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Dec 20, 2020 PTI The BJP leader reiterated that relocating the car shed project from Aarey will lead to wastage of time and money as 'the work is 80% complete'
Dec 16, 2020 Outlook Web Bureau The high court has told the Maharashtra government to wait for further orders on the metro car shed project.
Despite attacks, the Maharashtra government will not be deterred but more determined to continue to serve the state without bias
Nov 08, 2020 PTI Uddhav Thackeray slams the BJP for opposing the shifting of the metro car shed project to Kanjurmarg from the green lung Aarey Colony.
In a webcast, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said the project will be shifted to government land in Kanjurmarg and no cost will be incurred for the purpose.
Aditya Thackeray had last year sought Ashwini Bhide's transfer for ordering felling of trees at the Aarey colony.
The CM has ordered a review of all on-going development projects in the state, including the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train.
The Bombay High Court had on October 4 refused to declare Aarey Colony a forest
A counsel, appearing for the PIL petitioners seeking a stay on felling of trees, alleged that in the garb of clearing of trees from the area, the construction work for the project is going on.
The apex court on Monday restrained authorities from cutting anymore trees in Aarey Colony in Mumbai to build a Metro car shed.
Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece 'Saamna' said that when the latter happened people broke down. However, here neither the Prime Minister got emotional, nor the Chief Minister seemed worried.
The apex court on Sunday set up a special bench on the basis of a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India by one Rishav Ranjan against the cutting of the trees.
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This comes after a local court on Saturday sent 29 people to judicial custody for five days while police detained 55 others in connection with protests.
The protesters and activists began gathering at the colony asking why the authorities couldn't wait till a petition was filed in the Supreme Court.
In a veiled dig at Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray, the Nationalist Congress Party asked where the 'fake environment lovers' were when the hacking of trees began late Friday night.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
