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Weaponising law and a lie to attack Indo-Islamic heritage

The truth is that the architecture built by the Muslim monarchs in India – Indo-Islamic architecture – is our collective heritage as South Asian people and as members of a collective humanitys

Muslims offer prayers at a mosque in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) (AP)

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Published on Jun 28, 2024 09:02 PM IST

ByFahad Zuberi

Don’t shield anyone, Supreme Court tells DDA on LG’s role in felling of trees

Probing deeper into who ordered the felling of the trees, the court pulled up the DDA for not producing records of the L-G’s visit to the site on February 3.

The bench of justices AS Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan granted the body a week’s time to produce the records. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 27, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi

Report suggests ‘unseemly haste’ to cut Ridge trees in Delhi

The panel, in its report submitted to the Supreme Court on June 19, has demanded explanation from the DDA vice chairman and other officials.

Inside the Asola Bhatti wildlife sanctuary in January. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jun 26, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

Were trees cut on LG’s orders? SC seeks ‘clear statement’ from DDA

The court said the Capital’s land-owning agency must now include clauses making court permission necessary in future contracts for any development work

1,110 trees were felled to widen a road in south Delhi. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:18 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

HC tells DDA to formulate SOP for Ramlila bookings within 5 weeks

The order was passed on a plea filed by Shree Hanumant Dharmik Ramleela Committee, which sought directions to the Delhi government to frame guidelines and SOP to use DDA sites for organising Ramleela programmes in the Capital

A petitioner highlighted that although the DDA took bookings last year, it subjected them to the list that was to be provided by the Delhi Dharmik Mahasangh. (HT Archive)

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Updated on May 28, 2024 06:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

SC puts DDA in dock for hiding data on tree-felling

The order came while hearing a contempt petition against DDA vice chairman Subhashish Panda, for undertaking cutting of 1,000 odd trees in Satbari, part of southern ridge, without approval of the court

Insaaf Bagh, in the Ridge, created at the orders of Delhi HC. (HT photo)

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Updated on May 17, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas, New Delhi

SC rebukes DDA for cutting trees in Delhi Ridge, says can’t trust it now

DDA vice chairman Subhashish Panda’s affidavit confirmed that 642 trees in the southern Ridge were cut without the top court’s permission

The Supreme Court was a contempt petition by Bindu Kapurea against DDA V-C Subhashish Panda over the felling of trees in the Satbari area in southern Ridge (AP FILE)

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Updated on May 16, 2024 11:23 PM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

Tree felling in Delhi Ridge: SC notice to officials in contempt case

The petition pointed out that the work was undertaken without permission of the court as required by the judgment in the MC Mehta case of May 1996

With rapid urbanisation, the judgment noted that some parts of the Ridge have been erased in the central Delhi area. (HT File)

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Updated on May 10, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByAbraham Thomas

DDA to hand maintenance over to RWAs within a year

Till now, DDA collected a lump sum maintenance charge during allotment and maintained the common facilities

The Delhi Development Authority has built 2,093 flats of different sizes in Dwarka and Lok Nayakpuram under the Diwali 2023 scheme. (Representational image)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2024 06:36 AM IST

BySnehil Sinha

Delhi HC calls for one agency to manage all 22 open drains

Delhi HC orders unified management of open drains, removal of encroachments on Yamuna floodplain to tackle waterlogging and aid river rejuvenation.

Sewage water floods a road in Maharani Bagh on April 3. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 11, 2024 01:54 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

50-acre land earmarked for forest in Delhi: DDA in submission to HC

The court directed DDA to file an affidavit indicating the steps that it will take for developing an alternative forest in the city

The Delhi high court was considering a contempt petition filed by climate activist Bhavreen Kandhari alleging that large-scale felling was being undertaken at the southern Ridge, which was a forest land. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

DDA begins bid to hire contractor to demolish Signature View flats in Delhi

Officials said that the selected contractor will be given 120 days for the entire demolition process, as per the tender floated on March 23

Signature View Apartment, built over 2.16 acres, was launched in 2007, and the possession of flats started in 2012. The complex has 12 towers of 12 and six floors, with a total of 336 HIG and MIG flats. According to residents, the buildings started showing signs of degradation from the first year of inhabitation. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Mar 28, 2024 05:00 AM IST

BySnehil Sinha

LG nod for use of DDA land for FOB at Majnu Ka Tila

The FOB, once constructed, will ease chronic traffic congestion at the location and help develop the area

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Updated on Mar 17, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

DDA: 1,396 flats allotted for rehabilitation of slum dwellers

DDA allots 1,396 flats for slum dwellers in Delhi's Ashok Vihar under rehabilitation project, offering modern amenities at subsidized rates.

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Updated on Mar 17, 2024 05:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

HC tells DDA not to raze Hindu refugee camps at Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tilla

A bench issued the direction after taking note of the Centre’s May 2013 statement made in another matter on extending support to Hindus who came from Pakistan

Hindu refugees from Pakistan celebrate the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Majnu Ka Tilla in New Delhi on March 12. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 14, 2024 06:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

DDA Housing Scheme Online 2024: How to apply? Flats price, eligibility criteria

DDA Housing Scheme Online 2024: Under the scheme, as many as 257 apartments will be e-auctioned which are of three types – penthouses, HIG flats and MIG flats.

DDA Housing Scheme Online 2024: These penthouses have a hefty reserve price of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5 crore, the highest price at which DDA has launched any residential property in the city.

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Updated on Mar 05, 2024 01:35 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

DDA razes Ponty Chadha’s South Delhi farmhouse

This was the farmhouse where Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep died in a shootout in 2012. DDA officials said that the farmhouse was illegally built on DDA land

Police said the farmhouse is the same building where Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep were killed in 2012 following a financial dispute between the two siblings. (ANI)

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Updated on Mar 03, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Rat-hole miner refused offer of flat in Delhi’s Dilshad Garden: DDA

Rat-hole miner involved in Silkyara tunnel rescue, Wakeel Hassan, refuses DDA's offer of a 2bhk flat in Dilshad Garden after previous offer in Narela was rejected.

A view of the house of Wakeel Hassan that was razed after a demolition drive at Khajoori Khas in northeast Delhi on February 29. (Raj K Raj/HT photo)

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Updated on Mar 03, 2024 05:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

BJP Lok Sabha list: PM Modi, Shah to contest from same seats; shake-up in Delhi

PM Modi leads BJP's first list of 195 candidates for Lok Sabha polls, including 34 union ministers.

BJP's announces first list for Lok Sabha elections.(HT Photo/Raj k Raj)

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Updated on Mar 02, 2024 09:49 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar

DDA to take over some ASI buildings for upkeep

DDA plans to take up the conservation of other protected structures at the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Sanjay Van and Shalimar Bagh, at its own cost

The Metcalf boat house, once hidden beneath layers of silt at the Mehrauli Archaeological Park (MAP) in south Delhi, and known to just a handful of people in the city, is the newest tourist attraction of Delhi. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 02, 2024 07:16 AM IST

BySnehil Sinha

Rat-hole miner’s kin refuse Delhi Development Authority’s offer for new house

Vakil Hassan, the rat-hole miner whose house was demolished, said that his family will not accept any other offer than a permanent house

On Wednesday afternoon, DDA demolished Hassan’s house in the Shriram Colony area of Khajoori Khas in northeast Delhi. This was the only house demolished in the area on Wednesday as officials said it was the only one where no legal stay was obtained from any court. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 29, 2024 11:47 PM IST

BySnehil Sinha

DDA sells 12 of 14 Dwarka penthouses in Delhi via e-auction

These penthouses are part of what DDA is billing as a luxury society at Dwarka Sector 19B — around 13km from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport

The gated society, constructed at a cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>700 crore, comprises of 11 towers with 1,130 flats, and each flat is guaranteed two parking spaces in the basement. (HT Archive)

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Published on Feb 29, 2024 11:46 PM IST

BySnehil Sinha

Morning briefing: House of Uttarakhand tunnel rat-hole miner razed; and more

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

Delhi Police seen deployed as the Officials from the forest department carries out a demolition drive alongside the forest land at Sangam Vihar in New Delhi (Sanchit Khanna/HT)

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Published on Feb 29, 2024 09:03 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Walkways and food court at water channels in Delhi’s Dwarka

The two channels had become open sewers and have been cleaned up, with green spaces and “riverfront facilities”

Walkway along a drain inaugurated on Tuesday. (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 21, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mosque, temples, graves in 82 structures razed in Delhi’s Mehrauli

The demolitions, which include a 12th century shrine of Sufi saint Baba Haji Rozbih and the centuries-old Akhoondji Masjid, have drawn criticism from activists

An anti-encroachment drive underway by DDA at Sanjay Van in January. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 10, 2024 11:13 AM IST

BySanjeev K Jha

Delhi Metro, parks, housing in focus in DDA budget

The Delhi Development Authority has finalized its budget for 2024-25, with increased allocations for infrastructure projects, housing, and urban revamps.

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Wednesday enhanced allocations to various public infrastructure and housing projects as well as announced aesthetic revamp of buildings and parks in various areas. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo) (Picture for representational purposes only)

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Updated on Feb 08, 2024 06:00 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

12th century shrine razed in DDA drive at Delhi’s Mehrauli

Historians and activists have questioned encroachment action against an edifice that has existed for 900 years

The shrine before the demolition drive in 2022. (Sair-e-Hind)

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Updated on Feb 06, 2024 04:38 AM IST

BySanjeev K Jha, Aheli Das

Delhi high court asks DDA to maintain status quo of Mehrauli mosque land

The DDA on January 30 razed the 600-year-old Akhoondji Masjid, the Behrul Uloom madrasa and various graves in Mehrauli, claiming the properties as unauthorised constructions

The Delhi high court said that its order would not preclude DDA from acting against other illegal properties in the area. (File)

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Updated on Feb 05, 2024 02:43 PM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

83 parks may be connected with sewage treatment plants in Delhi

A DPCC official said the HLC has asked them to make use of Geospatial Delhi Limited to prepare the plan

A man exercises in the morning in a public park in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) (AP)

cities

Updated on Jan 29, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Delhi to add infra worth ₹4,500 crore by April 2024

Eleven ongoing projects by the Delhi Development Authority worth over ₹4,500 crore are expected to be completed in the next three months, including slum rehabilitation projects, sporting infrastructure, and drainage infrastructure for the Delhi airport. The projects have the potential to alter the cityscape and push towards inclusive rehabilitation of slum dwellers. One project, the Vaishnavi nursery-cum-garden recreational space, has had its contract revoked due to delays. The completion of these projects will bring socio-economic changes and enhance the city's skyline.

In a statement, the LG office said these projects have the potential to alter the cityscape, and skyline as well as push towards an inclusive in situ rehabilitation of slum dwellers in the Capital. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jan 25, 2024 05:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

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The truth is that the architecture built by the Muslim monarchs in India – Indo-Islamic architecture – is our collective heritage as South Asian people and as members of a collective humanitys

Probing deeper into who ordered the felling of the trees, the court pulled up the DDA for not producing records of the L-G’s visit to the site on February 3.

The panel, in its report submitted to the Supreme Court on June 19, has demanded explanation from the DDA vice chairman and other officials.

The court said the Capital’s land-owning agency must now include clauses making court permission necessary in future contracts for any development work

The order was passed on a plea filed by Shree Hanumant Dharmik Ramleela Committee, which sought directions to the Delhi government to frame guidelines and SOP to use DDA sites for organising Ramleela programmes in the Capital

The order came while hearing a contempt petition against DDA vice chairman Subhashish Panda, for undertaking cutting of 1,000 odd trees in Satbari, part of southern ridge, without approval of the court

DDA vice chairman Subhashish Panda’s affidavit confirmed that 642 trees in the southern Ridge were cut without the top court’s permission

The petition pointed out that the work was undertaken without permission of the court as required by the judgment in the MC Mehta case of May 1996

Till now, DDA collected a lump sum maintenance charge during allotment and maintained the common facilities

Delhi HC orders unified management of open drains, removal of encroachments on Yamuna floodplain to tackle waterlogging and aid river rejuvenation.

The court directed DDA to file an affidavit indicating the steps that it will take for developing an alternative forest in the city

Officials said that the selected contractor will be given 120 days for the entire demolition process, as per the tender floated on March 23

The FOB, once constructed, will ease chronic traffic congestion at the location and help develop the area

DDA allots 1,396 flats for slum dwellers in Delhi's Ashok Vihar under rehabilitation project, offering modern amenities at subsidized rates.

A bench issued the direction after taking note of the Centre’s May 2013 statement made in another matter on extending support to Hindus who came from Pakistan

DDA Housing Scheme Online 2024: Under the scheme, as many as 257 apartments will be e-auctioned which are of three types – penthouses, HIG flats and MIG flats.

This was the farmhouse where Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep died in a shootout in 2012. DDA officials said that the farmhouse was illegally built on DDA land

Rat-hole miner involved in Silkyara tunnel rescue, Wakeel Hassan, refuses DDA's offer of a 2bhk flat in Dilshad Garden after previous offer in Narela was rejected.

PM Modi leads BJP's first list of 195 candidates for Lok Sabha polls, including 34 union ministers.

DDA plans to take up the conservation of other protected structures at the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Sanjay Van and Shalimar Bagh, at its own cost

Vakil Hassan, the rat-hole miner whose house was demolished, said that his family will not accept any other offer than a permanent house

These penthouses are part of what DDA is billing as a luxury society at Dwarka Sector 19B — around 13km from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport

A shortlist of the biggest headlines, recommended stories, and a special collection of news items you should check out.

The two channels had become open sewers and have been cleaned up, with green spaces and “riverfront facilities”

The demolitions, which include a 12th century shrine of Sufi saint Baba Haji Rozbih and the centuries-old Akhoondji Masjid, have drawn criticism from activists

The Delhi Development Authority has finalized its budget for 2024-25, with increased allocations for infrastructure projects, housing, and urban revamps.

Historians and activists have questioned encroachment action against an edifice that has existed for 900 years

The DDA on January 30 razed the 600-year-old Akhoondji Masjid, the Behrul Uloom madrasa and various graves in Mehrauli, claiming the properties as unauthorised constructions

A DPCC official said the HLC has asked them to make use of Geospatial Delhi Limited to prepare the plan

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