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Kanpur horror: Family wants ‘entire’ demolition team arrested after mother-daughter burnt alive

Incident took place during anti-encroachment exercise in UP’s Kanpur Dehat district. Police have so far booked 12 people including Maitha Sub-Divisional Magistrate Gyaneshwar Prasad.

‘Took me 45 years to build a house, they razed it in seconds’ — agony over Mehrauli demolitions

Started on 10 February, the DDA's demolition drive will reportedly continue till 9 March, despite a Delhi government order for fresh demarcation of the disputed area.

Lashkar offshoot The Resistance Front threatens to ‘kill everyone’ involved in J&K demolitions

Police are now accompanying revenue teams during anti-encroachment drives. TRF also provokes people to torch houses of government & revenue officials in their neighbourhoods.

Yogi not original ‘bulldozer baba’. Gehlot govt’s been giving ‘criminals’ JCB treatment since 2019

In 2019, Rajasthan's Ashok Gehlot government 'asked' the Jaipur Development Authority to ‘rein in’ encroachers. According to JDA data, it has demolished 76 big buildings since.   

After Kolkata Metro work causes ‘cracks’, panel wants to raze 45 British-era homes in Bowbazar

Expert panel from Jadavpur University was hired by Kolkata Municipal Corporation in the wake of serious damage to old buildings amid work on the East-West Metro project.

Homes razed, families angry, defiant — Haryana’s ‘economic crackdown’ on drug peddlers, gangsters

A number of 'illegal' financial assets of criminals have been demolished this year by the state’s civic authorities in coordination with the police, and 'according to the law’.

‘Demolition successful, will teach corrupt officials a lesson’ — Spectators at Supertech towers

People who watched the demolition live believe that this would set a “precedent for land mafias”. Noida Authority official said a boundary wall of a nearby society was alone damaged.

Noida Supertech twin tower demolition: Public gathers to watch it, preparations in place

Traffic diversions announced, residents evacuated, Noida airspace declared ‘no-fly’ zone, beds reserved in hospitals in the locality, stray animals from the area taken away for the day.

Ambulances & fire engines at site, strays evacuated — Stage set for demolition of twin towers

Both government and private hospitals are on alert. Noida and Edifice officials are confident that the demolition will be executed smoothly.

3,500 kg explosives, 15 seconds — how Noida’s Supertech twin towers will be demolished tomorrow

The task is challenging as it has to be done without affecting nearby societies Emerald Court & ATS Green. Vibration from the blast will be less than recent tremors, claims an expert.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.