"Mining Department has set a new record in revenue growth": Uttarakhand mining secretary Brijesh Kumar Sant amidst illegal mining row

Mar 28, 2025

Uttarakhand Mining Secretary Brijesh Kumar Sant said that for the first time after the formation of the state, a total of 159 mining leases...

Awami Action Committee president raises alarm over misuse of mining leases in PoGB

Oct 26, 2024

Syed Nazar Abbas Kazmi, the President of the Awami Action Committee, has raised critical concerns regarding the protection of local community rights related to...

SC directs Jharkhand HC to decide on maintainability of plea against CM Hemant Soren, others

May 24, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 24 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Jharkhand High Court to decide on the maintainability of the public interest...

PoK: Gilgit Baltistan residents protest over awarding mining contracts to foreign company

Jul 07, 2022

Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], July 7 : The local residents of Gilgit Baltistan staged a sit-in blocking the Karakoram Highway in Nasirabad, Hunza for the...

CBI books ex-Uttar Pradesh district magistrate, 9 others in illegal mining case

Feb 03, 2021

New Delhi [India], February 3 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against a former District Magistrate of Uttar Pradesh's...

Mining lease row: Jharkhand High Court admits petition seeking CBI enquiry

Jun 03, 2022

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 3 : The Jharkhand High Court on Friday admitted the petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry into...