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Karnataka: Export ban has no effect on illegal mining by Vicky Nanjappa

The ongoing probe into illegal mining in Karnataka have revealed some startling facts, including the fact that transportation of ore has gone up two fold after a ban was imposed. Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde is probing the issue of illegal mining, which rocked the Parliament a couple of days ago. Justice Hegde, who is expected to submit his report on illegal mining in another four months, told rediff.com that the...

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'Schools are high value, soft targets for the Naxals' by Vicky Nanjappa

Over the past three years, the number of attacks on schools has seen a steep rise. The argument advanced by the Naxals is that schools have become police stations and security forces take cover here. To substantiate their claim they have never attacked a school when children were in it and attacks have always taken place when the school premises were closed. Security personnel who battle the Naxals however claim that...

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Leh: PM announces Rs. 125 cr relief for cloudburst victims

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced a Rs. 125 crore relief packaged for the Leh cloudburst victims and said all houses destroyed by the natural calamity will be reconstructed within the next two-and-a-half months. Singh, who arrived in Leh on a day-long visit to take stock of relief and rehabilitation undertaken in the aftermath of flash floods in this mountainous region, said relief will be given from the Prime Minister's National Relief...

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Expansion of the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Livestock Health and Disease Control’

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the expansion of the ongoing Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Livestock Health and Disease Control’ by adding four new components and enlarging the scope of the existing Foot and Mouth Disease Control Programme from 54 Districts to 221 districts. The new components to be added are: (i) National Animal Disease Reporting System (ii) National Control Programme on Peste des Petits Ruminants, (iii) National Control Programme on Brucellosis and (iv) Establishment and...

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The Centre on Monday cleared a proposal for setting up a commission to check illegal mining. The decision follows several meetings that the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has held with senior mines ministry officials. The commission will submit its report within 18 months after Monitoring the progress of state governments like Karnataka in checking the menace. The concerns over the issue have gained further ground after the Reddy brothers, ministers in the...

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