Bangalore
The new concept of ‘group buying’ is fast catching up with the home buyers in the city. Around 10-12 like minded families come together and approach a real estate developer for booking apartments. This helps in a better bargaining position for the home buyers. Group buying helps buyers to have higher discount while buying properties. [...] Continue Reading »
Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) has launched an SMS helpline. Under this system residents can SMS their complaints pertaining to solid waste collection to 81236 66266, following which the complainant will receive an acceptance SMS on his/her mobile phone. The SMS complaint must have the ward number and other complaint details. The complaint SMS will be [...] Continue Reading »
2013 has just began and Bangalore has started to feel the upbeat as North and East Bangalore is expected to see much real estate activity. In North and East Bangalore, many office spaces are coming up, the areas have good infrastructure with lot of land available. A higher official from Jones Lang LaSalle said that in terms [...] Continue Reading »
The newly appointed civic official said that elaborate plans have been made to develop the three coastal districts of the State and Athradi-Bajpe four-laning is one among the ambitious projects for the year 2013-14. The Chairman of Coastal Development Authority said that a scheme named Jyotigrama Yojane, which is adopted from Gujarat to provide 24 [...] Continue Reading »
The cabinet permitted the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) to avail Rs. 1,378 crore for Phase-1 of the Metro Rail project from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The cabinet also approved BMRCL to enter various agreements with the ADB and the state government. Namma Metro Phase I comprises of two corridors. The north-south corridor [...] Continue Reading »
For the first time in the country, the Karnataka government has launched an integrated mobile enabled service delivery system named ‘Sakala’. Residents can pay their electricity, water and mobile bills, and property tax via mobile phones. You can even pay traffic fines via mobile. After launching the service, Chief Minister said that this service will [...] Continue Reading »
In 2013, the real estate sector is to witness transformation. Real estate (Regulation and Development) Bill which was pending since 2009 is expected to come up in the budget session of parliament in February. The Bill will empower consumers and enforce discipline among property developers and it proposes to set up an industry regulator along the lines [...] Continue Reading »
Developers are expecting a positive future for the real estate sector this year with the government’s plan to give the sector favourable policies and industry status. The real estate sector has eagerly been waiting for the industry status. However, there is an increased demand for the industry status because of the growing demand with limited funds, less [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) started eviction drive at Ejipura quarters near the National Games Village in Koramangala. The slum dwellers will be relocated temporarily at Iggalur in Anekal taluk till the time the construction is completed. The BBMP carried out the drive and demolished 32 shanties. Later, each of the displaced families was given [...] Continue Reading »
The Subramanyapura lake in Uttarahalli, which was left unnoticed for nearly five years, will now get a new life and the recovery work will be done by Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in association with other civic agencies and government bodies. Higher official of BBMP visited that lake and found that the lake was illegally [...] Continue Reading »
