Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Naresh Vashisth Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/04/2025. Issue raised in the application is encroachment of land of village Amer which comes under reserved forest and "Vankhand Amer-54 of Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary." The Assistant …
The Naveen Patnaik government on Sunday came down heavily on the Congress-led government at the Centre saying it was behaving like a party instead of maintaining its character as a responsible constitutional authority. Seven ministers, two Lok Sabha members and 25 MLAs, who addressed a gathering of party workers at …
DEHRA DUN: The temporary suspension of work at the 330 MW Alaknanda hydropower project near Srinagar by the Uttarakhand Government this past week has evoked loud protests from the coalition partner Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) and the local people. Work at the project was suspended by Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
BHUBANESWAR: Biju Janata Dal leaders on Sunday slammed the Centre for giving final clearance to the controversial Indira Sagar Polavaram project by ignoring protests from Orissa where 20,000 tribal families of 29 villages are going to be displaced by the dam. Addressing the 'Malkangiri banchao, Polavaram hatao' rally, the BJD …
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP today warned the Government not to think of granting alternate mining lease to Vedanta Aluminium whose credential is doubtful. Reacting to Vedanta
BHUBANESWAR: Maintaining that the Centre had given conditional clearance to Polavaram dam project, the Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) criticised the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for trying to politicise the issue. BJD is trying to politicise the issue even after the assurance given by Union Minister of State for Environment …
The day Irrigation Minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui held a meeting of his department asking officials to control floods, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came down heavily on the BSP Government saying the state government was not doing enough to provide relief to the flood victims. "State's irrigation minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui has …
The Congress today alleged that illegal mining of iron ore and exports is continuing unabated in Karnataka and challenged BJP government's claims to the contrary while demanding transfer of key officials from mineral rich Bellary district. "Despite the Karnataka government banning iron ore export from 10 minor ports, minerals carried …
The Congress Monday asserted that illegal mining and export of iron ore is continuing in Karnataka despite the ban announced by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa a month back. "Hundreds of truck loads of iron ore and other minerals are being shipped from ports in the state and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh," …
Rajahmundry, Aug. 27: Environmentalists called for the intervention of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to stall bauxite mining in Visakha district by the Jindal group as it is going to affect the livelihood of inhabitants of Seethapalli and other villages and cause health hazards to them. Taking the cue from …
All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday admitted he had played a crucial role in the rejection of forest clearance to the Niyamgiri bauxite mines and assured local tribals here that he would continue to fight to protect their interests. Mr Gandhi, whose visit to this remote and …
BJP, Left Join Ajit Singh-Led Protest Of Farmers In Capital Against Poor Compensation For Land CONGRESS has started groundwork for introducing the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill in the winter session of Parliament. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee kick-started the process for getting Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on board. The railway …
Present System Enables Traders, Not Actual Users, To Control Mining: BJP Leader Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI A CONSENSUS of sorts appears to be emerging on better management of natural resources. In a rare development, political parties across the aisle on Thursday voiced their opposition to present system of allocation …
Prafulla Das LANJIGARH: All-India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday told the Dongria Kondh tribals living in and around the Niyamgiri hills in Orissa that his work as their
LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party organised State-wide demonstrations on Thursday in protest against alleged forcible acquisition of farmers' land by the Bahujan Samaj Party Government in Uttar Pradesh. In a memorandum addressed to the Governor, B. L. Joshi, and submitted to the District Magistrates, the Samajwadi Party demanded abolition of the …
Aug. 26: After the CPI and the CPI(M), it is the turn of the Telugu Desam, the Praja Rajyam and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti to protest against the iron ore mining at Bayyaram. Telugu Dsam Khammam legislator Mr Tummala Nageswara Rao on Thursday said that the TD president Mr N. …
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, CIVIL LIABILITY PM says this will end nuclear apartheid, rejects charge of US pressure: far from truth, I have faced such accusations earlier THE FINAL SECTION 17 (B) THE WORD `INTENT' DROPPED, THIS IS WHAT LOK SABHA CLEARED 17 (b): the nuclear incident has resulted …
Rourkela: The BJP on Wednesday demanded resignation of chief minister Naveen Patnaik following Centre's rejection of environment clearance to Vedanta's bauxite mining project in Kalahandi district. The chief minister has no moral right to continue as chief minister after indictment by Union environment and forests ministry on the Vendanta mining …
