Illegal Mining

Treasure hunt gang digs Palode forest for gem stones, leaves cops clueless

December 31, 2021

Treasure hunt gang digs Palode forest for gem stones, leaves cops clueless

Officials say there is no scientific basis to the reports on the presence of precious stones.

December 12, 2021
'Deep-sea mining may wipe out species we have only just discovered'

The extreme, insular ecosystems are powered, not by the sunlight-driven photosynthesis, but by energy from superheated mineral-rich seawater jetting from cracks in the seafloor.
July 25, 2021
Police brutality on 'peaceful' protesters emerges from Thottappally

A video captured on the mobile phone of a college student who managed to hide it from raiding policemen shows policemen lathicharging locals protesting illegal sand mining.
March 11, 2021
Permit for quarries: Kerala govt issues new order

The new order seemingly confirms the allegations that the permit and the lease were extended after coming under pressure from the mining mafia.
April 29, 2020
Illegal sand mining rampant in Bharathapuzha even during lockdown

The tehsildar has asked the sub-inspectors at Tirur, Tanur, Kuttipuram, Valanchery, Kadampuzha, and Kalpakanchery to take action against the culprits.
February 21, 2020
Government to look the other way as shut quarries in ESZs to resume operations

Last October, the Mining and Geology Director K Biju had issued a stop memo to nearly 130 quarries that were within 10 km of the 28 wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala.
January 28, 2020
Centre gets tough on illegal mining, sale of sand

As per the new guidelines, sand can be purchased only through the online portal of the government by producing the receipt of the money remitted as price.

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