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`PM assures all possible efforts to resume mining ops in Goa`


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured that the central government will make all possible efforts...

Mining firms should take care of dependents: Parri


The Goa government Wednesday said that it would take into consideration how the mining firms treated...

No deaths due to mining trucks after SC halts activity: Goa CM


Not a single person was killed in road accidents involving trucks in the extraction activity since S...

Goa mining scam: Congress refuses to comment on FIR


The Congress in Goa declined to comment on a Bombay High Court order directing the state government ...

Goa govt ready for auctioning of mining leases


Facing adverse impact of a ban on mining in the State, the Goa Government has told the Supreme Court...

File FIR in mining scam, HC tells Goa govt


The Bombay High Court bench in Panaji on Tuesday directed the Goa government to file an FIR against ...

Mining closure: GMPF slams former Lokayukta Hegde


Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice (retd) Santosh Hegde drew flak from the Goa Mining People`s Front...

Mining closure: Ex-Lokayukta Hegde against financial aid


Justice Santosh Hegde opposed granting financial assistance to people affected by closure of mining ...

Mining in Goa might resume from May, says Parrikar


Goa CM Manohar Parrikar on Monday expressed the hope that mining-related activities in the state mig...

Financial package for Goa mining ban affected


Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday announced a financial bonanza for those affected by ...

Goa Congress chief denies involvement in illegal mining


Denying his involvement in illegal mining, Goa Congress Chief Subhash Shirodkar said he was engaged ...

Goa offers financial help to people hit by closure


Goa government on Saturday announced two schemes providing financial assistance to the people affect...

Goa govt should take over loans of those affected by mining shut-down: Cong


The Goa unit of Congress demanded that state government should take over the loans of truckers, mach...

Goa mining workers returning to farming


The suspension of mining activity in Goa has forced those dependent on iron ore extraction industry ...

Goa govt eyes Rs 240 crore through renewal of mining leases


Goa government plans to collect a total revenue of Rs 240 crore in the form of stamp duty by renewin...

Water level of rivers receding due to mining halt: Parrikar


In an unexpected fall out of halting of mining activity, the water level of rivers in the state has ...

Delay in resumption of mining might trigger violen


Goa CM expressed apprehension that growing impatience among people in the aftermath of ban on mining...

Goa Foundation for continuation of stay on mining


Goa Foundation said a large section of people have actually found solace in the apex court order of ...

Goans seek PM`s help for resumption of mining


Mining dependent people from Goa Monday met PM Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention for resump...

Mining must be done only by public sector: Prashant Bhushan


The mining industry should be shifted from private players to the public sector, to inject some demo...

Goa mining: Parrikar welcomes Pawar`s mediation move, BJP fumes


Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar`s party, the BJP, slammed the NCP chief for "politicising" the ...

Goa affidavit to show socio-eco impact of mining halt


The Goa government will file the affidavit in the Supreme Court on Thursday.

Former Goa CM, cabinet minister involved in mining scam: Parrikar


Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday said that a former Congress chief minister and a cabin...

Protest in Panaji over halting of mining in Goa


Hundreds of people here Tuesday began a chain sit-in protest demanding immediate resumption of minin...

Protest in Panaji over halting of mining in Goa


Hundreds of people here on Tuesday began a chain sit-in protest demanding immediate resumption of mi...

Rahul Gandhi meets Goa partymen hit by mining ban


Grassroots Congress workers, mid-level party politicos from panchayats and legislators have been mak...

Banks recasting Rs 1,300 cr loan to Goa mining sector


Following the go-ahead by the Reserve Bank, banks have begun restructuring the loans worth around Rs...

‘Don’t allow Goa mining till environment studies’


Mining companies in Goa have violated rules and regulation in their operations, a Central Empowered ...

Vexed Goa mining industry pins hope on SC hearing on Dec 7


The petitions have said that under commission of the inquiry, the ex-parte needs to be heard.

Goa mining data: Parrikar blames Congress govt


Goa CM Manohar Parrikar was ticked off by the Supreme Court-appointed Centrally Empowered Committee ...

Goa villagers appeal to Supreme Court for allowing mining


Some village sarpanchs of Goa appealed to SC to allow resumption of mining activities in the state.

Ready to join hands with BJP to resolve mining crisis: Congress


Congress on Tuesday said it was ready to bury political differences with the BJP to find a solution ...

Manohar Parrikar can`t judge Supreme Court: Congress


The Congress on Thursday condemned Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar`s statement objecting to a Suprem...

‘Mining halt may lead to suicides in Goa’


A BJP legislator in Goa on Wednesday said if the mining halt continued in the state, then he feared ...

`Mining like bread and butter to Goa economy`


The ban on mining in Goa will seriously affect service tax collection in the state, a top central ta...

British MP takes up cudgel against mining in Goa


Carmen Miranda, through her London-based Save Goa Campaign UK (SGCUK), has caught the attention of a...

Church wants withdrawal of cases against anti-mining activists


Goa Church has demanded that the government withdraw all the criminal cases filed against anti-illeg...

Goa truck owners in a fix over loan liabilities


Truck operators working for various iron ore mines across Goa have demanded that the state governmen...

MGP wants resumption of mining activity in Goa


MGP president Dipak Dhavlikar told reporters that the closure of mining activity has impacted almost...

Mining supporters besiege visiting journalists in


Angry locals, dependent on mining for livelihood, Friday detained around 30 journalists at Curpem vi...

PIL in SC to restrain resumption of mining in Goa


A petition was filed in the Supreme Court to restrain the resumption of iron and manganese ore minin...

Ban mining near wildlife sanctuaries in Goa: Greens


Environmentalists today organised a protest walk here demanding cancellation of mining leases operat...

BJP seeks Kamat`s resignation as MLA


BJP demanded the resignation of former chief minister Digambar Kamat as Congress MLA following his i...

Goa mining scam worth Rs 34,935 crore: Shah Commission


The Justice MB Shah Commission report, which was tabled in Parliament, says that Goa`s iron ore mini...

MoEF officials inspect mining leases in Goa


The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has initiated its inspection of iron ore mining ...

Mining dumps in Goa the next Cong-BJP battleground?


Greens in Goa claim that the Parrikar government has sold out on the very promises made by the BJP d...

Stringent regulations on mining from I-Day onwards


Goa govt has decided to implement stringent regulations on mining industry from Aug 15 onwards, with...

Goa mining row in House of Commons


A Labour MP has moved an `early day motion` in the House of Commons seeking a debate on the damage c...

No illegal mining but ores extracted illegally: Goa govt


The Goa government on Monday admitted to "illegal extraction of ore" in the state but maintained tha...

Goa to auction ore dumps from govt land


The Goa government will auction the low grade ore piled up in its properties over last several decad...