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  One dead, four injured in Fire incident at slum area near Mumbai

  Maharashtra | February 28, 2024 10:38 IST

  The sources quoting locals said some explosions were heard in the locality, possibly of gas cylinder blasts. Dozens of fire officials rushed to the sport after fire incident news reached them.

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  'Free-of-cost' education for slum children: Retired officer carries forward wife's mission

  Education | September 05, 2023 16:38 IST

  On the occasion of Teachers Day on Tuesday, Romesh Chander Khajuria remembered how he had taken up teaching as a tribute to his wife.

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  Fire hits crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, thousands left homeless

  World | March 05, 2023 19:20 IST

  The UNHCR in Bangladesh said in a tweet that Rohingya refugee volunteers were responding to the fire with the agency and its partners providing support.

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  Delhi: PM Modi to inaugurate 3024 new flats at Kalkaji under Slum Rehabilitation Project today

  India | November 02, 2022 0:08 IST

  In line with the vision of the Prime Minister to provide housing for all, in-situ slum rehabilitation in 376 Jhuggi Jhopri clusters is being undertaken by Delhi Development Authority (DDA).

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  Chandigarh's last slum demolished

  India | May 02, 2022 2:30 IST

  More than 2,000 police personnel and 10 executive magistrates were placed on duty to carry out the eviction peacefully.  

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  Education for all! Odisha woman teaching tribal children near their dwellings

  News | December 17, 2020 12:22 IST

  A woman is providing education to tribal children near their dwellings in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

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  Massive fire breaks out in Ghaziabad's slum

  India | November 03, 2020 23:47 IST

  A massive fire has broken out in a slum area of Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. At least 15 fire tenders have reached the spot. 

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  Don't raze slums without providing alternative accommodation: Delhi govt to Railways

  India | September 11, 2020 21:45 IST

  The Delhi government has asked the Railways not to demolish slums along railway tracks in the city without providing alternative accommodation to the inhabitants in accordance with provisions of the Delhi Slum Rehabilitation Policy.

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  Slum dwellers clash in Kolkata over electricity restoration

  News | May 27, 2020 13:00 IST

  Clash erupted between people from two slums in Metiabruz area after power was restored to one of the slum areas, following cyclone Amphan on May 26.

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  Two slum children from Kolkata seek glory in World Dragonboat Championships

  India | June 30, 2019 19:23 IST

  Hailing from the slums of Rajarhat-Newton area in the eastern suburbs of the city, the duo were among the 10-odd boys who were handpicked by the Bengal Watersports Federation during the state kayaking championship four years ago.

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  Five-storey building collapses in Behrampada slum in Bandra East, four feared trapped

  India | October 13, 2016 18:20 IST

  A five-storey building today collapsed near Bellandur Behrampada in Bandra East in Mumbai at around 1 pm. {twitter:twitter.com/ANI_news/status/786495984830251008} Rescue operations are underway. Five fire engines, one rescue van and one ambulance hav

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  A library for the homeless in Delhi, received over 20,000 books in donations

  India | June 07, 2016 11:21 IST

  New Delhi: While it is usual for charitable organisations to offer food, clothing and shelter options for the homeless and the poor, a city-based humanitarian society has now gone one step further and attempts to

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  6 Hurdles to building 44,000 homes a day

  India | July 18, 2015 17:46 IST

  Less than seven years are left for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Housing for All scheme aimed at providing a home to all the urban poor by 2022—especially as cities grow and migrants flow in

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  Over 50 houses gutted in Delhi slum fire

  India | October 24, 2014 14:18 IST

  New Delhi: A fire broke out at a slum cluster today in Shastri Park area of north-east Delhi, gutting several jhuggis.However, no casualty has been reported so far.“We received a call about the fire at

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  Know the Food Security Bill and whom will it benefit the most (watch pics)

  India | August 26, 2013 16:57 IST

  New Delhi:  The Food Security Bill promulgated by the President is aimed at giving the nation's two-third population the right to get 5 kgs of foodgrains every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs 1-3

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  Lady Gaga sings with kids in Rio de Janeiro slum

  Hollywood | November 09, 2012 12:35 IST

  Rio de Janeiro, Nov 9: Singer Lady Gaga Thursday played soccer and sang with children in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, where she is set to perform this week.Lady Gaga visited Cantagalo, a "favela"

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  Nearly 500 Slum Huts Gutted In Delhi Fire

  India | January 31, 2012 10:43 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 31: Nearly five hundred jhuggis (slum huts) were gutted in a devastating fire on Monday night near Delhi's Ghazipur mandi.Twenty fire tenders controlled the blaze after three hours.High tension electric wire passing

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  Nearly 500 Slum Dwellings Gutted In Delhi Fire

  India | December 12, 2011 9:20 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 12: A devastating fire completely gutted nearly 500 slum tenements in Delhi's Mata Sundari area  early Monday morning. The fire spread to the nearby furniture market gutting several lakhs of rupees worth