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Vision Should Be To Make Mumbai Slum Free, Says Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Friday said the vision should be to make Mumbai a slum-free city and raised concerns about the plight of slum dwellers who become "victims at the hands of private developers".
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No Land Transfer To Adani Group In Dharavi Redevelopment Project: Report
The multi-crore Dharavi slum redevelopment project involves no land transfer to the Adani group but to the Maharashtra government's departments, and the Ahmedabad-based conglomerate, as a project developer
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In Largest Urban Development Plan, Adani Group To Provide Flats In Dharavi
In the largest urban development plan in the world, the Adani Group announced yesterday that each eligible resident of the slum will get a 350-square foot house.
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Man Who Inspired 'City Of Joy' Book Still Working For India's Poor At 86
Decades after inspiring a best-selling novel that brought readers into slums near Kolkata, 86-year-old ascetic Gaston Dayanand is still working for India's poorest.
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Demolition of 800 Illegal Slum Units In East Delhi Paused By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop for a week its ongoing drive for demolition of illegal constructions in the Vishwas Nagar area of East Delhi to enable residents to relocate.
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Delhi High Court Temporarily Halts Demolition Of Mehrauli Slums
According to the demolition notice, the land on which the demolition is being carried out is a part of the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and the 'existing unauthorised encroachment' is acting as a hindrance to the development of the park.
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BJP Releases 'Sankalp Patra' For Delhi Municipal Polls, Underlines Vision
BJP's MCD poll manifesto, promising flats to slum dwellers, cheap meals for Rs 5 through 50 Annapurna Rasois, free bicycles to girl students, 1,000 permanent Chhath ghats, new cow shelters and development of "happiness" areas, was released today.
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"Nehru Place Market Is Like Slum": High Court Raps Delhi On City Planning
How can we talk of developing Delhi into a city like London in another decade or so without focussing on the planning aspect, the Delhi High Court said Monday as it heard an issue relating to unauthorised hawkers and street vendors in marketplaces.
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Provide "Pucca" Houses To Slum Dwellers Before Their Eviction: Satyendar Jain To Piyush Goyal
Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal regarding detailed plans to provide "pucca" houses to poor families living in 48,000 slums along railway tracks in the national capital.
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No Removal Of Slums Until Joint Decision Taken By Centre, Delhi: Railways
The Railways said on Monday it will not dismantle any encroachment without a proper decision taken jointly with the Urban Development Ministry and the Delhi government, after a political storm brewed over a Supreme Court order for removal of around 48,000 slum dwellings on rail land in the city.
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Herd Immunity Seems To Be Developing In Mumbai's Poorest Areas
Around six in ten people living in some of the biggest slums in the country have antibodies for the novel coronavirus indicating they've recovered from infection, in what appears to be one of the highest population immunity levels known worldwide.
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How Dharavi, Asia's Largest Slum, Went From Virus Hotspot To Model
Mumbai's Dharavi, the continent's most crowded slum, has gone from coronavirus hotspot to potential success story, offering a model for developing nations struggling to contain the pandemic.
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DDA To Redevelop 378 JJ Clusters Under Slum Rehab Programme: Minister
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will redevelop 378 JJ clusters under the slum rehabilitation programme of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (urban), Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.
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Hitman 2 Mumbai Level With Slums and Bollywood Locations Announced
Hitman 2 has a Mumbai level complete with Bollywood and slums developer IO Interactive revealed.
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Slum Redevelopment Scam: Enforcement Directorate Attaches Property Worth Rs 462 Crore Of Baba Siddique
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a Rs 462 crore worth property of Pyramid Developers as part of its ongoing probe in an alleged multi-crore scam and named Congress MLA Baba Siddique, an official said on Friday.
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Vision Should Be To Make Mumbai Slum Free, Says Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Friday said the vision should be to make Mumbai a slum-free city and raised concerns about the plight of slum dwellers who become "victims at the hands of private developers".
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No Land Transfer To Adani Group In Dharavi Redevelopment Project: Report
The multi-crore Dharavi slum redevelopment project involves no land transfer to the Adani group but to the Maharashtra government's departments, and the Ahmedabad-based conglomerate, as a project developer
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In Largest Urban Development Plan, Adani Group To Provide Flats In Dharavi
In the largest urban development plan in the world, the Adani Group announced yesterday that each eligible resident of the slum will get a 350-square foot house.
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Man Who Inspired 'City Of Joy' Book Still Working For India's Poor At 86
Decades after inspiring a best-selling novel that brought readers into slums near Kolkata, 86-year-old ascetic Gaston Dayanand is still working for India's poorest.
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Demolition of 800 Illegal Slum Units In East Delhi Paused By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to stop for a week its ongoing drive for demolition of illegal constructions in the Vishwas Nagar area of East Delhi to enable residents to relocate.
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Delhi High Court Temporarily Halts Demolition Of Mehrauli Slums
According to the demolition notice, the land on which the demolition is being carried out is a part of the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and the 'existing unauthorised encroachment' is acting as a hindrance to the development of the park.
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BJP Releases 'Sankalp Patra' For Delhi Municipal Polls, Underlines Vision
BJP's MCD poll manifesto, promising flats to slum dwellers, cheap meals for Rs 5 through 50 Annapurna Rasois, free bicycles to girl students, 1,000 permanent Chhath ghats, new cow shelters and development of "happiness" areas, was released today.
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"Nehru Place Market Is Like Slum": High Court Raps Delhi On City Planning
How can we talk of developing Delhi into a city like London in another decade or so without focussing on the planning aspect, the Delhi High Court said Monday as it heard an issue relating to unauthorised hawkers and street vendors in marketplaces.
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Provide "Pucca" Houses To Slum Dwellers Before Their Eviction: Satyendar Jain To Piyush Goyal
Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday wrote to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal regarding detailed plans to provide "pucca" houses to poor families living in 48,000 slums along railway tracks in the national capital.
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No Removal Of Slums Until Joint Decision Taken By Centre, Delhi: Railways
The Railways said on Monday it will not dismantle any encroachment without a proper decision taken jointly with the Urban Development Ministry and the Delhi government, after a political storm brewed over a Supreme Court order for removal of around 48,000 slum dwellings on rail land in the city.
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Herd Immunity Seems To Be Developing In Mumbai's Poorest Areas
Around six in ten people living in some of the biggest slums in the country have antibodies for the novel coronavirus indicating they've recovered from infection, in what appears to be one of the highest population immunity levels known worldwide.
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How Dharavi, Asia's Largest Slum, Went From Virus Hotspot To Model
Mumbai's Dharavi, the continent's most crowded slum, has gone from coronavirus hotspot to potential success story, offering a model for developing nations struggling to contain the pandemic.
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DDA To Redevelop 378 JJ Clusters Under Slum Rehab Programme: Minister
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will redevelop 378 JJ clusters under the slum rehabilitation programme of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (urban), Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.
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Hitman 2 Mumbai Level With Slums and Bollywood Locations Announced
Hitman 2 has a Mumbai level complete with Bollywood and slums developer IO Interactive revealed.
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Slum Redevelopment Scam: Enforcement Directorate Attaches Property Worth Rs 462 Crore Of Baba Siddique
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached a Rs 462 crore worth property of Pyramid Developers as part of its ongoing probe in an alleged multi-crore scam and named Congress MLA Baba Siddique, an official said on Friday.
