Illegal Mining In Karnataka

A police constable was run over by a truck carrying illegally mined sand in Karnataka's Kalburgi district Thursday evening.

G Janardhana Reddy, who is an accused in an illegal mining case, had recently formed "Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha" (KRPP), snapping his two-decade-old association with the BJP.

Illegal mining is rampant in Karnataka and all the rules of the Mines and Geology Department are being flouted in the state, said former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday.

Former Karnataka minister and mining tycoon Gali Janardhana Reddy, an accused in a multi-crore rupee illegal mining case, was Friday allowed by the Supreme Court to visit his hometown Ballari to see his ailing father-in-law.

BJP candidate B Sriramulu be disqualified from contesting the Karnataka assembly elections, the Congress has petitioned the Election Commission over a video it claims shows Mr Sriramulu negotiating a bribe with a relative of a former Supreme Court judge for a favourable verdict in an illegal mining case involving the Reddy brothers.

Just two days before Karnataka votes, the Congress has released a video it claims shows BJP candidate B Sriramulu negotiating a bribe with the son-in-law of a former Supreme Court judge for a favourable verdict in an illegal mining case involving the Reddy brothers.

Mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, who is out on bail, cannot campaign in Karnataka's Ballari for the May 12 election, the Supreme Court said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared stage with one of the Reddy brothers in Ballari - an act that was seen as putting his weight behind the BJP's most controversial move in the assembly election in Karnataka. The Reddy brothers - lawmakers and ministers during the earlier BJP government in the state -- have been accused of conducting la...

In 2013, the Karnataka government handed over cases of illegal export of iron ore mined from its state to the CBI. Amongst the accused were the powerful Reddy brothers of Ballari, top campaigners for the BJP. The charges pertained to the illegal export of ore worth Rs12,000 crore from 9 ports spread across 4 states.

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal Secular or JD(S) could be arrested on corruption charges with a Bengaluru court today refusing him anticipatory bail.

The arrest of a Karnataka IAS officer earlier this week by a Special Investigation Team or SIT could mean trouble for former chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal Secular. The issue - once again - is illegal mining.

Two women administration officials in Karnataka were allegedly attacked during a raid on an illegal sand mining unit late last night. Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis has filed a complaint with the police, saying an attempt was made to kill her and assistant commissioner Shilpa Nag, when they had gone to Kandlur. Both of them are safe.

Two senior women bureaucrats, including an IAS officer, were allegedly assaulted by a group of sand miners when they raided an illegal sand extraction unit in neighbouring Udupi district, police said today.

Five days after the extravagant wedding of Karnataka politician and mining tycoon Gali Janardhan Reddy's daughter in Bengaluru, the Income Tax department is searching the vendors involved in it.

BS Yeddyurappa, a top BJP leader from Karnataka, has been acquitted of accepting kickbacks worth 40 crores while he was Chief Minister to allow illegal mining in the state.

A police constable was run over by a truck carrying illegally mined sand in Karnataka's Kalburgi district Thursday evening.

G Janardhana Reddy, who is an accused in an illegal mining case, had recently formed "Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha" (KRPP), snapping his two-decade-old association with the BJP.

Illegal mining is rampant in Karnataka and all the rules of the Mines and Geology Department are being flouted in the state, said former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday.

Former Karnataka minister and mining tycoon Gali Janardhana Reddy, an accused in a multi-crore rupee illegal mining case, was Friday allowed by the Supreme Court to visit his hometown Ballari to see his ailing father-in-law.

BJP candidate B Sriramulu be disqualified from contesting the Karnataka assembly elections, the Congress has petitioned the Election Commission over a video it claims shows Mr Sriramulu negotiating a bribe with a relative of a former Supreme Court judge for a favourable verdict in an illegal mining case involving the Reddy brothers.

Just two days before Karnataka votes, the Congress has released a video it claims shows BJP candidate B Sriramulu negotiating a bribe with the son-in-law of a former Supreme Court judge for a favourable verdict in an illegal mining case involving the Reddy brothers.

Mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, who is out on bail, cannot campaign in Karnataka's Ballari for the May 12 election, the Supreme Court said today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared stage with one of the Reddy brothers in Ballari - an act that was seen as putting his weight behind the BJP's most controversial move in the assembly election in Karnataka. The Reddy brothers - lawmakers and ministers during the earlier BJP government in the state -- have been accused of conducting la...

In 2013, the Karnataka government handed over cases of illegal export of iron ore mined from its state to the CBI. Amongst the accused were the powerful Reddy brothers of Ballari, top campaigners for the BJP. The charges pertained to the illegal export of ore worth Rs12,000 crore from 9 ports spread across 4 states.

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal Secular or JD(S) could be arrested on corruption charges with a Bengaluru court today refusing him anticipatory bail.

The arrest of a Karnataka IAS officer earlier this week by a Special Investigation Team or SIT could mean trouble for former chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy of the Janata Dal Secular. The issue - once again - is illegal mining.

Two women administration officials in Karnataka were allegedly attacked during a raid on an illegal sand mining unit late last night. Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis has filed a complaint with the police, saying an attempt was made to kill her and assistant commissioner Shilpa Nag, when they had gone to Kandlur. Both of them are safe.

Two senior women bureaucrats, including an IAS officer, were allegedly assaulted by a group of sand miners when they raided an illegal sand extraction unit in neighbouring Udupi district, police said today.

Five days after the extravagant wedding of Karnataka politician and mining tycoon Gali Janardhan Reddy's daughter in Bengaluru, the Income Tax department is searching the vendors involved in it.

BS Yeddyurappa, a top BJP leader from Karnataka, has been acquitted of accepting kickbacks worth 40 crores while he was Chief Minister to allow illegal mining in the state.