land encroachment

Gurugram, April 9 Police have booked two alleged henchmen of jailed gangster Kaushal Chaudhary for operating a cattle dairy on land belonging to the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HSVP) in the Naharpur Rupa village.The two were booked on charges of extortion at the Sector 37 Police...

Shimla, April 9 People who have encroached upon government or "shamlat" land will be barred from contesting the Panchayati Raj institutions (PRI) elections, a state official said on Thursday."Shamlat" land is village common land which is used by the community.The order has been issued to...

Mumbai, April 8 Around 1,400 unauthorized shacks were demolished in the Mankhurd area of Mumbai on Wednesday in a joint operation by the city's civic body and the administration, freeing a government plot at the former Bombay Soap Factory site, officials said.The operation was carried out by...

Shimla, April 7 The CPI(M) on Wednesday demanded the registration of an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the Chester Hill housing project in Solan and the removal of the chief secretary, days after the Himachal Pradesh government directed a fresh inquiry by the Deputy...

In Assam, election campaigning intensified today as senior leaders from the BJP and Congress addressed rallies across the state. Voting in the state will take place in a single phase on Thursday.Senior BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal addressed a public meeting in Dhemaji. He alleged that...

Sambhal (UP), April 5 Residents of Mubarakpur Band village in the Sambhal district began demolishing an illegal madrasa, a mosque, and a primary school on Sunday, using a bulldozer, officials said.On Saturday, Haji Munawwar, the husband of the village head, had requested Tehsildar Dhirendra...

Jammu, April 2 The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said that a total of 233 illegal commercial and residential structures have been identified in Jammu city in the last 13 months.In response to a question from BJP MLA Vikram Randhawa in the assembly, the government said the violations...

Jammu, April 2 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that over 16,000 kanals of land under the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) are currently being encroached upon, and that eviction drives are being carried out in a phased and time-bound manner.In response to a...

Mumbai, April 1 Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Wednesday that the state government had refrained from implementing a proposed 12 to 14 per cent increase in ready reckoner rates this year, considering the ongoing West Asia crisis and the resulting global situation...

Minister for Cooperatives, Javid Ahmad Dar, today informed the Legislative Assembly that the government has intensified efforts to protect cooperative assets across Jammu and Kashmir while initiating key reforms to strengthen governance in the sector.Responding to a starred question by MLA...

JAMMU, MARCH 31: Minister for Cooperatives, Javid Ahmad Dar, informed the House that the government has intensified efforts to protect cooperative assets across Jammu and Kashmir, alongside initiating broader reforms to strengthen the sector.Responding to a question raised by MLA Narinder...

Hyderabad, April 1 – The Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) conducted a major operation on Wednesday to remove encroachments on government land. Five under-construction buildings were demolished by HYDRAA teams in Shastripuram, Rajendranagar mandal, under tight...

Guwahati, March 31 – Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Saikia intensified the party's election campaign in Tinsukia on Tuesday, asserting that a massive eviction drive would be launched if the BJP returns to power in the state.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a...

Dhemaji (Assam), March 31 Former Union Minister Smriti Irani stated on Tuesday that the Assam Assembly elections this time were about "expelling every single infiltrator" from the country, while accusing the Congress of shielding illegal migrants and shrouding the state in "dark clouds" of...

Guwahati, March 31 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that once the BJP returns to power, it will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state within three months.He said that this will be done without disturbing the rights of the tribal and other ethnic...

Gurugram, March 30 Gurugram Police on Monday arrested a person for illegally setting up a slum with at least 150 huts on government land in Sector 53 and housing residents there, collecting money from them, officials said.An official from Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) filed a...

Jammu, March 30 The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday rejected a private member's bill, introduced by a BJP MLA, by voice vote. The bill aimed to protect and restore temples in Jammu and Kashmir, including those that were encroached upon during the period of militancy. Deputy Chief Minister...

Guwahati, March 29 – Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Sunday over its election "guarantees", alleging that the opposition party has merely "copied" welfare schemes implemented by the BJP-led state government under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Dhekiajuli (Assam), March 29 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the BJP government has stopped infiltration in Assam in the last 10 years, but it is "not enough", as each apprehended illegal immigrant must be sent back.Addressing a poll rally in the Dhekiajuli area in...

Dhakuakhana (Assam), March 27 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that his government will "crush" the Bangladeshi Myas community in the state if the BJP-led coalition returns to power in the upcoming election.He asserted that the government will work to build a "strong...