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Rs 300 Crore Recovered From Illegal Mine Owners: Manohar Parrikar
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today told the Legislative Assembly that the number of people dependent on the mining industry in the state has come down since 2012, when it first faced a ban.
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Interim Relief For Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat In Illegal Mining Case
A Panaji special anti-corruption court on Monday granted interim relief to former Chief Minister and Congress MLA Digambar Kamat, who is embroiled in an illegal mining case.
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Mining Scam: Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Fails To Appear Before SIT
Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today failed to appear before a Special Investigation Team which had issued a summons against him last week in connection with an alleged illegal mining scam.
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Vedanta Suspends Work At Bicholim Iron Ore Mine In Goa
The current situation is a clear indication that workers would continue to resort to illegal and unjustified activities in further time also, Vedanta said.
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Centre To Hold All-State Meet In Goa On Mining Issues
The Centre will hold a crucial meeting of all the states in Goa on May 27 to discuss issues like illegal mining and e-auctioning of mining blocks, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Congress Demands White Paper On Illegal Mining in Goa
The BJP-led government in Goa should come out with a white paper on the issue of illegal mining in the state and the steps taken to recover the losses caused to exchequer because of it, Congress has demanded.
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Government to Cut Export Tax on Low-Grade Iron Ore in Boost for Goa
Court action against illegal mining has shut the industry in Goa for more than two years, although companies including top miner Vedanta Ltd are starting to get approval to resume work in about a month.
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Government May Cut Iron Ore Export Duty for Goa
Goa is expected to resume iron ore production by April after action against illegal mining kept the industry shut for over two years. The state has about 8 million tonnes of ore waiting at ports that has not got a buyer due to 30 per cent duty.
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Black Money Case: Goa Mining Baron Radha Timblo Summoned by Enforcement Directorate
Goa mining baron Radha Timblo, who is one of the eight people named by the government in Supreme Court in connection with untaxed or black money in foreign accounts, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on November 12.
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Supreme Court Panel Finds Large-scale Illegal Mining in Odisha
After Karnataka and Goa, the Odisha government could be rocked by charges of illegal mining. A report by the Central Committee set up by the Supreme Court has found that 187 iron ore and manganese mines in the state are guilty of a host of violations, including mining in violation of environment and forest laws, and the excess mining of ore.
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Sesa Expects Goa Iron Ore Mining to Resume by January/February
Sesa is India's top private iron ore mining company with most of its operations in Goa, the biggest iron ore exporting state where no mining has taken place since September 2012 due to action against illegal mining.
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Sesa Sterlite not to Lay Off On-Notice 1017 Employees
The layoff notices were given following the closure of iron ore business of Sesa Sterlite due to a Supreme Court imposed ban on mining in the state.
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India imposes 5% export duty on iron ore pellets
India already levies a 30 per cent tax on exports of iron ore fines and lumps since December 2011. Along with mining and export curbs in key producing states Karnataka and Goa aimed at addressing illegal mining, the tariffs have helped cut India's iron ore exports by around 85 per cent, or 100 million tonnes, over the past two years.
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2013 iron ore exports halve, Goa ban hurts: report
The ban, imposed in 2012 to clamp down on illegal mining following a similar step in Karnataka in 2011, has cut India's iron ore exports by about 85 per cent, or 100 million tonnes, over the past two years.
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Supreme Court keeps ban on Goa iron ore mining, allows inventory sales
Restrictions aimed at clamping down on illegal mining have slashed output and shipments from India, previously the world's third-largest exporter with over $7 billion a year of iron ore supplied mostly to China's steelmakers.
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Rs 300 Crore Recovered From Illegal Mine Owners: Manohar Parrikar
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today told the Legislative Assembly that the number of people dependent on the mining industry in the state has come down since 2012, when it first faced a ban.
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Interim Relief For Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat In Illegal Mining Case
A Panaji special anti-corruption court on Monday granted interim relief to former Chief Minister and Congress MLA Digambar Kamat, who is embroiled in an illegal mining case.
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Mining Scam: Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Fails To Appear Before SIT
Former Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today failed to appear before a Special Investigation Team which had issued a summons against him last week in connection with an alleged illegal mining scam.
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Vedanta Suspends Work At Bicholim Iron Ore Mine In Goa
The current situation is a clear indication that workers would continue to resort to illegal and unjustified activities in further time also, Vedanta said.
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Centre To Hold All-State Meet In Goa On Mining Issues
The Centre will hold a crucial meeting of all the states in Goa on May 27 to discuss issues like illegal mining and e-auctioning of mining blocks, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Congress Demands White Paper On Illegal Mining in Goa
The BJP-led government in Goa should come out with a white paper on the issue of illegal mining in the state and the steps taken to recover the losses caused to exchequer because of it, Congress has demanded.
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Government to Cut Export Tax on Low-Grade Iron Ore in Boost for Goa
Court action against illegal mining has shut the industry in Goa for more than two years, although companies including top miner Vedanta Ltd are starting to get approval to resume work in about a month.
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Government May Cut Iron Ore Export Duty for Goa
Goa is expected to resume iron ore production by April after action against illegal mining kept the industry shut for over two years. The state has about 8 million tonnes of ore waiting at ports that has not got a buyer due to 30 per cent duty.
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Black Money Case: Goa Mining Baron Radha Timblo Summoned by Enforcement Directorate
Goa mining baron Radha Timblo, who is one of the eight people named by the government in Supreme Court in connection with untaxed or black money in foreign accounts, has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on November 12.
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Supreme Court Panel Finds Large-scale Illegal Mining in Odisha
After Karnataka and Goa, the Odisha government could be rocked by charges of illegal mining. A report by the Central Committee set up by the Supreme Court has found that 187 iron ore and manganese mines in the state are guilty of a host of violations, including mining in violation of environment and forest laws, and the excess mining of ore.
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Sesa Expects Goa Iron Ore Mining to Resume by January/February
Sesa is India's top private iron ore mining company with most of its operations in Goa, the biggest iron ore exporting state where no mining has taken place since September 2012 due to action against illegal mining.
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Sesa Sterlite not to Lay Off On-Notice 1017 Employees
The layoff notices were given following the closure of iron ore business of Sesa Sterlite due to a Supreme Court imposed ban on mining in the state.
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India imposes 5% export duty on iron ore pellets
India already levies a 30 per cent tax on exports of iron ore fines and lumps since December 2011. Along with mining and export curbs in key producing states Karnataka and Goa aimed at addressing illegal mining, the tariffs have helped cut India's iron ore exports by around 85 per cent, or 100 million tonnes, over the past two years.
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2013 iron ore exports halve, Goa ban hurts: report
The ban, imposed in 2012 to clamp down on illegal mining following a similar step in Karnataka in 2011, has cut India's iron ore exports by about 85 per cent, or 100 million tonnes, over the past two years.
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Supreme Court keeps ban on Goa iron ore mining, allows inventory sales
Restrictions aimed at clamping down on illegal mining have slashed output and shipments from India, previously the world's third-largest exporter with over $7 billion a year of iron ore supplied mostly to China's steelmakers.
