Environmentalists accuse Australia of large-scale illegal land clearing

Sydney – A joint investigation by three environmental groups has documented six cases of potentially illegal large-scale deforestation in Australia. Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Conservation Queensland and the Wilderness Society released their findings on Monday. The groups have submitted allegations of unauthorized land clearing to the federal government in Canberra for assessment. The coalition said that … Read more

3 families end lives in Andhra Pradesh over land ownership issues: Police

The police registered a case under Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act (Representative) Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): A family of three ended their lives by consuming poison over a land ownership issue in a village in Kadapa district on Saturday, police said. P Subba Rao (46), his wife and minor daughter consumed poison and police … Read more

Mother of girl killed in Land Rover school crash recalls daughter’s final moments

The mother of an eight-year-old girl killed when a driver crashed into a school in Wimbledon has told of her daughter’s final moments. Eight-year-old Nuria Sajjad was killed in July last year when a Land Rover crashed through a fence and plowed into a group of children and adults attending a tea party at their … Read more

UN uses new land route from Israel to reach northern Gaza

United Nations – The United Nations on Tuesday used a new overland route to deliver food to northern Gaza for the first time in three weeks, as global pressure mounted on Israel to allow more people into the coastal enclave amid looming famine. Jamie McGoldrick, U.N. aid coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories, told Reuters … Read more

Charge sheet filed against Chandrababu Naidu in Rs 4,400-crore land scam case

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Police CID on Monday filed a chargesheet naming TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, former minister P Narayana and others in connection with the allocation of Rs 4,400 crore to develop Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh The main accused in the land scam case. Mr. Naidu, Narayana, A Sudheer Babu … Read more

U.S. court rules to allow mining on Apache sacred land

Phoenix— A divided federal court panel on Friday voted 6-5 to uphold a lower court’s rejection of a preliminary injunction halting the transfer of Apache land to a group that has fought to protect what it considers sacred land for a copper project in central Arizona. The organization took a major hit. Project land. The … Read more

Khadwani violence: Dhami says police stations will be present in liberated land; situation ‘under control’

Last updated: February 12, 2024 21:55 UTC Uttarakhand (Uttarakhand), India Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said a police station will be set up on unencroached land in Haldwani’s Banbhoolpura . Violence broke out last week after authorities razed an “illegally built” religious school. More paramilitary forces were deployed in Bambopura district on … Read more

How India is reforming its land records system to give a big boost to its economy

The government’s efforts to digitize land records is expected to revolutionize the country’s long-standing land management system. As part of the Digital India initiative, this effort entails converting traditional paper records into electronic format. Land records are vital to a country’s governance and economic development. In India, the management of these records is poorly enforced … Read more

Odisha: Man hires hitman to kill brother over land dispute

Published by: Pragati Pal Last updated: February 9, 2024 22:57 UTC A 28-year-old man in Odisha’s Balasore district allegedly hired a hitman and killed his brother over a land dispute, police said on Friday. They said the incident took place on Tuesday and the body of Bhavani Rout (21) was found in the lake after … Read more