Notices sent to mine owners; to establish that 'they have looted'
14 September 2012 21:24 IST
The Goa government has now decided to initiate a process of recovering money from the mine owners, who were found to have extracted the iron ore outside their valid mining leases. READ
BJP demands Digambar's resignation as MLA
13 September 2012 23:35 IST
Goa unit of BJP on Thursday demanded resignation of former chief minister Digambar Kamat as Congress MLA following his indictment by a judicial commission for illegal iron ore mining in the state. READ
Parriakar retaliates, calls Jayanthi irresponsible
13 September 2012 22:25 IST
A day after the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest suspended the environmental clearances for all the 93 mining leases in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that he will appeal to prime minister ... READ
Goa govt non-committal on 'recovery' from miners
13 September 2012 18:17 IST
Following Justice M.B Shah Commission’s report on illegal iron ore mining in Goa, the State Government is apparently non-committal on recovering a whopping Rs 35,000 crore from the mine owners who illegally plundered the resources. READ
Now, centre suspends eco-clearance to all mines
12 September 2012 22:02 IST
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest today suspended the environment clearances (EC) of all the 93 mining leases in Goa asking the mine owners to submit the relevant documents. READ
Goa Govt action a whitewash: Jayanthi
12 September 2012 21:58 IST Union Minister for Environment and Forests (MoEF) Jayanti Natarajan Wednesday termed Goa government's action against all 93 mining leases in the state, after the Justice M B Shah Commission report, as a "whitewash". READ
Parrikar accused of allowing illegal mining
11 September 2012 23:45 IST
Anti-mining activists have accused chief minister Manohar Parrikar for allowing illegal mining while the Goa State Pollution Control Board will meet on 25 September to decide about renewing expired permissions of the mines. READ
Mines shut; but exports 'open'
11 September 2012 22:57 IST
The Goa government, which had suspended licenses of all the 90 mining leases pending verification of documents, has allowed transportation and trade of ore already mined and existing either in lease hold area, in transit ... READ
Centre asks Goa to 'restrict' mining
11 September 2012 22:53 IST
The Centre has asked the Goa government to "immediately restrict" all activities regarding removal of minerals from dumps located outside the mining lease areas. READ
Sesa shut mines, stocks down 6%
11 September 2012 22:46 IST
With the Goa government putting a blanket ban on mining, Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa on Tuesday said it has stopped extraction of iron ore from all its mines in the state, leading to 6 ... READ
