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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicUnauthorised buildings

Topic: unauthorised buildings

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.

SC lays down demolition guidelines to end ‘bulldozer justice’. Here’s what they say

Apex court invokes its special powers under Article 142, says necessary to 'allay fears in minds of citizens with regard to arbitrary exercise of power by officers' of the State.

Big hit with BJP, bulldozers now rolling in Gujarat & Uttarakhand, coming soon to Karnataka

Day after demolition drive in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, Surat Municipal Corporation razed properties belonging to alleged gangster brothers Aarif & Sajju Kothari.

Centre to give ownership rights to Delhi’s unauthorised colonies

At least 40 lakh people will be benefited in the regularisation of unauthorised colonies in Delhi, a move that could give the BJP an edge in the assembly election next year.

Who’s afraid of the bulldozer

If top leadership in Congress and BJP merely listed their legislators who either own unauthorised properties or are in the business, they will know what the current ruckus is all about.

On Camera

Dogs matter more to Indian middle class than people

Why do people who complain that our municipalities are incapable of offering proper shelter to dogs not worry about the pathetic shelter offered to refugees and victims of political persecution?

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.