land acquisition

Mumbai, March 9 The Maharashtra government will form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct a thorough inquiry into alleged irregularities and corruption detected in the land acquisition and subsequent mutation process at Mouje Gangapur (Navapur Taluka) in the Nandurbar district.Making...

Pune, March 9 Pune municipal commissioner Naval Kishore Ram presented a draft budget of ₹13,995 crore for the financial year 2026-27 before the civic standing committee on Monday, with a strong emphasis on strengthening urban mobility and infrastructure.Ram emphasized that improving road...

Mumbai, March 9 An SIT will be constituted to investigate serious irregularities and corruption detected in the land acquisition and mutation process at Mouje Gangapur in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said in the legislative council on Monday.He...

Amaravati, March 9 The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday approved the establishment of 'District Level Logistics Facilitation Cells' in all the districts, in an effort to streamline infrastructure projects.These cells will focus on accelerating developments in aviation, logistics, and...

Kohima, March 9 – The central government has sanctioned ₹283 crore for the modernization of the 123-year-old Dimapur railway station in Nagaland, a state minister told the assembly on Monday.Responding to a discussion in the state assembly on the status of the Dimapur railway station, Health...

Bengaluru, March 9 – The Congress-led government in Karnataka announced on Monday that it would develop localities and allot land to retired soldiers across the state this year. Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda made the announcement in the Legislative Assembly in response to a question raised...

New Delhi, March 9 Domestic coal production is expected to grow by 6-7 per cent annually over the next few years, reaching about 1.5 billion tonnes by 2029-30, Parliament was informed on Monday.The country's demand for coal is expected to continue rising and is projected to peak around 2040...

Bengaluru, March 9. Demand for traditional Mysuru silk sarees manufactured by the government-owned Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Limited (KSIC) dominated discussions in the Assembly, with legislators from all parties urging the state government to increase production and strengthen the...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 On Monday, opposition Congress MLAs expressed concern in the Odisha Assembly over the delay in implementing the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 in the state and sought a ruling from Speaker Surama Padhy, asking the government to introduce a motion by the...

As of March 2023, the Polavaram Irrigation Project's headworks remained incomplete, despite being initiated 17 years prior. The physical and financial progress of the Polavaram Hydroelectric Power project was also limited, at only 12% and 17% respectively.This period covers the tenures of the...

New Delhi, March 6 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Friday that it has attached immovable assets worth more than Rs 200 crore of Delhi-based real estate company TDI Infrastructure Limited as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to alleged fraud against homebuyers.The assets...

Bengaluru, March 6 The Karnataka government has allocated Rs 600 crore for the BSR Project for the next fiscal year.Reading out the budget on Friday, Siddaramaiah said that the land acquisition for Corridor-2 (from Benniganahalli to Chikkabanavara) under the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project...

Shillong, March 6 Invoking its constitutional powers under the Sixth Schedule, the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council has issued a notification barring non-tribal persons from purchasing or claiming land in the Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya, officials said on Friday.However, the status...

On March 6 in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated that the Supreme Court dismissing petitions filed by Tamil Nadu against the controversial Mekedatu project marked a significant legal victory for the state, and that the government would soon proceed with the next steps for...

Hyderabad, March 6 Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday appealed to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to intervene and complete the pending land acquisition for the construction of a key service road beneath the flyover at Amberpet here.While the flyover was inaugurated in 2025...

Ahmedabad, March 5 The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Thursday rejected the Congress's criticism of the increased cost estimates for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project, saying that "refining" costs after contract finalization is a normal practice.The...

Bengaluru, March 4 The opposition BJP on Wednesday targeted the Congress government in Karnataka over its plan to take over a five-acre plot of land at the KSIC unit in T Narasipura, Mysuru, for the construction of a stadium.The party demanded that the government immediately withdraw the...

Bengaluru, March 4. Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, R. Ashoka, alleged on Wednesday that the Karnataka government was attempting to seize land belonging to the Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) at its unit in T. Narasipura. He claimed that this move...

New Delhi, March 4 Godrej Properties Ltd, a real estate firm, has purchased two land parcels, totaling over 16 acres, in Gurugram and Kolkata for approximately Rs 1,325 crore to develop housing projects, as it seeks to expand its business amid strong demand.The company has acquired an...

Mumbai, March 4 The Maharashtra government will expand drone surveillance and strengthen joint enforcement teams to curb illegal excavation activities across the state, said Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday.Illegal excavation rackets that dig out sand, soil, and key...