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But for thousands of residents in Kishorpura and seven other Kota localities in the sanctuary, the stay means fresh uncertainty over land titles, which many say they have been unable to secure for decades.

'Lives paused again’: Kota residents await land titles as Supreme Court stays Chambal denotification

April 19, 2026 4:53 am

On April 2, the Supreme Court stayed the denotification of 732 hectares in the Chambal gharial sanctuary. For thousands, this deepens uncertainty over land titles and livelihoods

The Supreme Court’s intervention was accelerated by shocking incidents of violence against enforcement officials.

‘State can’t plead helplessness’: Supreme Court warns of paramilitary action over illegal sand mining in Chambal

April 18, 2026 9:33 am

The Supreme Court was hearing a suo motu writ petition initiated on March 13 based on alarming reports of ecological degradation and lawlessness in the region.

To end illegal mining, Madhya Pradesh plans to make it legal in parts of Chambal sanctuary

June 21, 2022 10:54 am

In a December 2021 proposal submitted to the MoEF-CC, the state said opening up the five stretches would minimise the conflict with illegal miners, gain local support, and fetch revenue from royalty.

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Telling the tale

February 13, 2021 12:09 am

Bhind Police is setting up a museum about the dacoits of Chambal. There may be more to their story

Over 1.74 lakh EVMs store fate of 8,500 candidates of five states

Madhya Pradesh elections: Era of dacoit-turned-politicians on wane

November 14, 2018 8:25 pm

Former dacoits Malkhan Singh and Mohar Singh, whose writ once ran large in the ravines of Chambal, campaigned for the BJP in 2013 Assembly elections and in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, said Gwalior-based journalist Dr Keshav Pandey.

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Former dacoits — who once ruled Chambal — gather in Jaipur to protect vanishing Chambal forests

March 21, 2016 4:49 pm

On the eve of International Day of Forests on Sunday, erstwhile bandits who ruled Chambal gathered in Jaipur to reminisce, and to tell the government that they wish to protect their land, as, they all said, people back home still respect their word.