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Topic: encroachments

Mehbooba Mufti detained during march to Parliament against ‘bulldozer policy’ in J&K

PDP chief and former CM of J&K Mehbooba Mufti had planned to march from Railway Bhawan to Parliament against an ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir.

Rajnath Singh asks DGE to strengthen internal legal system to deal with land disputes

The Union Defence Minister has asked the Directorate General Defence Estates (DGE) to effectively deal with encroachment & 'unnecessary' disputes at the Defence Estate Day function in New Delhi.

Survey finds 86% Noida residents believe there is encroachment of public spaces in societies

The LocalCircles survey comes days after politician Shrikant Tyagi was arrested from Meerut after an argument over encroachment inside a Noida society.

Photos shared by Salman Khurshid aren’t from Yogi govt’s ‘Buldozerland’. They are from 2016

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid Tuesday shared pictures of bulldozed houses on social media, claiming they were from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao and Farrukhabad districts.

Bulldozers in Shaheen Bagh, but no demolition: How residents averted ‘law-and-order situation’

SDMC sent 'JCBs' to demolish ‘illegal encroachments’ in Shaheen Bagh Monday. Residents themselves took down many structures, some claimed it was failed attempt to ‘provoke Muslims’.

Uttarakhand plans bulldozer drive after bypoll to get CM Dhami back into assembly

CM contesting Champawat seat, which goes to polls on 31 May. Officials in Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital & Haridwar district are preparing to launch drive after the voting. 

Who is Nisha Singh, ex-Gurugram councillor convicted for inciting mob at demolition site in 2015

Singh studied abroad and had a career in the corporate sector before giving that up to join the Aam Aadmi Party in 2014. She has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

‘Yogi said no bulldozing of poor person’s house’: Why BJP MLA lashed out at official in Ballia

In a video viral on social media, Bansdih MLA Ketakee Singh is seen threatening tehsildar that she would 'set tehsil on fire' if house in Udaha village of Ballia district was demolished.

9 bulldozers, ‘just following orders’: Eyewitness account of Jahangirpuri demolition drive

iWitness — the story behind the story of ThePrint journalists’ experiences on assignment.

‘No one listened’: Jahangirpuri residents cry after bulldozers raze ‘illegal’ shops & structures

Demolition went on for a while after SC ordered status quo. Move came day after Delhi BJP chief wrote to mayor urging bulldozing of ‘encroachments’ by ‘rioters’.

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RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

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