{
  "id": 5570111,
  "title": "Criminal cases will be filed against encroachers of gram panchayat lakes: Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Eshwar Khandre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/criminal-cases-will-be-filed-against-encroachers-of-gram-panchayat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T13:47:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/criminal-cases-will-be-filed-against-encroachers-of-gram-panchayat-lakes-karnataka-rural-development-and-panchayat-raj-minister-eshwar-khandre/article71428376.ece"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Minister says that in Karnataka, there are 32,504 lakes which fall under the jurisdiction of gram panchayats, of which 11,498 lakes had been encroached upon.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/deputy-minister-for-education-commends-uds-field-practical-programme",
        "published": "2026-09-04T14:48:51.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}