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Kiran Govt. failed to act on Sand Mafia 05 May 2012
Way back in September 2011, the Vigilance and Enforcement wing of the general administration department had submitted a report to the State government. According to the report, a major racket is flourishing in the illegal sand mining business. On behalf...
Keywords: Vigilance and Enforcement Wing, CM Kiran Kumar, CM Kiran Kumar, sand auction
Read MoreTN Sand Mining Baron Paid Rs 400 Crores To Officials, Reports IT Dept 08 May 2017
According to the Income Tax Department reports to the State Government, the Tamil Nadu sand mining baron, J Sekhar Reddy paid the State Ministers and Bureaucrats around Rs 400 crores. A leading news channel reported that, the decision is now...
Keywords: Enforcement Directorate, TN Health Minister, J Sekhar Reddy, O Paneerselvam
Read MoreHigh Court seeks report on illegal sand mining 10 April 2012
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to present before the court the steps taken against those involved in illegal sand mining. Following the petition filed by duo in Guntur district, the High Court gave this order. ...
Keywords: illegal sand mining, Andhra Pradesh High Court, sand contractors, Andhra Pradesh High Court
Read MoreTDP MLA attacks woman, APRSA demands arrest 11 July 2015
The attack on Musunuru Tahsildar Vanajakshi by Denduluru MLA Chintamaneni Prabhakar and his supporters is seriously condemned by the APRSA (Andhra Pradesh Revenue Services Association) district unit members.Vanajakshi, who had come to know about some illegal sand mining at Tammileru...
Keywords: prabhakar attack on woman, MLA Prabhakar attacks Tahsildar, Denduluru MLA Prabhakar, MLA Prabhakar attacks Tahsildar
Read MoreSand mafia terrorising Karimnagar officials 16 March 2012
Despite having knowledge of unabated illegal sand mining, revenue officials in Karimnagar district are able to do only little to check it. They are fearing to stop or seize the sand-laden vehicles as the owners had reportedly formed a syndicate...
Keywords: revenue officials, Karimnagar district, Karimnagar district, Karimnagar district
Read MoreHC chastises Govt over haphazard sand mining 26 March 2012
The AP high court today expressed its anger over haphazard, chaotic and illegal sand mining in the state and questioned the Government’s propriety in granting licenses for sand mining with out any proper policy. During the hearing of a PIL...
Keywords: illegal sand mining in AP, illegal mining of sand, illegal mining of sand, sand mining in AP
Read MoreHC imposes stay on sand mining from April 1 22 March 2012
The AP high court on Wednesday stayed sand mining and fresh auctions on sand quarrying across the state with effect from April 1. A division bench, consisting of chief justice Madan B Lokur and justice Noushad Ali, granted the stay...
Keywords: stay on sand mining, illegal sand mining on Krishna River bed, illegal quarrying of sand, illegal quarrying of sand
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