Encroachers can't claim right to continue occupying public land: Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court has ruled that encroachers cannot remain on public land while awaiting rehabilitation, as it obstructs public projects...
08 Jun, 2025, 03.23 PM IST
New data reveals worrying picture on extent of Yamuna floodplains encroachmentAccording to a survey done using satellite and drone data, nearly 75% of Delhi's Yamuna floodplains have been encroached upon. Despite the ...
30 Aug, 2024, 10.28 AM IST
DDA to not carry out demolition drive in Majnu Ka Tila on Saturday, Sunday: SourcesThe Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will not carry out a demolition drive against encroachment on the Yamnua flood plain near Majnu Ka Ti...
13 Jul, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
Delhi HC orders removal of encroachment, illegal constructions near YamunaThe Delhi High Court has instructed the DDA vice-chairperson to eliminate encroachments and unauthorized constructions on the Yamuna river ...
11 Jul, 2024, 06.22 PM IST
Delhi HC directs DDA not to undertake demolition activities against Pak Hindu refugeesA petition has been filed in the High Court challenging the March 4 notice asking the residents to vacate the place by March 6. The petitio...
13 Mar, 2024, 02.13 PM IST
Will not move from this site: Uttarakhand tunnel rescue hero after spending second night on footpathA rat-hole miner, Wakeel Hassan, who was involved in a rescue operation last year, is refusing to move from the site where his house was de...
01 Mar, 2024, 01.44 PM IST
No house demolished by DDA to beautify Delhi for G20 Summit, government tells Rajya SabhaNo house has been demolished by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to beautify the city for the G20 Summit, the Union Housing and Urban ...
24 Jul, 2023, 07.35 PM IST
Persons cannot be evicted with bulldozer at their doorstep: Delhi HCAfter the submissions, the court said that action of the DDA in removing a person, whom they claim to be an encroacher, overnight from his ...
03 Aug, 2022, 06.19 PM IST
Task force to oversee Delhi Master Plan enforcement received over 77,000 complaints till Feb 28Since the constitution of the STF in 2018, over 3,320 unauthorised constructions have been demolished and more than 2,250 properties sealed...
14 Mar, 2021, 03.10 PM IST
Delhi LG orders removal of debris from Yamuna floodplains, setting up of CCTV surveillance mechanismBaijal, who is also the chairman of the Delhi Development Authority, gave the directions while chairing a meeting of the DDA to review the ...
18 Nov, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
DDA retrieves 5,000 sq m of land after three-day demolition driveThe drive was conducted as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Asita East side, and several "illegally built" hutmen...
13 Sep, 2020, 08.27 AM IST
Why are rich being spared, SC asks DDAThe Supreme Court hauled the DDA up for the anti-encroachment drive failing to act against the rich who usurped pavements and street spaces...
04 May, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
Will prayers reach god from illegally built temples, asks HCThis was a question posed by the Delhi High Court today as it dealt with a case of removing encroachments from around the 108-feet tall Han...
12 Dec, 2017, 09.59 PM IST
Yamuna revival a sinkhole of big ideasProfessor CR Babu, who has been actively involved in the riverfront development project said that there was an urgent need for policing the...
20 Nov, 2016, 11.06 AM IST
HC frowns at PWD, traffic police for not decongesting trafficThe residents of Vasant Vihar, who have filed an application alleging "abject failure" on the part of PWD to comply with court directions, ...
31 May, 2015, 11.03 AM IST
DDA goes on month-long anti-encroachment driveThe housing authority has advised all allottees or occupants to immediately remove these unauthorised constructions on the top floor.
08 Sep, 2014, 10.05 PM IST
- Seek police help to evict squatters from forest, National Green Tribunal tells DDA
The court has also asked the additional district magistrates of headquarters, south and southwest districts to submit a status report on se...
13 Jul, 2013, 01.41 AM IST