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Tirunelveli: Actor-turned-politician Vijay intensified his campaign for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Wednesday, addressing a massive public meeting at KTC Nagar in Tirunelveli after arriving at Thoothukudi airport earlier in the day. Travelling nearly 30 kilometres by road from the airport, the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief received a rousing welcome from supporters before beginning his speech with a heartfelt line, "Greetings to the people of Tirunelveli who live in my hear ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a significant milestone, the Telangana Mineral Development Corporation Limited generated a record revenue of Rs 1,008 crore in the financial year 2025-26, according to data released on Thursday, April 2. Compared to last financial year's revenue, Rs 738 crore, this year saw an increase of 36 per cent in revenue generation. "This achievement is the result of a series of strategic measures and effective implementation of policy initiatives undertaken by TGMDCL," the corporation sai ...Read More >
Patna, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bihar Department of Mines and Geology has recorded total revenue of Rs 3,592.60 crore in the financial year 2025-26, marking an increase of Rs 56.39 crore compared to the previous fiscal. Addressing a press conference in Patna on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister and Mines and Geology Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said the department remains on track to achieve its revenue target of Rs 3,850 crore. He noted that revenue stood at Rs 3,536.21 crore in 2024-25 and ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) The Maharashtra government has finalised a policy promoting the use of artificial sand for construction activities and issued an official order to this effect, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Tuesday. In a letter to all district collectors, Bawankule directed the immediate implementation of the policy. The government has delegated powers to approve the artificial sand, or M-Sand (manufactured sand), units to district collectors, who can now sanction up to ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A verbal spat erupted between finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema and leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa during the Punjab assembly's debate on flood relief on Monday, forcing the house to adjourn for 10 minutes to calm tempers.The exchange began with Cheema's allegation that Bajwa purchased land in Phulra village of Gurdaspur on July 15, 2025, in his wife's name. This land included a 2.5-acre parcel situated within a dhussi bundh (embankment) along the Beas. Cheema accused, "T ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Equating Punjab's financial situation with countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal, which he said went bankrupt and approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeking help, the BJP leader and former finance minister of Punjab, Manpreet Singh Badal, on Monday said instead of approaching the Centre for financial assistance, the Bhagwant Mann-led govt was a adopting a "confrontational" approach.Speaking during the mock session of Punjab vidhan sabha, organised by ...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 >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as sand mining is permitted up to a depth of only 1 meter from the riverbed at Gangapur-Vailwadi in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, mining was done to a depth of approximately 15 to 18 feet. Due to this, a total of 18,489 brass of sand was additionally mined, following which a fine of Rs 56.68 crore has been imposed, and an official suspended, Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Thursday. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawanku ...Read More >
In Patna's Pipri locality, Surendra Kumar, a rural health worker, was fatally shot in Sheikhpura village. He was working in a field when the incident occurred. Villagers reported hearing gunshots. Kumar was rushed to a hospital but died during treatment. This incident follows a series of murders in Patna. Recent victims include a sand trader and a grocery shop owner. Days after a sand trader's murder in Bihar, a rural health worker was shot dead in in the Pipri locality of Patna. The The deceas ...Read More >
CUTTACK: Black marketing of sand has become rampant owing to the closure of all bali ghats (sand sources) by the Mines department for the rainy season. Such a situation is burning a hole in the pockets of those constructing houses as the essential material is being sold at more than double the actual price. The worst-affected are the beneficiaries of different housing schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Antyodaya Gruha Yojana etc., as they are compelled to buy sand at hefty amounts ...Read More >
Kalyan: Acting on complaints of illegal sand dredging, the Kalyan revenue department launched an operation in Kalyan Creek and seized four barges and four suction pumps, collectively worth around ₹30 lakh. The equipment was later destroyed on-site. Following instructions from the Tehsildar, a special squad was formed to curb illegal sand mining activities in the region. On July 3, the team conducted a patrolling from Retibunder to Kumbharkhan Pada creek in the Dombivli. During the operation, th ...Read More >
Jaipur: The govt imposed a two-month ban on sand mining in rivers in the state, effective until the end of Aug. As in previous years, this seasonal restriction was implemented during the monsoon to protect riverbeds and aquatic ecosystems from erosion and long-term environmental damage caused by mining during heavy rains. During monsoon, rivers swell and become particularly vulnerable to disruption. Experts warn that mining during this period could lead to severe flooding, riverbank collapse, an ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a move aimed at curbing illegal sand transportation, Maharashtra's Revenue Minister, ChandraShekhar Bawankule, informed the State Assembly that sand transportation across the state would now be allowed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This decision is part of a broader effort to reduce accidents caused by illegal sand mining and improve transparency in sand transportation. Bawankule was replying on the issue raised by Congress MLA Nana Patole in the state assembly "Currently, sand exc ...Read More >
Chennai, July 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad has strongly condemned the brutal attack on journalist Silambarasan in Salem district, alleging a complete administrative breakdown under the DMK government and rampant collusion between officials and the sand mafia. Prasad said the incident exposes the growing impunity enjoyed by criminal networks involved in illegal sand mining across the state, and accused the ruling DMK regime of turning a blind eye to the ongoing pl ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) Sand transportation will be allowed in Maharashtra 24x7 as against only during daytime, the state government announced on Thursday, claiming that the decision will curb illegal transportation. Beneficiaries of government housing schemes will receive a certain amount of sand free, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said in a statement in the legislative assembly here. Earlier, sand transportation was allowed only between 6 am and 6 pm. "Sand excavation is permitted o ...Read More >
NAGPUR: The Maharashtra government has pledged strict action against illegal sand mining along the Wardha River. Speaking during the monsoon session of the state legislature on Tuesday, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule assured that officials showing laxity in curbing illegal excavation would face immediate suspension. To ensure accountability, drone surveys have been ordered to monitor sand mining sites. Bawankule said the state introduced a new sand policy on April 1, abolishing the e ...Read More >
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government has pledged strict action against illegal sand mining along the Wardha River. Speaking during the monsoon session of the state legislature on Tuesday, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule assured that officials showing laxity in curbing illegal excavation would face immediate suspension. To ensure accountability, drone surveys have been ordered to monitor sand mining sites.Bawankule said the state introduced a new sand policy on April 1, abolishing the ear ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a plea filed by two journalists from Madhya Pradesh who were allegedly assaulted and abused at the instance of Bhind's Superintendent of Police over their reporting on "illegal sand mining" in the Chambal river. As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan will resume hearing the matter on June 9. On Wednesday, a bench of Justices Sanjay Ka ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Revenue minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday said Odisha would not be allowed to follow the lawless path in sand operations like it is in Bihar and West Bengal, while responding to the recent assault of an additional tehsildar in Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district, by the sand mafia. He promised stringent action against the sand mafia regardless of their connections, while speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday."The Kaptipada incident represents a serious escalation in conflict b ...Read More >
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh): At a time when the government has launched various schemes to encourage fish farming, the Narmada River and its tributaries have lost 80 species of fish in just two decades, experts say. Excessive mining of sand is the reason behind such a huge loss, they said. According to them, 140 species of fish were available, but only 60 are available now. But many of these species are also on the verge of extinction. Most important of all the fishes, Manasheer, the state fish of ...Read More >
Washington, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a multi-party delegation to the US, was Thursday asked a question by his journalist son whether government interlocutors sought evidence of Pakistan's culpability in the Pahalgam attack to which he replied India would not have conducted Operation Sindoor without convincing evidence. "That shouldn't be allowed. This is my son," Tharoor said laughing, during an interaction at the Council on Foreign Relations when his son Ishaan Tharoor, ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the brutal manhandling of two journalists by the Madhya Pradesh police over their reporting on "illegal sand mining" in the Chambal river. The apex human rights body issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), and called for a detailed report in the matter within two weeks. Taking note of a press release issued by the Press Club of India, the NHRC said tha ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Govt strongly opposed Centre's move to permit offshore mineral dredging along the coastline, including the state, warning that it would cause severe environmental damage and threaten the livelihood of thousands of fishermen. Industries minister P Rajeeve, responding to a submission in the assembly on Monday by opposition leader VD Satheesan, assured that the state would take all possible steps to prevent offshore sand mining. "We will do everything necessary to stop offshore ...Read More >
Mumbai: Environmentalists have vehemently opposed the proposed relaxation in sand extraction permissions and environmental clearances for residents near sandbeds in the draft Sand Mining policy (released on Jan 30, 2025). The policy, which awaits public hearing, has drawn significant criticism regarding its suggested amendments for local sand usage without following prescribed tender processes and environmental protocols. Awaaz Foundation's Sumaira Abdulali has consistently corresponded with th ...Read More >
Mangaluru: District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao expressed confidence in securing administrative approval for the long-awaited Rangamandira construction project. The minister held a meeting with senior officials at the Bantwal Inspection Bungalow regarding the construction of the Rangamandira on Wednesday. He said that a proposal for administrative approval of the Rs 10 crore project was already submitted to the govt. He said that he discussed the project with Kannada and culture minister Shivaraj ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Terming illegal rampant sand mining as "serious", the Supreme Court on Wednesday said such activities needed to be effectively dealt with and asked five states including Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh to provide facts and figures on the issue. 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. The plea alleged that u ...Read More >
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