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‘We are a welfare state, can't lose sight of it': Delhi HC dismisses appeal by DDA against Jangpura slum rehabilitation
October 14, 2025 2:08 am
As per the single judge’s directions, the DDA had to provide alternative accommodation to the petitioners as per its 2004 rehabilitation policy instead of the more recent Delhi Slum and JJ Rehabilitation and Relocation Policy, 2015
Will take protest to every slum cluster in city: Delhi Congress
August 05, 2025 5:11 am
“What’s happening with slum dwellers is no surprise. This is BJP’s character,” said former MP and Sheila Dikshit’s son Sandeep Dikshit
In first big rally, Delhi Congress to protest slum demolitions today; Rahul Gandhi may drop in
August 04, 2025 2:20 am
On Sunday, ahead of its protest, the party released a video compilation on its social media platforms, juxtaposing two statements made by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
No slums will be demolished, open to policy change: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta
August 02, 2025 5:01 am
Her statement comes weeks after eviction notices were served to residents of a jhuggi cluster in R K Puram, an area where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier assured slum dwellers that “no jhuggi would be demolished”
5,100 houses demolished by DDA in three years, 3,000 households rehabilitated: Minister tells Rajya Sabha
July 22, 2025 4:12 am
There are 675 slum clusters in Delhi, according to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB). Of these, 376 occupy Central government land and come under the DDA’s jurisdiction
Slapped with eviction notices, slum residents at R K Puram fear bulldozer action: ‘We have all IDs, still asked to vacate homes’
July 19, 2025 12:26 pm
According to the CPWD, the quarters are dilapidated and can collapse anytime, harming the jhuggi jhopdis that have mushroomed around them
Ten years, just two projects: Where does Delhi’s slum rehabilitation policy stand?
June 29, 2025 5:57 am
The DDA refused to respond to multiple queries sent by The Indian Express about future projects and demolition
'They’ve dumped us here, how will we survive?’: What Delhi’s bulldozers left behind — broken lives, bitter politics
June 29, 2025 10:34 am
Development or displacement? This question lies at the heart of a wave of slum demolitions in Delhi. The Indian Express revisits key sites where homes were razed, speaking to families and politicians across parties to unpack the ongoing debate
'How can we live amidst rubble?': Bulldozers roll into Delhi's Ashok Vihar, slum dwellers scramble for a new home
June 17, 2025 11:32 am
According to DDA, 1,078 families were eligible for rehabilitation in the Swabhiman Apartments, while 558 were ineligible to get a flat
Slums bulldozed in Delhi: AAP protests demolition drives, CM says done on court orders
June 09, 2025 4:16 am
The AAP has also announced a city-wide mass movement against the demolition drive, set to kick off on June 29 at Jantar Mantar
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