· Bellary, in fact, decided the fate of Karnataka in the 2013 election as illegal mining in the district was the only major issue in that poll. This Assembly election, once again, is going to see a keen contest between the BJP and the Congress in the nine constituencies that make up the district – one where 'history' is going to be ...
May 29, 2013· A Bellary without mining Amlan Aditya Biswas, deputy commissioner of Bellary, says the ban did not affect the district's economy much. Bellary has been an agrarian economy.
Indiscriminate mining in Bellary district: Rehabilitate environment in consultation with affected communities Posted on February 8, 2016 February 9, 2016 by admin Wellknown advoacacy group Mines, Minerals People and two other people's organizations* have written a letter to the Governor and the Chief Minister of Karnataka regarding the ...
How Bellary was laid waste. Karnataka's Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's report is a sordid story on the rise of India's mining poster boy, Bellary. The protagonists of the script, the Reddy brothers, used muscle and money to grease their way through government departments. Initially, it was all gold.
Mining resumes in Bellary The Hindu. Mining activities, which had come to a standstill following the blanket ban imposed by the Apex Court in July 2011, resumed gradually in Bellary district. As many as 13 mines (11 in forest land and two in revenue lands) listed in categories A and B have started extraction of ore after implementing ...
May 03, 2018· Modi's public address in Bellary assumes greater significance as the district is perhaps best known in recent times for a Rs 16,500crore mining scam, in which former Karnataka minister and mining baron G Janardhan Reddy is an accused.
May 04, 2018· Karnataka polls: SC dismisses mining baron Janardhan Reddy's plea to enter Bellary for campaigning A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan junked his plea to enter the district to campaign for his brother, G Somashekar Reddy, who is a BJP candidate in the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka Supreme Court, AFP
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will impose a blanket ban on mining in 99 iron ore mines in the BellaryHospet region of Karnataka, if further evidence confirms that this has caused ...
The bench kept private mine owners out of mining and made it clear that no part of the iron ore extracted by the NMDC will be exported.
Karnataka polls: SC dismisses mining baron Janardhan Reddy's plea to enter Bellary for campaigning. The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of mining baron and BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy seeking permission to enter Bellary district in Karnataka for bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan junked his plea to enter the ...
In a sweeping move today, the Supreme Court suspended with immediate effect, mining of iron ore in whole of Bellary district of Karnataka on fears of environmental degradation. CNBCTV18's Ashok ...
Sep 23, 2011· Favouring a Central Bureau of Investigation probe, the Supreme Court on Friday sought the agency's response on investigating the link between mining activities in Karnataka's Bellary district .
Ballari District Profile. District Overview. Ballari is situated on the eastern side of the state and spread across 7 taluks, namely Ballari, Siruguppa, Hospet, Kudligi, Sandur, Hadagali and Hagaribommanahalli, district is also known as the 'Steel city of South India'. Farm Land and Rich minerals characterize Ballari district and also recently making headlines with mining industry.
New Delhi, May 4 The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of mining baron and BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy seeking permission to enter Bellary district in Karnataka for electioneering.
May 03, 2018· Narendra Modi today addressed a public rally in Bellary, a district known for a multicrore mining scam which forced then Karnataka chief minister BS .
The Supreme Court order to suspend iron ore mining with immediate effect in north Karnataka's Bellary district has come as a rude shock to the mining and steel industries. Iron and steel manufacturers in South India, who are facing severe shortage of raw materials, will be 'totally devastated' with a complete halt on mining, said industry sources.
"Bellary is no longer capable of excavations because of the misdeeds of others. The area cannot take anymore excavations," Justice Alam added. Senior advocate Ranjit Kumar, representing an association of Karnataka miners, said there was no reason to complain as they already a pay Net Present Value (NPV) of their income to the state government towards rehabilitation and afforestation.
Janardhana Reddy is an accused in the illegal mining case involving his Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC). The company is accused of changing the mining lease boundary markings and indulging in illegal mining in the Bellary Reserve Forest area, spread over Bellary in Karnataka and Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.
SC rejects mining baron Janardhan Reddy's plea to enter Bellary. Janardhana Reddy is an accused in the illegal mining case involving his Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC). The company is accused of changing the mining lease boundary markings and indulging in illegal mining in the Bellary Reserve Forest area, spread over Bellary in Karnataka and Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.
Jul 29, 2011· The Supreme Court on Friday directed the suspension of all mining operations and transportation in an area admeasuring approximately 10,868 hectares in Bellary district of Karnataka .
The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for increasing the iron ore mining cap in three district of Karnataka—Bellary, Tumkur and ...