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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Nephew of BJP Junagadh MP under police scanner in Jethwa case
Junagadh BJP MP Dinu Solanki's nephew has come under the police scanner for his alleged role in the murder of RTI activist and green crusader Amit Jethwa. Crime Branch officials said they are probing the role of Solanki's nephew Pratap alias Shiva Solanki, in the case and a team has left for Junagadh to question him in this connection. Sources in the crime branch alleged that Pratap could be the...
More »Orissa pitches for Posco, questions panel’s findings
Raising doubts on the impartiality of the Saxena-Pandey committee appointed by the Centre, the Orissa government has questioned the authenticity of their findings about violations in the Posco project area. Countering the charge of violation of the Forest Rights Act, the state government has asked the environment ministry to reconsider its “stop work” order. In a letter to the Union environment ministry, the state government has alleged that “the way...
More »Gujarat cop held for murder of RTI activist
A police constable has been arrested and three persons detained in connection with the murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Amit Jethva here last month. Jethva, who had filed a public interest litigation against illegal mining in the Gir Forest area, was shot outside the Gujarat High Court on July 20. “After a long investigation, we have tracked down the main accused, Bahadursinh Wadher, a police constable in Junagadh district, for...
More »UPA hindering Orissa’s growth: BJD by Debabrata Mohanty
With the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) showing the red flag to Posco and Vedanta projects in Orissa while giving a green signal to the Polavaram hydel project in Andhra Pradesh, the ruling Biju Janata Dal has accused the UPA of hatching a conspiracy to sabotage the state’s growth. All the 20 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members of BJD on Wednesday staged a dharna in Parliament alleging that the...
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