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
SC decision to stop ore transport was also our stand: CM
05 October 2012 23:48 IST
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the Supreme Court order suspending the extraction and transportation of iron ore in the state reiterates the stand taken by the Goa government. READ
GCCI demands a deadline to start legal mining
05 October 2012 23:00 IST
Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) today said it wants the state government to set a deadline to start legal mining operation. READ
SC continues mining ban in Goa till Nov, appoints expert panel
05 October 2012 14:51 IST
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the ban on illegal mining acitivity in Goa following the Shah Commission report will continue and has asked a Central Empowered Committee to submit a report on illegal ... READ
Is Justice Khandeparkar closely ‘related’ to controversial mine owners?
04 October 2012 23:40 IST
Retired high court judge Justice R M S Khandeparkar, heading the government-appointed panel to probe Justice Shah Commission report, is caught into a dock. READ
Mining industry shocked over Khandeparkar panel
04 October 2012 23:02 IST
Goa's mining industry has expressed its shock over Manohar Parrikar government's decision to form a high powered committee to investigate the illegalities pointed out by Justice M B Shah Commission. READ
Mining to resume only after dealing with illegalities legally
04 October 2012 22:32 IST
In a move that spells further trouble for the mining industry in Goa, the Manohar Parrikar Government has decided not to allow mining activity until the findings of the Public Accounts Committee and Justice M.B. ... READ
Justice Khandeparkar panel to probe findings of Shah Commn
03 October 2012 23:14 IST
Goa government has decided to form a high-level committee, to be headed by a retired high court judge Justice R M S Khandeparkar, to probe into the irregularities being pointed out by Justice MB Shah ... READ
