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Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to find a solution to the water contamination problem in South Extension I. DJB has been asked to replace corroded pipeline before the roads are carpeted. Court has also asked South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to carry out quality-checks of works. The check would have [...] Continue Reading »
A Delhi High Court bench has given two months time to Delhi government to find out short and long term solutions to the problem of water logging in the city. The government has been asked to look into suggestions from IIT professors to alleviate the water logging faced by citizens. The court held the Delhi [...] Continue Reading »
The Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit promised support to residents of Delhi Cantonment area who are feared of having their structures being demolished. It was requested by Shiela that the cantonment area should be given amnesty at a meeting with the Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju. Shiela also showed concerns towards her [...] Continue Reading »
The economic slowdown has not affected deals in Delhi’s premium real estate space. In a record deal, Gujarat-based Torrent Group has bought 1,124 sq yards of residential property in Chanakyapuri for Rs 111 crore, at the rate of around Rs 10,00,000 per sq yard. This is the highest recorded rate in the recent past in [...] Continue Reading »
The new leasehold policy announced by the government have not gone down well with the developers. Builders are of the opinion that the hike in lease rates, announced in the new leasehold policy, will affect the monthly rents paid by tenants who occupy old buildings. The builders say that the policy will also further drag [...] Continue Reading »
The Land Acquisition Bill is to face further delay in way of its legislation. A group of ministers (GoM) had been set up to resolve differences over the proposed bill. However, they have failed to reach a consensus in their second meeting. GoM, headed by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, remained divided over several contentious issues, [...] Continue Reading »
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that India plans to provide affordable electricity to all households in the next five years. In the next five years, India is aiming to provide 24×7 electricity to all households in the country and affordable electricity, said the Prime Minister inaugurating an International Seminar on Energy Access organised by [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi civic authorities seemed to have waken up to the loss of revenue they have been suffering from long. On a strict note, the East Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has announced that it will undertake a sealing drive against properties that have not paid the conversion charges. After October 15, action has been promised against those [...] Continue Reading »
As political atmosphere heats up, Indian real-estate major DLF Ltd. has denied allegations that it gave interest-free loans and sold land and apartments at throwaway prices to Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. India Against Corruption activists Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan had alleged last week that DLF received undue favoritismreturn for [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi government is to carry out surveys in 895 unauthorised colonies which were regularised last month. The surveys will be carried out to find out the basic infrastructural requirement of the colonies. According to sources, public agencies like PWD and DSIIDC will carry out the surveys following which developmental works will be started in [...] Continue Reading »
