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Precious stones plundered from Pattighat in Kodagu
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Precious stones plundered from Pattighat in Kodagu

January 8, 2022

Forest Dept. complicit, says MLA; seeks high-level investigation Madikeri: Rampant illegal mining of precious stones has been reported from Pattighat Reserve Forests (Nishane Motte) near Bhagamandala of the Western Ghats under the very nose of the Forest Department and those who are duty-bound to protect it have now been accused of openly allowing plunderers to…

Legal miners are facing threats: Mandya MP
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Legal miners are facing threats: Mandya MP

September 14, 2021

Won’t interfere in illegal mining issue,  asserts Kumaraswamy  Mandya: Throwing down the gauntlet at illegal mining again, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish has alleged that people who are doing illegal mining around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam and also in many areas inside Pandavapura are threatening legal miners. “Now both legal and illegal mining have…

Loud sound rattles Bebi Betta premises
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Loud sound rattles Bebi Betta premises

August 13, 2021

MSME and Mines Secretary visits quarry sites; seeks report from officials Mandya: Despite the Mandya District Administration taking stringent measures to curb illegal mining in Bebi Betta Kaval premises and teams being formed to raid unauthorised stone quarries, loud sounds and repeated earth vibrations have rattled residents and villagers of surrounding areas.  Yesterday afternoon, one…

Echo of illegal mining in Mandya: Licences of 11 quarries, 22 crushing units cancelled
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Echo of illegal mining in Mandya: Licences of 11 quarries, 22 crushing units cancelled

August 4, 2021

Many villages close to KRS Dam declared sensitive; mobile squads to check mining Mandya: The Mandya District Mining Task Force headed by Deputy Commissioner S. Aswathi and the District Stone Crushers’ Regulation Committee have issued orders cancelling the licences of 11 quarries that were operating without an environment clearance certificate and 22 crushing units for…

Miners haven’t paid Rs.1,200 crore Royalty to Government: MP
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Miners haven’t paid Rs.1,200 crore Royalty to Government: MP

July 14, 2021

Mandya: Taking a dig at the Department of Mines and Geology, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish took the officials to task for not collecting Rs. 1,200 crore Royalty due to the State Government from the district mining companies for the last so many years. Talking to reporters after holding a meeting with Officials at the DC…

Will illegal mining come to an end in Mandya district?
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Will illegal mining come to an end in Mandya district?

July 13, 2021

By M.K. Mohanraj Mandya: Even as Mandya becomes a hotbed of mining politics with no holds barred spats between Independent Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish, wife of late actor Ambarish and JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy over the past several days, the people of Mandya are wondering whether MP Sumalatha, who has promised…

Sumalatha Ambarish meets Mines and Geology Minister
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Sumalatha Ambarish meets Mines and Geology Minister

July 13, 2021

Bengaluru: In an interesting development amidst the statement of Mines and Geology Minister Murugesh Nirani that he will be visiting Mandya soon to assess the extent of alleged illegal mining, Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambarish met the Minister in Bengaluru yesterday and held talks on the alleged illegal mining and quarrying activities in Mandya district.  During…

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