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Tag: illegal sand mining
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2 of Punjab sand mafia, heavy machinery seized in J&K
During a raid by the J&K police, an excavator machine bearing number SYQ15512086, operated by Shiv Chander Prasad Singh and a dumper bearing registration N0 PB35Q2359, driven by Gulshan Singh, were seized from the spot. While two more drivers succeeded in fleeing the spot with their dumpers.
July 19, 2022 -
NGT orders environment compensation penalty on illegal sand mining
Since the mining was carried out in excess; the mining thereof would amount to illegal sand mining.
February 5, 2022 -
NGT constitutes committee to probe into illegal sand mining on Brahmani riverbed
The NGT’s attention had earlier been drawn to the excessive sand mining on the Brahmani river bed in Lahunipara tehsil of Sundargarh district and the resultant environmental degradation.
December 13, 2021 -
Kamal Haasan demands probe into illegal sand mining near Marina beach
The superstar in a statement on Friday said that illegal sand mining has raised several concerns including the theft of sand, inaction of the government machinery, continuation of the illegal sand mining operations despite a change in government in the state and environmental degradation.
September 10, 2021 -
Sand mining is an underrated threat
According to a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report, sand has been mined at rates greatly exceeding natural replenishment rates.
September 17, 2020 -
Woman goes back on her statement in rape case against former SP minister
In 2014, the woman had claimed that Prajapati had called her to Lucknow on the pretext of giving her a job and a house and then raped her, along with his aides.
July 24, 2019 -
Uttarakhand minister Arvind Pandey, supporters create ruckus at police station
Video goes viral as Arvind Pandey and his supporters, agitated over the police move to seize vehicles involved in illegal sand mining and overloading, misbehave with cops at Kundeshwari police station
March 26, 2019 -
Illegal sand mining in Burdwan
Despite the ban on lifting sand from the riverbed for three months between 15 June and 15 September, a dozen senior officials with the district administration and district police were surprised to see desperate illegal sand mining in Burdwan (East) on Monday. The officials collected fine worth Rs 12 lakh from 35 vehicles and seized...
June 19, 2018 -
3 farmers fined over Rs 1 cr for illegal sand mining
The district administration of Shamli has imposed a fine of Rs 1.14 crore on three farmers on charges of illegal sand mining. The three farmers are alleged to have done excess mining of sand way beyond the permissible limit to earn huge profits. Additional district magistrate K B Singh said the fine was imposed on...
June 9, 2018
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