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CHENNAI: Backed by political influence and financial muscle, the gangs illegally mining sand and minerals were functioning like a mafia, observed the Madras High Court. While hearing cases related to illegal sand and mineral mining, a division bench comprising Justices SM Subramaniam and C Kumarappan said preventing sand and mineral theft was the responsibility of the district Collectors concerned and directed that Collectors should take action against Revenue Department officials who fail to r ...Read More >
The exact number of people trapped is not known The body of a labourer was pulled out on Sunday morning from the rubble of a stone quarry that collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra, while several others remain trapped, a senior police official said. The exact number of people trapped is not known. Uttar Pradesh minister and local MLA Sanjeev Kumar Gond, who visited the spot in the Billi Markundi mining area after the collapse on Saturday, said "around a dozen labourers" might be under the deb ...Read More >
Kolkata: Six workers died and five others were severely injured on Friday when a portion of a stone quarry collapsed at Bahadurpur village in Birbhum's Nalhati. Eyewitnesses said the labourers got buried under heavy rocks.Officers said efforts were on to ascertain whether any more workers were trapped in the quarry.The tragedy was a rerun of last October's accident where three labourers had died in a stone mine collapse in Nalhati."The collapse was so sudden that the workers did not get a chance ...Read More >
Kolkata, September 12: Six workers were killed and five others severely injured when they were crushed by falling rock pieces at a stone quarry in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Friday. Initially, information had spread that five workers were killed and four others were injured. However, later the district administration mentioned that six were killed while the number of injured persons is five. They are currently under treatment at Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital in the d ...Read More >
Kolkata: At least six labourers were reportedly killed and several seriously injured on Friday as some parts of a stone quarry collapsed in West Bengal's Birbhum district. The incident occurred in Bahadurpur village of Birbhum district where the workers fell under heavy rocks at the quarry today afternoon, people in the know said. A huge police contingent from the Nalhati Police Station reached the spot after the incident at the stone quarry. Eyewitness said that the labourers were removing t ...Read More >
The bodies of five workers were recovered from the debris, while four others were rescued but were said to be critical. Five workers died and four others suffered serious injuries after the Bahadurpur stone quarry collapsed in Birbhum district on Friday afternoon. Police from the Nalhati police station arrived at the site shortly after being informed of the collapse. According to police sources, prima facie a group of workers were extracting stones from the quarry when a section of it suddenl ...Read More >
In a tragic incident at a Bapatla district quarry in Andhra Pradesh, six migrant workers from Odisha died and three were injured when a granite rock collapsed on Sunday. Police suspect water seepage caused the accident during mining operations. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has ordered a thorough investigation and directed officials to provide medical assistance to the injured. Six migrant workers were killed and three injured after a massive granite rock fell on them at a quarry in Bapatl ...Read More >
PATHANAMTHITTA: After more than 24 hours of a perilous rescue operation, amid recurring rockslides and logistical hurdles, the body of the migrant worker who was trapped under boulders at the Chengalam quarry in Payyanamon near Konni was recovered on Tuesday night. Ajay Kumar Rai, 38, of Simarla village in Bihar's Begusarai district, was operating an excavator along with a co-worker when a massive rockfall buried them beneath rubble on Monday. Rai's body was retrieved using a long-boom excavat ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India] July 8, (ANI): One worker has died and another worker is reported missing after a massive rockfall at a quarry in Payyanamon near Konni, Pathanamthitta district, on Monday. The search for the missing worker is ongoing. Two workers, one from Odisha and the other from Bihar, were operating an excavator when a huge rock fell on top of it on Monday. The Fire Force and NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) resumed search operations on Tuesday morning. By the end ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), Jul 8 (PTI) The operation to rescue a worker trapped under rocks following a landslide at a quarry site in this district, which commenced on Tuesday morning, was suspended temporarily in the afternoon. The decision to suspend rescue efforts was taken as more rocks continued to fall on top of the spot where the worker and the excavator he was operating are buried, the district administration said. Despite the arrival of a big crane from Karunagappally, in Kollam distric ...Read More >
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) | The operation to rescue a worker trapped under rocks following a landslide at a quarry site in this district commenced on Tuesday morning. The rescue operation was stopped on Monday after fresh landslides. One worker was killed and another remained trapped under the rocks after a landslide at a quarry site in Payyanamon near Konni here. On Tuesday morning, four members of the special rescue team climbed down using ropes close to the accident site to examine the excav ...Read More >
Jaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma stated that Rajasthan is progressing rapidly in the mining sector through transparent processes, ease of doing business, and infrastructure development. He called for the creation of a mining model that balances economic growth with environmental sustainability and social responsibility. "Let us ensure our mining practices not only fulfill present demands but also inspire future generations," he urged. "Our goal is to establish Rajasthan as a leading hub ...Read More >
Keonjhar: Three persons died when an illegal manganese quarry collapsed under incessant rain in Keonjhar district on Tuesday evening. The incident took place near Bichakundi village in Baitarani reserve forest under Joda police station limits.The deceased were identified as Sandeep Purti (25), Guru Champia (18) and Kande Munda (19), all residents of Bichakundi village. The victims were daily wage labourers engaged in illegal manganese extraction from the Dalpahar mine.According to the police, co ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has decided to curb illegal sand mining through drone-based surveys. Maharashtra revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said drones will be deployed to survey minor mineral mining zones in the state as part of the government's efforts to stop illegal sand mining and quarrying. The objective is to complete a comprehensive mapping of all mining areas within the next three months, which will not only curb illegal excavation of resources like stone, gravel, and ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Come Saturday and people can whistle into Srinagar on a train as Northern Railway has notifed regular Vande Bharat Express services between Katra and the city. PM Narendra Modi will flag off the first passenger train to the Kashmir Valley on Friday from Katra.The service will be operational for six days a week with no train on Wednesday, railways said. More trains would be deployed depending on demand at a later stage, officials added. From Saturday, a pair of Vande Bharat trains will ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 6 (PTI) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said drones will be deployed to survey minor mineral mining zones in the state as part of the government's efforts to curb illegal sand mining and quarrying. He said the government aims to complete a comprehensive measurement of all mining zones in the state over the next three months. "To curb illegal excavation of sand and minor minerals, we have decided to carry out drone-based surveys of mining areas," Bawankule ...Read More >
Bengaluru city police late on Thursday (June 5, 2025) night arrested a top official of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise and three from the event management company DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., who organised the victory celebrations for the team in the city that led to stampede and 11 deaths. Editorial | Trampled over: On the RCB cup celebration and Bengaluru stampede The arrests came hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced at a press conference the suspension of city p ...Read More >
Bhawanipatna: Police Thursday seized around 6.5 quintals of explosives and 115 detonators in Kalahandi district and arrested four people. A statement issued by the Kalahandi Police said that based on an FIR lodged by a mining officer, a joint raid by the Mining department and police was conducted on a stone quarry and crusher at Lakhbahali under Jaypatna police station. Two explosive-laden vehicles were seized, and four people, including two drivers, were arrested. Kalahandi SP Nagaraj Devara ...Read More >
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