Himanta govt said about 20% of state's forest area has been encroached upon. SC stressed importance of constitutional safeguards, saying exercise must be carried out through lawful means.
Advocate Umesh Chandra Sharma also represents activist Preet Sirohi who had approached HC against 'encroachments' near Faiz-e-Illahi Mosque in Turkman Gate area.
The ex-cricketer & TMC MP had challenged Vadodara Municipal Corporation's notice issued last year, which had asked him to vacate the govt-owned plot he had occupied since 2012.
If legislature finds that 'waqf by user' has led to massive encroachments & seeks to delete the provision, such an amendment cannot be considered arbitrary, SC says.
BSES removed 3 meters—2 from a temple, 1 from a mosque—that were powering the entire settlement via sub-meters. The land is disputed, but court Friday granted residents temporary relief.
Officials say the demolition removed 14-15 ft of the mosque’s outer hall. District authorities claim they analysed satellite imagery to conclude it was 'new & unauthorised' construction.
Residents of Gajapur, a Muslim-majority village near Maharashtra's Vishalgad Fort, say the mob destroyed 42 houses, vehicles and attacked a mosque during Sunday's violence.
Housing & Land Rights Network report shows demolition drives disproportionately affect the poor. Major reasons for evictions include anti-encroachment drive, beautification & infra projects.
At three-hour interaction, they also requested for special funds from the central government to protect their vacant land parcels by constructing schools, hospitals etc.
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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