A demolition drive at Taunsa Barrage has displaced residents of Basti Shaikhan, including Mohana boatpeople, prompting a legal challenge and renewed debate over land rights and resettlement.

BRAINTREE − Bricks fell with a clatter. Concrete crumbled as the steel jaws of an excavator's crusher attachment took another bite. Even a large steel beam was ripped from its longtime home. In a ...