TN govt proposes measures to streamline sand mining

Last Updated: Saturday, August 11, 2012, 17:32

Jayalalithaa said all departments concerned and district collectors should ensure sand mining was done without affecting the environment.

Maharashtra to invoke MCOCA against sand mafia

Last Updated: Monday, July 16, 2012, 17:13

Maharashtra government on Monday said that whoever is involved in illegal dredging of sand from rivers and creeks would be booked under the stringent provisions of the MCOCA.

Case registered against 6 persons for illegal sand mining

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 17:05

A case has been registered against six persons for allegedly stealing sand from river Yamuna in Faridabad district.

TN will not tolerate illegal sand mining: Jayalalithaa

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 13:54

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday asserted that her government would not tolerate illegal sand mining in the state and warned of action against violators.

Sand mining: MP govt removes cop for complicity

Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 22:05

MP govt removed Ajaygarh police station incharge for allegedly abetting illegal sand mining.

K'taka govt mulls over new sand mining policy

Last Updated: Monday, December 12, 2011, 18:53

Karnataka government is contemplating a new sand mining policy to regulate the exploitation of the natural resource.

Ramesh slams U’khand govt over illegal sand mining

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 21:47

The Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday slammed the Uttarakhand government for its inaction against the illegal sand mining.

Act against sand mining mafia: Ramesh to Pokhriyal

Last Updated: Friday, June 17, 2011, 21:16

The environment minister had blamed Uttarakhand Government for the death of Swami Nigamanand.

Karnataka for new sand mining policy

Last Updated: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 21:59

The Karnataka government on Thursday said it proposed to implement a separate sand mining policy from next year for coastal districts.

Sand activist says he did not demand complete ban on mining

Last Updated: Friday, May 27, 2011, 15:29

The whistle-blower of illegal sand extraction activity in Goa said he never meant to stop entire sand mining in the state but was actually protesting against illegalities in his own village at Keri, 50 Kms North of Panaji.

Goa extractors call for govt intervention on sand mining ban

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 10:31

Sand extractors from across Goa, who have been rendered jobless following a court order banning the activity, have now approached the state government seeking a legal way out.