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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
TopicBulldozer action

Topic: Bulldozer action

Bulldozer now haunts BJP in Uttar Pradesh, party functionary’s brother ends life after shop demolition

Chetan Saini jumped from roof of his house in Moradabad, hours after the administration’s bulldozer action cleared over 100 shops. Traders allege no prior notice was given.

‘Tughlaqi action’—BJP workers vow to rebuild camp office in Ballia bulldozed by district admin

BJP's Ballia V-P Surendra Singh led protest against demolition. SDM says administration wants to keep land free, says it belongs to Railways, which gave it to PWD.

India’s China policy needs ‘consistency’ & how Indian middle-class is shifting gears to quality cars

Global media also takes note of how decades of caste discrimination has resulted in higher levels of child stunting rates in India & SC’s outlaw of ‘bulldozer justice’.

Watch CutTheClutter: SC ends ‘bulldozer justice’, enforces due process & India-China educational gap

In Episode 1553 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the SC judgment on 'bulldozer justice' practice and a report on educational strategies of India & China.

‘Executive can’t be a judge,’ Supreme Court lays down strict rules to curb ‘bulldozer justice’

Top court says no demolition without a 15-day prior notice, which should detail the nature of unauthorised construction; it also said high-handedness of officers won't be tolerated.

Drum beats instead of demolition notice & a 5-yr fight for justice. How UP man took on Yogi govt & won

In 2019, 80% of Manoj Tibrewal’s ancestral home was demolished. NHRC directed Rs 5L compensation, FIR, but nothing happened. Now SC has ordered govt to pay him Rs 25L compensation.

‘Bulldozer justice’ temporarily halted by SC. Pleas that prompted the interim order & what the law says

The court was acting on a petition challenging demolitions in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri following communal clashes in 2022, and stayed all demolitions without court’s approval until 1 October.

SC proposing guidelines to end bulldozer justice not enough. Will to implement is must

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Stone-pelting accused’s bungalow razed in MP’s Chhatarpur. Routine anti-encroachment, says collector

Haji Shehzad Ali, a former district office-bearer of the Congress, denied being served any notices about the demolition.

Mamata’s bulldozers may backfire. Kolkata’s problem is poor infrastructure, not hawkers

The solutions to Kolkata’s problems are civic infrastructure, jobs, education, and housing, not merely hawker-free pavements. Mamata is learning the wrong lessons from TMC’s history.

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More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.