‘Picked up from garbage, dropped in gutter,’ Muslim slum dwellers in Ahmedabad see no...
Local Muslims residing in the ghettos of Vatva and Ajit Mill complained about negligence from government officials and elected representatives.
Aquilur Rahman and Vipul...
Broken promises, political disillusionment: The struggle of slum dwellers in Faridabad
Shriya Sharma, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Despite flagship missions such the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) or the Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana being in place...
Devoid of work, artists of Kathputli colony in Delhi turn to odd labour jobs
As part of India's first in-situ slum redevelopment project in a public-private partnership, Kathputli Colony in Shadipur, Delhi, is being developed as a mall...
“We struggle for our basic needs, don’t have time to think if we are...
Golla(s) are nomadic tribes from the state of Andhra Pradesh. For generations, the gollas have been practising migratory pastoralism. Gollas in other states are...
Assam Eviction: Police arrests one more for ‘instigating violence’ in Dholpur
Assam Police on September 29 arrested Sarifudin from Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), where he was undergoing medical treatment after sustaining bullet injuries...
‘We were loyal supporters of BJP,’ Bengali Colony residents anguished with eviction notices
A Dalit majority area consisting of more than 25,000 houses situated near the Tughlaqabad Fort in New Delhi is facing the threat of...
Assam govt using pretext of ‘encroachment’ to target minority Muslim population, claims fact-finding report
A fact-finding team of APCR recently visited the Dholpur area of Darang district in Assam that witnessed the unfortunate incidents of forced eviction and...
Ragpickers seen through the prism of art
The underprivileged and marginalized ragpicker community has rarely been depicted in art forms in India.
Aatika S | TwoCircles.net
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Islamic religious bodies demand rehabilitation of Assam evictees, action against culprits
A high-level joint delegation of Muslim organisations including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and Students Islamic Organization of India (SIO) visited Assam to assess the...
JIH condemns police firing, Dholpur eviction in Assam
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) demanded immediate rehabilitation to the homeless as mandated by the Supreme Court of India.
NEW DELHI - Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Vice President Prof...
हरियाणा के नूह में रोहिंग्या बस्ती में आग,32 झुग्गियां खाक
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एक और रोहिंग्या बस्ती में आग लग गई है। इस बार आग हरियाणा की नूह इलाक़े में लगी है। आग के कारणों...
‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum
Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month.
Aquilur Rahman...
तबाही : मुम्बई में झुग्गियों पर गिरी दीवार ,17 की दर्दनाक मौत
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मुंबई में बारिश का कहर देखने को मिला हैं। भारी बारिश ने मुंबई को बेहाल कर दिया है। मुंबई के दो इलाकों...
“They only demolish homes of defenseless and weak,” despite UN intervention, demolition at Khori...
The Supreme Court ordered the demolition of a settlement in Khori Gaon in Faridabad, Haryana on June 7 and given the municipal corporations until...
“They want us out of here,” Rohingya refugees displaced by massive fire at Delhi...
On June 12, a massive fire destroyed a Rohingya refugee Camp in Okhla’s Madanpur Khadar in New Delhi, displacing nearly 270 refugees. Although nobody...
Hit by plastic ban, Delhi’s ragpickers search for better livelihood
Scores of rag-pickers in the national capital New Delhi have been left stranded and without a livelihood, after the government banned plastic earlier this...
“Nothing has been left our homes. Where will we go?” Patna’s Nat community face...
Scores of families belonging to the marginalized Nat community of Patna, Bihar were left homeless after a demolition drive carried out by the Patna...
Monsoon Without a Roof: Delhi’s Jailerwala Bagh’s Forgotten Families Battle Rain, Rubble and Ruin
Aditya Sharma, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: The skies have opened above the city, but for hundreds of families from Jailerwala Bagh, there is no roof to...
Assam evictions: Pregnant women worst victims of eviction, decry non-availability of ‘medicine, proper food’
The Assam government’s eviction drive in Darrang district on September 23 has left many families in distress, including pregnant women. A TCN Ground report...
Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers
The recent searches carried out by police in several slums in Hyderabad has drawn the ire of the slum-dwellers, who are predominantly Muslim, Dalits...
Facelift or Systematic Exclusion? How Central Vista Took India Gate Away From Street Vendors,...
Harishankar Manoj, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Every morning for the past 25 years, Sapna Devi (name changed) has boarded a bus from Dwarka with bags full...
Nearly 8 months after fire destroyed their camp in Delhi, Rohingya refugees await basic...
Scores of Rohingya families living at a makeshift camp in near New Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar area are living a meagre existence, with poor access...
This super teacher is on a mission to transform the lives of children in...
Kanchan Sharma, a retired lecturer, has been running a school for the slum children for over a decade now.
Mubashir Naik and Irshad Hussain |...
सब कुछ बर्बाद मगर टूटी नही उम्मीद …आग के बाद शरणार्थी रोहिंग्यो की मदद...
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दिल्ली में कालिंदी कुंज के पास मदनपुर खादर इलाके के रोहिंग्या शरणार्थी कैंप में पिछले दिनों आग लग गई थी जिसके...
JIH demands reconstruction of gutted Rohingya refugee camp in Delhi
On late Saturday, over 250 Rohingya refugees were rendered homeless as more than 50 shanties were destroyed in fire. Vowing to extend full cooperation...
This Muslim-run NGO run in Hyderabad helps women build sustainable livelihoods
SAFA is an NGO that has changed the lives of thousands of women from poor economic groups in Hyderabad and given them hope...
Amid pandemic, rains, residents of Ramesh Park rendered homeless
Residents of Ramesh Park have been rendered homeless after a demolition drive by Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Most of the residents, who are either Muslim...
IAMC condemns forced evictions, police brutality in Assam
The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) said that the eviction drive is a symptom of Narendra Modi and the BJP’s fixation on rendering Indian...
‘We Built This City; We Were Treated Like Strangers’: How Delhi’s Working Poor Were...
Mohsina Malik, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: On the early morning of June 1, 2025, the peaceful rhythm of South Delhi’s Jangpura was shattered by the thunderous...