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BJP national general secretary Anil Jain. (Photo: ANI)

City BJP leaders to adopt slum clusters ahead of byelections

Party leadership asks office-bearers to start working in jhuggies where large chunk of voters live.

25 Jan 2018 7:52 PM

Police have filed a case and are investigating. (Photo: PTI)

UP cops issues directive to identify, deport illegal immigrants from...

It also asked officers to be wary of immigrants who take shelter in roadside slums by posing as residents of other...

1 Oct 2019 9:48 AM

Mere Pyare Prime Minister poster.

This is how Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra kept 'Mere Pyare Prime Minister'...

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's directorial 'Mere Pyare Prime Minister' is all set to release on 15th March 2019.

12 March 2019 3:22 AM

Maharashtra revealed that parts of the state, including Mumbai have witnessed community spread of the deadly disease. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai witnesses community spread of Covid19: State health official

Community transmission is the third stage of a disease outbreak, where source of new infections cannot be traced to a...

12 May 2020 6:16 AM

Aubrey Roemer working with the women artisans of I was a Sari.

Decking tarps

An ongoing art project called Tarpaulin Tapestries is adding vibrancy to the otherwise drab tarpaulin sheets that canopy...

15 Dec 2018 6:36 PM

After the monsoon ends Chal Rang De will start planning ways to transform its next slum. (Facebook Screengrab/ Chal Rang De)

Mumbai slums get colourful makeover

Volunteers have transformed some 12,000 homes across four different areas in the city of 20 million people into a bright...

7 Jun 2018 5:50 AM

A renovated toilet in Sultanpuri.

Delhi University students wage war against open defecation

The project, launched last year, has received a grant of Rs 5 lakh from the DU Innovation Project.

21 Jan 2017 7:58 PM

National Green Tribunal

Help shift slums: Railways to NGT

Delhi government body had also said it was willing to pay interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum which comes to...

18 Jan 2017 8:02 PM

According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) IV, 20 per cent of children below 5 years of age in Mumbai suffer from wasting. (Representational image)

Wasting in Mumbai slums drops down to 12 per cent: Survey

Nilendu Kumar, Director, CRY, said, Recently, the state has seen many instances of infant & child deaths mainly in...

16 Jan 2017 8:35 PM

Kapil Mishra

AAP slams BJP move to woo Poorvanchalis

Opposition: AAP fears loss of clout in slums.

27 Dec 2016 9:25 PM