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3 Dead As Truck Runs Over Pavement Dwellers In North-East Delhi
Three died after a canter truck allegedly ran over five men sleeping on a footpath in the Shastri Park area of northeast Delhi in the early hours of Monday, police said.
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2 Sleeping On Pavement Killed As Car Allegedly Runs Over Them In Delhi
Two people who were sleeping on a pavement were killed when a car ran over them in north Delhi today, the police said. Two others were injured, police said.
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Slum Dwellers Move To Pavements, Dividers After DDA Razes Their Makeshift Homes
New Delhi: Charred tree trunks, planks and remains of personal belongings and Swachh Bharat toilets are all that remain after a demolition drive at Delhi government’s night shelter and slum at Amir Khusro Park on Lodhi Road. Following the orders of the Delhi High Court on illegal constructions, the night shelter and slum was demolished by the...
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When The Street Is Home: Chennai Pavement Dwellers Battle Apathy, Rain
By Rina Chandran Chennai: For Dhanalakshmi S and her family, a small shack squeezed among scores of similar dwellings on a narrow street in Chennai has long been home. The 35-year-old and her four children share a water pump with 90 other families and take turns to use a public toilet. Dhanalakshmi is one of about 10,000 homeless people in Chennai...
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Trinamool Congress Worker Allegedly Runs Over Man In Kolkata, Gets Bail
A man claiming to be a leader of Trinamool's student body allegedly hit a pavement dweller in Kolkata last night with his car. He hit another car as he fled which in turn hit a taxi. He would have escaped but for SP Suryavanshi, a police officer from Bokaro, who gave chase and caught the offending vehicle.
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Salman Khan's Appeal Against Conviction To Be Decided By Bombay High Court
A court in Mumbai will decide today on superstar Salman Khan's appeal against his conviction in the 2002 hit-and-run case, in which he was found guilty of running over pavement dwellers with his SUV after a night out drinking.
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Motorcycle Runs Over Pavement Dwellers in Chennai, 3 Killed
Three pavement dwellers, including two women, were killed in Chennai after a motorbike ran over them in the early hours of Wednesday.
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After Salman Khan Verdict, a Night With Mumbai's Pavement Dwellers
Maximum city has very little to offer to pavement dwellers who constitute a sizeable portion of its population. After the announcement of the verdict by the Bombay High Court on the 2002 hit-and-run case in which actor Salman Khan was acquitted, the focus has turned towards these people for whom a good night's sleep is only a faraway dream.
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Salman Khan Verdict: 'Want Relief, Don't Want him Punished,' Says Hit-And-Run Victim
A court in Mumbai will announce shortly whether actor Salman Khan is guilty of running over pavement dwellers with his SUV in 2002.
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Actor Salman Khan Held Guilty in 2002 Hit-and-Run Case
Actor Salman Khan has arrived at the Mumbai sessions court, which will give verdict on whether he is guilty of running over pavement dwellers with his SUV 13 years ago. One person had died and four were injured.
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Mumbai Grandmother, Homeless, Needs Your Help
Champa, 70, has been living on the road with her four grandchildren outside a train station in Mulund in Eastern Mumbai. They sleep on the pavement; meals are rare.
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Two Minor Girls Attacked in Mumbai in Two Weeks: Is a Paedophile On The Prowl?
The question has come to the fore after two cases of sexual assault on minor girls, both pavement dwellers, were reported from the neighbouring suburbs of Kandivali and Borivali.
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Homeless, Nameless and Faceless: The Heart-rending Story Of The Invisible Pavement Dwellers
We live in times when more often than not, the streets are lined by faces instead of trees. These faces observe us quietly as we rush past, lost in our own bubble of worries. Faces crisscrossed by the vagaries of living on the roads and of living under the shadow of the skyscrapers. They remain nameless, homeless and in a way, faceless for how ofte...
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Sheila Dikshit's direction for pavement dwellers shelter
Amid concerns being raised over the safety of the homeless this winter, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today directed agencies concerned to provide accommodation to pavement dwellers in the city.
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Taxi driver runs over footpath dwellers after trying to abduct girl
A 28-year-old basket weaver is struggling for his life after a cab driver hit him, and five others, yesterday at Mahim. The victim Bansi Chauhan, who is originally from Abu Road in Rajashtan, moved to the city in 1984 and has been living on the pavement at Tulsi Pipe road ever since. At 1.30 am, an inebriated cab driver decided to stop near the pa...
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3 Dead As Truck Runs Over Pavement Dwellers In North-East Delhi
Three died after a canter truck allegedly ran over five men sleeping on a footpath in the Shastri Park area of northeast Delhi in the early hours of Monday, police said.
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2 Sleeping On Pavement Killed As Car Allegedly Runs Over Them In Delhi
Two people who were sleeping on a pavement were killed when a car ran over them in north Delhi today, the police said. Two others were injured, police said.
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Slum Dwellers Move To Pavements, Dividers After DDA Razes Their Makeshift Homes
New Delhi: Charred tree trunks, planks and remains of personal belongings and Swachh Bharat toilets are all that remain after a demolition drive at Delhi government’s night shelter and slum at Amir Khusro Park on Lodhi Road. Following the orders of the Delhi High Court on illegal constructions, the night shelter and slum was demolished by the...
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When The Street Is Home: Chennai Pavement Dwellers Battle Apathy, Rain
By Rina Chandran Chennai: For Dhanalakshmi S and her family, a small shack squeezed among scores of similar dwellings on a narrow street in Chennai has long been home. The 35-year-old and her four children share a water pump with 90 other families and take turns to use a public toilet. Dhanalakshmi is one of about 10,000 homeless people in Chennai...
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Trinamool Congress Worker Allegedly Runs Over Man In Kolkata, Gets Bail
A man claiming to be a leader of Trinamool's student body allegedly hit a pavement dweller in Kolkata last night with his car. He hit another car as he fled which in turn hit a taxi. He would have escaped but for SP Suryavanshi, a police officer from Bokaro, who gave chase and caught the offending vehicle.
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Salman Khan's Appeal Against Conviction To Be Decided By Bombay High Court
A court in Mumbai will decide today on superstar Salman Khan's appeal against his conviction in the 2002 hit-and-run case, in which he was found guilty of running over pavement dwellers with his SUV after a night out drinking.
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Motorcycle Runs Over Pavement Dwellers in Chennai, 3 Killed
Three pavement dwellers, including two women, were killed in Chennai after a motorbike ran over them in the early hours of Wednesday.
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After Salman Khan Verdict, a Night With Mumbai's Pavement Dwellers
Maximum city has very little to offer to pavement dwellers who constitute a sizeable portion of its population. After the announcement of the verdict by the Bombay High Court on the 2002 hit-and-run case in which actor Salman Khan was acquitted, the focus has turned towards these people for whom a good night's sleep is only a faraway dream.
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Salman Khan Verdict: 'Want Relief, Don't Want him Punished,' Says Hit-And-Run Victim
A court in Mumbai will announce shortly whether actor Salman Khan is guilty of running over pavement dwellers with his SUV in 2002.
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Actor Salman Khan Held Guilty in 2002 Hit-and-Run Case
Actor Salman Khan has arrived at the Mumbai sessions court, which will give verdict on whether he is guilty of running over pavement dwellers with his SUV 13 years ago. One person had died and four were injured.
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Mumbai Grandmother, Homeless, Needs Your Help
Champa, 70, has been living on the road with her four grandchildren outside a train station in Mulund in Eastern Mumbai. They sleep on the pavement; meals are rare.
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Two Minor Girls Attacked in Mumbai in Two Weeks: Is a Paedophile On The Prowl?
The question has come to the fore after two cases of sexual assault on minor girls, both pavement dwellers, were reported from the neighbouring suburbs of Kandivali and Borivali.
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Homeless, Nameless and Faceless: The Heart-rending Story Of The Invisible Pavement Dwellers
We live in times when more often than not, the streets are lined by faces instead of trees. These faces observe us quietly as we rush past, lost in our own bubble of worries. Faces crisscrossed by the vagaries of living on the roads and of living under the shadow of the skyscrapers. They remain nameless, homeless and in a way, faceless for how ofte...
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Sheila Dikshit's direction for pavement dwellers shelter
Amid concerns being raised over the safety of the homeless this winter, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today directed agencies concerned to provide accommodation to pavement dwellers in the city.
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Taxi driver runs over footpath dwellers after trying to abduct girl
A 28-year-old basket weaver is struggling for his life after a cab driver hit him, and five others, yesterday at Mahim. The victim Bansi Chauhan, who is originally from Abu Road in Rajashtan, moved to the city in 1984 and has been living on the pavement at Tulsi Pipe road ever since. At 1.30 am, an inebriated cab driver decided to stop near the pa...
