Authorities have detected an alleged case of illegal laterite stone extraction at Cotarli village in Sanguem taluka. Unknown ...

Mangaluru: Despite the state Cabinet reportedly deciding to relax rules pertaining to laterite stone quarrying, the ground reality remains unchanged with the price of laterite stone skyrocketing to Rs ...

Dakshina Kannada's construction industry faces a standstill due to a severe shortage of sand and laterite stones. The sand scarcity stems from a rainy season extraction ban and strict enforcement ...

SHIMOGA: When Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa himself is fighting for a ban on illegal mining in the state, it is an irony that laterite stone or red stone mining is going on unabated for the past four ...

On noticing the extent of laterite stone quarrying at the site, he sought a detailed report from the Department of Mines and Geology on its impact on the surrounding areas and action taken so far.

Urging the State government to come up with a solution for the scarcity of sand and laterite stone in Dakshina Kannada, the BJP and Construction Workers’ Federation of India (CWFI) staged separate ...

The scarcity of sand and laterite stone has virtually brought construction activities across the district to a standstill, stressed the Civil Contractors’ Association, Mangaluru, on Tuesday, and urged ...

MUGALI(UTTARA KANNADA): The state government’s decision to declare Apsarakonda-Mugali as the state’s first marine sanctuary will help conserve nearly 1,000 acres of laterite plateau, which is part of ...

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BHUBANESWAR: The IIT Bhubaneswar is in a pit. For the laterite stone mafia has not spared the land identified for the prestigious institute at Arugul, about 25 km from here. Three years ago, the ...