State mines and geology department is in the process of issuing notices to eight mines after the state-appointed Shah Commission observed alleged large-scale irregularities by these mines.
Goa is "one of the most vulnerable places on the radar of terrorism", the state’s governor SS Sidhu said in his farewell address.
The Goa bench of Bombay high court has issued notices to holders of 48 mining leases in the state for exceeding the permissible limit of extraction.
The Goa assembly's Public Accounts Committee on Saturday pegged the quantum of illegal mining in the state at Rs. 1200 crore, a day after the Bombay High Court issued notice to 48 mining companies for excessive mining in their leases.
After the arrest of NCP leader Jeetendra Deshprabhu in a illegal mining case here, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) constituted by the Goa Legislative Assembly, is now investigating mining leases owned by another senior party member Prafulla Hede.
Chief minister Digambar Kamat has assured to place the Goa Lokayukta Bill, 2003 on the floor of the House in the next Assembly session, even though it is riddled with several anamolies.
Two college students of Belgaum drowned in Kolva beach in Goa when they went for a swim on Friday, police said.
Goa home minister Ravi Naik today alleged that Swedish Model Lucky Farmhouse, who brought to light policemen-drug peddler nexus in the state, was herself involved in the drug trade.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), constituted by the Goa State Legislative Assembly has collected data, which confirms that large quantity of ore was tapped by firms without proper mining permissions in the state's forest-rich rural talukas.
Union home minister P Chidambaram on Sunday snubbed Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat's request to grant special status to Goa.
Goa government has started sending undercover officials to get visual proof of the construction activity undertaken by Karnataka on Kalsa-banduri dam on Mhadei river.
Union minister for shipping G K Vasan, in a written reply to Goa Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik, said that the proposal to deploy armed security guards on Indian merchant ships to thwart attacks by pirates in international waters is under consideration by the government.
The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed 19 mines to shut down their operations in the absence of consent under the Air and Water Pollution Control Act.
NCP national secretary Jitendra Deshprabhu, arrested in an illegal mining case, was hospitalised here after he complained of chest pain.
The Goa government has found itself in a difficult situation after its ambitious mining corridor projects in the state failed to garner any interest from mining firms, which were expected to share the cost.