Illegal Sand Mining

The BJP MLA attempted to contact the MP High Court judge regarding an alleged illegal mining issue, prompting him to recuse from hearing the case in Ashutosh Dixit v Economic Offences Wing & Ors.

Illegal sand mining serious, needs to be curbed: Supreme Court

The top court was hearing a 2018 PIL filed by one M Alagarsamy seeking a CBI probe into illegal sand mining in rivers and beaches in Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

ED seizes Rs 6 crore in cash during raids against illegal sand mining in Punjab

The search operations at a dozen locations in Mohali, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and Pathankot began early morning with an armed CRPF escort and were underway.

NGT asks UP, Haryana to file affidavits on sand mining

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the officers of Haryana and UP to file affidavit and inform it about the actual status of mining in Noida and Faridabad.

Illegal sand mining: Tough battle for Tamil Nadu

Now the state government owns all the sand within its borders, but the business of digging it up, and loading and transporting it to the end user is handed off to private contractors and somewhere along the way and the state loses out.

Maha proposes barcoding system to check illegal sand mining

Maharashtra Government is contemplating a barcoding system that will be put in place across toll plazas in the state to keep in check illegal sand mining.