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Two policemen in Cuddalore district suspended Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Superintendent of Police of Cuddalore district M. Sree Abhinav, on Wednesday, suspended two policemen on charges of allowing a bullock cart laden with sand to pass, without registering a case for pecuniary benefit. Police sources said that constable Muthu Ramadass attached to Kattumannarkoil police station and constable Vinodh attached to Puthur station who was posted on duty to Kattumannarkoil, waved down a bullock cart laden with sand on Tuesday. The duo reportedly negotiated with the bullock cart owner and a...

Rendered Jobless Umar Mukhtar Nizar Ahmad Gannie, 37, a resident of Bellow in Pulwama, is eagerly waiting for the spring  to come. He needs work to support his family. Gannie is sitting at home with no work to do for a year.  He hopes the spring would bring back the construction activity and with it he would again find work. Earlier, Gannie was extracting boulders of the nearby Saas nallah that flows near his house. “I was young, around 16 years of age since I started extracting boulders and earn my living from it,” Gannie said. “My job was to load the boulders onto tractor tr...

Address major sand mining issues Tuesday April 06 2021 Advertisement Ugandans, even those casually interested in mining and related commercial activities may have occasionally read articles in the media about poor sand mining activities in Kalungu, Masaka, Mpigi (commonly known as Lwera) and Wakiso districts, mostly close to or on the shores of Lake Victoria. By commission and or omission, responsible government agencies have aided and or abetted actions that over time, may lead to great ecological disaster of our times. The most held narrative is that the biggest environmental destruction i...

Daily Monitor Tuesday March 09 2021 Mr Omar Ssekamatte and Mr Animesh Ghosh from Propel Industries Ltd inspect the manufactured sand at one of the crusher plants. PHOTO/Amos Ngwomoya Summary Whereas some investors use a mechanised system to get these deposits, others still use rudimentary means which at times violate the National Environmental Management Authority guidelines that regulate sand mining and stone quarrying. Advertisement With stones and sand being key raw materials for construction, their excavation has become a lucrative business. Apparently, investors are racing against time t...

NGT issues slew of directions on illegal sand mining ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, Mar 3 2021 14:48 IST | ​ 0 Views National Green Tribunal. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, March 3 : The National Green Tribunal has issued a slew of directions to the chief secretaries of the states and union territories, and the Environment Ministry on a batch of applications relating to updation of enforcement and monitoring mechanism to control and regulate illegal sand mining, including riverbed sand mining. Some of these applications have been pending for about seven yea...