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Bengaluru, March 26 Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre informed the Assembly on Thursday that 452 acres and 4.5 guntas of forest land allotted to the IAF at Jarakabande Kaval in Bengaluru North taluk in 1987 had been cancelled in 2017, and steps would be taken to reclaim additional forest...

Bengaluru, March 23 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar clarified on Tuesday that the state government has no plans to relocate the Jakkur Flying Training School, a heritage aviation institution, out of Bengaluru.Shivakumar, who is also the Minister in-charge of Bengaluru...

Bengaluru, March 18 Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Wednesday that a legal opinion would be sought on whether any property can be declared as Waqf, based solely on the gazette notification.He also said that he would issue a joint circular to list those Waqf properties...

New Delhi, March 13 A parliamentary panel on Friday recommended that the Ministry of Environment should urge all states and Union territories to conduct drone surveys of land in forest areas to help curb encroachment.In a report tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, the Parliamentary Standing...

Hyderabad, March 13 – After a lengthy legal battle, the Telangana government has declared the Gurramguda forest area in the Amangal division of the Rangareddy district as a reserve forest, a senior official said on Friday.The state government has issued a Government Order (GO) notifying 424...

Gandhinagar/Bhavnagar, March 12: The Gujarat government has granted administrative approval of ₹285 crore for the long-standing Methala dam project in the Bhavnagar district, a scheme expected to provide irrigation to about 6,550 hectares of land across 10 villages while also helping to control...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday asked a petitioner to respect those who died in the line of duty, as it refused to entertain a plea concerning a war memorial in Dehradun."Do you have a problem with the construction of a war memorial?" a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

Bhubaneswar, March 10 Odisha's Minister of Forests, Environment, and Climate Change, Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia, informed the assembly on Tuesday that 4,609 hectares of forest land were affected by fire incidents last year.In a written reply to a question from Congress MLA Sagar, the minister...

Itanagar, March 10 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on Tuesday that the survey and demarcation of the inter-state boundary with Assam, including the erection of boundary pillars, has been initiated in a phased manner as part of efforts to resolve the long-standing dispute...

The state government in Himachal Pradesh is developing the relatively untouched tourist destinations in the Kullu district as part of its eco-tourism initiative. The Kullu Circle of the Forest Department has identified over 16 eco-tourism sites for this purpose. Five of these sites have been...

Hyderabad, March 2 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Monday alleged serious irregularities, procedural lapses, and legal violations in the e-auction of mining blocks in Suryapet district of Telangana.In a letter addressed to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the...

Idukki (Kerala), February 23 The Congress-led UDF stated on Monday that it would reverse the alleged illegal conversion of revenue land into forest land in the Idukki district if voted into power, and promised a permanent solution to the long-standing land issues in the hill district.Leader of...

Shahjahanpur (UP), February 18 The administration has cleared encroachments that were blocking around 300 acres of forest land in Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, during a drive that also involved ploughing standing crops, police said on Wednesday.SP Rajesh Dwivedi told

Jammu, February 17 Jammu and Kashmir has recovered more than 14.29 lakh kanals of state land across the Union Territory, while nearly three lakh kanals still remain under encroachment, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the legislative assembly on Tuesday.In response to a starred question...

Guwahati, February 15 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Sunday that decades of Congress rule in the state led to large-scale encroachment of forest land and asserted that his government has put a "full stop" to the practice through sustained eviction and reclamation drives...

Jammu, February 13 The Jammu and Kashmir government stated on Thursday that the Jammu region has experienced over 1,760 instances of forest fires since the fiscal year 2023-24, up to January 2026, affecting over 4,100 hectares.According to official data released by the forest and environment...

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly that the construction of the Tourist Hut at Naranag, which began in 2010, remains incomplete due to land disputes and site-related issues.Responding to a question from MLA Mian Mehar Ali during...