Goa Illegal Mining Report

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.

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.

The Bombay High Court bench in Panaji on Tuesday directed the Goa government to file a First Information Report against over 150 people - including politicians, mine owners and bureaucrats - who have been indicted in the Justice M.B. Shah Commission report.

The Supreme Court today ruled that the ban on Goa mining will continue. It also banned transportation of iron and manganese ore mined illegally in the state.

An application has been moved against Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar to investigate his role in the alleged suicide of Dattatraya Bhave, a mines and geology official, who was suspended after the Shah Commission report on illegal mining was tabled in Parliament.

Illegal mining in Goa cost the government Rs 35,000 crore according to a report recently presented in Parliament. The BJP won the elections in Goa just six months ago, and the new Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has promised that police cases will be filed against two former Congress chief ministers. But he may be guilty of double standards.

After the Goa government ordered shutdown of all 90 iron ore mines in the state, a crackdown is likely against two former Chief Ministers who have been indicted in the Shah Commission report on illegal mining activities in the state.

The Goa government has temporarily suspended operations of all the working mines in the state, pending verification of documents relating to mining activity and environmental clearances. "It is necessary in order to scrutinise clearances obtained by the mining lease holders and allowing continuation of mining without proper scrutiny and verificatio...

A day after the Shah Commission report on illegal mining in Goa was tabled in Parliament, the Goa government is all set to initiate criminal proceedings against two former Congress Chief Ministers for their alleged involvement in illegal mining. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters in Panjim that in the next 15 days, FIRs will be file...

The voluminous report holds the state government and central government agencies as parties to the scam along with powerful mining operators in Goa, who according to Justice Shah, plundered natural resource and facilitated an "unrestricted, unchecked and unregulated export of iron ore to China", which made the exporters of ore "richer and richer".

A report on illegal mining in Goa by Justice MB Shah's commission has been submitted to the Mines ministry. The report says that the state failed to stop illegal mining and has caused danger to the environment, sources have told NDTV. The report also suggests a complete ban on mining exports from Goa, sources add.

The Central government-appointed Shah Commission is likely to give its first report on illegal mining in Goa on December 1, officials said today. The Commission, which has been investigating the Iron Ore mining illegalities in Goa, is in its final stages of preparing an exhaustive report that would bare the unlawful activity in the state. ...

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Goa Speaker Pratapsinh Rane has reconstituted the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that was looking into the illegal mining scam in the state and has dropped Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar as its head. Vijay Pai Khot, a BJP MLA from South Goa, has replaced Mr Parrikar.

Much to the Congress government's relief, the Goa Assembly session ended today without a House panel report that indicts the Chief Minister for being "a silent spectator" and permitting illegal mining being tabled.

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.

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.

The Bombay High Court bench in Panaji on Tuesday directed the Goa government to file a First Information Report against over 150 people - including politicians, mine owners and bureaucrats - who have been indicted in the Justice M.B. Shah Commission report.

The Supreme Court today ruled that the ban on Goa mining will continue. It also banned transportation of iron and manganese ore mined illegally in the state.

An application has been moved against Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikkar to investigate his role in the alleged suicide of Dattatraya Bhave, a mines and geology official, who was suspended after the Shah Commission report on illegal mining was tabled in Parliament.

Illegal mining in Goa cost the government Rs 35,000 crore according to a report recently presented in Parliament. The BJP won the elections in Goa just six months ago, and the new Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, has promised that police cases will be filed against two former Congress chief ministers. But he may be guilty of double standards.

After the Goa government ordered shutdown of all 90 iron ore mines in the state, a crackdown is likely against two former Chief Ministers who have been indicted in the Shah Commission report on illegal mining activities in the state.

The Goa government has temporarily suspended operations of all the working mines in the state, pending verification of documents relating to mining activity and environmental clearances. "It is necessary in order to scrutinise clearances obtained by the mining lease holders and allowing continuation of mining without proper scrutiny and verificatio...

A day after the Shah Commission report on illegal mining in Goa was tabled in Parliament, the Goa government is all set to initiate criminal proceedings against two former Congress Chief Ministers for their alleged involvement in illegal mining. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters in Panjim that in the next 15 days, FIRs will be file...

The voluminous report holds the state government and central government agencies as parties to the scam along with powerful mining operators in Goa, who according to Justice Shah, plundered natural resource and facilitated an "unrestricted, unchecked and unregulated export of iron ore to China", which made the exporters of ore "richer and richer".

A report on illegal mining in Goa by Justice MB Shah's commission has been submitted to the Mines ministry. The report says that the state failed to stop illegal mining and has caused danger to the environment, sources have told NDTV. The report also suggests a complete ban on mining exports from Goa, sources add.

The Central government-appointed Shah Commission is likely to give its first report on illegal mining in Goa on December 1, officials said today. The Commission, which has been investigating the Iron Ore mining illegalities in Goa, is in its final stages of preparing an exhaustive report that would bare the unlawful activity in the state. ...

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Goa Speaker Pratapsinh Rane has reconstituted the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that was looking into the illegal mining scam in the state and has dropped Opposition leader Manohar Parrikar as its head. Vijay Pai Khot, a BJP MLA from South Goa, has replaced Mr Parrikar.

Much to the Congress government's relief, the Goa Assembly session ended today without a House panel report that indicts the Chief Minister for being "a silent spectator" and permitting illegal mining being tabled.