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Madhya Pradesh: After Indore, Bhopal bans begging in public places
Scroll Staff
· Feb 04, 2025 · 04:17 pm
Delhi High Court’s censure of India’s vagrancy laws could be a step towards decriminalising begging
Saurabh Bhattacharjee
· Aug 25, 2018 · 06:30 pm
Delhi High Court decriminalises begging in the national Capital
Scroll Staff
· Aug 08, 2018 · 02:35 pm
Hyderabad bans begging on city roads ahead of Ivanka Trump and Modi’s visits later this month
Scroll Staff
· Nov 08, 2017 · 07:19 pm
