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New Delhi, April 10 The Delhi High Court has allowed authorities to proceed with a demolition drive in the Shalimar Bagh area of the city for the expansion of a public road and has granted occupants time until May 30 to vacate the premises.A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain...

Mumbai, April 8 Around 1,400 unauthorized shacks were demolished in the Mankhurd area of Mumbai on Wednesday in a joint operation by the city's civic body and the administration, freeing a government plot at the former Bombay Soap Factory site, officials said.The operation was carried out by...

Shahjahanpur (UP), April 8 A man and his two sons allegedly attempted suicide by hanging themselves from a tree in front of a revenue department team and police who had arrived to demolish their house built on government land here, officials said on Wednesday.One of the three is in a critical...

Tikamgarh (Madhya Pradesh), April 7 – Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti has criticised a recent demolition drive in the Tikamgarh district, alleging that the municipal action targeted poor street vendors while ignoring alleged encroachments by affluent establishments.In a...

Islamabad, April 6 – A British parliamentary group has expressed deep concerns over the case of Maria Shehbaz, a Christian girl who was allegedly kidnapped and forced to marry in Pakistan.The parliamentary group's statement comes after Pakistan's Federal Constitutional Court ruled that Maria...

Guwahati, April 3 AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday alleged that both the BJP and Congress are two sides of the same coin, as neither of the parties wants a strong Muslim leadership in Assam.Addressing election rallies for the AIUDF candidates in Goalpara and Dhubri, the Hyderabad MP...

Jammu, April 2 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that over 16,000 kanals of land under the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) are currently being encroached upon, and that eviction drives are being carried out in a phased and time-bound manner.In response to a...

Jammu, April 1 A private member's bill allowing the renewal of leases of government land was introduced in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday after the ruling National Conference decided not to oppose it, but Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said they would take a decision on...

Islamabad, March 31 – Videos circulating on social media showing Pakistani police using excessive force against the Maachhi community – a traditional fishing group – in the Sindh province have raised serious concerns.The footage showed male and female police officials storming the fragile...

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...