Plan to construct housing societies for slum-dwellers
Revenue and Development Minister Rajkumar Chauhan announced under the scheme to rehabilitate people living in slums and jhuggi-jhonpri colonies of the Capital, the Delhi Government has decided to
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Resolve hoardings issue: High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Chief Secretary to hold a meeting with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Commissioner, the Northern Railway General Manager, the Delhi Metro Rail
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Singur: Arundhati Roy warns of the perils of 'anti-people' policies
Expressing solidarity with the farmers of Singur in West Bengal who are resisting the State Government's move to acquire land and give it to Tata Motors for setting up a car manufacturing plant,
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Kyoto Protocol promises flow of green bucks
India's participation in Kyoto Protocol to mitigate global warming had promised major flow of green bucks in lieu of putting in place cleaner technology. But for the first time the Environment
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Mamata calls for Tata goods boycott
Providing more teeth to her anti-land grab movement in Singur, Nationalist Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called upon the people to boycott Tata products "to make our voice
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Pakistan's hope dries with the Indus
Jammu & Kashmir issue is intrinsically linked to its water-base and Pakistan will face grave problems once this spills over, says Jasbir Sarai. In a television talk show, National Conference
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Public sanitation in Delhi violates Fundamental Right of women
Delhi may soon acquire a distinction of having gender-biased toilet system. According to a report submitted by a committee constituted by the Delhi High Court there are 3,192 urinals in Delhi and out
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The bell tolls for many W Ghats plant species
Stating that over 30 per cent of the plant species in the Western Ghats are near extinction, Prof S K Kannaiyan, Chairman of the National Biodiversity Authority, has said it is important not only to
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Dabhoi residents in grip of micro filaria
Following the chikun gunia and jaundice outbreak, micro filaria is now staring the health officials in the face. The health department has detected micro filaria diseases in Dabhoi and has organised
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Gujarat's wildlife will find habitat shrinking
In a move that is bound to make green activists see red, the Gujarat government is considering a proposal to reduce the areas of some of its wildlife sanctuaries. A recent internal report, prepared