Pune Inquiry ordered in May was delayed due to elections

The probe involving large-scale irregularities in allotment of forest land in Pune will now pick up speed with the Lok Sabha polls in April and Assembly polls being over.

Oct. 29: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday dismissed a public interest litigation filed against the state government

Even as the state of Punjab has notified the master plan for Ludhiana, the ones for Patiala, Bathinda and Jalandhar are in the process of being finalised.

The High Court on Wednesday ordered a stay on sand mining for violating the terms of conditional approval.

CHENNAI: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop all dam construction activities at various points on the Ganga, especially from the Bhagirathi river stage.

A Division Bench of Justice Mr Aniruddha Bose and Justice Mr Sanjib Banerjee of Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to inquire into the possibility of any construction work harming a 2,000-bigha waterbody in Howrah and file a report by 30 October. The matter will come up for hearing again on 6 November.

Oct. 6: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday put a brake on the chairperson of the district review committee interfering with sanctioning and approving works under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

Mumbai: In response to a PIL filed by Awaaz foundation, the Bombay high court, on Thursday, directed for the constitution of a committee with representatives from the BMC, the MPCB and other relevant departments to examine the noise levels at helipads.