Jharkhand looks headed for fierce acrimony between tribals and non-tribals over proposed amendments to a hundred-year-old law that restricts sale and purchase of tribal land in order to protect the primitive communities. Political parties are bitterly divided even as protests are spreading across the state.

Simmering discontent and a growing series of demonstrations and processions by both supporters and opponents of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, 1908, for a fortnight has created what political observers describe as a “civil-war situation” in Jharkhand.

The Madras High Court Bench here has disposed of a public interest litigation petition filed against large scale felling of trees at Saraswathi Narayanan College campus at Perungudi near here after

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday fixed February 28, 2013, as the deadline for the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to restore Neela Hauz, the ancient water body on Aruna Asif Ali Marg near Vasant

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued notices to Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the three states for the immediate conserva

Says it may direct Karnataka to stop water supply from Tungabhadra reservoir

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday warned the Andhra Pradesh Government that it may have no alternative but to direct the Karnataka Government to stop supply of water from the Tungabhadra reservoir.

Bhubaneswar: The CBI has placed before the Supreme Court its report on the investigation into alleged corruption in utilisation of Central funds by six districts of Odisha for the rural job guarant

Jharkhand’s milky way to good health is in serious jeopardy.

Recommends several measures to reduce high rate of maternal mortality
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to ensure maternal safety through proper implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

The HC order was passed last Saturday by a bench comprising Justices Sanjay Yadav and Ajit Singh in the “Sandesh Bansal vs Union of India and others” public interest litigation.

New Delhi: The Delhi high court has asked the Delhi Jal Board to place before it the rules relating to installation fee and rent payable for water meters.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan high court has taken a serious note of illegal mining taking place in the state on a largescale, especially in the green belts and has constituted a special investigation team headed by Justice K S Choudhary, a former judge of Rajasthan High Court.

"The special investigation team constituted by the court has been asked to file a detailed report and visit sites of mining in the state.