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Thursday, February 5, 2026
TopicIllegal constructions

Topic: illegal constructions

Days after Turkman Gate, Delhi HC orders MCD to verify claims of encroachment around Jama Masjid

The court has ordered an MCD survey around Jama Masjid after failing to take a call from photos of 'encroachments' presented before it. 'Expedited' action has been ordered in case any issue is found.

Gurugram has a giant illegal guest-house problem. Over 4,000 notices, yet business as usual

Illegal hotels and businesses have been popping up across Gurugram’s swanky DLF City for years. Authorities have played whack-a-mole before, but this time, they’re vowing to finish the job.

No trade, loan, water or power supply without completion certificate—SC’s guidelines on illegal buildings

Occupancy, investment & civic authority’s inaction don't legitimise unauthorised structures, the top court held, while issuing new rules & preventive measures to curb illegal construction.

Inside Ayodhya crackdown on ‘colonisers’ who ‘bent law’ to cash in on post-Ram-temple surge in land rates

Last August, Ayodhya Development Authority's purported ‘list of illegal colonisers’ found its way to social media. Since then, there's been a scramble for regularisation of these plots.

How ‘unauthorised’ constructions are taking over Delhi’s urban villages marked for DDA land pooling

Delhi Development Authority's land pooling policy remains a non-starter due to 2 criteria landowners struggle to meet — 70% landowner participation & 70% contiguous encroachment-free land.

Colonies on Prayagraj’s floodplains are not just for poor. Here’s how rich & mighty ‘flout’ construction ban

Prayagraj Development Authority identified 30,715 illegal constructions, the highest in Uttar Pradesh. Demolition of constructions in floodplains practically not possible, says official.

Faridabad banquet halls, Murthal dhabas & more: All guilty of flouting green belt norms in Haryana

In Assembly, Khattar govt says over 1,500 unauthorised constructions have been detected & many have been already demolished. Congress MLA claims illegal constructions going unabated.

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Does Bangladesh’s student-led NCP have a chance against 7-decade-old parties in the polls?

Nahid Islam—a youth leader and the face of the 2024 resistance movement—founded the NCP after a brief seven-month stint in the interim administration of Muhammad Yunus.

Don’t expect big shifts in inflation & growth trends after CPI & GDP base year reset—MoSPI secy Garg

New consumer basket, expanded markets & digital datasets aim to make inflation estimates more representative, says MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg. Henceforth, MoSPI aims to revise base yr every 5 yrs.

HAL out, Indian private firm to make Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft fighter, all eyes on lowest bidder

As per the timeline decided, 5 prototypes of India’s own fifth-generation fighter are set to be rolled out by 2031, with the first by 2028 using the GE 414 engine.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.