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Centre Approves Transfer Of Uttarakhand High Court From Nainital To Haldwani: Sources

The Union government has given in-principle approval for the transfer of the Uttarakhand High Court from Nainital to Haldwani. The move comes after the state cabinet gave its approval last year, but lawyers and traders in...

25 March 2023

Swami Ram Govind Das

Ram Govind Das, The Young Monk Of India

Hari Sharranam Jun is a Hindu institution led by Swami Ram Govind das since 1997, arising from Haldwani (Uttarakhand) creating harmony through various religious and social works globally. Today his organisation Hari...

03 February 2023

Eviction, Erasure, Exclusion: What is the land dispute in Haldwani about?

Eviction, Erasure, Exclusion: What Is The Land Dispute In Haldwani About?

On December 20, 2022, Uttarakhand High Court ordered the eviction of about 50,000 people in the Muslim-dominated Banbhoolpura neighbourhood in Haldwani after the railways claimed people were illegally encroaching on 78 acres...

20 January 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

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Spectre Of Homelessness Haunts Haldwani In Wake Of SC Stay On Evictions

In Uttarakhand's Haldwani, an ongoing land dispute between the North Eastern Railways and 'illegal encroachers' may lead to the demolition of nearly 4,500 homes.

23 January 2023

Outlook's Latest Issue: Eviction, Erasure, Exclusion

Outlook's Latest Issue: Eviction, Erasure, Exclusion

Outlook’s latest issue, ‘Eviction, Erasure, Exclusion’, explores the magnitude of the problem of demolitions and forced evictions, their histories, the legal rights of the poor and the homeless and the devastating...

19 January 2023

Pushkar Singh Dhami

U'khand CM Inaugurates Sewage Treatment Plant In Haldwani

The quality of water of the Ganga has become "A-Grade" up to Rishikesh and the goal now is to make it "A-Grade up to Haridwar, the chief minister said.

07 February 2023

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'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 their right to reside on what they call their ancestral land

19 January 2023

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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...


06 January 2023
Haldwani Protest: What Has Been The Land Dispute And What Have Courts Ordered?

Haldwani Protest: What Has Been The Land Dispute And What Have Courts Ordered?

In the Haldwani case, while the Supreme Court has postponed the matter for its next hearing on Februrary 7, we look at the chain of events that led to the...


05 January 2023
AIMIM Prez Owaisi Seeks Regularisation Of People's Homes In Uttarkhand's Haldwani

AIMIM Prez Owaisi Seeks Regularisation Of People's Homes In Uttarkhand's Haldwani

Asaduddin Owaisi, president of AIMIM, called on the Uttarakhand government and the Centre to regularise the settlement of people at Haldwani, where the high...


05 January 2023
NCPCR Raises Objection To Alleged 'Use Of Children' In Haldwani Protests

NCPCR Raises Objection To Alleged 'Use Of Children' In Haldwani Protests

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the directions of the high court regarding removal of the encroachments. The top court has posted the matter for further...


05 January 2023
'50,000 People Cannot Be Evicted Overnight': SC Stays Uttarakhand HC Order In Haldwani Case

'50,000 People Cannot Be Evicted Overnight': SC Stays Uttarakhand HC Order In Haldwani Case

A bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Abhay S Oka emphasises that it's a human issue and a 'workable solution' must be found to not evict people...


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04 January 2023
SC To Hear Plea Against Removal Of Encroachments In Haldwani On Thursday

SC To Hear Plea Against Removal Of Encroachments In Haldwani On Thursday

The Uttarakhand High Court on December 20 ordered the removal of encroachments from 29 acres of railway land in the town's Banbhoolpura area after giving a one...


04 January 2023
Uttarakhand: Protests Erupt After Eviction Notice Served To People Living In 'Unauthorized Colonies' In Haldwani

Uttarakhand: Protests Erupt After Eviction Notice Served To People Living In 'Unauthorized Colonies' In Haldwani

On December 20, the Uttarakhand High Court ordered the demolition of constructions over encroached railway land at Banbhoolpura in Haldwani. Following this,...


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. 


15 September 2021
Blast Occurs Outside BJP Nainital District President's  House In Haldwani

Blast Occurs Outside BJP Nainital District President's House In Haldwani

The blast occurred around 12 am outside the residence of BJP's Nainital district president Pradeep Bisht in Harinagar area of Haldwani, Nainital District...


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