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`Karnataka might face early assembly elections`

Karnataka might face early assembly elections probably along with Gujarat, former Chief Minister and...

Delhi govt to allot houses to slum dwellers soon

Delhi government has decided to start allocation of around 10,000 low-cost flats to slum dwellers fr...

Prince Andrew visited Indian slum on jet, slammed

The Dharavi area of Mumbai, setting for the hit film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, is home to some of the w...

Delhi land scam: Court to frame charges

A Special CBI court has decided to frame charges against ten persons accused in the multi-crore land...

UK to clear slums with illegal Indians

Termed `beds in sheds` and `shanty towns`, the slum-like living conditions are rented out for extort...

Kolkata slum dwellers` eviction a crime: Sen

Describing eviction of people from slums in Nonadanga as a "tragedy", human rights activist Binayak ...

Slum dwellers, police clash in Kolkata again

Nonadanga, located in eastern Kolkata, has been on the boil since March 30 when the Kolkata Metropol...

Slum kids from Ahmedabad to perform in US

A troupe of sixteen children, most of them from slums, would be touring the United States from the n...

Maoists incited Nonadanga slum-dwellers: Mamata

West Bengal CM claimed that Maoists had a hand in inciting slum dwellers of Nonadanga during a recen...

WB: Scientist Partha Roy released from jail

Scientist Partha Sarthy Roy, who was in jail for the last ten days for launching an agitation agains...

Kolkata: Scientists write to PM for intervention

Perturbed over the arrest of an eminent scientist who opposed eviction of slum dwellers in Kolkata, ...

Several injured in Kolkata clash

Several people were injured when slumdwellers evicted from their homes blocked a road and clashed wi...

Two children killed in Noida slum fire

Two children were charred to death in a fire that gutted about 30 shanties in a slum in Navada vill...

Delhi govt to build 72k flats for slum dwellers

The Delhi government has decided to construct 72,000 low-cost flats in next two years.

Govt told to expedite flat allotment to slum dwellers

The 27-year-long wait of slum dwellers to own a house in the capital may soon end.

Fire in east Delhi slum cluster

A fire broke out in a slum cluster in east Delhi early this morning gutting around 500 dwellings, f...

Delhi slum dwellers to get flats

Delhi government decided to give ownership rights of flats given to slum dwellers through a central...

Slum-dwellers to get land title deeds in Karnataka

Karnataka Cabinet cleared a policy seeking to give land title deeds to slum-dwellers, remove hurdles...

Changes in DC rules for Dharavi re-development

Addressing a press conference Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said the process of re-development of...

Dwellers of pre-1995 slums eligibile for rehab

Thirty-five per cent of the state`s population lives in slums.

Uttarakhand govt approves new slum policy

In a major policy decision ahead of the Assembly polls, the Uttarakhand cabinet on Tuesday approved ...

Plane crashes onto Philippine slum, killing 13

A four-seater cargo plane on Saturday crashed onto a crowded Philippine slum, sparking a fire that ...

25 huts gutted in Pune slum fire

At least 25 huts were gutted in a fire in a slum locality here this afternoon, Fire Department off...

Troops occupy Rio slum in "historic" operation

The action in Rocinha is part of a campaign to drive heavily armed drug gangs out of Rio de Janeiro`...

ISM students give ray of hope to slum children

An educational initiative by students and teachers of the Indian School of Mines here has given a n...

HC orders status quo on demolition of slum houses

Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered status quo till July 18 on the demolition of 21 houses in...

Slums represent face of urban poverty: President

Slums represent the face of urban poverty and the sprawling divide that exists in cities, Presiden...

US agents, police raid notorious Puerto Rican slum

The drug gang based in La Perla supplied most of the heroin sold in Puerto Rico along with cocaine.

Slum-dweller wins millions in Philippine lottery

The 60-year-old collected eight mn dollar cheque from a 20-peso ticket.

Delhi govt writes to Centre on flats for slum dwellers

Delhi Government on Saturday took up with the Centre the issue of delay in construction of flats u...

Solar power brings night-time soccer to Kenya slum

It is eight in the evening and amateur teams of youngsters drawn from one of Nairobi`s toughest slum...

Delhi HC on DDA demolition drive of slums

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked DDA to inform it as to whether a detailed survey of slums was ...

MHADA to redevelop sect 5 of Dharavi, no decision on others

Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan assured that Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority i...

Bandra slums fire a conspiracy: Raj Thackeray

MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday alleged that the fire in Garib Nagar slums in suburban Bandra ...

Now, Delhi slum children to study in Australia

Delhi`s urban poor youth would have a chance to go all the way to Australia for studying.

Massive fire in slum near Bandra station in Mumbai

A massive fire broke out in a slum adjoining the Bandra railway station in the western suburbs of Mu...

Slum dwellers evicted without notice, officials pass the buck

They own ration cards, voter IDs and some even passports but a number of slum dwellers in the capi...

Police peacefully take over 9 more Rio slums

The operation also led to the arrest of an allegedly fake German doctor.

Bangladesh orders probe into stock market slump

Bangladesh has unveiled a series of reforms to restore confidence in market.

RPF faces resistance in evicting slums on railway land

The Railway Protection Force faced resistance with bombs being thrown when they went to evict two ...

Four children killed in fire in WB

Four children of a family were burnt to death when 16 shanties of a slum in South 24 Parganas distr...

Scheme for a slum-free India to roll out by Jan

With around 93.06 million people projected to live in slums across India by 2011, the ambitious Raji...

Rio slum crackdown: 118 arrests, 518 guns seized

The unprecedented police-military sweep was designed to clean up Rio`s image.

We are torn between slum India and Scam India: Sri Sri

Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Friday called upon the NGOs` to fight corruption and...

93 mn slum dwellers likely by 2011: Govt

Despite the country`s robust economic growth, the number of people living in slums is likely to cros...

Delhi to launch AIDS awareness campaign in slum areas

Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Monday said an awareness campaign about AIDS will be launched in t...

Brazil claims `D-Day` victory on Rio slums

Brazil claimed victory on day in its crackdown on the slums of Rio de Janeiro.

Federal troops and police prepare Rio slum offensive

The Brazilian government defended the unusual deployment of Army soldiers.

Delhi govt sets up committee on housing for poor

The Committee has been asked to frame guidelines for distribution of around 8,000 low-cost houses, b...

Over 93 mn people in slums by 2011: Govt

The country will have about 93.06 million people living in slums by next year, up by over 18 million...

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