The court passed this order on the private complaint filed by a senior officer of the Lokayukta Special Investigation Team (SIT), set up by the state government to probe certain illegal mining cases.
A special court in Bengaluru recently ordered the Karnataka Police to register a criminal case against former State Minister for tourism G Janardhana Reddy and others in a …
Karnataka is one of the leading states, after Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra to witness rampant illegal mining. Between 2014 and 2019, the Department of Mines and Geology registered 2,030 cases of illegal sand mining, 34,786 cases of illegal sand transportation and about 1,049 case of illegal sand storage across the state.
16 hours agoA special court in Bengaluru recently ordered the Karnataka Police to register a criminal case against former State Minister for tourism G Janardhana Reddy and others in a decade-old multi-crore illegal mining case. Reddy and his brother-in-law BV Srinivasa Reddy were initially arrested in this case in September 2011.
Illegal mining is rampant in Karnataka and all the rules of the Mines and Geology Department are being flouted in the state, said former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday.
Illegal mining is rampant in Karnataka and all the rules of the Mines and Geology Department are being flouted in the state, said former Karnataka Chief Minister …
The dust of illegal iron ore mining appears to have settled in the undivided Ballari district. However, the fortunes earned during the peak of illegal mining continue to muddy the politics...
Illegal mining case: CBI moves HC over delay by State govt. to approve process for attaching Janardhana Reddy's additional properties The former minister is making "hectic efforts" to sell ...
On 16 July 2010, the then Chief Minister of Karnataka, BS Yeddyurappa, acknowledged in the state assembly that over 30 million tonnes of iron ore had been illegally exported from Karnataka over a …
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted former Karnataka minister and accused in illegal mining case Gali Janardhan Reddy to visit and stay till November 6 in Bellary district to meet his daughter. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari also directed the special court to conduct trial on a day-to-day basis and complete the whole …
Heavy penalty for illegal mining: Minister 'Drone survey will be conducted to assess the exact extent of illegal mining in the State' January 27, 2021 11:28 pm | Updated 11:28 …
The Karnataka government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by an IGP rank officer to probe illegal mining exports from Karnataka's ports. The matter has already been ...
In 2013, the Karnataka government handed over cases of illegal export of iron ore mined from its state to the CBI. Amongst the accused were the powerful Reddy brothers of Ballari, top...
The private complaint was filed on April 10, 2023. The other accused include Reddy's close confidant Mehfouz Ali Khan, former MLA B Nagendra and four mining companies – Devi …
The resultant justice Santosh Hedge Report on illegal mining in Karnataka submitted in 2008, reveals the extent of illegality, corruption, and plunder of the mineral wealth of the …
Unidentified miscreants had dug up a portion of the road leading to one of the mining sites near Srirangapatana so as to prevent the visit of Ms. Ambareesh on Wednesday. The MP had announced...
The MP had announced inspection of a slew of mining sites in the district and this came in the backdrop of the allegations that illegal mining was rampant in Mandya district. Ms. Ambareesh said ...
The district of Bellary accounts for around 80 percent of the total iron ore reserves in Karnataka. According to official records, the district has 99 iron ore mines, of which 58 are functioning. However, the ground …
Karnataka News | ANI | Sunday January 24, 2021 Illegal mining is rampant in Karnataka and all the rules of the Mines and Geology Department are being flouted in the state, said former...
Karnataka High Court upholds discharge of IAS officers, others in illegal mining case The CBI said the accused were parties to a criminal conspiracy to commit offences of theft of iron ore,...
Former Karnataka minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy on Sunday announced a new party named "Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha". With this, the leader who is an accused in illegal mining case ...
All cases of illegal mining of iron ore were handed to CBI by the Karnataka government in 2013. Among the accused were the Reddy brothers of Bellari, two of whom were elected on May 15, 2018, on BJP tickets. CBI cases' charges were related to the illegal export of ore worth Rs12,000 crore from 9 ports spread across 4 states.
Illegal mining in Karnataka: ED attaches assets worth Rs 5.21 crore "During investigation under PMLA, it has been noticed that iron ore have been illegally mined, transported and traded...
Admitting that illegal mining is going on in many parts of the state, the CM said the illegal mining at Baby Betta in Pandavapura taluk of Mandya district is posing a threat to the KRS dam....
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted former Karnataka minister and accused in illegal mining case Gali Janardhan Reddy to visit and stay till November 6 in Bellary district to meet his daughter. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Krishna Murari also directed the special court to conduct trial on a day-to-day basis and complete the whole …
The CAG report took one taluk - Chikkaballapur - for its audit and stated that the government lost potential revenue to the tune of Rs 2,324 crore due to illegal mining. Based on this, the PAC...
BENGALURU: Issuing notice to the State Government, on a petition seeking directions to take steps to stop alleged illegal mining/quarrying at Sadahalli in Devanahalli taluk and the resulting...
Illegal mining is rampant in Karnataka and all the rules of the Mines and Geology Department are being flouted in the state, said former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday.