Sand mining is necessary for the construction industry, but can causes extensive environmental damage and is highly regulated. This has created a vast illegal industry in India, under the control ...

Coimbatore: Coimbatore district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar has issued show-cause notices to 40 former and present revenue department offici.

The clerics are accused of facilitating large-scale mining of river sand from a 300-acre plot of land owned by the eparchy that has historically been used for agriculture, as it had been leased ...

The Enforcement Directorate has written to the Bihar government flagging an alleged over Rs 131 crore worth sand mining scam ...

The City Chowk police on Thursday booked a truck owner and a driver for allegedly stealing their seized Hyva truck and ille.

A bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai dismissed the case, which was filed against the alleged mining conducted by Kerala ...

Tough Crackdown on Illegal Mining Between FY 2024–25 and June 2025, a total of 6,331 illegal mining cases were registered. The crackdown resulted in ₹18.02 crore in recoveries, seizure of 184 ...

The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday decided to introduce new rules to prevent illegal sand mining and transportation, officials said. Among other things, the new rules provide for electronic ...

An Indian bishop and five priests arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal mining of sand were granted bail by the top court in Tamil Nadu state on Feb. 15. Bishop Samuel Mar Irenios and five ...

A 50-year-old man involved in the sand mining business was shot dead outside his home in Ranitalab area of rural Patna on Thursday, police said.

Indian bishop, priests arrested for illegal sand mining operations on Church-owned land Sacred Heart Malankara Catholic Church in Mylapra, Kerala, India. | Feby Varghese via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0) ...

The 300-acre plot is owned by the Pathanamthitta diocese and was leased out to Manuel George for farming. But since diocesan officials could not visit the site during the past two years due to the ...