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The Criminal Investigation Department has constituted a special cell to probe into the Belekeri port iron ore scam. The action follows the High Court’s Circuit Bench at Dharwad pulling up the CID for its slow investigation into the ore theft case. The team, formed on Tuesday, has two Superintendents of Police, five DySPs and three inspectors. The SPs are - Bheemaiah and Lokesh Kumar.

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Developers cannot sell open spaces and stilt areas in their buildings as these are meant for common use and form part of the flats, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.

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Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has sought explanation from the Adani-owned Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ), the state forests department, the Union defence ministry, Kutch district collector and the National Biodiversity Authority in connection with the allotment of 2,000 hectare land in possession of BSF for afforestation. In September last year, the Union ministry of environme

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Under pressure from the Karnataka High Court to provide evidence of sincerity to tackle illegal mining in the state, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and Bellary district in charge minister G Janardhan Reddy on Tuesday held a rare brain storming session with officials to outline measures to curb illegal mining, especially in the iron ore rich Bellary region. The meeting was held in the background

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Goa government in its submission to the High Court has rejected the contention of people affected by Mopa airport project that land for the Greenfield airport project should be acquired by Central government and not by the State. Advocate General Subhod Kantak told the court today that the state government will own Mopa airport even though it will be managed by a private party. “As the project i

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The city will soon boast of a cleaner shoreline. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has drafted a concrete phase-wise plan to tidy the entire stretch from Colaba to Tardeo and Haji Ali to Worli village. Eighty metric tonne of waste will be extracted every day along these stretches. The civic body will pump around Rs1.5 crore into this clean-up operation.

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New Delhi/Gurgaon: It’s a win-win situation for everybody. Four farmers, who were dead against giving up their land for construction of a road leading up to a Commonwealth Games venue, are now a relieved lot.

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The Bombay High Court at Goa has disposed off a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed challenging the permission granted by Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) for felling 2500 trees for construction of international cricket stadium in Tivim with a direction to Goa Cricket Association (GCA) that no trees shall be cut until it obtains all construction clearances. The Goa Foundatio

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Source: Telegraph (Ranchi)