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Kolkata: Women guard Basti No. 17 as men flee home to avoid arrest

The Times of India 14 Aug 2019

A group of women remained posted at the slum entrance to maintain vigil for a better part of the day as cops raided the slum multiple times since the wee hours of Tuesday and arrested 4 persons ... — Akash and Gullu — but were refused entry by a group of women led by Putul Naskar....

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Tollygunge police station raid over drinking arrest

The Telegraph India 13 Aug 2019

A group of men and women from a Chetla slum allegedly stormed into Tollygunge police station on Sunday night and assaulted a constable in public view after a youth from the locality was booked for drinking in the open and creating a nuisance on the footpath opposite Menoka cinema....

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Mob attacks Kolkata police station, 2 held & 4 detained

The Siasat Daily 13 Aug 2019

According to a Kolkata Police officer on Tuesday, a group of 40-50 people, mostly women, from the Chetla slum area allegedly attacked the police station on Sunday night and assaulted a constable after two local youths were detained for drinking in the open and creating nuisance....

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What does it take to be a 'travel influencer'? Pst: It's more work than it looks.

Messenger-Inquirer 09 Aug 2019

the travel influencer ... With the constantly churning business model, followers need to be smart consumers ... 1. - - - ... Q ... I refuse to show people in an undignified light on my feeds, particularly when they are already part of marginalized, disenfranchised or disadvantaged groups. I also refuse to show "slum tourism" or glorify saviourism on my travel feeds....

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After Fani, Odisha’s recovery needs at over Rs 29,000 crore: report

Indian Express 08 Aug 2019

The report indicates that the lower income group suffered an extreme impact while the upper income group saw a subdued impact ... The report proposes recognising the “differential impact” of the cyclone on vulnerable groups, such as people with disabilities, women headed households, fisherfolk and slum dwellers, among others ... The Group....

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Slum Village keeps its legacy alive and inspires a new generation of hip-hop

Chicago Sun-Times 05 Aug 2019

“It’s great when I hear a younger person say they’ve heard of Slum Village, and it just means our name is still out there and circulating.” The group has consisted of an array of members throughout its 20 years....

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Cool Currencies – The Kenyan Bangla-Pesa

Resilience 05 Aug 2019

Unfortunately a lot of the time this leads to slums ... While local currencies more generally see such vast application and have the potential to help the lives of such diverse groups, there’s evidently a lot of questions still to be answered when it comes to the function of local currencies in slum settings....

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Building urban resilience

Dawn 05 Aug 2019

It was discovered that groups vulnerable to the heatwave in Karachi included slum dwellers, outdoor workers, the elderly and the very young. Other at-risk groups include street vendors, beggars, traffic police, hawkers and homeless people ... Vulnerable groups live in unsafe houses and do not have the reserves to deal with shocks and stressors....

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Creating an oasis of hope in one of Haiti's most dangerous neighborhoods

CNN 02 Aug 2019

Growing up in Cité Soleil, Tillias felt the negative stigma attached to being from the "slum" and vowed to change the city for the better. The group first started 12 years ago as a sports program to keep boys out of gangs ... "We try to build and work on a group of kids, a model group, that will go back into the community and inspire the rest."....

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Not all musicians shun politics Earlier this week, A R Rahman invited fans to write ...

Deccan Herald 31 Jul 2019

They have paid the price; three in the group—Sachin Mali, Ramesh Gaichor and Sagar Gorkhewere—were arrested in April 2015, and several of the group’s shows were cancelled or interrupted by people who called them ‘anti-national’. Kabir Kala Manch performs frequently at universities, theatres and slums across the country ... More groups....

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DUSIB conducts draw for34-year-old housing scheme

The Hindu 25 Jul 2019

The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) in a statement said ... These flats have been built by the DUSIB (erstwhile Slum and JJ Department under the DDA), on the group housing pattern .......

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IAS officer creates wealth out of waste to empower women

The Times of India 24 Jul 2019

Madam’s idea to generate wealth out of waste struck the right chord with A Mamatha, a woman self-help group (SHG) member, whose income has almost quadrupled ... While 195 women are stitching cloth bags and selling them, 400 women from slums are preparing jute bags and five groups consisting of 20 women each have set up cutlery banks....

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America's Got Talent: Dwyane Wade hits Golden Buzzer for act while guest judge with Gabrielle Union

This is Money 24 Jul 2019

Although there were 18 acts to review, and just seven to send through, Dwyane had an immediate, visceral reaction to the 29-man group, which had worked hard to make it to AGT from the slums of Mumbai, ......