'Holistic' preparations underway for Nashik Kumbh Mela but it's a race against time, say authoritiesNashik is gearing up for the Kumbh Mela with massive infrastructure projects and heritage conservation. Authorities are integrating technol...
06 Jun, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Anti-encroachment drive in Mumbai's Bandra slum turns violent; locals hurl stones, police lathi-chargeA demolition drive in Mumbai's Bandra slum turned violent. Authorities razed an illegal religious structure. Local residents protested, lea...
20 May, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath on May 12, says Assam NDA 3.0 will unveil ‘full picture’Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam on May 12, embarking on his second term. He described his first te...
12 May, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
Court declares mosque built on graveyard land illegal in SambhalA tehsildar court in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, has ruled a mosque built on graveyard land illegal. Officials visited Kaserua village after vi...
01 May, 2026, 09.06 PM IST
'Anga, Banga, Kalinga' will have BJP govts next month: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party will form governments in Anga, Banga, and Kalinga after May 5. He note...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.17 PM IST
VHP writes to President Murmu for stricter laws on religious conversion, 'love jihad'The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has taken a step towards influencing national policy by submitting a memorandum to the President of India. Their ...
18 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
SC upholds demolition of Koyambedu mosque in Chennai, says unauthorised religious structures on public land must be removedThe SC reaffirmed its stance on the removal of unauthorized religious structures on public land. The Court upheld the removal of a mosque i...
27 Feb, 2024, 03.33 PM IST
Manipur: Fresh tension in border town Moreh following attempts to encroach upon abandoned housesAdditional security forces including the Rapid Action Force (RAF) rushed to the area. Moreh, just 4 km to the west of Myanmar’s largest bor...
11 Oct, 2023, 08.23 PM IST
Manipur govt warns against encroachment on religious & abandoned houses, threatens legal actionThe Manipur government has issued an order warning against the encroachment of religious or abandoned houses. Any violation of this order w...
10 Oct, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
Assam government launches eviction drive to clear 397 acres of land from encroachersLast during an eviction drive in Darrang district in police firing two people were killed. The Assam government constituted Sattra (vaishna...
19 Dec, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
Assam: Over 1,900 hectares of land as Sattras under illegal encroachmentBased on field tours and extensive interactions with the Satradhikars, Sattra Management Committees and other stakeholders, in addition to ...
02 Dec, 2022, 10.37 PM IST
Mahants can't own 'Kabir Mutt' land: Bihar Religious Trust Board.The move will check widespread unlawful sale and purchase of the land of these maths. The decision was taken after consulting heads of four...
11 Dec, 2021, 04.34 PM IST
Govt would take all steps to protect Assam’s land, identity, culture from aggressors and illegal migrants: CMSarma visited Gorukhuti in Sipajhar, Darrang to inspect the riverine areas that were encroached by illegal settlers near Dholpur Shiva Mand...
08 Jun, 2021, 01.12 AM IST
Assam Bill for encroachment-free religious bodies’ lands tabledAssam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had raked up the issue of encroachment of Satra lands in the run-up to Lok Sabha election this y...
30 Jul, 2019, 09.09 AM IST
Remove encroachment on Chandni Chowk roads by religious structures: High CourtThe court said the ownership of the land was with MCD and since the authorities do not dispute there was encroachment, the civic body shoul...
30 Apr, 2015, 09.07 PM IST
SC asks for details of illegal religious structures on govt landThe court has also asked to issue notifications for putting in place "policy/rules" for removal or relocation of illegal religious structur...
05 Jul, 2013, 04.11 PM IST
Multi-crore scam involving temple land in Valley: APMCCAn organisation of Kashmiri Pandits today flayed the Jammu and Kashmir government over its claim that there was no encroachment on temple l...
03 Apr, 2013, 05.05 PM IST