Goa Mining Case

The ED conducted raids over a dozen locations in Rajasthan in connection with its probe into a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged illegal mining case

Shripad Naik, minister of state for defence, issued a statement welcoming the Supreme Court 'judgement' on iron ore mines in the state

The mining operations, a key source of revenue to the government, came to a standstill in March last year following a Supreme Court order which quashed 88 mining leases

Around one thousand people under the banner of Goa Mining People's Front (GMPF) have gathered at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi for the three-day-long protest

The mining and tourism industries are the key revenue earners for the coastal state

An all-party delegation from Goa also met Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and Piyush Goyal and urged them to help the iron ore mining industry, which is staring at a crisis

SC cancelled 88 mining leases in Goa, saying while renewal of mining lease illegal and ordered their shutdown by March 16

Kamat's son Yogiraj and brother-in-law Satish Lawande have already been questioned by the police in connection with the case

Earlier in October 2012, the Supreme Court suspended all iron ore mining and transportation in Goa