Parrikar alleges double standard by Centre on mining issue

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 14:37

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday charged the Centre with adopting double standards towards solving the crisis arising out of current ban on the state mining industry.

Rally in Goa on August 29 against ban on mining

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 20:01

People affected with the closure of mining industry in Goa will hold a massive rally here on August 29 demanding resumption of the activity.

Goa mulling possibility of lifting suspension on mining

Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2013, 14:37

Goa government is contemplating the possibility of lifting the suspension order issued to all working mining leases in the state, top officials said.

Give Goa mining firms more time to repay loans: MP

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 15:09

Banks should stagger the recovery of loans which had been given to customers who were dependent on the now-banned mining activities in Goa, a Congress MP said Monday.

Week-long bandh in Goa`s mining belt from August 21

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 17:45

Goa Mining People`s Front on Saturday said it would hold a week-long bandh in Goa`s mining belt, seeking immediate resumption of mining in the state.

Mining scam: Goa govt files criminal case

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 23:10

Goa Mines and Geology Department on Friday filed a criminal complaint with the state police in connection with illegal mining scam that reportedly took place during the erstwhile Congress-led regime.

Don`t burn your house because rats live in it: Goa CM on mining ban

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 14:35

Referring to the blanket suspension of mining in Goa, Manohar Parrikar said one should not burn the entire house because of rats living in it.

Leaders claiming publicity over Uttarakhand relief sad: Yechury

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 13:52

The CPI(M) termed as "very unfortunate and sad" political leaders claiming publicity over relief efforts in flood-devastated Uttarakhand.

`PM assures all possible efforts to resume mining ops in Goa`

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 22:13

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured that the central government will make all possible efforts to resume mining operations in Goa, claimed GMPF.

Sesa Goa hopeful of getting green nod to K'taka mine soon

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 18:34

The company's mine in Chitradurga district is among the mines in the state on which the Supreme Court last week had lifted the ban.

Mining firms should take care of dependents: Parri

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 13:52

The Goa government Wednesday said that it would take into consideration how the mining firms treated their employees during the current lean phase, when work resumes once Supreme Court lifts the ban in future.

No deaths due to mining trucks after SC halts activity: Goa CM

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 17:11

Not a single person was killed in road accidents involving trucks in the extraction activity since September last when mining was stopped on the directives of the Supreme Court, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the House .