It is named after a massive nearby rubbish dump, but people are queuing up to move into Abuja's Big Bola slum as rents ...

Flimsy shacks of tin and ply have given way to sleek, painted newbuilds - small, clean and leak-free - in Bangkok's biggest ...

Korail does not fit neatly into Dhaka’s urban picture, but maybe that is what makes it what it is — a place constantly creating, rebuilding, and living on its own terms ...

Abstract: Slums (Informal Settlements) are the most dynamic areas whose geographical locations are inaccurate according to official statistics and maps because of the exponential expansion of ...

Illegally placed electrical wires that are sometimes poorly insulated, plus the dumping of fuel in storm drains, spell ...

The Bombay High Court has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the document verification process in slum rehabilitation schemes, expressing concern over the ease with which false and fabricated ...

Ayodhya: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will celebrate Diwali with Nishad families and slum dwellers of Ayodhya following the 9th Deepotsav on Sunday. The event aims to establish a new tradition with ...

The Bombay High Court has quashed the acquisition of private land under the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, holding that the authorities acted without ...

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to conduct an inquiry into a school with 150 students that is ...

The Bombay High Court on Thursday imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakh on a woman for suppressing facts and producing fraudulent documents in a slum rehabilitation dispute, directing her to deposit the amount ...

A peon, Datta Kamble, was apprehended in Nagpur for a Rs 2.1 crore heist at a cooperative society in Tuljapur. Police, aided by 22 sex workers Kamble frequented, tracked him to a slum area. He ...

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday set aside the Maharashtra government’s decision to acquire private land owned by NESCO Limited in Goregaon (East), holding that the move under the Maharashtra ...