Mining rally threatens to stop Selaulim water supply
18 December 2012 23:03 IST
People from mining belt affected due to stoppage of mining have threatened to stop water supply of Selaulim if legal mining is not started immediately. READ
Parrikar question CEC report
17 December 2012 23:51 IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the information provided by Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on mining to the Supreme Court was "questionable." READ
Govt issues fresh notices to 39 mine lease holders
14 December 2012 20:20 IST
Mines department has sent notices to 39 lease holders, who are involved in the issue of condonation of delay. READ
Parrikar toes Digambar line on "illegal" dump exports
12 December 2012 18:41 IST
Chief minister Manohar Parrikar has taken ahead the policy of his predecessor Digambar Kamat as far as the export of mining dumps is concerned. The CEC terms this export illegal. READ
Pollution Control Board withdrawas consent to 107 mines
11 December 2012 19:10 IST
In fresh trouble for the mining industry in Goa, the Pollution Control Board has refused operating consent to all 107 mining leases in the State under the Air and Water Pollution Control Act. READ
Banks begin restructuring mining loans
10 December 2012 17:33 IST
Following the go-ahead by the Reserve Bank, banks have begun restructuring the loans worth around Rs 1,300 crore given to iron ore miners and other stakeholders such as truckers and shipping lines. READ
400 lakh MT is Goa's illegal iron ore
09 December 2012 23:40 IST
Almost 400 lakh metric tonnes of iron ore has been illegally mined and exported in the last five years, since 2006. And 67 per cent of it has been exported illegally in just last two ... READ
Mine workers burn CEC report
09 December 2012 23:24 IST
The stakeholders of the troubled mining industry in Goa today held protests here against the Supreme Court-appointed CEC's report, which has ruled against the resumption of suspended mining activities in Goa till the illegalities were ... READ
CEC's next report on action against "political bosses"
08 December 2012 00:20 IST
Following interim report filed yesterday on illegally mining in Goa, the Centrally Empowered Committee would file its next report suggesting punitive action against the erring officials, other “public functionaries” and others. READ
CEC recommends recovery of illegal mining from mine owners
07 December 2012 23:52 IST
The Centrally Empowered Committee has strongly recommended recovery of the amount of illegally exported iron ore from the mine owners while life-time ban on 87 mines. READ
