The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Madras High Court's interim order and asked the district collectors to appear before ED in connection with the sand mining case and remarked that the Enforcement Directorate can summon any person it feels necessary during the investigation.
Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for ED, submitted, before the bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal, that the probe agency is entitled to investigate. He further added that the state is stepping into the shoes of the accused, preventing an investigation and tryin
The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government, for filing a petition against the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the sand mining case.
In a significant statement addressing the issue of illegal sand mining, Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai asserted on Sunday that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) will not leave those involved.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets valued around Rs 130.60 crores including movable assets amounting Rs 128.34 crores approx which consist of 209 sand excavators employed in illicit sand mining in Tamil Nadu.
Congress leader Navjot Sidhu on Monday alleged that illegal sand mining is ongoing in Punjab with the assistance of the ministers in the Aam Admi Party's government, adding that this is a serious matter that can damage the economy of the state.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued notice to the Government of Punjab, the concerned District Magistrate, and relevant officials on a plea moved by Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and others seeking direction to stop all alleged illegal sand mining in Punjab's Rupnagar.
An inspector of the mines department and five home guard jawans were seriously injured allegedly after being attacked by a gang of sand mafias during a joint raid in Bihar's Kishanganj district on Wednesday.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed the summons issued by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to five District Collectors in Tamil Nadu on November 17 in the sand mining case.
A Patwari (revenue official), who had gone to stop illegal sand mining in the Son River of Shahdol district, was crushed to death by a truck allegedly at the behest of the sand mafia late on Saturday night, the police said.
Singh said, "An incident has taken place in Rajnagar, Chhatarpur where one of our workers was mowed down by the BJP candidate with his vehicle. The Police have neither confiscated the vehicle so far nor has the candidate been arrested. Open hooliganism is taking place. The BJP president's