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Ballerinas turn one of Kenya’s largest slums into a stage for a Christmas show

NAIROBI, Kenya — With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers gracefully moved between the makeshift iron houses of one of Africa’s largest urban slums, spreading Christmas spirit. Young dancers perform, during a Christmas ballet event in Kibera slum, one of the busiest neighborhoods of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied …

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1 week ago

BJP Leaders Stay in Slums to Connect with Residents, Virendra Sachdeva Spends Night in Jhilmil

ABP News

The political atmosphere in Delhi is heating up as the capital gears up for the upcoming Assembly elections. In a significant outreach initiative, senior BJP leaders have been visiting slum areas, signaling the importance the party attaches to this election. Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva recently spent time in a slum in Jhilmil, while BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj visited the …

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1 week, 1 day ago

BJP believes in improving, not dismantling slums: Bidhuri

The Hindu

i The Delhi unit of BJP on Sunday said it believes “in improving, not dismantling,” the jhuggi clusters in the city and would create a separate government department for slums’ maintenance if voted to power in the upcoming Delhi Assembly poll. “Our upcoming government will create a separate department to ensure cleanliness in the Jhuggi settlements,” BJP South Delhi MP …

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1 week, 1 day ago

WPL auctions: Cricket player from Dharavi slums becomes most expensive player; check list of sold and unsold players

Live Mint

WPL auctions took place on December 15. Delhi Capitals had ₹1.75 crore remaining in their fund, Gujarat Giants ₹80 lakh, Mumbai Indians ₹65 lakh, Royal Challengers Bengaluru ₹1.95 crore and UP Warriorz ₹3.7 crore. Mumbai Indians bought South Africa all-rounder Nadine de Klerk for 30 lakh, which was her base price. Simran’s base price was ₹10 lakh while it was …

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1 week, 3 days ago

BJP trying to make inroads into jhuggis to counter AAP in Delhi polls

Hindustan Times

For the past few months, Delhi’s slums have been at the heart of a quiet, but steady outreach by the Bharatiya Janata Party – marked by visits and overnight stays – in the city’s sprawling jhuggis, aiming to woo a voter base that has long been a stronghold of the Aam Aadmi Party. On November 26, top Delhi BJP leaders …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Community-led interventions find over 4,000 victims of violence in Mumbai slums

The Hindu

Over 4,000 women from the slums of Mumbai have admitted to experiencing violence. Based on the program monitoring data, Dr. Nayreen Daruwalla, Programme Director of SNEHA said that the program was conducted in 48 urban informal settlement clusters of Kurla and Wadala covering a population of around 60,000 people of which 4,121 women between the age group of 18 and …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

DDA approves major overhaul in slum redevelopment policy

The Hindu

The Delhi Development Authority on Thursday approved a slew of major changes in its policy for the redevelopment of slums under its ‘Jahan Jhuggi, Wahin Makan’ scheme, giving a boost to the in-situ rehabilitation of their residents. The move came a day after Mr. Saxena ordered the DDA to dispose of within a month pending applications for the registration of …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi poll: BJP leaders spend night in slums; AAP chief says they’re doing ‘jhuggi tourism’

The Hindu

Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused the BJP of indulging in “jhuggi tourism” ahead of the Delhi Assembly election due in February next year. Addressing party workers, the former Delhi Chief Minister said, “On Tuesday evening, some BJP leaders are going to stay in slums, just like people take a day off to visit Goa for …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi elections: Big claim by Atishi, says 'Centre is manipulating electoral rolls, to remove 20,000 voters'

India TV News

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday alleged that LG Vinai Saxena is attempting to manipulate the electoral process by getting AAP supporters removed from the electoral rolls. She claimed that poll officers are being pressurised to remove around 20,000 voters from the voter list, adding the BJP fears defeat in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Kejriwal alleges BJP demolished several …

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1 month ago

Maharashtra polls: Encroachment tops agenda as three Senas clash in Magathane

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The three Senas—Shiv Sena, Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena—are set to clash at Magathane, a sub-locality of Borivali East. While two-time sitting MLA Prakash Surve of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena claimed he had work to show which could get him get re-elected, MNS candidate Nayan Kadam bashed the Mahayuti and MVA for promoting sops like the Ladki …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: In Mumbai, slums are most sought after but least benefitted

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: It is a well-documented fact that half the city’s population of 21.6 million live in slums which form a lucrative vote bank. Mumtaz Shaikh, a social worker from Anushaktinagar constituency, said, “During the last election, we were promised water connections within 100 days, but nobody has seen a single drop of water.” Issues facing Mumbai’s slum communities extend beyond …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Colaba battle features experience vs an ‘absentee’ candidate

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Colaba, a high-profile constituency in South Mumbai, is diverse and politically significant. The constituency encompasses affluent high-rises inhabited by some of India’s wealthiest individuals, as well as slums like Ambedkar Nagar, Geeta Nagar and Anushakti Nagar, along with small chawls in Girgaon and mohallas in Masjid Bunder. Our MLA has done a remarkable job by the big reduction in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

No halt in campaign despite injuries

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: With assembly polls scheduled on November 20, candidates are going all out to woo voters across various pockets and neighbourhoods in their constituencies. The frantic canvassing has left many tired and weakened, with at least three prominent candidates sustaining serious injuries. They are Ghatkopar East MLA Parag Shah, former minister and NCP candidate from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar Nawab Malik and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

NGOs Launch Dementia Clinics in Hyderabad Slums, Bridging the Mental Health Gap

The Hindu

Three healthcare NGOs have launched a series of community-level mental health and dementia clinics in Hyderabad's urban and peri-urban slums. These clinics aim to address the mental health needs of economically disadvantaged populations, where awareness of conditions like dementia remains low. The clinics will focus on screening and support for geriatric patients (aged 55 and above) and individuals with chronic …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP launches membership drive in Noida targeting slums

Hindustan Times

Uttar Pradesh public works department minister Brijesh Singh and in-charge of the district and Gautam Budh Nagar MP Dr Mahesh Sharma, along with other leaders, on Thursday launched a membership drive to increase the base of the Bharatiya Janata Party among all communities, especially the economically weaker sections. Singh, Sharma, and Noida BJP unit president Manoj Gupta started the membership …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

BMC to relocate 750 slums in the way of tunnel under Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: Around 750 slum dwellings from the Amar Nagar slum in Mulund, situated near the compound wall of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, will be demolished by the BMC to make way for the proposed tunnel of the Goregaon-Mulund Link Road. A BMC official from the bridges department said that the project-affected persons would get flats measuring around 300 square feet. …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Slum tourism is a hit in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru. But at what cost?

India Today

When British director and film producer Danny Boyle released his much-anticipated movie "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2008, it became an instant success. Photo: TripAdvisor However, not every company that offers slum tours in India is the same, and they don’t come with a similar motive, which Krishna also admits is the truth. Photo: Mandar Deodhar/ India Today For instance, a review …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mobile Eye Health Van launched for the slums of Bengaluru

The Hindu

Sightsavers India has recently received a donation of a Mobile Eye Health Van from Alcon, to provide access to eye care to the slum dwellers of urban Bengaluru. The initiative aims to provide quality eye care services to approximately 7000 people in these underserved areas. The initiative will address the significant barriers faced by individuals living in low-income areas in …

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5 months ago

Aam Aadmi Party blames Delhi BJP for slum demolitions in the national capital

The Hindu

The Aam Aadmi Party continued to attack Delhi BJP MPs for not stepping in to prevent the demolition of slum colonies in their respective constituencies. Senior AAP leader Durgesh Pathak on Thursday alleged that the BJP MPs are making the poor homeless by getting their houses demolished through the departments under the Central government. Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Kenya SHOCKER: Serial killer massacres 42 women including his wife, dumps their bodies in canal | VIDEO

India TV News

In a shocking incident, a suspected serial killer has been arrested in Kenya following the discovery of several bodies at a quarry in Nairobi, with police saying on Monday he had confessed to killing 42 women including his wife. Bodies retrieved from a dumpsite in Mukuru Slums Image Source : REUTERSVolunteers retrieve bodies of unknown people from a dumpsite in …

Serial Killer Kenya Nairobi Bodies Mohamed 42 Women Mukuru Slums

5 months, 1 week ago

Waste crisis panel explores introduction of composting plants in slums, urban villages

Hindustan Times

The special committee constituted to address the dumping of waste at the Bandhwari landfill has proposed comprehensive solutions, including mandatory composting of waste by bulk waste generators in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, officials said. In addition to discussing a comprehensive plan for the Bandhwari landfill crisis, the committee proposed integrating user charges for garbage collection into …

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7 months ago

Hyderabad devises action plan to remove trash from streets

The Hindu

The area is Vengalrao Nagar, and a woman in plain sari accosts a youth on a two-wheeler. Self help group volunteers posted at hundreds of garbage vulnerable points across the city have been doing this every day since 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., in order to dissuade irresponsible littering of public spaces and to bridge the gap between Swachh Auto …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Revanth inspires confidence like YSR, says Danam

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Congress Secunderabad candidate Danam Nagender said he would focus on securing special funds for the development of slums in the constituency, if he was elected MP on May 13. He disputed the claims of the Secunderabad MP, TS BJP president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy, that the Centre had released `10 lakh crore for Telangana in the last …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Anitha Rao: Busting taboos one period at a time

New Indian Express

BENGALURU: If Covid has taught us anything, it is hygiene and the relentless effort one must take to prevent viruses and infections. With a mission to create awareness around menstruation, address the taboos and encourage basic hygiene practices, Anitha Rao, a 40-yr-old social entrepreneur and activist, embarked on a journey about a decade ago. On my visit, I saw that …

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Ballerinas turn one of Kenya’s largest slums into a stage for a Christmas show

BJP Leaders Stay in Slums to Connect with Residents, Virendra Sachdeva Spends Night in Jhilmil

BJP believes in improving, not dismantling slums: Bidhuri

WPL auctions: Cricket player from Dharavi slums becomes most expensive player; check list of sold and unsold players

BJP trying to make inroads into jhuggis to counter AAP in Delhi polls

Community-led interventions find over 4,000 victims of violence in Mumbai slums

DDA approves major overhaul in slum redevelopment policy

Delhi poll: BJP leaders spend night in slums; AAP chief says they’re doing ‘jhuggi tourism’

Delhi elections: Big claim by Atishi, says 'Centre is manipulating electoral rolls, to remove 20,000 voters'

Maharashtra polls: Encroachment tops agenda as three Senas clash in Magathane

Maharashtra polls: In Mumbai, slums are most sought after but least benefitted

Maharashtra polls: Colaba battle features experience vs an ‘absentee’ candidate

No halt in campaign despite injuries

NGOs Launch Dementia Clinics in Hyderabad Slums, Bridging the Mental Health Gap

BJP launches membership drive in Noida targeting slums

BMC to relocate 750 slums in the way of tunnel under Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Slum tourism is a hit in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru. But at what cost?

Mobile Eye Health Van launched for the slums of Bengaluru

Aam Aadmi Party blames Delhi BJP for slum demolitions in the national capital

Kenya SHOCKER: Serial killer massacres 42 women including his wife, dumps their bodies in canal | VIDEO

Waste crisis panel explores introduction of composting plants in slums, urban villages

Hyderabad devises action plan to remove trash from streets

Revanth inspires confidence like YSR, says Danam

Anitha Rao: Busting taboos one period at a time