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Maoists Recruiting Youngsters From Slums In Mumbai, Pune: Maharashtra Police
Maoists are trying to expand their urban footprint in Maharashtra by roping in youngsters from poor sections in slums in big cities like Mumbai and Pune for military tasks and setting up safe havens, according to police.
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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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Slum Dwellers Can Buy Homes For Rs 2.5 Lakh: Devendra Fadnavis
Slum dwellers can get homes in Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Pune by paying Rs 2.5 lakh, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, the move coming with civic polls due in several urban areas of the state.
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Women From Urban Slums Invited To Watch Gujarat Giants Play In WPL
The Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of the Adani Group, invited 50 women from the urban slum communities to experience and enjoy the colourful environment that the Women's Premier League provides.
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No Role Of Delhi Urban Shelter Body In Demolition Drive: High Court Told
DUSIB said DDA is the state-level nodal agency for in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers (in respect of lands belonging to the Central government and its agencies) under the Pradhan Mantri Awaz Yojna-Housing For All (Urban) in Delhi.
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Over Delhi Demolition Drive, Court Directs Authorities To File Affidavits
The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to file an affidavit explaining the reasons for adding and then deleting a slum cluster in Mehrauli from the list of rehabilitated/ notified JJ clusters.
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2,400 Slums In Mumbai, 675 In Delhi: Centre Tells Lok Sabha
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said the ministry is supplementing the efforts of states and Union territories under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) for construction of houses for all eligible beneficiaries.
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Delhi To Host First 'Slum Festival' On October 10
The Delhi government will host the city's first "slum festival" on the occasion of World Homeless Day on October 10.
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67% Girls In Urban Slums Didn't Attend Online Classes During 1st Lockdown: Report
The states were selected using a composite measure, including metrics such as incidence of COVID-19, child sex ratio, women getting married before 18 years, annual dropout ratio and women aged between 15 and 24 years using hygienic methods during the menstrual cycle.
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India Had Estimated 74 Million Covid Cases by August: Report
Nearly seven per cent of India's population aged ten and above was exposed to SARS-CoV-2, amounting to an estimated 74.3 million infections by August, with the seroprevalence being highest in urban slum areas followed by urban non-slum and rural areas, the findings of ICMR's second national serosurvey stated.
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7.1% Of Adults Exposed To Covid By August, Up From 0.73% By May: Centre
Coronavirus ICMR second sero survey: One in 15 individuals above the age of 10 were estimated to have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus by the end of August
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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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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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Will Future Megacities Be A Marvel? New Delhi Suggests Otherwise
The effects of unbridled urbanization are inescapable in New Delhi. Smog blankets landmarks like India Gate in winter, delaying flights at the airport due to poor visibility. Traffic jams are part of the daily routine and slums abut New Delhi's luxury hotels and private mansions, testifying to a growing wealth divide and chronic housing shortage.
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Maoists Recruiting Youngsters From Slums In Mumbai, Pune: Maharashtra Police
Maoists are trying to expand their urban footprint in Maharashtra by roping in youngsters from poor sections in slums in big cities like Mumbai and Pune for military tasks and setting up safe havens, according to police.
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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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Slum Dwellers Can Buy Homes For Rs 2.5 Lakh: Devendra Fadnavis
Slum dwellers can get homes in Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Pune by paying Rs 2.5 lakh, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday, the move coming with civic polls due in several urban areas of the state.
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Women From Urban Slums Invited To Watch Gujarat Giants Play In WPL
The Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of the Adani Group, invited 50 women from the urban slum communities to experience and enjoy the colourful environment that the Women's Premier League provides.
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No Role Of Delhi Urban Shelter Body In Demolition Drive: High Court Told
DUSIB said DDA is the state-level nodal agency for in-situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers (in respect of lands belonging to the Central government and its agencies) under the Pradhan Mantri Awaz Yojna-Housing For All (Urban) in Delhi.
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Over Delhi Demolition Drive, Court Directs Authorities To File Affidavits
The Delhi High Court Friday asked the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to file an affidavit explaining the reasons for adding and then deleting a slum cluster in Mehrauli from the list of rehabilitated/ notified JJ clusters.
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2,400 Slums In Mumbai, 675 In Delhi: Centre Tells Lok Sabha
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore said the ministry is supplementing the efforts of states and Union territories under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) for construction of houses for all eligible beneficiaries.
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Delhi To Host First 'Slum Festival' On October 10
The Delhi government will host the city's first "slum festival" on the occasion of World Homeless Day on October 10.
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67% Girls In Urban Slums Didn't Attend Online Classes During 1st Lockdown: Report
The states were selected using a composite measure, including metrics such as incidence of COVID-19, child sex ratio, women getting married before 18 years, annual dropout ratio and women aged between 15 and 24 years using hygienic methods during the menstrual cycle.
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India Had Estimated 74 Million Covid Cases by August: Report
Nearly seven per cent of India's population aged ten and above was exposed to SARS-CoV-2, amounting to an estimated 74.3 million infections by August, with the seroprevalence being highest in urban slum areas followed by urban non-slum and rural areas, the findings of ICMR's second national serosurvey stated.
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7.1% Of Adults Exposed To Covid By August, Up From 0.73% By May: Centre
Coronavirus ICMR second sero survey: One in 15 individuals above the age of 10 were estimated to have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus by the end of August
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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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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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Will Future Megacities Be A Marvel? New Delhi Suggests Otherwise
The effects of unbridled urbanization are inescapable in New Delhi. Smog blankets landmarks like India Gate in winter, delaying flights at the airport due to poor visibility. Traffic jams are part of the daily routine and slums abut New Delhi's luxury hotels and private mansions, testifying to a growing wealth divide and chronic housing shortage.
