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The Latest Breaking News from Jahangirpuri

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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SC refuses to stay anti-encroachment drives in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, Sangam Vihar

Bench asks CPI(M) why it has come straight to Supreme Court without approaching Delhi High Court first

The Hindu

Bail denied to 8 accused in Jahangirpuri violence case

Court pulls up police for 'utter failure' to control 'illegal procession', seeks probe into complicity, if any

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Jahangirpuri violence | Three more arrested by Delhi Police

With this, 36 people, including three juveniles, have been nabbed by the police so far

The Hindu

3 more arrested by Delhi Police in Jahangirpuri violence case

NEW DELHI: Police have arrested three more accused in the communal clashes that broke out in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri during a Hanuman Jayanti procession last month, officials said on Saturday. With this, 36 people, including three juveniles, have been nabbed by the police so far.

The Times of India

Reporters Without Orders Ep 217: Sri Lanka crisis, Jahangirpuri violence

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Akanksha Kumar and Dainik Bhaskar special correspondent Poonam Kaushal.

Newslaundry

Times Now Navbharat falsely claims Hindu properties targeted in Alwar bulldozer drive: Alt News

A day after exposing News18, Republic Bharat and Aaj Tak shows – about a temple and several properties in Alwar being demolished as “revenge” for the controversial bulldozer action in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri – as false, Alt News has now found that Times Now Navbharat’s claims about “targeting” of Hindu properties…

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Jahangirpuri violence: Key accused arrested from West Bengal

New Delhi The Delhi Police Crime Branch on April 28 arrested one of the most wanted accused of Jahan

The Hindu

Lawbreakers, not quite citizens: ‘Bulldozer’ reportage shows how little India cares for urban poor

Predictably, Jahangirpuri has slipped off the radar. The high drama of April 20, as excavators – or bulldozers, in popular parlance – razed homes, shops, walls, gates, food carts, awnings, and temporary and permanent structures has ended, at least for the moment, as we await the verdict of the Supreme…

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Hard truths from the rubble of communal conflagrations

Those who claim to be an alternative to the right must have clarity about citizen’s rights and the duties of a public servant

The Hindu

Local criminal, good samaritan or aspiring neta: Who’s Ansar, the main accused in Jahangirpuri violence?

“Go away from here. I already told the media whatever I had to say. Will talking to you help reduce my husband’s remand,” Mohammad Ansar’s wife Sakeena asked this reporter, shutting the door to her residence in Jahangirpuri’s B block. “I have never stepped out of home and today I…

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Violence during Ram Navami: SC junks plea seeking setting up of judicial commission

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a PIL seeking setting up of a judicial commission to inquire into the recent communal violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri and in seven other states during Ram Navami.

The Times of India

Delhi: Situation returning to normal in violence-hit Jahangirpuri

NEW DELHI: The situation in violence hit-Jahangirpuri is returning to normal as residents of the northwest Delhi locality have started venturing out of their houses amid heavy security presence. Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri on April 16, leaving eight police personnel and…

The Times of India

Understanding the Olga Tellis judgment

How is the judgment relevant to the ‘anti-encroachment’ drive in Jahangirpuri?

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Morning Digest | Macron defeats Le Pen in French election; Jahangirpuri residents hold ‘Tiranga Yatra’ to spread message of peace, and more

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Letters to the Editor — April 25, 2022

Demolition drive

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Jahangirpuri residents hold ‘Tiranga Yatra’ to spread message of peace and communal harmony

Around 200 residents across communities march chanting slogans such as “Hindu Muslim Sikh Isai Aapas Me Hai Bhai Bhai” and “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”.

The Hindu

Complete breakdown of law order, says P. Chidambaram on bulldozer-enabled demolitions

In an interview with PTI, P. Chidambaram came down hard on ecroachment demolitions in Jahangirpuri, and those in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone earlier, saying the BJP leaders’ justification of the bulldozer-enabled demolitions “flies in the face of the law”

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3 corporations decide to remove encroachments across Delhi

NEW DELHI: The three municipal corporations of Delhi are all gearing up to carry out demolition drives in their areas next week. The enthusiasm follows Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta writing to the mayors on identifying and bulldozing illegal encroachments under their jurisdiction. The issue has a touch of controversy…

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On-screen dharna, slokas, ‘secular’ bulldozer: It’s Friday night with Aman Chopra, sponsored by top brands

So much has been said – in print, on television, through tweets – about the demolition drive in Jahangirpuri this week after communal violence broke out in the area. It’s part of a seemingly new chapter of “bulldozer politics” across India, from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi, Madhya Pradesh to Gujarat.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 216: Jahangirpuri violence, Gurugram namaz row

This week, host Nidhi Suresh is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and Laasya Shekhar.

The Hindu

Jahangirpuri violence | ED registers money laundering case against accused

Prime accused acquired properties through illegal means: police

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 168: Bulldozer ka religion and news anchors ki khushi

The bulldozer was all over TV news this week, with live visuals playing across channels of JCBs tearing down tin structures, homes and shops. Breathless anchors told us how bulldozers were serving justice after the Jahangirpuri violence.

The Hindu

Letters to the Editor — April 23, 2022

At Jahangirpuri

Newslaundry

UK media notes optics, Johnson’s JCB connect as his bulldozer visuals draw flak

As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson perched on a bulldozer during his visit to a JCB factory in Gujarat, the visuals came in for criticism on Twitter, and the British media took note of the optics – amid outrage over demolitions ostensibly targeting Muslims in India.

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