Warning that there were “ominous signs for democracy” in West Bengal, internationally acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Roy, who was arrested for supporting slum dwellers when they were being evicted, Wednesday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of “targeting the voices of protest”. “Signs are ominous about the state of democracy in West Bengal. It seems all [ Read More ]
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’1,024 units for slum dwellers within six months’Over 1,000 low-cost houses will be ready for slum dwellers in the capital within six months, Delhi Urban Development Minister A.K. Walia said Tuesday. Walia said Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) is constructing as many as 1,024 such units in Dwarka area in southwest Delhi, near a Delhi metro station, and the process is [ Read More ] Slum dwellers near CWG venues agree to move temporarilyThe Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to provide basic facilities to 18 families who have volunteered to shift temporarily from their slums near Thyagraj Stadium and Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games. A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice S. Muralidhar asked [ Read More ] |
