ASI crushed to death by sand-laden tractor in Madhya Pradesh. Driver arrested. Controversy over postmortem handling. Sand mining poses environmental threats globally.
Congress leaders in Jalandhar met with the deputy commissioner to report alleged illegal mining in five villages in the Jalandhar Cantt constituency. They urged the district administration to take strict action against the sand mafia.
Based on a tip-off that illegally mined sand from Falgu River was being transported, a police patrolling team from Delha intercepted and seized a sand-laden tractor near Chotki Nawada Gandhi area