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Bulldozers demolishing a property (Representative image)

Bulldozer Arrives At Home Of Witness Of 2005 Murder In Uttar Pradesh

BSP MLA Raju Pal, who was a bitter rival of Atiq Ahmed, was killed in 2005. Ahmed, who is lodged in a jail in Ahmedabad, has allegedly sent five to six men to kill Unmesh Pal. 

01 March 2023

DDAs demolition drive in Mehrauli

Demolition Drive In Mehrauli Archaeological Park Area, 1,200 Sqm Land Reclaimed

The drive was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority amid police security on Friday, triggering protest from various local residents and a blame game between the AAP and the BJP.

11 February 2023

Joshimath land subsidence

Locals Protest In Joshimath Against Slow Pace Of Efforts To Save Town

The Joshimath Bachao Sangharsh Samiti had given the call for the rally to press for demands of permanent rehabilitation and compensation to affected families.

28 January 2023

Delhi High Court

Places Of Worship Cannot Encroach Public Land, Hinder Development: HC

Places of worship cannot encroach on public land and hinder development activities for the larger segment of the public, the Delhi High Court has said while permitting the demolition of portions of a temple and a mosque...

26 February 2023

Supreme Court

SC To Hear In May Pleas Concerning Removal Of Encroachments From Railway Land In Uttarakhand's Haldwani

On Tuesday, The Supreme Court said it would hear in May the pleas on which it had last month stayed the Uttarakhand High Court's order for the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of land claimed by the railways in...

07 February 2023

Past clashes between Israel and Palestine in West Bank

Israel Demolishes Home Of Alleged Palestinian Attacker

Police said some 300 officers and troops entered the Shuafat refugee camp to demolish the home of Uday Tamimi, who Israel said was behind the deadly shooting at a checkpoint in October.

25 January 2023

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Sisodia Directs Delhi Chief Secy To Identify Land For Rehabilitation Ahead Of Tughlakabad Demolition Drive

Sisodia has asked the chief secretary to immediately formulate a rehabilitation plan, a government official said. 

15 February 2023

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Eviction drive in Nagaon

At The Receiving End Of Development And Evictions: Adivasis, Dalits And Muslims Search For 'Home'

'The government shifts for development where the brahmins, upper caste, and upper class settle. And in turn, these development projects shift the Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims and poor away from the vicinity of the development.'

23 January 2023

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22 January 2023
In Delhi, Parks But No Homes: The Human Cost Of Development

In Delhi, Parks But No Homes: The Human Cost Of Development

Residents of the area dubbed as the Yamuna floodplains have repeatedly been subjected to forced evictions. Many are now disillusioned with politicians and have...


21 January 2023
Demolition Of Unsafe Buildings Resumes In Joshimath

Demolition Of Unsafe Buildings Resumes In Joshimath

Adequate arrangements have been made at temporary relief centres for the affected people to protect them from cold. Heaters and blowers have been supplied to...


20 January 2023
A Filmmaker On His Encounter With Violence Of Evictions In Jharkhand

A Filmmaker On His Encounter With Violence Of Evictions In Jharkhand

Economic development that threatens the lives and livelihoods of indigenous people cannot be the only model available to us


20 January 2023
Dispossessing Minorities In The Name Of Homeland Security In Assam

Dispossessing Minorities In The Name Of Homeland Security In Assam

Eviction and harassment of minority community, who are Muslims of Bengali origin, in Assam continues unabated and unchallenged as the ruling BJP compares its...


20 January 2023
Amchi Mumbai’s Unwanted: The Sordid Saga Of Annabhau Sathe Nagar

Amchi Mumbai’s Unwanted: The Sordid Saga Of Annabhau Sathe Nagar

Named after one the most iconic figures of Dalit empowerment in Maharashtra, the residents of the slum on Mumbai’s creek live perpetually under the brutal...


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20 January 2023
How Electoral Arithmetic Outweighs The Marginalised When It Comes To Evictions

How Electoral Arithmetic Outweighs The Marginalised When It Comes To Evictions

Anti-displacement movements, while often impeding governments’ development plans, have rarely impacted the electoral fortunes of the political parties in...


20 January 2023
'Slums Of Despair': Delhi Developing On The Rubble Of Bulldozed Homes And Dreams

'Slums Of Despair': Delhi Developing On The Rubble Of Bulldozed Homes And Dreams

While authorities in Delhi destroy homes of the poor in the name of development and beautification, rights activists claim that in most cases, urban slum...


20 January 2023
Evictions In Ranchi: With Houses Bulldozed, Dalits & Adivasis Have Nowhere To Hide

Evictions In Ranchi: With Houses Bulldozed, Dalits & Adivasis Have Nowhere To Hide

The fact that they had been living there for decades does not matter to authorities when they bulldoze the homes of hundreds of Adivasis and Dalits, rendering...


19 January 2023
'We Are Being Made Scapegoat': Haldwani Evictions Reveal Long Trail Of Clashing Claims

'We Are Being Made Scapegoat': Haldwani Evictions Reveal Long Trail Of Clashing Claims

In the transit town of Haldwani, about 50,000 people are currently embroiled in a legal tussle with the North Eastern Railways and the state government for...


18 January 2023
Eviction & Dispossession: Keeping The Poor On Tenterhooks

Eviction & Dispossession: Keeping The Poor On Tenterhooks

When it comes to protecting the rights of the poor, the higher judiciary is more punitive than protective


13 January 2023
'Don’t Call Us Rohingya': Haldwani Evictions And The Politics Of Displacement And Othering

'Don’t Call Us Rohingya': Haldwani Evictions And The Politics Of Displacement And Othering

Large-scale evictions are an unpopular yet inadvertent manifestation of how a state can practice demographic control. Such acts are often justified by the...


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11 January 2023
Authorities Halt Demolition In Joshimath As Locals Lay In Protest

Authorities Halt Demolition In Joshimath As Locals Lay In Protest

The authorities halted the razing of Hotel Malari Inn, declared 'unsafe' after locals protests on Tuesday as hotel owner broke down demanding fair compensation.


10 January 2023
Joshimath Crisis: Two Tilting Hotels, Unstable Houses To Be Razed, All The Latest Developments

Joshimath Crisis: Two Tilting Hotels, Unstable Houses To Be Razed, All The Latest Developments

A team of Union Home Ministry and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) met Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and underlined the need for ascertaining...


10 January 2023
Two Hotels To Be Razed In Uttarakhand's Sinking Town Of Joshimath

Two Hotels To Be Razed In Uttarakhand's Sinking Town Of Joshimath

As more houses and buildings develop cracks in Joshimath, the authorities will begin a demolition drive today to tear down unsafe houses and hotels.


20 December 2022
High Court Orders Demolition Of Structures On Encroached Railway Land In Haldwani

High Court Orders Demolition Of Structures On Encroached Railway Land In Haldwani

Haldwani's Banbhoolpura railway land has been encroached upon by constructions, according to the Uttarakhand High Court. 


12 October 2022
Watch: Cops Rescue Bengaluru Couple Trying To Set Themselves Ablaze To Save House From Demolition

Watch: Cops Rescue Bengaluru Couple Trying To Set Themselves Ablaze To Save House From Demolition

Bengaluru: As the authorities came with policemen and firefighters to tear down the building, the husband and wife poured petrol on their bodies and kept two...


31 August 2022
Shops Selling Campaign Material Outside Samajwadi Party Office Razed In UP’s Lucknow

Shops Selling Campaign Material Outside Samajwadi Party Office Razed In UP’s Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh: The officials said the makeshift shops on Vikramaditya Marg were illegal and their owners were sent notices several times in the last six months...


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