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In Defence Colony’s shrinking footpaths, signs of official inaction

White potted plants glare in Delhi’s summer sun outside a white bungalow. A security guard sits in a booth. Both of these on what was once a public footpath – now absorbed into the aesthetics of elite living.

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Locked, unclean, little upkeep: An audit of 16 public toilets across north west, south Delhi

A leaking roof results in a pool of water in the women’s section of the public toilet on Teen Murti Marg outside the famed Pradhan Mantri Museum. The facility, maintained by the New Delhi Municipal Council, has a defunct sanitary napkin vending machine and often inconsistent water supply, especially during…

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School children cleaning toilets: Education Dept. to issue guidelines, says Madhu Bangarappa

Minister Madhu Bangarappa urges teachers & SDMCs to ensure no child is engaged in cleaning work in Shivamogga schools.

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The buck must stop somewhere, Karnataka High Court tells govt. on delay in construction of new building for school

If the State government wants to protect the right of children to education as per the Constitutional mandate, then it has to act swiftly, and no red-tapsim or passing the buck can be entertained and the buck should stop somewhere, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Caution against collecting extra money from parents for giving eggs, bananas, peanut chikkis to schoolchildren

School Education Dept. warns of disciplinary action against those seeking money for supplying eggs, bananas, peanut chikkis in schools. Akshara Dasoha scheme mandates supplying of these items as supplementary nutritional food for students. Headmasters & teachers must plan to cover cost within ₹6/student set by govt. Dept. to initiate inquiry…

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Teachers Strong-Armed to Get on Board with Houston Schools Takeover

Instructors face job losses for failing to sign up for the New Education System.

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Govt. teacher suspended for hiring tutor to teach students on his behalf

Assistant teacher Mahendra Kumar of Bhali Nayak Tanda Govt. Lower Primary School in Chittapur tauk, Kalaburagi district suspended for hiring a tutor to teach students. Block Education Officer issued show-cause notice to headmaster and teacher. SDMC president and villagers said teacher acted in best interest of students. Headmaster and teacher…

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Thanks to local effort, this Agumbe school has grown from strength to strength

It had 19 students four years back and the number has now grown to 77

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Karnataka: Admissions robust in some bilingual government schools in Dakshina Kannada

MANGALURU: Some of the English-Kannada (bilingual) medium schools in Dakshina Kannada have recorded three-fold to four-fold admissions. In total, 82 bilingual schools have admitted a total of 2,619 children to class I, as on June 10.

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Students skip classes over teachers’ repeated quarrels

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1st job for unified corporation: Policy for all, way out of financial mess

NEW DELHI: With the special officer and the commissioner of unified corporation taking charge from Sunday, the formal heads of the various departments in Delhi Municipal Corporation will be known in a week. A municipal official said that the priority of the two new officers would be formulating a common…

The Times of India

Anti-encroachment drive in south Delhi; action in Seelampur stalled due to lack of police personnel

NEW DELHI: Civic authorities on Wednesday carried out an anti-encroachment drive in Najafgarh, Dwarka, Lodhi Colony and several other areas in south Delhi as bulldozers continued to roll in the city to carry out the action, even as municipal staff and police personnel on the job had to face stiff…

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SDMC carries out anti-encroachment drive in Najafgarh, West zones

Police personnel have reached areas in South Zone too, while the action in Central Zone was yet to begin, the official said.

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Demolition drive at Delhi's New Friends Colony: SDMC chairman says 'no religion targeted'

NEW DELHI: Central Zone South Delhi Municipal Corporation Chairman Rajpal Singh on Tuesday rebutted claims of targeting of any religious community, while a demolition drive was underway in Delhi's New Friends Colony.

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Anti-encroachment drive stalled in Delhi

Stiff resistance from local residents of Shaheen Bagh; Supreme Court refuses to intervene

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FIR registered against AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, others for 'obstructing' anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh

Protests erupted at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh on Monday with hundreds of people, including women, opposing the anti-encroachment drive of the SDMC as bulldozers rolled into the area in the presence of a huge number of police personnel

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FIR registered against AAP MLA, others for 'obstructing' anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Monday registered an FIR against AAP MLA Aamanatullah Khan and his supporters for allegedly obstructing an anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh, officials said.

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Bulldozers in Shaheen Bagh: Shopkeepers say they received no notice, heard about it from media

At around 2 pm on May 9, Mohammad Abbas* stood in front of his building, inspecting the damage.

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Anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh: SDMC files complaint with police against AAP MLA, others

NEW DELHI: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation lodged a complaint with the police against AAP MLA Aamanatullah Khan and his supporters for obstructing the civic body's anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh on Monday, hours after state BJP chief Adesh Gupta asked the SDMC mayor to do so.

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Traffic snarls at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, adjoining areas as protests erupt against SDMC's anti-encroachment drive

NEW DELHI: Shaheen Bagh and adjoining areas in Delhi witnessed traffic snarls on Monday after protests erupted there with hundreds of people, including women, opposing an anti-encroachment drive of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC), officials said.

The Times of India

Protests erupt as bulldozers roll into Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, return without action

NEW DELHI: The SDMC officials had to return without conducting the anti-encroachment drive with bulldozers as protests erupted in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area on Monday, an official said.

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CPI(M) moves Supreme Court against demolition drive in South Delhi

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has moved the Supreme Court against the demolition of buildings of the people of South Delhi stating that it is total violation of principles of natural justice, statutes and the constitution under the guise of encroachment removal programme.

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Okhla encroachments: Take action within two weeks, Delhi HC tells officials

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Thursday directed the local authorities to take action within two weeks for the removal of encroachment from the Okhla Industrial area while asking the Delhi Police to ensure that sufficient force is provided for the same.

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‘We eat based on the work we do’: Around 40 meat shops shut in INA after south Delhi Navratri letter

The shutters to Yasin Khan’s 36-year-old meat shop in Delhi’s INA market are half open, but the 51-year-old politely refuses as a customer stops by for mutton on Tuesday afternoon. His is not the only one – around 40 other meat shops in the south Delhi market are shut too.…

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Covid took toll on revenues, South Delhi Municipal Corporation relents on payments

NEW DELHI: South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has passed four proposals to approve Rs 44 crore in relief to the border toll contractor in payment of share of funds for June, July, August, November and December 2021 and January 2022 under the force majeure clause.

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