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HC asks Can Delhi afford felling of thousands of trees for housing complex

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court asked today How can the national capital afford the felling of over 16,500 trees for a housing project. Taking note of the views expressed by the court which appeared inclined to order an interim stay of the tree chopping process, the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC), tasked with redeveloping half […]

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Submit action plans on Yamuna cleaning before September 4: NGT

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The National Green Tribunal has directed some northern states to submit an action plan on rejuvenation and restoration of the stretch of river Yamuna falling beyond the national capital. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh to file a complete report in this regard. “We […]

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Graves on the rise, but no land to live: Delhi HC laments

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The way graveyards are expanding in the national capital, there would be no place to live, the Delhi High Court observed today. Asking the authorities to find out about the burial practices prevailing elsewhere in the world, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said as the population was […]

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SC quizzes Centre over setting up of SHRC in national capital

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The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the delay in setting up a State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) in the national capital and asked the government why it was taking so long. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to seek instructions from the Centre on a contempt […]

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