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Andhra Pradesh: 2 arrested for illegal sand mining in Krishna dist
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): Two persons were arrested from Kanchikacherla village in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district for illegally transporting 175 tonnes of sand on Thursday, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vakul Jindal of the Special Enforcement Bureau said
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Digvijaya Singh urges RSS chief to inquire into 'illegal sand mini
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 21 (ANI): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday urged RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to inquire about Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's family members being allegedly involved in "illegal sand mining".
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Lord Siva temple found during sand mining in Andhra's Nellore dist
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 17 (ANI): An ancient temple of Lord Nageswara (Siva) was found on Tuesday while mining sand in Penna river near Peramalla Padu village in Chejarla Mandal in Nellore district.
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Jagan govt has destroyed environment: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): On World Environment Day, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday gave a call to the people to act against Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government for "illegal sand mining and destruction of mangroves" in the last one year.
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Police conduct surprise raids on sand ramps in East Godavari
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): A joint task force of police on Sunday night conducted surprise raids at the sand ramps in Gopalapuram village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and seized various equipment allegedly used in illegal sand mining.
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Punjab crackdown on illegal sand mining- 9 arrested in special ops
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Punjab Police on Saturday cracked down on sand mining being carried out at night in six districts of the state as nine persons were arrested, which led to the seizure of 18 vehicles which were used illegally in the night mining, according to DGP
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FIR against 10 in connection with illegal mining in Khajuraho
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Former Congress MLA Shankar Pratap's son Sidharth Bundela has registered a complaint in an illegal sand mining case with the police here.
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SC directs Rajasthan govt officials to stop illegal sand mining
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Rajasthan government, the District Magistrates (DM) and Superintendents of Police (SP) of every district in the state to take immediate steps to stop illegal sand mining.
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Illegal sand mining still ongoing in Madhya Pradesh, says Mineral
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Mineral Resources Minister Pradeep Jaiswal admitted that illegal sand mining is ongoing in Madhya Pradesh despite the best efforts by the Kamal Nath government.
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Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA threatens to resign over sand mining i
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
NarsinghPur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): Congress MLA from Gadarwara Sunita Patel has threatened of protest and resignation, against illegal sand mining in the Narmada River.
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Relax ban on sand mining: MP minister writes to CM Kamal Nath
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Imarti Devi has written a letter to Chief Minister Kamal Nath seeking to remove the ban on six sand mines in Gwalior.
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TDP for 'Sand Deeksha' on Nov 14 against YSRCP for creating sand s
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) are set to stage a 'Sand Deeksha' protest on November 14 against YSRCP for allegedly creating a scarcity of sand in the state and encouraging black marketeers, due to which hundreds of workers and labourers have lost
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