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Islamabad, March 30 – Human rights activists and civil society organizations have strongly condemned the planned demolition and forced eviction of residents in Allama Iqbal Colony, a 25-year-old predominantly Christian working-class settlement in Islamabad. The community now faces an imminent...

Prayagraj, March 28 The Allahabad High Court has stayed the notice issued by the Sambhal administration on January 1, in which a petitioner was directed to explain his possession of a disputed piece of land within 15 days.The court has also asked the petitioner, Ali Ashraf, to provide evidence...

New Delhi, March 27 The central government has proposed strict penalties for unauthorized occupants of government premises, stating that 40 times the property's license fee will have to be paid as a penalty in the first month, which will progressively increase by 10 percent every subsequent...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi High Court has stayed the eviction of the Delhi Race Club and the Indian Polo Association from their historic premises.Justice Mini Pushkarna, in two separate orders passed on March 25, restrained the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs from taking...

Lucknow, March 26 The Allahabad High Court on Thursday refused to intervene in an eviction order passed by the district administration regarding a mosque constructed on land belonging to the local village council in the Bakshi Ka Talab area, but overturned a fine imposed on the petitioners...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Manipur State Legal Authority on appointing a legal aid counsel for the two women, who were allegedly paraded naked during the 2023 ethnic clashes in the state.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice...

Nainital, March 23 The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed an order issued by the State Scheduled Castes Commission regarding eviction from land, stating that while the Commission has the power to make recommendations, it lacks the authority to pass binding orders.A single-judge bench...

New Delhi, March 21 Left leaders on Saturday condemned the Delhi Police's sealing of the UNI news agency's office, alleging that the move reflected intimidation of the press and high-handedness by authorities.CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby, in a post on X, said a free press cannot function...

New Delhi, March 20 – The office of United News of India (UNI), located in central Delhi, was the scene of a commotion on Friday evening as police officials, accompanied by lawyers and female personnel, moved to enforce a Delhi High Court order restricting the use of the premises in anticipation...

Bengaluru, March 18 Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Wednesday that a detailed exercise is underway to identify and rehabilitate eligible beneficiaries under the 'One Lakh Multi-storey Bengaluru Housing Scheme', even as scrutiny of applications from 'Kogilu Bande' has revealed...

Guwahati, March 15 With the schedule for the Assam assembly elections now out, a host of issues are likely to dominate the campaign rhetoric of political parties in the run-up to the polls.Infiltration: This has been a key issue in the state for decades, which led to the Assam agitation and...

Patna, March 11 The Patna High Court has directed the Bihar government to stay the eviction of a woman belonging to the Mahadalit community from a settlement in the Begusarai district until further orders.The bench of Justice Ajit Kumar issued the direction to the state government on Tuesday...

Durg, March 10 Authorities in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh carried out an anti-encroachment drive in the Samoda village on Tuesday, during which they demolished a shop that had been "illegally constructed" belonging to the brother of a suspended BJP leader, who has been arrested in...

Hyderabad, March 10 – Police in Khammam, Telangana, detained Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha on Tuesday, who had been on an indefinite fast since Monday night, demanding justice for families displaced from a land parcel in the town.Police forcibly moved her to Hyderabad, but she...

Hyderabad, March 10 Telangana police on Tuesday foiled the indefinite fast by Jagruti president K Kavitha in Khammam, and she is being taken here, Jagruti sources said.Kavitha began an indefinite fast on Monday, seeking "justice" for the evicted residents of a land parcel in the town.Earlier...

Hyderabad, March 9 Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha began an indefinite fast in Khammam on Monday night, demanding justice for families who were displaced from a land parcel in the town.Earlier in the day, she held a protest in Khammam, about 200 kms from Hyderabad, in support of the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched a strong attack on the Congress on Monday, alleging that its government in Telangana had unleashed a "bulldozer raj" by demolishing hundreds of houses and rendering thousands homeless.In a strongly worded statement, Vijayan...

New Delhi, February 24 The Supreme Court stated that individuals occupying railway land in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, do not have a legal right to be there, indicating that over 5,000 families will need to vacate the disputed land for the proposed expansion project.A bench of Chief Justice Surya...

Guwahati, February 21 The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to ensure that the families affected by eviction drives in the Goalpara district in June last year are provided with potable water, basic medical and sanitation facilities, and food grains through fair price shops...

Aizawl, February 19 The Mizoram assembly on Thursday passed a bill aimed at strengthening the legal framework to curb unauthorized occupation of government and community land.The Mizoram (Prevention of Public Land Encroachment) Bill, 2026, introduced by Land Revenue and Settlement Minister B...