Demolition

Constructions linked to Congress, National Conference leaders removed; top police officers, families had also built on state land

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has slammed BJP's state chief K Annamalai for tweeting a short video clip of its leader TR Baalu's speech on temple demolition.

Demolition of 'unsafe' buildings in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand resumed on Saturday as the weather improved.

A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and 24 others in case of riot and stone pelting on police personnel in May 2022 while opposing a demolition drive.

A Madhya Pradesh minister has stirred a controversy by reportedly asking Congress functionaries in the state to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party or face the threat of demolition by the chief minister's bulldozer.

Authorities in Uttarakhand on Wednesday extended the demolition exercise in Joshimath to unsafe private buildings and issued orders to pull down two houses besides a PWD guest house near the main market.

Amid evacuations and demolitions in sinking Joshimath, several residents and activists are calling for the National Thermal Power Corporation to shut down its activities in the region.

Aam Aadmi Party workers today staged a protest outside the Delhi BJP office, days after the city government directed its Public Works Department (PWD) to immediately withdraw an order to demolish slums located near Dhaula Kuan.

Cranes brought down generator sets as disaster response teams in yellow hard hats began dismantling two multi-storey hotels deemed unsafe because of shifting soil in Uttarakhand's Joshimath on Thursday.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today dismissed the reports of the demolition of houses which have developed cracks due to land subsidence in the Joshimath area of Chamoli,

Renewed efforts were made by the administration on Wednesday to persuade hoteliers and locals refusing to allow the demolition of two precariously standing hotels in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand.

In Uttarakhand's 'sinking' town of Joshimath, hotels and other buildings that have developed dangerous cracks, will be demolished within a week, a top official said today.

Amid reports that two hotels damaged by the landslide and subsidence in the Joshimath area are likely to be dismantled, the owner of one of the hotels sat in protest with his family on Wednesday demanding compensation.

The owner of one of the hotels identified for demolition in Uttarakhand's "sinking" town Joshimath has said he supports the administration's move, but alleged that no valuation of the property has been done.

Buildings that have developed cracks and are badly damaged in Uttarakhand's Joshimath will be demolished from today to protect adjoining buildings, officials have said,

Constructions linked to Congress, National Conference leaders removed; top police officers, families had also built on state land

The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu has slammed BJP's state chief K Annamalai for tweeting a short video clip of its leader TR Baalu's speech on temple demolition.

Demolition of 'unsafe' buildings in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand resumed on Saturday as the weather improved.

A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and 24 others in case of riot and stone pelting on police personnel in May 2022 while opposing a demolition drive.

A Madhya Pradesh minister has stirred a controversy by reportedly asking Congress functionaries in the state to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party or face the threat of demolition by the chief minister's bulldozer.

Authorities in Uttarakhand on Wednesday extended the demolition exercise in Joshimath to unsafe private buildings and issued orders to pull down two houses besides a PWD guest house near the main market.

Amid evacuations and demolitions in sinking Joshimath, several residents and activists are calling for the National Thermal Power Corporation to shut down its activities in the region.

Aam Aadmi Party workers today staged a protest outside the Delhi BJP office, days after the city government directed its Public Works Department (PWD) to immediately withdraw an order to demolish slums located near Dhaula Kuan.

Cranes brought down generator sets as disaster response teams in yellow hard hats began dismantling two multi-storey hotels deemed unsafe because of shifting soil in Uttarakhand's Joshimath on Thursday.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today dismissed the reports of the demolition of houses which have developed cracks due to land subsidence in the Joshimath area of Chamoli,

Renewed efforts were made by the administration on Wednesday to persuade hoteliers and locals refusing to allow the demolition of two precariously standing hotels in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand.

In Uttarakhand's 'sinking' town of Joshimath, hotels and other buildings that have developed dangerous cracks, will be demolished within a week, a top official said today.

Amid reports that two hotels damaged by the landslide and subsidence in the Joshimath area are likely to be dismantled, the owner of one of the hotels sat in protest with his family on Wednesday demanding compensation.

The owner of one of the hotels identified for demolition in Uttarakhand's "sinking" town Joshimath has said he supports the administration's move, but alleged that no valuation of the property has been done.

Buildings that have developed cracks and are badly damaged in Uttarakhand's Joshimath will be demolished from today to protect adjoining buildings, officials have said,