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Telangana: Case registered against accused for attacking 2 forest official
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mulkalapally (Telangana) [India], July 2 (ANI): A case has been registered against all the accused who attacked two forest officials on the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday after they stopped encroachers from ploughing the forest land in Gundalapadu Village here, said police.
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Telangana: 2 forest officials attacked for preventing encroachers from plo
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Badradri Kothagudam (Telangana) [India], July 2 (ANI): Two forest officials were attacked on intervening night of Monday-Tuesday after they stopped encroachers from ploughing the forest land in Gundalapadu Village of Mulalapally Mandal in Badradri Kothagudam district. This comes days after F
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Telangana: Central govt okays construction of bunds under Kaleswaram proje
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 11 (ANI): The Environment Ministry on Monday cleared construction of bunds and embankments in 10 hectares of forest land at Medigadda barrage as part of the Kaleswaram project in Telangana, the state government said.
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Forest dwellers' eviction: Centre seeks stay on SC order
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on its February 13 order directing several states to evict forest dwellers whose claims over traditional forest lands have been rejected under the law.
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Notice issued to Parrikar's son for destroying forest area in Goa
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb 12 (ANI): The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's son, Abhijat, for allegedly destroying forest land in Goa.
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Two get jail for encroaching forest land in Kerala
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Ernakulam District Court on Tuesday sentenced two people to three years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000 on each for encroaching upon the forest reserve in Munnar division. The case that dates back to 2005.
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Telangana CM pushes for environment protection
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Addressing the need to protect the environment in the capital city of Hyderabad and its neighbouring regions, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has called for the development of forest blocks in the surrounding forest lands.
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Himachal HC directs removal of encroachments on forest land
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 09 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday directed the authorities to remove all encroachments on forest land exceeding five bighas.
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Chhattisgarh: Opposition demands Brijmohan Agarwal's resignation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 2 (ANI): The Opposition on Wednesday demanded resignation of Cabinet Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, whose wife has been accused of acquiring the state's forest land for constructing a resort.
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Chhattisgarh CM assures action against state minister for acquiring state
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday assured to take a strict action against state minister Brijmohan Agrawal, whose wife has been accused of acquiring the state's forest land for constructing a resort, adding that the matter has been take
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Congress demands probe on Chattisgarh minister's land case
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chhattisgarh [India], July 25 (ANI): After a Chattisgarh Cabinet Minister's wife was accused of acquiring a portion of the state's forest land and building a resort on it, the Congress has spoken out against the minister and his wife and demanded A thorough investigation of the cas
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Chhattisgarh Minister refutes charges of his wife acquiring state land
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 25 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, whose wife has been accused of acquiring the state's forest land for constructing a resort, said that he and his family have always abided by the law.
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