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After 14 years of legal battle, the demolition of a seven-star private resort, which has been constructed violating the Coastal Regulations Zone (CRZ) Act, began at Panavalli Island in Kerala’s Alappuzha district on Thursday, officials said.

The cost of demolition procedure of Kapico Resort complex with 54 high-end villas will be borne by resort owners, said Alappuzha district collector Krishna Teja.

The resort owners will also engage contractors to remove debris and strict instructions have been given to not cause any damage to the environment or pollute water. Since the resort is situated in a small island, it is likely to take six months to complete the demolition and subsequent removal of debris, district authorities said.

“We will take action against officials who were party to the violation,” said the collector.

The Hindu Mahasabha on Tuesday filed a petition in the Mathura civil court seeking removal of the Meena Masjid in city claiming it was constructed on the land of the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex.

The petitioner, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) treasurer Dinesh Sharma, said the court will hear the matter on October 26.

Maharashtra on Tuesday (September 13, 2022) lost a mega Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor project to Gujarat, with the opposition slamming the Eknath Shinde-led government for the state "losing" out on the Rs 1,54,000-crore venture. Indian conglomerate Vedanta and Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn have jointly inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Gujarat government to set up a semiconductor and display manufacturing unit in the state.

Vedanta, an oil-to-metals conglomerate, and Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn will make one of the largest-ever investments of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in setting up India's first semiconductor plant in Gujarat. The 60:40 joint venture of Vedanta-Foxconn will set up a semiconductor fabrication plant, a display unit and a semiconductor assembling and testing facility on 1,000 acres of land in the Ahmedabad district. 

A shocking case of Waqf Board 'owning' an entire village has come to light in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli after a local tried to sell his land to finance his daughter's marriage.

According to reports, N Rajagopal wanted to sell his agricultural land in Thiruchendurai village in Tiruchirapalli district but to his shock, he was told that the 1.2 acre land he owns belongs to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and that if he wanted to sell it, he would have to take a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Board.

Several parts of Mumbai witnessed waterlogging after the city received heavy rainfall on Tuesday.

The heavy rains threw life out of gear in Mumbai’s Sion area.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department has issued a ‘yellow’ alert for Mumbai, and its adjoining Pune, Thane, Palghar and Raigad for Wednesday and Thursday. Meanwhile, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Satara will stay on ‘Orange’ alert on Tuesday in view of the heavy rain forecast.