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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 >
KAKINADA: Former MLA SVSN Varma alleged that large-scale illegal sand mining had been going on unabated in Pithapuram Assembly constituency for the past five years. On Saturday, Varma, along with local TDP leaders, visited several sand reaches, and lodged a formal complaint with police. He accused some individuals affiliated with the YSRCP before the 2024 elections, now associated with the Jana Sena Party, of being involved in looting massive quantities of sand. Speaking to the media, Varma sai ...Read More >
Pune: Hospitals in Pune have started reporting an increase in dengue cases among children following recent heavy rainfall and intermittent showers. Conditions are now ripe for mosquito breeding, experts said, as they warned citizens to ensure there's no waterlogging or stagnant pools near homes and offices. "Dengue is typically seen first in children as they often play outside," said Dr Sagar Lad, a senior neonatologist and pediatric intensivist at Jehangir Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital, Shastr ...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 >
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 >
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 >
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a press release issued by the Press Club of India, New Delhi, highlighting the alleged brutal assault of two journalists by police in Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The incident reportedly took place on May 1, 2025, under the supervision of the District Superintendent of Police. 'NHRC, India takes suo motu cognisance of the reported assault of two journalists by police in Bhin ...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 >
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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