Goa govt eyes to hike fine up to Rs 1 crore for illegal hill cutting: MinisterThe Goa government has not granted permission for hill cutting in the state in the last six months, and plans to amend regulations to raise...
27 Aug, 2024, 09.54 AM IST
Karnataka forms task force to clear encroachments, illegal resorts in forests and western ghatsKarnataka Forest Minister Khandre had on Friday directed the forest department's additional chief secretary to issue orders for the removal...
04 Aug, 2024, 04.44 PM IST
2,480 illegal immigrants detected in Manipur in 2023 before outbreak of violence: CMManipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh revealed that a state Cabinet sub-committee identified 2,480 illegal immigrants in 2023. The campaign ...
12 May, 2024, 05.27 PM IST
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh asked the Mizoram chief minister not to interfere in the internal affairs of another stateThe rally was attended by Mizoram chief minister Zoramthang. He asked Zoramthanga not to interfere in the internal affairs of another state...
27 Jul, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
Manipur tense but calm as fresh violence reportedManipur remained tense but calm on Tuesday after incidents of violence were reported a day before in the northeastern state where at least ...
23 May, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
- BJP-led government has liberated the Agar trade in Assam
The government has allowed plantation and sale of Agar upto five hectares of land. Agar oil is highly valued and universally prized as "Ott...
23 Jul, 2019, 10.51 PM IST
Chhattisgarh forms panel to probe illegal tree felling at mining siteThe move comes a day after the state decided to halt all mining activities in the area after protests by local people.
13 Jun, 2019, 10.38 AM IST
Maharashtra bars construction within 100 feet of hill rangesTwo years after the Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal ruled that no permission must be granted for building construction on hill to...
15 Nov, 2017, 11.00 AM IST
Landslides kill 144 in Bangladesh after heavy rainThe landslides it hilly districts in the southeast, killing 10 people in one village, eight in another and seven in a third, said police of...
14 Jun, 2017, 01.29 PM IST
Assam, Meghalaya CMs discuss border problemsAssam CM Sonowal said he is confident about resolving Assam's decades-old border disputes with Meghalaya, Nagaland & Mizoram through mutual...
01 Apr, 2017, 07.38 PM IST
NGT asks builder to pay Rs 40 lakh for 'environmental damage'It asked the municipal council to restore the destroyed recreation ground and hill side at the Vikas Valley housing society at Khandala nea...
03 Mar, 2017, 12.48 PM IST
Pune NGT asks builder to pay Rs 40 lakh for 'environmental damage'03 Mar, 2017, 12.16 PM IST
- Green tribunal stays tree-cutting in eco-sensitive Western Ghats
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stayed the further cutting of trees and called for a halt on illegal mining on a 32-acre plot of land...
25 Feb, 2014, 06.42 AM IST
- Red gash in Curca's green hillside pains villagers
Villagers in Curca are upset over the massive excavation on a steep hill slope in recent weeks, alleging that the authorities have shown ap...
13 Nov, 2013, 01.46 AM IST
Top GJM leaders arrested, Darjeeling bandh declared illegalTwo top GJM leaders were arrested on Saturday on the eighth day of the indefinite bandh in Darjeeling hills taking the total number of thos...
10 Aug, 2013, 09.36 PM IST
- HC orders DLF to put Goa project on hold
Real Estate major DLF’s first project in Goa has been put on hold following a high court order, which directed the company not to fell tree...
06 Feb, 2010, 12.19 AM IST
- Crushing Aravalli forests to dust
Five years after the Supreme Court banned illegal mining in the Aravalli hills in 2002, the unlawful activity has resumed in Gurgaon distri...
11 Feb, 2008, 12.29 AM IST