Illegal mining in Bihar: loot of mica, stones and sand must stop!   Patna: right from Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhra Goa to Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhnad etc, mines are now in focus as a major source of corruption in the country, linking the politician with the mining magnates who indulge in the business of ‘dig and sell’ without any control. Even the roughest of estimates put the damage to the exchequer in lakhs of crores, not to mention the destruction wreaked on the environment and the valueless natural resources. Mines are now making news in Bihar as well. The state government has...