Protesting farmers who had marched from Haridwar to Delhi as part of the Kisan Kranti Padyatra ended their march at the Kisan Ghat in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
Earlier, Delhi Police removed barricades after midnight last night to allow the farmers stopped during the Kisan Kranti Padyatra to enter Delhi and proceed towards Kisan Ghat. Read more
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Tehelka had exposed the large-scale illegal mining and its exports going on for over a decade and collusion by various departments of the Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government — from the Department of Atomic Energy to the Union Ministry of Mines as well as various departments of the State. And finally, the mining lease for beach sand minerals over a huge 7.20 sq kms by Trimex has been suspended in Vastavalasa and Thonangi villages, Gara Mandal, Srikakulum district in Andhra Pradesh. Read more
Courtesy: Tehelka
Ten mineral-laden states have queued up 102 blocks for electronic auctions in this financial year. With 20 blocks, Jharkhand has the largest number of deposits on offer. Rajasthan comes second with 16 blocks, while Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have readied 13 each.
Among the queued blocks, 42 are of limestone, followed by bauxite (19), manganese ore (11), copper (8), iron ore (6), graphite (6), zinc (3) and two each for emerald and gold. Read more
Courtesy: Business Standard
Anrak Aluminium Limited (AAL), a joint venture of Penna Group and Ras Al Khaimah, has exuded confidence of starting operations of its 1.5 million tonne alumina refinery in Visakhapatnam in the next few months, almost five years after its construction with Hyderabad High Court passing a judgement in favour of it. Read more
Courtesy: The Hindu
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached assets worth Rs 37 crore in connection with its money laundering probe into the Hoshiarpur land acquisition scam in Punjab.
It said a provisional order for attachment of 54 vacant lands and three business and residential premises each was issued by its Jalandhar office under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Read more
Courtesy: hindustan times
