Bulldozer
- India
‘Totally unconstitutional’: SC’s guidelines against ‘bulldozer justice’
New Delhi: Coming down hard on instant ‘bulldozer justice’, the Supreme Court on Wednesday laid down pan-India guidelines on demolition of properties and said the Executive cannot become a judge, declare an…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: BRS leader slams Congress over ‘Bulldozer Raj’
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Dasoju Sravan on Monday, October 6 criticised the Congress government for its “Bulldozer Raj” and called for cancellation of GO 477 to halt the demolitions undertaken…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress taking up BJP’s ‘bulldozer’: Harish Rao to Rahul Gandhi
Hyderabad: Former minister T Harish Rao has called on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to advise chief minister A Revanth Reddy to respect the rule of law and adhere to the principles of…
- India
500-yr-old graveyard, mosque razed in ‘anti-encroachment drive’ near Somnath temple
Somnath: In stark violation of the Supreme Court’s demolition order, a mosque, dargah and a graveyard believed to be five centuries old were razed down in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district. The incident…
- Opinions
Opinion: Bulldozing homes of accused is against basic principles of criminal justice
By Shayan Bisney Hyderabad: The Bench of Justices B. R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan of the Supreme Court of India came down heavily on the Executive on Tuesday with its order in…
- News
Tension in Dharavi as locals thwart BMC’s move to raze ‘illegal’ portion of mosque
Mumbai: Tension prevailed in Dharavi slum here on Saturday after hundreds of local residents gathered on a road and opposed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s plan to pull down an alleged illegal portion…
- India
‘Bulldozer’ not symbol of rule of law; SC fulfilled Centre’s responsibility: Mayawati
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the “rising” trend of using bulldozers for demolitions, saying it does not symbolise a just rule…
- India
MP Congress welcomes SC’s verdict on ‘bulldozer justice’
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has been among those states where controversial ‘bulldozer justice’ flourished as part of action from the administration. The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the unauthorised demolition of private property,…
- India
Mayawati slams ‘Bulldozer justice,’ calls for ‘Rule of Law by Law’
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday criticised the practice of “Bulldozer justice,” urging the government to uphold the “Rule of Law by Law” rather than punishing the families…
- News
Rahul Gandhi hails SC’s observations, slams BJP’s ‘bulldozer policy’
New Delhi: The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday hailed the Supreme Court which came down heavily on ‘bulldozer justice’, questioning how can a house be demolished…
- India
Law & order in UP deteriorating, govt’s bulldozer threat ineffective on criminals: Congress
Meerut: Newly-elected Congress MP from Saharanpur Imran Masood, said on Monday said the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has deteriorated and the government’s bulldozer threat has no effect on the…
- India
Eight killed as sand-laden truck overturns in UP
Hardoi (UP): A sand-laden truck overturned on people sleeping outside their house here early Wednesday, leaving eight members of a family dead, police said. Superintendent of Police Keshav Chadra Goswami said the…
- India
UP: ‘Angry’ JCB driver held after he bulldozes toll booths
Hapur (UP): A bulldozer driver has been arrested for bulldozing toll booths on the Delhi-Lucknow highway in Uttar Pradesh. The driver, in a fit of rage, vandalised toll booths on both sides…
- Top Stories
2 years after house demolition, Assam tells HC it paid compensation to families
The BJP government in Assam informed the Gauhati High Court that it had paid a compensation of Rs 30 lakh to five Muslim families whose houses were demolished following a mob attack…
- India
Khurshid takes exception to “Congress will bulldoze temple” remark of PM
Patna: Former Union minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday voiced strong displeasure over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charge that the Congress, if it came to power, “will bulldoze the Ram temple” at Ayodhya.…
