Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 11:45
The weather cleared up at most places across Uttarakhand on Saturday giving the much needed pace to relief operations even as efforts were intensified to trace Almora SDM Ajay Arora, who fell into the Mandakini river three days ago.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 11:40
Goa Mines and Geology Department has digitised all its records, including mining plans right up to 1930s, following fears that they might get lost during shifting of its office premises.
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 16:06
A suspended mines department employee had masterminded the killing of a small time real estate dealer.
Last Updated: Friday, March 22, 2013, 21:36
Goa unit of Congress on Friday termed stamp duty collection by the state government as "backdoor legalisation of mines".
Last Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 17:00
Goa Police has lodged an FIR against Congress leader Jitendra Deshprabhu besides three officials of Mines department.
Last Updated: Friday, September 21, 2012, 18:55
A senior officer with the Goa Mines Department, who was recently suspended following the Shah Commission report, on Friday committed suicide here, police said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 21:21
The mine owners will have to submit their documents which are required for getting the environment clearances, Minister of Environment and Forest Jayanti Natarajan told mediapersons Wednesday.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 12:31
Two open-cast iron ore mines operating within a short distance of a wildlife sanctuary in Goa have been asked to shut down operations.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 17:18
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday criticised the Centre saying it was "bothering more about the iron ore dumps, than the safety of mines".
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 12:03
State Mines and Geology Director Arvind Lolienkar was suspended for alleged illegalities and irregularities in the department.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 18:01
Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa will begin exploration later this week at its Liberian iron ore project that is estimated to hold reserves of over 1 billion tonnes, a top company official said.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 5, 2011, 15:53
CBI has been carrying out a probe into illegal mining in parts of Karnataka since September.
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