Demolition

Bangladesh government clarifies demolished house in viral video has no connection with Satyajit Ray

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Bangladesh government clarifies demolished house in viral video has no connection with Satyajit Ray

Kolkata: For the last few days, reports have been circulating that the Bangladesh government is demolishing the ancestral home of Oscar-winning filmmaker Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh. However, the Bangladesh government has clarified that the house, which is demolished in viral videos, has no connection with Ray. The clarification has been issued after India expressed concern … Read more

Batla House demolitions: Delhi HC grants interim stay till next hearing

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Delhi HC judge transfer over ‘cash discovery’: Allahabad HC Bar Association says ‘not trash bin’

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to some individuals seeking quashing of the demolition notices issued by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) for demolition of alleged unauthorised properties in the Batla House area in the national capital. Justice Tejas Karia, while granting the relief to the petitioners, directed the DDA to … Read more

Gir Somnath demolitions: SC rejects plea for conducting ‘Urs’ from February 1-3

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Gir Somnath demolitions: SC rejects plea for conducting ‘Urs’ from February 1-3

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (January 31) rejected a plea seeking permission to conduct ‘Urs’ festival at a now demolished dargah in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district from February 1 to February 3 A bench comprising BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih, while rejecting the plea, took note of the submissions made by … Read more

Uttarkashi mosque brawl: Muslim community demands security for mosque, dispute reaches Nainital high court

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Uttarkashi mosque brawl: Muslim community demands security for mosque, dispute reaches Nainital high court

Uttarkashi: The matter of mosque dispute in Uttarkashi city has now reached the Nainital High Court. People of the Muslim community have approached the High Court and filed a petition seeking protection for the mosque amid protests and agitation demanding demolition of the mosque. According to the petition filed in court, the community members claimed … Read more

You can’t come with bulldozer and demolish house overnight: SC asks UP to pay 25 lakh

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New Delhi: Calling the approach “high-handed”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 6) came down hard on the Uttar Pradesh government in a matter pertaining to 2019 demolitions for a road widening project and directed it to give a compensation of Rs 25 lakh to a person whose house was demolished without following due process … Read more

Uttarkashi mosque brawl: Hindu outfits postpone ‘Mahapanchayat’ scheduled on 4 Nov

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Uttarkashi mosque brawl: Hindu outfits postpone ‘Mahapanchayat’ scheduled on 4 Nov

Uttarkashi: In Uttarkashi town of Uttarakhand, the Hindu right-wing organisations have postponed the ‘Mahapanchayat’ scheduled today, on 4 November against a five-decade-old mosque citing illegality in its construction. This ‘Mahapanchayat’ was called under the banner of ‘Sanyukt Sanatan Dharam Rakshak Sangh’ after the Uttarkashi police booked over 200 people, including some members of right-wing organizations, … Read more