Industrial production growth slows to 1.7% in Dec

Last Updated: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 18:24

Industrial production growth rate slowed to 1.7 percent in December last year on sequential basis mainly due to a contraction in the mining and quarrying sector.

Five killed in Kenya quarry collapse

Last Updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013, 00:07

At least five people were buried alive and one other seriously injured after a quarry collapsed in southwest Kenya, medics and witnesses said Friday.

Bodies of 4 crushed to death by boulder recovered after 36 hrs

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 00:26

Bodies of four persons, who were crushed to death after a huge boulder slid off a granite quarry from 100 feet, were recovered on Wednesday night nearly after 36 hours of the incident.

Four killed in stone quarry blast in Odisha

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 13:47

Four persons were killed when an explosion occurred at a stone quarry in Odisha`s Bolangir district, police said on Thursday.

Granite scam: Nine arrested in Tamil Nadu

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 23:37

In a fresh case against PRP Granites, facing criminal proceedings in a multi-crore granite quarry scam, nine people were arrested on Thursday night, police said.

Dinosaurs were swimming not running during stampede

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 14:49

Paleontologists in Queensland have found that the world`s only recorded dinosaur stampede is largely made up of the tracks of swimming, not running, animals.

TN challenges order allowing firm to continue quarrying

Last Updated: Monday, November 5, 2012, 21:39

Tamil Nadu Government challenged a single Judge`s order in the Madras High Court bench here directing it to permit PRP granites and PRP exports.

Quarry owner shot dead by Maoists

Last Updated: Monday, January 31, 2011, 11:33

A quarry owner was shot dead and his vehicles were torched by CPI(Maoists) at Chitragadia village in Dumka district Sunday night.

Authorities free 39 bonded labourers from a stone quarry

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 20:55

The quarry owner had forced 39 labours to live in a shed and did not provide any basic facilities like toilet.

Andhra to make quarry owner pay ex-gratia to victim`s families

Last Updated: Friday, February 26, 2010, 23:57

Andhra Pradesh Minister B Srinivasa Reddy, on Friday said an ex-gratia of Rs 6 lakh each will be paid to the families of the labourers killed in the mishap at a granite quarry in Prakasam district through the owners of the quarry.