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Haryana: DSP killed by mining mafia in Mewat region, read details

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2022

DSP Taoru Surendra Singh Bishnoi was working on a specific input of illegal mining taking place in Panchgaon, near Nuh in Mewat region of Haryana

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Jharkhand Illegal Mining Case: ED recovers crores in cash from CA of IAS Pooja Singhal

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2022

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren holds the Mining and Environment portfolios in the state.

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Bhupinder Singh ‘Honey,’ the nephew of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi arrested by ED for money Laundering

OpIndia Staff - 4 February, 2022

The ED had recovered more than Rs 10 crores from the properties of Bhupinder Singh and others in a raid conducted on January 18.

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How limestone became marble and Congress ruled Rajasthan govt lost Rs 1,000 crore: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2021

dditional Chief Secretary Subodh Agarwal claimed, "In Pratapgarh, the allotment was done in a transparent manner. There was no scope for any mistake. The government will get higher royalty from marble."

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Rihanna and blood money: Complaint filed to investigate how Fenty Beauty uses Mica mined by exploited children

OpIndia Staff - 6 February, 2021

A complaint has been filed beauty company owned by Rihanna, Fenty beauty, for using mica from mines of Jharkhand that hire child labours

Politics

Meet Anand Singh: The new Forest Minister of Karnataka, an accused in illegal mining cases

OpIndia Staff - 14 February, 2020

According to Singh’s election affidavit, the MLA has listed 15 pending cases against him. He was reportedly arrested twice in 2013 and 2015 on charges of illegal transportation of iron ore.

Crime

CBI raids 22 locations connected to mining scam, Ex-UP minister Gayatri Prajapati, SP MLC raided

OpIndia Staff - 12 June, 2019

Gayatri Prajapati is lodged in prison since March 2017 under charges of gang rape.

Crime

ED registers FIR in illegal sand mining case, to probe the role of Akhilesh Yadav

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

The Enforcement Directorate sources said the agency will now identify properties and assets created by the accused with the money earned through illegal licences and will proceed to attach these properties.

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Akhilesh Yadav under CBI lens for violating HC order and granting 14 leases as Mining Minister without e-tender: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2019

CBI sources have reportedly said that during Akhilesh Yadav's tenure as mining minister, 14 leases were granted in Hamirpur without e-tenders in violation of an Allahabad High Court order

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