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Chennai, April 11 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin has strongly condemned the BJP for turning the ED into an "errand department" and has dubbed the alleged Rs 1,000 crore TASMAC scam and the illegal sand mining to the tune of nearly Rs 5,000 crore as "BJP-scripted and...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 10 A tehsildar in the Hingoli district of Maharashtra was placed under suspension for alleged negligence in preventing illegal mining, a revenue department official said on Friday.The order to suspend Vasmat tehsildar Sharada Dalvi under the Maharashtra Civil...

New Delhi, April 10 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah signaled a major political push in West Bengal on Friday, asserting that the state is ready for change as he arrived to release the BJP’s election manifesto, or ‘Sankalp Patra’, in Kolkata.In a post on X, HM Shah said, “Bengal, tired of TMC...

Gwalior, April 9 Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Govind Singh on Thursday criticized the BJP government over the killing of a forest guard by illegal sand miners the day before, alleging that such mafia groups are running the state.Forest guard Harkesh Gurjar (35) was killed after a...

New Delhi, April 2 – The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a notification by the Rajasthan government that de-notified 732 hectares of the National Chambal Sanctuary, saying it would not allow the de-notification of any reserve land for protected species.The court criticized the "mining mafia"...

New Delhi, April 2 Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Thursday:* The Supreme Court will hear a matter concerning illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary and the threat to endangered aquatic wildlife, on its own initiative.* The Supreme Court will also hear a case...

Chennai, April 1 BJP's Tamil Nadu election in-charge Piyush Goyal released a "chargesheet" that accused the DMK government of systemic corruption, financial mismanagement, and harboring an explicit anti-Hindu bias.The BJP also accused the state government of illegal sand mining and deep-rooted...

March 26, Kohima: MLA Achumbemo Kikon today called for greater responsibility among legislators to balance development with ecological protection.Raising the issue of environment and climate change during Zero Hour in the Assembly, Mr. Kikon said that Nagaland is facing an escalating...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu cognizance of illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary and threats to endangered aquatic wildlife.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the court has taken cognizance of recent newspaper reports...

Trichy (Tamil Nadu), March 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday criticised the DMK government over crimes against women and children in the state, stating that violent crimes against them have become common, and even a young girl was not spared.He said criminals were freely roaming...

Patna, March 11 – A tragic incident occurred in Bhagalpur, Bihar, on Wednesday, where three young men drowned while trying to save their aunt during a bath in the Ganga river.The incident took place at Dhodha Ghat and has shocked the entire area.According to eyewitnesses, a woman had gone to...

Chennai, March 11 Union Minister Piyush Goyal stated on Wednesday that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would restore the style of governance associated with former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu, while strongly criticizing the government led by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin...

Patna, March 10 – The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Patna Zonal Office has filed a charge sheet before the Special Court here under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Patna, in connection with a money laundering case linked to illegal sand mining and corruption, ED...

Chandigarh, March 6 – Hundreds of Congress workers from Punjab staged a demonstration here on Friday against Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab for its failure to fulfill its commitments to the people.The party specifically mentioned the promise of Rs...

In Tamil Nadu, TVK founder Vijay appealed to voters to give him a chance to lead the state, calling the upcoming elections an "emotional" event.He criticized the DMK and Chief Minister M K Stalin, stating that their claim of forming the government for a second consecutive term would not...

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...

Tirupathur (Tamil Nadu), February 13 Signaling a widening of his political front ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday said more political parties may join the party-led alliance once the election schedule is officially...