Amid dissent in Trinamool Congress ranks, Mamata Banerjee's 'Girgiti' poem takes swipe at political turncoatsTrinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has written a new poem titled 'Girgiti' or Chameleon. Political observers believe it is a message ...
29 May, 2026, 05.22 PM IST
How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front linesA fragile ceasefire in Lebanon has faltered. Israel's military campaign is expanding, forcing thousands of civilians from their homes. Evac...
28 May, 2026, 04.00 PM IST
Abhishek Banerjee seeks two weeks’ time as Kolkata civic body issues notices to 17 properties linked to himKolkata is witnessing a significant cleanup of its urban landscape as the Municipal Corporation takes decisive action against unauthorized ...
24 May, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Son’s two shops were stated to be demolished without compensation; HC stops demolition as he produced a registered sale deedA man successfully saved his two shops from demolition by the municipality. The shops were slated for removal to widen a road. The Andhra P...
20 May, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Demolition drive conducted near Howrah railway station in West Bengal amid heavy securityWest Bengal authorities conducted a heavily secured demolition drive near Howrah Railway Station to remove alleged illegal encroachments. T...
18 May, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
Bulldozers will roll across country against illegal constructions: Dilip Ghosh"Bulldozers will roll across the entire country. Wherever there is illegal construction, bulldozers will be deployed. The new government th...
17 May, 2026, 09.48 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee appears before Calcutta High Court for post-poll violence hearingFormer Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeared at the Calcutta High Court to make submissions regarding post-poll violence. Senior advocate...
14 May, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Don't use bulldozers as statutory bulldogsIncidents of public representatives conflating law enforcement with political agendas jeopardize democracy. This was evident when BJP MLA T...
03 Dec, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
Bulldozer action victims in UP welcome SC verdict, say will seek compensationFollowing the Supreme Court's ruling against arbitrary demolition drives, victims in Uttar Pradesh are seeking compensation for their razed...
14 Nov, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
Supreme Court verdict on 'bulldozer justice' sparks political reactions nationwideThe Supreme Court issued guidelines to regulate "bulldozer justice," mandating a 15-day notice for demolitions and video recording of the p...
13 Nov, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea alleging contempt of demolition order by 3 statesThe Supreme Court has declined to hear a plea claiming contempt of its order against property demolitions in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, and Ut...
24 Oct, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
From demolition to campaign, bulldozers become pan-party tool to pull in crowdsBulldozers, once mere construction equipment, have become a symbol of political power in Nuh's election campaigns. Both Congress and BJP ar...
25 Sep, 2024, 05.16 PM IST
Haryana govt rejects 'ethnic cleansing' charge, Chief Justice to hear Nuh demolitions case nowSeveral houses and other buildings were bulldozed in Nuh, days after a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession was targeted there on July 31. Five...
11 Aug, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
Complete breakdown of law & order: P Chidambaram on bulldozer-enabled demolitionsOn criticism from certain quarters that the Congress delegation was late by a day in visiting the Jahangirpuri demolition site with Opposit...
25 Apr, 2022, 11.17 AM IST
Jahangipuri demolitions halted, SC to take 'serious view' of all demolitions after its decisionThe Supreme Court on Thursday has stayed the Jahangirpuri demolition drive for two weeks and says it will take a serious view if found that...
21 Apr, 2022, 01.51 PM IST
We are on road to hell: Chidambaram on Jahangirpuri demolitionIn a series of tweets, Chidambaram said, "We see the Rule of Law break down every day.Soon there will be no law and no rules."
21 Apr, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath applies brakes on police's overdrive with bulldozerThe CM's directive followed instances where local police officials in some districts have used the machine for other purposes like threaten...
08 Apr, 2022, 11.34 PM IST