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    Slum News

    Under Delhi slum policy, separate IDs for family members a must for rehab units

    The 2026 policy provides eligible slum dwellers with 25-square-metre rehabilitation flats equipped with civic amenities.
    Cities
    Updated 24 days ago

    BMC demolition drive for slum structures taller than 14 feet faces pushback

    According to the latest report of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), there are 9 million slum residents within the limits of the BMC, and slums occupy 24% of Mumbai’s geographical area.
    Cities
    Updated 40 days ago

    Slum-free Mumbai in 10 years: What Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis’s plan means

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ assertion that Mumbai can become 100% slum-free within the next 10 years experts said is not merely a housing target, it signals a potentially significant change in how the city’s land resources will be planned. (Picture for representational purposes only)
    Real Estate
    Updated 53 days ago

    Bombay HC issues contempt notice to SRA CEO over false assurances to residents

    More land is currently under redevelopment than has been successfully redeveloped over the past three decades, since the inception of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) in Maharashtra since 1995
    Cities
    Updated 65 days ago

    Matiala fish market fire spreads, guts jhuggis, nearly 1,500 left homeless

    A massive fire broke out at a fish market in Matiala near Uttam Nagar in west Delhi around midnight between Wednesday and Thursday, around 300 to 400 slums were guted, in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
    Cities
    Published 232 days ago

    Delhi CM Rekha Gupta launches ₹327cr projects for slum clusters on R-Day

    "This day inspires us to further strengthen our commitment to the ideals of the Constitution, our duties, and the cause of nation-building," Gupta wrote on X.
    India News
    Published 277 days ago

    Delhi HC junks plea against slum demolition in Yamuna floodplain, imposes costs

    Delhi HC junks plea against slum demolition in Yamuna floodplain, imposes costs
    India News
    Published 605 days ago

    US man explores ‘New Delhi’s poorest slum Kusumpur Pahari’, shares video

    The image shows the US man who visited New Delhi’s slum Kusumpur Pahari.
    Trending
    Published 751 days ago

    Two minor sisters killed in Bathinda slum fire

    Family members of the victims mourn their losses in Bathinda on Tuesday. (Sanjeev Kumar/HT)
    Cities
    Updated 920 days ago

    BMC defends centralised slum sanitation tender

    File photo: A general view of Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, in Mumbai, India, August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
    Cities
    Updated 922 days ago

    12 goats charred to death in blaze at Mohali slum

    It took firefighters around two hours to bring the blaze under control. Officials said the illegal slum near Bhagomajra on Landran road in Mohali, housing migrant labourers, has around 250 shanties split into two sections. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 933 days ago

    23 illegal medical facilities operate in Govandi-Mankhurd slums

    Mumbai, India - April 3, 2024: Apex Hospital, Illegal Nursing Home at Mankhurd Ghatkopar Link Road, Mankhurd in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Updated 940 days ago

    Akbar Nagar deadline ends at midnight, LDA enrols 700 for PM Awas

    Akbar Nagar, Lucknow (HT File)
    Cities
    Updated 944 days ago

    State corps have preemptive redevelopment rights, like all landowners: Bombay HC

    The Bombay high court said the primary focus of elected representatives is to discharge their duties effectively, regardless of their location. (HT File Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 949 days ago

    Fire breaks out in slum in Haryana’s Rewari

    Due to the fire, the slums and the goods kept there got damaged.
    Cities
    Updated 955 days ago

    47.5 acres of prime rly land in Matunga and Mahim handed over for Dharavi project

    HT Image
    Cities
    Updated 956 days ago

    Bill Gates visits slum in Bhubaneswar; here's what he asked residents

    Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar today.
    India News
    Updated 976 days ago

    Dharavi residents won’t get ownership of houses: Gaikwad

    HT Image
    Cities
    Updated 979 days ago

    AAP, BJP spar over slum rehabilitation in Delhi

    Saurabh Bharadwaj (HT Archive)
    Cities
    Updated 991 days ago

    Govandi slum demolition stopped temporarily after residents’ protest

    Mumbai, India - Feb. 8, 2024: Residents of Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West protest outside the Govandi ward office after the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) demolished their 200 houses in Panchsheel Nagar Basti, Govandi West in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, February 8, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
    Cities
    Updated 995 days ago

    Ludhiana: Fire ravages 12 shanties, biting cold haunts victims

    Dwellers outside their gutted shanties near Jasian Road in Ludhiana. (HT)
    Cities
    Published 1001 days ago

    Sikkim floods: A long wait for survivors as bad weather halts rescue operation

    Indian Army officers inspect the damage caused by flash floods in Naga village of north Sikkim (PTI)
    India News
    Updated 1119 days ago

    State human rights commission orders fact finding inquiry into Ambujwadi slum demolition

    HT Image
    Cities
    Updated 1163 days ago

    Schoolgirl from Bandra slums chases big modelling dreams

    She hopes the exposure will help to get her into the fashion industry. Meanwhile, the paid campaigns allow her and her family to upgrade their living conditions. The recent luxe cosmetic ad earned her <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>35 lakh, some of it split with Hoffman, said Maleesha, some stashed away for her higher education. She lives with her father, Mukesh, her uncle and her younger brother. Her father works in an event management company. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Updated 1259 days ago

    Major fire breaks out in Salt Lake near Kolkata; 10 fire tenders rushed

    The cause of the fire will be investigated.
    Cities
    Published 1286 days ago

    The changing colours of Malvani

    The Ram NAvami procession had lingered in front of Jama Masjid and loud music was played. (HT PHOTO)
    Cities
    Updated 1301 days ago

    Six stray dogs including 3 puppies poisoned to death in Bhubaneswar

    A case has been registered under section 428 of IPC and section 11 (c) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. (HT file photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1306 days ago

    Fire in Ludhiana slum: 5 huts gutted, 12 goats charred to death

    The gutted remains of a hut which perished in the fire. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Updated 1449 days ago

    Delhi govt to facilitate RWA-like bodies for slums

    If implemented, the plan will bring unauthorised colonies under the same governance framework as planned colonies (HT archive)
    Cities
    Published 1569 days ago

    DUSIB survey to identify slum residents eligible for EWS flats

    DUSIB survey to identify slum residents eligible for EWS flats (PTI File Photo)
    India News
    Published 1576 days ago
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