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Four more held on iron ore smuggling charge
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Even as the issue of illegal mining is all set to rock the brief Assembly session beginning from Monday, the Keonjhar district police continue to turn heat on criminal elements reportedly involved in smuggling of ore.
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Ennore Coke expects rise in coking coal price
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Coking coal producer Ennore Coke Ltd expects spot prices of coking coal to touch USD 300 per tonne by June-July from a level of 260 dollars per tonne at present.
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Prohibitory orders imposed at Banspani
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The State government on Friday imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC at Banspani Railway Siding in mineral-rich Keonjhar district restricting transportation of minerals by trains.
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Anti-mining groups boycott uranium panel meet
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A crucial meeting on uranium mining in Meghalaya, which was today boycotted by anti-mining groups in the state, decided to seek opinion from independent sources on the effects of the proposed project.
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Meghalaya to seek scientific opinion on uranium mining
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A government-constituted committee in Meghalaya Tuesday decided to seek scientific opinion on the overall effects of uranium mining.
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NALCO gets state government nod for new bauxite mine
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Orissa has given its nod for leasing a new bauxite mine in the state's Koraput district to state-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), an official said Tuesday.
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BSY blackens Revanna’s record on purchase of coal
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Almost a year after Janata Dal (S) legislator H.D. Revanna charged that Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa had caused the state exchequer a loss of Rs 500-600 crore by approving purchase of coal at a high price
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Quarry tragedy: bedlam in Assembly, Council
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The alleged inaction of the government in the wake of the tragedy in the Chimakurthi granite quarry in Prakasam district last week rocked both Houses of the Legislature on Tuesday.
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Large-scale mining takes its toll on Bhimasamudra lake
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Rampant mining and neglect have taken a toll on the Bhimasamudra lake, one of the few ancient lakes in the district.
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KSU, CCSO boycott uranium meet in Shillong
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Anti-uranium mining groups in Meghalaya has decided to boycott tomorrow’s first meeting of the Joint Committee on Uranium in Meghalaya (JCUM) to discuss on the uranium project in the state.
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Anti-uranium groups demand exclusion of pro-group from govt body
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Anti-uranium mining groups have asked the state government to exclude 'pro-uranium group' Association of Meghalaya for Development Advancement (AMDA) from the Joint Committee on Uranium Mining in Meghalaya (JCUMM).
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Coal regulator in place next month: Jaiswal
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Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge) Sriprakash Jaiswal today said a coal regulator will be in place by March 15 and urged Coal India Ltd (CIL) to make it India's 'Number One' public-sector unit.
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Meghalaya notifies committee to study uranium mining
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Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Bindo Lanong and in-charge Mining and Geology, would head a 33-member committee to examine the impact of uranium mining in the State.
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Mining scam: Save Odisha Forum seeks CBI probe
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A delegation comprising activists of Save Odisha Forum on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Governor Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare seeking a CBI probe into the multi-crore mining scam.
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Apply recommendations in mining policy: HSPDP
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The Hill State Peoples’ Democratic Party (HSPDP) today urged the government to implement the state mining policy only after the recommendations of two joint committees - Uranium mining and Meghalaya land transfer.
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Amnesty to step up campaign against Vedanta project
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Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog, here on Thursday announced to intensify its campaign against violation of basic rights near refinery project area of Vedanta Alumina Limited in Orissa’s Kalahandi district.
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Mining scam: State at its wits’ end
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Ever since the multi-crore mining scam reared its ugly head in Orissa, questions have been raised on the authority of the Vigilance Department to investigate the matter.
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Church of England's Vedanta shares sale welcomed
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Human right activists, tribal leaders and social activists in Orissa Sunday welcomed the Church of England's decision to sell its shares in British mining major Vedanta due to its dissatisfaction with the company's rights' record in the state.
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Eight trucks of illegal iron ore seized in Orissa
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Eight trucks of iron ore being illegally transported in Orissa's Keonjhar district were seized Friday, police said.
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Concern over Essar Steels iron refining ponds
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Keonjhar Citizens’ Forum (KCF) expressed its concern over proposed iron refining and tailing pond proposed by Essar Steels through the district could generate mountains of totally ‘unwanted’ wastes.
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600 tonnes of iron ore seized in Orissa
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Mining officials have seized at least 600 tonnes of iron ore in Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district in a continuing crackdown on illegal mines, an official said Wednesday.
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Two steel projects get nod
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Even as the State government is finding it difficult to acquire land for new industrial projects due to various reasons, its High Level Clearance Authority on Wednesday gave green signal to several proposed new ventures, including two in the steel sector.
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Vedanta fails to fulfil promises, alleges LVP
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Lanjigarh Vikash Parishad (LVP), an association of local people living in Lanjigarh of Kalahandi district where Vedanta Group was coming up with multi-thousand crore alumina refinery project, here on Sunday alleged that local inhabitants and project-affected families
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NMDC to delink pricing formula from global trends
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State-run National Mineral Development Corp (NMDC) is planning its own pricing formula for iron ore to reflect the dynamics of the domestic market rather than blindly benchmarking it to global trends, managing director Rana Som said Friday.
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Central PSU NMDC and Tata Steel ink MoU to float JVCs
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Union government run National Mining Development Corporation Ltd (NMDC) and world's 6th largest steel maker Tata Steel today signed an MoU to float JVCs for acquisition, exploration and development of mines and steel.
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