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Quarry strike to halt construction sector in Kerala

By Express News Service. KOCHI: The construction sector in the state is likely to come to a standstill due to the unavailability of raw materials, with owners of the quarries and crushers going on ...

Permit for quarries: Kerala govt issues new order

The order stated that the operating permit of all quarries, with mining permit from April 1, 2020, till the next 31st, has been extended till February 22, 2022. The …

Quarry deal: Evidence shows PV Anvar accepted Rs 10 lakh

Now the evidences of Anvar taking Rs 10 lakh has been obtained by Mathrubhumi news Kozhikode: More evidences have been obtained against PV Anvar MLA in the quarry deal cheating case. On a complaint from Malappuram native Salim, Manjeri police had registered a case against Anvar according to IPC 420 for swindling Rs 50 lakh …

Quarries not exempt from land ceiling in Kerala: Supreme …

The ruling of the Kerala High Court's full bench on November 16, 2018, was that a quarry will not come under the definition of "commercial site" under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963, and hence was not eligible for exemption from the ceiling provision. In the latest judgment delivered on September 30, the Supreme Court bench comprising ...

kerala news on quarry licenses

All Kerala Quarry Owners association stages fast. Sep 02, 2012· FOLLOW US ON: Facebook Twitter Instagram Telegram Google News. Demanding action regarding the plight of the quarry workers, the All Kerala Licensed Quarry Owners' Association held a fast before the Chief Minister's residence the other day.

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Meet the first generation of Tholpaavakoothu artistes of Kerala | Onmanorama News Documentary. September 06, 2023 Quarry, crusher operators in Kerala to go on indefinite strike from Sept 25 ... The accused man and woman had obtained the money from the quarry owner promising him a license to renew operations. April 21, …

5924 quarries function in Kerala despite disasters

According to the central act, the quarries in the state can function 5 kilometres away from forest area. In order, to allow more quarries in the state, the government had to reduce the distance ...

HC notice to State on plea related to quarry license

By Express News Service. CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has issued notice to the State, on a plea seeking to restrain authorities from granting a stone quarrying license, to Thonnadu village in ...

How 80-Year-Old Labourer Natarajan Is Fighting Kerala's …

An 80-Year-Old Labourer Is Fighting the Mining Mafia by Distributing His Land to the Poor. By Meryl Garcia. January 17, 2016. Natarajan, an 80-year-old manual labourer, has distributed 50 cents of land in his village in Kerala to 10 poor families. Read how he did this to protect the environment.

Quarries should be 200m away from residential areas, …

The committee with Mullakkara Ratnakaran further said that the repair works of roads damaged due to quarry activities should be funded by quarry owners. The ordered distance between quarries and ...

223 new quarry permits issued after 2018 Kerala floods

City News. thiruvananthapuram News ... 223 new quarry permits issued after 2018 Kerala floods; Trending. ... Though the mining and geology department, the nodal agency for granting for quarrying ...

Tenkasi: Residents up against third stone quarry to be set up …

By Express News Service. TENKASI: Residents of Theertharappapuram near Anainthaperumal Nadanoor, and Chellapillaiyarkulam condemned the proposal to set up the third stone quarry in their area, at ...

Stone quarries aggravate landslides every monsoon, but Kerala …

However, the government showed no hurry to implement the order, giving the quarry operators ample time to move the Kerala High Court and obtain a stay. The court ordered that quarries during their valid period of license or lease need not fulfil the prescribed distance norm of 200 metres.

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Govt. urged not to issue fresh quarry licences

The All Kerala River Protection Committee has appealed to the Chief Minister, Industries Minister, and the Director of the Department of Mining and Geology not to …

Quarry owners to continue strike, govt warns of strict action

The Kerala Quarry and Crusher Coordination Committee is protesting the State government's decision to hike the fees with regard to the entire gamut of the …

Missing man found dead in Wayanad

His relatives launched a search when reports came that Sabu's car and mobile phone were found near the quarry. Police and Fire Force launched a massive search in the area which was bushy with slush and rainwater on Friday morning with the support of the local residents. Sabu's body was retrieved by 9 am from the abandoned …

Can quarries be sustainable?, quarries in Kerala, …

07 November 2021, 02:16 PM IST. Many reports point out the unflagging illegal stone mines functioning in Kerala. Undoubtedly there are many of them. However, many of these data were collected with the help of …

New squad for quarry inspection to be appointed soon

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The redeployment of employees to the district-level mineral squads formed to detect irregularities including mining and illegal smuggling in quarries and to speed up action, will be done in the coming week.

Quarry owners to continue strike, govt warns of strict action

The construction works in the state have come to standstill as the quarry owners are continuing the strike since Monday. Meanwhile, the government warned of strict action against the protesting quarry owners. The Kerala Quarry and Crusher Coordination Committee is protesting the State government's decision to hike the fees with regard to …

Kerala: Quarry owners' strike enters day 3, construction …

19 Apr 2023, 9:42 am. Kerala Quarry and Crusher Coordination Committee's strike entered the third day on Wednesday which has severely affected the construction sector. However, the intensifying ...

Government warns of severe consequences as quarry …

In Kerala, quarry owners are continuing their indefinite strike until the government addresses their concerns. The strike has brought construction works | DH Latest News, DH NEWS, Kerala, Latest News, India, NEWS, indefinite strike, Construction works, quarry owners, government, royalties, Mines and Mineral Act, Fees, license …

Adani Vizhinjam Port: Kerala High Court halts "unwarranted

The Kerala High Court recently quashed conditions imposed by the Nagaroor Grama Panchayat in a quarrying licence granted to M/s Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd. (Adani), considering that the State had already cleared Adani for such activities as part of the Vizhinjam seaport project.[M/S Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd.]

Kerala HC upholds single bench order on quarrying licence

Kochi: The Kerala High Court today upheld a single bench direction to authorities to proceed with applications for quarrying licence, without insisting on environmental clearance. ... News; Kerala; quarry license; News. Kerala HC upholds single bench order on quarrying licence. 21 June 2016, 08:54 PM IST. 1 min read. Read …

Eager officials & meagre fines: How quarries tunnel away …

A sub-collector ordered the closure of an illegal quarry at Mulloorkkara near Vadakkancheri in Thrissur district after it functioned with an explosives license obtained to deepen a well. The quarry belonged to a local leader of the ruling CPM. Within no time, the locked-up quarry was back in business.

Only 750 quarries have permission; 5924 quarries active in …

Thiruvananthapuram: It has been found that a total of 5924 stone quarries are functioning in the state whereas the Department of Mining and Geology had granted …

Dashboard on quarries, crusher units launched

It offers information on location and ownership. The public can now access details of quarries, crusher units and mineral depots active in the State through an online portal, the government said ...

Quarry owners across Kerala threaten to intensify protest

The Kerala Quarry and Crusher Coordination Committee, representing six organisations in the sector across the State, will hold a protest in front of all district headquarters till April 30.

Quarry owners across Kerala threaten to intensify protest

Owners of stone quarries and crusher units, now into the seventh day of an indefinite strike, have threatened to intensify protest action if their demand listed out in a …

Kerala turns into crater land as its rocks build cities elsewhere

A water-filled crater at a stone quarry at Kunjalippara in Thrissur district's Mattathoor. The craters formed because of mining pose big threat to human lives in Kerala. Though rules stipulate that the craters should be filled up with the soil and debris cleared from atop the boulders, hardly a few quarry operators abide by the directive.