This is interesting, as Badal is known to owns enormous tracts of illegal land in the Terai. Wealthy Punjabi farmers have also largely evade land ceiling laws through illegal Benami transactions. Calling the Kashipur incident akin to 1984 riots is gross irresponsibility. Amritsar, UNI: The SAD president held the Uttaranchal CM responsible for the eviction [...]

“My objection was only to violation of labour laws and Drugs and Cosmetics Act” Human and animal bones were used to prepare medicines, say some workers of Baba Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy Sealed samples I gave to the Health Ministry were bought from the pharmacy, says Ms. Karat “It is a war for ideology, principles and [...]

DEHRA DUN, JAN 4: The mysterious death of over 70 eagles in the past three days in Ghinghalikhal area near Ranikhet has forced the Uttaranchal wildlife authorities to put up a cordon around the site and send the carcasses for lab tests. According to the wildlife officials, more than 70 eagles were found dead at [...]

Udham Singh Nagar (Uttaranchal): District administration in Uttaranchal started a demolition drive against buildings constructed on government land in Udham Singh Nagar on Monday. Following a recent order by the Supreme Court, authorities recovered farms of over 1050 acres, which were illegally occupied by some farmers and demolished around 121 houses of the occupants. Police [...]