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Out of 4.99 lakh hectares of railways land, 1068 hectare under encroachment: Ashwini VaishnawWith a vast portfolio of approximately 500,000 hectares, Indian Railways faces the challenge of over 1,000 hectares being illegally occupie...
Won't fight polls if all slum cases are withdrawn: Arvind KejriwalArvind Kejriwal challenged Amit Shah to withdraw cases related to Delhi slum demolitions and rehabilitate evicted people. Kejriwal said he ...
Supreme Court pulls up Railways for not protecting its property & acting against encroachersObserving that it is the “statutory obligation” of the Railways to initiate action against the encroachers, the apex court said the “public...
SC extends interim order of status quo on demolition of Railway 'jhuggis' in Gujarat till Sept 1A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana had on Tuesday ordered status quo till August 25 after the matter was mentioned before it for ur...
No coercive action will be taken against slum dwellers along railway tracks in Delhi: Govt to SCA bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that he had made a statement before the apex court on ...
814 hectares of rail land under encroachment across country: Railway ministerThe Supreme Court, in its order dated August 31 issued in the context of piling up of the waste/garbage beside the railway tracks in Delhi,...
Congress leader Ajay Maken moves SC for rehabilitation of dwellers along rail tracks before evictionThe plea referred to a 1986 Constitution bench verdict of the top which held that there can be no justification for denying an opportunity ...
Over 206 hectares of Northern Railway land under encroachment: GovtTotal 206.37 hectares of land is under encroachment in Northern Railway including Jammu and Kashmir as on March this year, Minister of Stat...
Railway Ministry blames Delhi government, moves NGT for removal of slum clustersThe NGT had two days ago directed Railways to strictly impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on those defecating or throwing waste on tracks and act ag...
Impose Rs 5,000 fine for littering track: NGT to RailwaysThe National Green Tribunal has directed the Railways to strictly impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those throwing waste on rail tracks and act ag...
NGT slams Railways over human defecation, other waste on tracksComing down heavily on Railways, it asked the PSU behemoth to impose fine of Rs 5,000 on those defecating and throwing waste on tracks.
Government not run with ego: Sheila Dixit on Delhi's Shakur Basti episodeSheila Dixit said "government is not run with ego" but as per requirements of the situation, as she pressed for better coordination between...
I will fight your battle: Rahul Gandhi to Shakur Basti slum dwellersRahul Gandhi attacked the Centre and Kejriwal government over the razing of a slum cluster by railways where a baby died.
Arvind Kejriwal to take up demolition drive issue with Suresh PrabhuA fresh confrontation raged between the Arvind Kejriwal Government and Centre over the death of the infant girl at a slum cluster at Shakur...
Railways says it has nothing to do with child's deathRailways today said that the death of a child in Shakurbasti had nothing do with its encroachment drive in the slum cluster.
NGT notice to 66 offenders dumping waste on railway tracksIrked by the filth around tracks, the NGT had earlier slammed the Railways and directed it to submit a list of offenders who have refused t...
Railways asked to identify sites for mobile toilets near slumsThe green panel had directed the authorities to place mobile toilets near colonies, jhuggies which are adjacent to railways tracks.
Railways' Delhi Division launches cleaning operations at 33 stations as per NGT diktatPursuant to directives of the National Green Tribunal, the Delhi Division of the railways has launched a cleaning operation focussing on 33...
Congress flays AAP for failing to give aid to homelessCongress mounted an attack on AAP alleging that the latter had failed to provide relief to the families left out in the cold.
Arvind Kejriwal holds 'mohalla sabhas' to listen to people's problemsCM designate Arvind Kejriwal organised 'mohalla sabhas' (locality meeting) in his New Delhi constituency to listen to problems of the commo...