Goa government fears that allowing Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the State would result in another Nandigram like situation in the State.
Advocate General Subodh Kantak on Thursday made the statement before the Bombay High Court at Goa while responding to the petitions filed by SEZ promoters and Public Interest Litigations (PIL) filed by the activists.

On July 21, barely a fortnight after he filed a PIL in the Gujarat High Court seeking an end to illegal limestone mining along the Gir wildlife sanctuary, 36-year-old activist Amit Jethava was killed. He was shot from point blank range on a busy highway in Ahmedabad, minutes after he came out of his lawyer

Is the sparkling liquid harmless as claimed, asks FREDDY DIAS
The twang of an aerated bottle being opened brings forth a foaming and bubbling drink. You sip on it; and it feels exhilarating. The sparkling liquid, it is claimed, is free from alcohol and other habit-forming drugs. But is it harmless?

The Bombay High Court at Goa will hear the final argument over petitions and public interest litigations (PIL) related to Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on July 27 and 28.

Ahmedabad: An environmental activist, Amit Jethava, was shot dead outside the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday night.

ANGUL: The Orissa High Court has issued notices to the Secretary of Union Surface Transport ministry and the District Collector of Dhenkanal besides the Bhusan Steel Limited authorities to submit their reply in four weeks on the issue of encroachments of canal land.

Terming the traditional bullfight or Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu as a money-spinning industry with little regard for human safety or animal welfare, the Supreme Court has asked the Animal Welfare Board (AWB) and Tamil Nadu to explore stringent measures to deter people from patronising the event.

Mumbai: Dedicated bus corridors, which have long been touted as the cheapest and the quickest modes to decongest road traffic, might finally be ready for a roll-out.