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  Rishikesh: Protesters block highway, pelt stone at police as authorities probe forest land case

  India | December 29, 2025 10:31 IST

  The protest comes in response to the actions of a probe committee set up by the Uttarakhand government following a Supreme Court order dated December 22. The committee is tasked with surveying the reserved forest land and is required to submit its status report to the top court by January 5.

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  YSRCP leader accused of encroaching 76.74 acres of forest land; Pawan Kalyan orders probe

  India | November 13, 2025 23:43 IST

  The state government had set up a high-level three-member committee comprising the district collector, superintendent of police, and conservator of forests to carry out a joint inspection. Joint surveys conducted by the Forest, Revenue, and Land Records departments have revealed several violations.

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  Telangana transfers IAS officer Smita Sabharwal, initiates major reshuffle | Check full list here

  April 28, 2025 9:35 IST

  The Telangana government has transferred senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal, who was recently questioned by police for resharing an AI-generated image linked to a Hyderabad land dispute. She has been moved back to the Telangana Finance Commission.

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  Delhi to develop 17 world-class level city forests on 3000 acres of land

  India | March 24, 2022 7:14 IST

  "The Kejriwal Govt will fund the development of 5 thousand parks in Delhi." says the official statement.

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  Several buildings in Gurugram, Faridabad will have to be demolished: Haryana CM on 'forest land'

  India | October 24, 2021 7:23 IST

  The court on July 23 had directed the state government to raze down all unauthorized structures on the Aravali forest land.

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  Assam: 3,400 hectares of forest land cleared of encroachment from 2016-20, says minister

  India | June 27, 2021 12:40 IST

  A total of 615 hectares have been cleared in Karbi Anglong West Division, 185. 5 hectares in Lower Assam Zone, 50 hectares in Karbi Anglong East Division, 40 hectares in Kokrajhar's Haltugaon area, 22 hectares in Orang National Park and 2. 5 hectares in Upper Assam Zone, Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya said

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  Land grabbers can't take refuge of law: SC orders removal of encroachment on forest land

  India | June 07, 2021 14:25 IST

  The top court, in a hearing conducted via video conferencing, directed that the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Faridabad will be responsible for providing police protection to the civic body officials in the demolition drive.

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  No land for planting trees in Delhi: Forest department

  India | May 16, 2013 16:30 IST

  New Delhi, May 16: With urbanisation and infrastructural development taking place rapidly in the national capital, the forest department has been struggling with land to plant trees, an official said Thursday.Speaking at a public lecture,

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  Meghalaya to take action against cement plants on forest land

  India | April 19, 2013 10:26 IST

  Shillong, Apr 19: The Meghalaya government Thursday promised to take action against cement companies violating forest conservations laws."The government is under process to initiate action against cement plants based on the findings of the Joint

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  Road built on forest land in Chhattisgarh, claims Congress

  India | March 20, 2013 9:25 IST

  Raipur, Mar 20: The opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh Tuesday said in the assembly that a 3-km long road was constructed under national rural jobs scheme on a forest land in Rajnandgaon district without the approval