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The Sunderbans largely remains under-developed and can be developed to its true potential under proper political leadership, said Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday.Yadav, who is also BJP's election in-charge in Bengal added: "There are problems of encroachment, illegal migrants and poor development of tourism infrastructure. This is a Unesco World Heritage site. But I believe there's...

Court Gives A Month’s Time To Comply CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: A division bench of Justices Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten Venegavkar of the Bombay high court directed the Nanded district collector on Dec 12 to initiate action within one month in a case of alleged encroachment on 23 acres of govt land attached to the Nanded Sikh Gurdwara. The court warned that failure to comply would require the...

Kolkata: In a unique initiative, a group of residents of Elita Garden Vista housing complex in New Town have started drawing street art on the service road stretch adjacent to the complex to prevent encroachment by street vendors. The residents started painting a stretch of the service road with on Sunday, with permission taken from New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).“Vendors often occupy...

NEW DELHI: Lieutenant governor V K Saxena has directed civic officials to carry out repair and beautification work in east Delhi areas, officials said on Sunday.The development comes after Saxena visited several areas of east Delhi, including Shashtri Park, Mansarovar Park, Seelampur, Shyam Lal College, Karkardooma, Surajmal Park, and Dilshad Garden.The LG has asked all concerned agencies -- MCD, PWD,...