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  UP govt launches major crackdown on illegal encroachments, shuts down 17 unauthorised madrasas

  India | April 28, 2025 9:18 IST

  As part of the anti-encroachment drive, strict action has also been taken against unauthorised religious establishments. In Bahraich district alone, action was taken against 89 illegal encroachments.

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  Sambhal dargah faces probe over alleged financial irregularities, 'Waqf land' encroachment

  Uttar Pradesh | April 13, 2025 8:16 IST

  As per the complaint, the dargah of Dada Mouazmiya Shah, which is built on Waqf land at Janeta village panchayat of the Baniyakheda development block in Chandausi, was being illegally occupied by an individual named Shahid Mian.

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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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  Authorities obligated to ensure public land not encroached as 'place of worship': HC

  India | December 22, 2020 9:56 IST

  Authorities like the DDA are obligated to ensure that places of worship are not created on public land by unscrupulous persons through encroachment, the Delhi High Court has said.

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  Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam frees over 26,000-metre land from encroachers

  India | October 05, 2019 7:19 IST

  An FIR under sections of IPC was lodged against Tyagi, Shamshudin and Umar for illegally occupying the government land, said Sudhir Sharma, city zone in-charge of the Nagar Nigam.

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  Constable attacked by land encroachers succumbs to injuries

  India | October 03, 2019 22:11 IST

  The constable who was allegedly attacked by land encroachers at Kherauna village here died at the Lucknow trauma centre on Thursday.

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  NDMC plans to free CP of encroachments

  India | September 13, 2013 7:22 IST

  New Delhi: To check encroachment by illegal vendors in Connaught Place, NDMC has decided to issue bar code identification licences for its teh bazari (street vending) allottees.“There are 47 authorised vendors but several others operate