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Jan 03, 2022 Outlook Web Desk Four people were killed, two injured and at least one more is still feared trapped under the debris at the mining site following a landslide at the site on early Saturday. The rescue operation is to be continued at least till Monday.
Jan 02, 2022 Outlook Web Desk The rescue operation continued at Haryana's Dadam mining site for the second day on Sunday, where four people were killed in a landslide, a day earlier.
The 6.47 carat diamond will be put up for sale in the upcoming auction
Mar 07, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Soon after the discovery, authorities issued an order to ban mining on the mountain, reports claimed
The incident occurred when some people were digging the lime mine under the limits of Beohari police station.
As many as three million people are employed directly or indirectly in the mining and mineral processing industry in the state
Sitharaman said the government is working towards making India more attractive investment destination.
The CBI alleges that leases for sand mining were issued to beneficiaries in violation of Uttar Pradesh government e-tendering policy
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph directed the state administration to hand over the illegally extracted coal to Coal India Limited (CIL) which will auction it and deposit the funds with the state government.
Former Chief Minister and SP chief, Akhilesh Yadav held the Mining portfolio in the state from 2012 to 2013. Gayatri Prajapati succeded Yadav as the Mining Minister.
Activists and civil society organisations from across the country are up in arms over the arrest of Lingaraj Azad, the leader of Niyamgiri Suraksha Samiti (NSS), which spearheaded the movement against bauxite mining by aluminium major Vedanta in the Niyamgiri hills, considered sacred by the local Dongria Kondhs.
Stating that he had not indulged in any anti-party activities, Jena said he could not fit as a member of the Congress because he was not "accumulating properties" from the loot of mines.
The searches were spread across multiple districts including Jalaun, Hamirpur, Lucknow and also in the national capital.
The PIL filed by Aditya N Prasad also sought a direction to the Centre and other authorities concerned to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for rescue operations in mining.
The 15 miners have been trapped in a 370-feet deep illegal mine in Lumthari village here since December 13, when the water from the nearby river Lytein flooded the mine.
Several agencies have joined to speed up rescue operation of 13 miners trapped at a coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills.
Coal mine accidents are common in the mountainous state because of unscientific mining procedure, commonly known as "rat hole mining".
The relatives of the trapped miners are losing hope and are expecting a miracle to occur.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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