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TopicEncroachments

Topic: encroachments

Why Gujarat HC gave ‘no leeway’ to ‘celebrity’ Yusuf Pathan, junking his plea in land encroachment case

The ex-cricketer & TMC MP had challenged Vadodara Municipal Corporation's notice issued last year, which had asked him to vacate the govt-owned plot he had occupied since 2012.

SC refuses to stay provision abolishing ‘waqf-by-user’, says abolition not arbitrary prima facie

If legislature finds that 'waqf by user' has led to massive encroachments & seeks to delete the provision, such an amendment cannot be considered arbitrary, SC says.

A temple, mosque & week-long power cut. Land dispute in Delhi’s Jai Hind camp is taking political shape

BSES removed 3 meters—2 from a temple, 1 from a mosque—that were powering the entire settlement via sub-meters. The land is disputed, but court Friday granted residents temporary relief.

Tarpaulin sheets hide masjid rubble, expose Fatehpur tension. It’s ‘hurried action’ vs ‘development’

Officials say the demolition removed 14-15 ft of the mosque’s outer hall. District authorities claim they analysed satellite imagery to conclude it was 'new & unauthorised' construction.

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways launches app to combat highway encroachments

App enables users to report unauthorized parking, ribbon development, and other encroachments on National Highways.

‘Came with knives, swords’ — how an anti-encroachment drive in Vishalgad Fort sparked communal clashes

Residents of Gajapur, a Muslim-majority village near Maharashtra's Vishalgad Fort, say the mob destroyed 42 houses, vehicles and attacked a mosque during Sunday's violence.

7.4 lakh evicted in past 2 yrs, highest in 2023, shows report by housing rights body

Housing & Land Rights Network report shows demolition drives disproportionately affect the poor. Major reasons for evictions include anti-encroachment drive, beautification & infra projects.

Nainital administration deploys large police forces in district after Haldwani area violence

The development comes after five people were killed in the violence that erupted after the anti-encroachment drive on Thursday, following which a curfew was imposed in the area.

Encroachments, need for regular surveys of properties — what waqf boards discussed with Smriti Irani

At three-hour interaction, they also requested for special funds from the central government to protect their vacant land parcels by constructing schools, hospitals etc.

Whodunnit? ‘Demolition’ at Delhi temple sparks AAP vs L-G blame game as devotees decry ‘lathi charge’

PWD minister Atishi claims L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena ordered destruction of Shani Dev Mandir in Mandawali. L-G's office calls it 'petty allegation', demands she produce the order.

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India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.