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Definition of ‘illegal’, recovery of fine: issues in Odisha mine crime
March 29, 2018 4:58 am
In August 2017, SC flagged a ‘scandal of enormous proportions’, and state govt has now moved to attach properties of miners who haven’t paid compensation. The Indian Express recalls a ‘frightening’ story
PMO calls for prompt decisions on mining leases, to take monthly stock
September 11, 2014 1:19 am
Over 60,000 applications from states pending with the mines ministry.
Probe panel says Orissa's illegal iron ore mining at Rs 60,000 crore
January 02, 2014 1:06 am
Miners used lower charges to earn about Rs 1,900 crore in six years while exporting the ore too.
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