Page 2 - Anti-encroachment Drive

Anti-encroachment at Sarita Vihar dropped as police force unavailable: SDMC

According to SDMC officials, the drive was planned for Thursday in the Jasola-Sarita Vihar area to remove permanent and temporary encroachments from roads and government land

SDMC begins survey of encroachment of govt land

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) too bulldozed a few allegedly illegal shops in Kalyanpuri area that were built on a roadside

Will intensify 'anti-encroachment' drives, say Delhi mayors

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta had earlier written to mayors of both the corporations for removal of encroachments "by Rohingyas, Bangladeshis and anti-social elements" in their areas

Encroachment by riot-accused won't be razed without legal process: MP govt

Communal clashes had broken out in Khargone city on April 10 during a Ram Navami procession, leading to arson and stone-pelting

Juice shop owner moves SC against NDMC demolition drive in Jahangirpuri

Petitioner, Ganesh Gupta, whose juice shop was among the properties which were razed by the Municipal Corporation has moved before the top court against the mala fide power exercised by the NDMC

Bulldozers in Jahangirpuri under guise of illegal construction: Mayawati

BSP president Mayawati and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said strict action should be taken against those who are the original culprits

Supreme Court stops demolition drive in Jahangirpuri till further orders

"Status quo to be maintained till further order...List after two weeks and pleadings to be completed till then," the court said

AAP nervous over demolition drive against illegal Rohingyas in Delhi: BJP

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta charged that opposition parties were giving a "political colour to the removal of rioters' encroachments

Owaisi allegedly stopped from visiting riot-hit parts of Jahangirpuri

He claimed the demolition was carried out without serving notices to the people owning those structures and added that it was a "biased" behaviour of the BJP and the AAP

Supreme Court stays anti-encroachment drive by authorities in Jahangirpuri

The Supreme Court stopped the anti-encroachment drive by authorities in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area and agreed to hear a petition challenging the action of the civic bodies.

'Major cities turned into slums': SC seeks action against encroachments

The Supreme Court expressed concern at continuing encroachments on government land and the slum problems in all big cities, and called for strict action by authorities

4,500 acres of landed properties of 6 temples in Odisha under encroachment

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said that over 4,500 acres of landed properties of six temples in Odisha are under encroachment.

Prime facie human rights violated during Darrang eviction: AHRC

AHRC has held a prima facie case exists of alleged human rights violation during the recent eviction drive at Gorukhuti in Darrang district to take cognisance of the matter for inquiry

Madras HC pulls up Tamil Nadu govt over encroachment of water bodies

The court was hearing a plea moved by a resident of Manjavadi village in Dharmapuri seeking action against encroachments along a water stream in the village

2.8 mn sq mt area in Delhi cleared of encroachments, Supreme Court told

The SC bench said there was a need to protect and preserve the encroached land and areas which have been retrieved by civic agencies under the directions of STF

Clash between locals and police during an anti-encroachment drive in Patna

Heavy security force has been deployed in the area