Kutch: The state monitoring cell (SMC), working under the supervision of the Director General of Police (DGP) on Friday, excavated a well-established mafia. The racket was stealing imported coal and was putting back inferior quality coal in the consignment in Kutch. After getting a tip, SMC raided a farm behind the highway hotel in Samakhiyali. They detained 15 people with 12 vehicles. Police also found and seized 559 metric tonnes of coal worth Rs 46 lakh imported from Australia. Unloading o...Read More

Banaskantha: The Banaskantha geology department undertook a drone survey to blow the lid off an illegal sand mining racket going on in the river bed of Banas river at Kuntap village of Deesa and impounded goods and equipment worth Rs 1.6 crore. The confiscated items include one Hitachi machine, two dumpers filled with ordinary sand, two tractors and four empty dumpers. The department has begun the process of recovering Rs 10 lakh as a penalty from the offenders. According to geologist Subh...Read More

Gandhinagar: Considering ‘Mining Industry’ as an important sector for industrial and economic development of Gujarat, Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani has decided to give it a status of an industry. Earlier, through an ordinance dated January 9 this year “processing of mining activities” was given status of industry by the Industry & Mines department. As a result of the latest decision, it would become easier for the mining sector activity and its related industries to avail nec...Read More

Veraval: Congress MLA from Talala in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat, Bhagwan Barad is now facing threat of disqualification as a local taluka court in Sutrapada town the district today awarded 2 year 9 month jail term to him in an over two decade old case of mineral theft. The court of Judicial Magistrate held him guilty under section 379 (theft) and 420 (cheating) and sentenced him with 2 year 9 month jail term in connection with the case pertaining to theft of mineral worth over 2.5 c...Read More

Gandhinagar: State Geology department has issued a notice to Congress MLA of Dandhuka assembly seat, Rajesh Gohil for payment of Rs. 9.78 lakh penalty in the case of illegal sand mining. If penalty is not paid, the MLA will face criminal complaint State Geology department has seized an excavator machine from Gunjrabhadar river bed earlier this month in this case. Total 2893 metric tonne illegal sand mining has been noticed. If accused MLA fails to pay settlement amount of Rs. 9.78 lakh, he m...Read More

Gandhinaar: Department of Mines and Minerals, Government of Gujarat will start drone surveillance for minerals. Chief Minister Rupani will launch this initiative and watch live demonstration of drone surveillance of minerals on 21st May at Petrography and Mineral Chemistry laboratory near PDPU campus in Raysan, Gandhinagar. Read More

Bhavanagar: Police today arrested around 50 people and resort to tear gas lobbing and baton charge at a coal mining site in and around Badi village under Ghogha taluka of Bhavnagar district. SP P L Mal said that the land under which there was lignite coal reserve in ample amount was acquired by the state government long back for supply of coal to its thermal plants. Around 2500 to 3000 people assembled near the mining site of Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL) opposing it. ...Read More