafia
30 March 2016 18:55 IST
The ironies of the so-called development of Goa are indeed unlimited. READ
Magisterial probe ordered into jail-assault on Ravindra; discrepancies in Prisons report
29 March 2016 16:40 IST
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has finally ordered a magisterial inquiry into assault on mining activist Ravindra Velip in Sada sub-jail last week. READ
‘Sab kaa Saath, Minewalon kaa Vikaas’: Gawas
28 March 2016 21:56 IST
‘Sab kaa Saath, Minewalon kaa Vikaas’ is the way environmentalist Ramesh Gawas has described yet another move mooted by Goa government to give further concessions to the mining lease holders. READ
Goa CM favours impartial inquiry into jail-assault on Ravindra
26 March 2016 23:20 IST Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has favoured an impartial inquiry into the horrific incident of assault on a mining activist in the jail. READ
CM orders IG Prisons to submit inquiry report into jail-assault on Ravindra
25 March 2016 23:25 IST
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has ordered an inquiry into the incident of a mining activist getting beaten up in a judicial lock up at Sada sub-jail. READ
Miners may get royalty exemption and 70% price for remaining e-auctions
25 March 2016 23:01 IST
Goa government is planning to give three major concessions to the mining lease holders to purchase their own ‘illegal’ iron ore, at e-auction. READ
Assault on Ravindra may delay mining operations: Claude
25 March 2016 18:31 IST
Goa Foundation feels the incident of assaulting mining activist Ravindra Velip in the judicial lock up may delay the mining operations indefinitely. READ
Subhash denies hand in jail-beating, demands ore transport after inventory
25 March 2016 14:17 IST
Sanguem MLA Subhash Phaldesai has emphatically denied any involvement in getting Ravindra Velip, a tribal panch from Caurem-Pirla village, beaten up in Sada jail while fully supporting their demands related to mining transport. READ
