The incident in #Nainital has come on the heels of communal tensions in the hilly town of #Purola in #Uttarkashi where shops run by Muslim men were attacked during protests by Hindu right-wing organisations

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/50-booked-for-vandalising-shops-of-muslims-assaulting-man-in-uttarakhand-101687289268506.html #press

#Uttarakhand forest department has ordered an inquiry into the felling of nearly 100 trees in #Nainital forests, officials said

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/dehradun-news/nearly-100-trees-felled-in-nainital-forests-uttarakhand-orders-inquiry-into-the-matter-of-alleged-illegal-tree-felling-101686054765654.html #press

Drive to remove encroachments from railway land in the Lalkuan area of #Nainital district continued today, with a joint team of railways, district administration and police razing over 500 illegal constructions, said officials

(@neerajsantoshi reports)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/dehradun-news/over-500-illegal-constructions-razed-in-railway-land-encroachment-drive-residents-left-homeless-without-government-rehabilitation-101684503882390.html #press