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Parliament Passes Law To Protect Unauthorised Colonies, Slums In Delhi
The parliament today passed a bill to protect slums and unauthorised colonies in the national capital region from punitive action till a framework for orderly arrangements are in place.
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Delhi High Court Allows Demolition Of Slums In Kathputli Colony
Modifying its stay order, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the Delhi Development Authority to demolish the slums of those residents of West Delhi's Kathputli colony who were eligible for relocation and had moved out voluntarily.
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"Surrounded By Police Like We Are Criminals": Kathputli Colony Residents Resist Eviction
By Rina Chandran New Delhi: Hundreds of residents in a New Delhi’s Kathputli Colony are resisting eviction by city officials and police in the third such protest this month, as anger mounts over a shortfall in housing for the urban poor, campaigners said. Evictions began this week in New Delhi’s Kathputli Colony, home to 3,500 families of stree...
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In Delhi's 'Puppeteer Colony', Stalemate Strings Residents To Poverty
Tucked away from the glare of visitors to India's capital, just 6 km from the manicured lawns of the Parliament building, thousands of its citizens live in the most unliveable of conditions, passing their days surrounded by filth, garbage, open defecation, and little room to live.
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Parliament Passes Law To Protect Unauthorised Colonies, Slums In Delhi
The parliament today passed a bill to protect slums and unauthorised colonies in the national capital region from punitive action till a framework for orderly arrangements are in place.
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Delhi High Court Allows Demolition Of Slums In Kathputli Colony
Modifying its stay order, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed the Delhi Development Authority to demolish the slums of those residents of West Delhi's Kathputli colony who were eligible for relocation and had moved out voluntarily.
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"Surrounded By Police Like We Are Criminals": Kathputli Colony Residents Resist Eviction
By Rina Chandran New Delhi: Hundreds of residents in a New Delhi’s Kathputli Colony are resisting eviction by city officials and police in the third such protest this month, as anger mounts over a shortfall in housing for the urban poor, campaigners said. Evictions began this week in New Delhi’s Kathputli Colony, home to 3,500 families of stree...
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In Delhi's 'Puppeteer Colony', Stalemate Strings Residents To Poverty
Tucked away from the glare of visitors to India's capital, just 6 km from the manicured lawns of the Parliament building, thousands of its citizens live in the most unliveable of conditions, passing their days surrounded by filth, garbage, open defecation, and little room to live.
