plus that are awaiting clearance. What the ministry did not announce was the uncertainty among its top bureaucrats over the policy framework that would come into play if the upa coalition does not come to power, or a modified version of the upa takes office.

Pune In a move that would provide some respite to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the state Forest Department has agreed to give out forest land for dumping organic waste and using it for vermicomposting. The PMC, which is grappling with garbage dumping problem at Uruli Devachi and Phursungi, has seven months to resolve the issue by finding an alternative site.

With the Election Code of Conduct finally lifted by the Election Commission, the South Goa planning and Development Authority (SGPDA) will finally hear objections and suggestions to the Land Use Map and the Land Use Register on May 29.

KOLKATA: The Left Front government in West Bengal is likely to be more circumspect in acquiring land for industries and infrastructure development projects, in the light of the Lok Sabha election debacle.

The Margao Municipal Council have once again come under the scanner of the Audit party attached to the Accountant General, Goa

Demanding white paper on the land encroachments at Jammu at the behest of politicians, Ashok Khajuria, BJP President, BJP warned of public agitation, if the government land including that of Karnaila Chak encroached by the mafia is not evacuated and punishment given to the guilty.

Mumbai A year after six forest department officials were allegedly assaulted by trustees of a temple housed in the Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, forest officials are still waiting for a verdict from the Supreme Court.

May 14: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed an order passed by the Ranga Reddy district revenue authorities taking back the unutilised land from the Bathini Mrugasira Trust.