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Shashi Tharoor's Sanjay Gandhi Flashback Post In New Provocation For Congress
In another move that is likely to widen his rift with the Congress leadership, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor has written an article on the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.
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200 Illegal Slum Structures Demolished In Delhi's Ashok Vihar
The air in Jailorwala Bagh, in Delhi's Ashok Vihar, hung thick with dust and despair on Monday as bulldozers, flanked by over 250 police personnel, tore through more than 200 illegal slum structures.
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Delhi Government Defends Demolition In Kalkaji Jhuggi, Atishi Launches Attack
Hundreds of people have been displaced after the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) razed illegal structures at Bhoomihin Camp jhuggi in south Delhi's Kalkaji. The demolition drive began on the instructions of the Delhi High Court.
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"Won't Contest Delhi Polls If...": Arvind Kejriwal's "Slum" Dare To Amit Shah
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today said that he will not contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi if Home Minister Amit Shah withdraws all cases related to Delhi slum demolitions and rehabilitates every evicted person.
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"Will Not Let People Living In...": AAP vs BJP Over Delhi Slum Demolition
Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday visited slum clusters in the national capital and accused the BJP of conspiring to remove slum dwellers.
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Demolition of 800 Illegal Slum Units In East Delhi Paused By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop for a week its ongoing drive for demolition of illegal constructions in the Vishwas Nagar area of East Delhi to enable residents to relocate.
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No Role Of Delhi Urban Shelter Body In Demolition Drive: High Court Told
DUSIB said DDA is the state-level nodal agency for in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers (in respect of lands belonging to the Central government and its agencies) under the Pradhan Mantri Awaz Yojna-Housing For All (Urban) in Delhi.
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In Delhi Demolition Drive Case Court Seeks Identity Documents Of Residents
The Delhi High Court today asked the counsel for the residents of the Goshiya colony slum in Mehrauli to provide a list of identity documents of 467 residents.
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Over Delhi Demolition Drive, Court Directs Authorities To File Affidavits
The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to file an affidavit explaining the reasons for adding and then deleting a slum cluster in Mehrauli from the list of rehabilitated/ notified JJ clusters.
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To Stop Demolition, 3 Mumbai Women Consume Poison; Hospitalised
Three women had to be rushed to a hospital after they allegedly tried to end their lives by consuming a "poisonous substance" in order to prevent the Slum Rehabilitation Authority from demolishing a house in Mumbai.
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Delhi High Court Temporarily Halts Demolition Of Mehrauli Slums
According to the demolition notice, the land on which the demolition is being carried out is a part of the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and the 'existing unauthorised encroachment' is acting as a hindrance to the development of the park.
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AAP Protests Outside Delhi BJP Office Over Slum-Demolition Order
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.
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Gujarat Railway Project: Supreme Court Extends Order On Demolition Of Slums Till September 1
The Supreme Court Wednesday extended till September 1 its interim order directing the authorities to maintain status quo on the demolition of around 5,000 'jhuggis' (slums) in Gujarat for a Railway line project.
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"Both Slums And Farm Houses": Top Court On Aravali Forest Land Clearance
The Supreme Court, on June 7, ordered the removal of illegal structures in Khori village, located in the Aravali forest range. Today it asked authorities to continue removing of both slums and farm houses and sought a rehabilitation policy, too.
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"Lost Everything": Slum Dwellers In Haryana Village Amid Demolition Fears
For 40-year-old Sarvira, life has come to a standstill after her house was demolished by the Faridabad Municipal Corporation in the midst of a pandemic.
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Shashi Tharoor's Sanjay Gandhi Flashback Post In New Provocation For Congress
In another move that is likely to widen his rift with the Congress leadership, senior party leader Shashi Tharoor has written an article on the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.
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200 Illegal Slum Structures Demolished In Delhi's Ashok Vihar
The air in Jailorwala Bagh, in Delhi's Ashok Vihar, hung thick with dust and despair on Monday as bulldozers, flanked by over 250 police personnel, tore through more than 200 illegal slum structures.
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Delhi Government Defends Demolition In Kalkaji Jhuggi, Atishi Launches Attack
Hundreds of people have been displaced after the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) razed illegal structures at Bhoomihin Camp jhuggi in south Delhi's Kalkaji. The demolition drive began on the instructions of the Delhi High Court.
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"Won't Contest Delhi Polls If...": Arvind Kejriwal's "Slum" Dare To Amit Shah
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today said that he will not contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Delhi if Home Minister Amit Shah withdraws all cases related to Delhi slum demolitions and rehabilitates every evicted person.
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"Will Not Let People Living In...": AAP vs BJP Over Delhi Slum Demolition
Delhi Cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday visited slum clusters in the national capital and accused the BJP of conspiring to remove slum dwellers.
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Demolition of 800 Illegal Slum Units In East Delhi Paused By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop for a week its ongoing drive for demolition of illegal constructions in the Vishwas Nagar area of East Delhi to enable residents to relocate.
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No Role Of Delhi Urban Shelter Body In Demolition Drive: High Court Told
DUSIB said DDA is the state-level nodal agency for in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers (in respect of lands belonging to the Central government and its agencies) under the Pradhan Mantri Awaz Yojna-Housing For All (Urban) in Delhi.
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In Delhi Demolition Drive Case Court Seeks Identity Documents Of Residents
The Delhi High Court today asked the counsel for the residents of the Goshiya colony slum in Mehrauli to provide a list of identity documents of 467 residents.
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Over Delhi Demolition Drive, Court Directs Authorities To File Affidavits
The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to file an affidavit explaining the reasons for adding and then deleting a slum cluster in Mehrauli from the list of rehabilitated/ notified JJ clusters.
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To Stop Demolition, 3 Mumbai Women Consume Poison; Hospitalised
Three women had to be rushed to a hospital after they allegedly tried to end their lives by consuming a "poisonous substance" in order to prevent the Slum Rehabilitation Authority from demolishing a house in Mumbai.
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Delhi High Court Temporarily Halts Demolition Of Mehrauli Slums
According to the demolition notice, the land on which the demolition is being carried out is a part of the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and the 'existing unauthorised encroachment' is acting as a hindrance to the development of the park.
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AAP Protests Outside Delhi BJP Office Over Slum-Demolition Order
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.
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Gujarat Railway Project: Supreme Court Extends Order On Demolition Of Slums Till September 1
The Supreme Court Wednesday extended till September 1 its interim order directing the authorities to maintain status quo on the demolition of around 5,000 'jhuggis' (slums) in Gujarat for a Railway line project.
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"Both Slums And Farm Houses": Top Court On Aravali Forest Land Clearance
The Supreme Court, on June 7, ordered the removal of illegal structures in Khori village, located in the Aravali forest range. Today it asked authorities to continue removing of both slums and farm houses and sought a rehabilitation policy, too.
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"Lost Everything": Slum Dwellers In Haryana Village Amid Demolition Fears
For 40-year-old Sarvira, life has come to a standstill after her house was demolished by the Faridabad Municipal Corporation in the midst of a pandemic.
