Civic Issues
Bangalore- The new contractors hired by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) were initiated to start the work from December 1. But the contractors have failed to keep up their word. According to BBMP sources the new contractors had geared up to start three packages in south zone, three packages in Rajarajeshwari Nagar zone and [...] Continue Reading »
Chandigarh- The residents of Bank Colony and Pipliwala Town in Manimajra protest against the lack of facilities and several long pending issues being ignored by the authorities. The localities lack parking, playground, a wedding hall, shed, and more and there is shortage of drinking water supply from long time. Addressing the residents, Satya Pal Jain, [...] Continue Reading »
The Union bank of India, a Mumbai based public sector lender, has decreased the interest rates on home loans above Rs 30 lakhs by 25 basis points. The bank is now offering home loans up to 75 lakhs at the base rate which is 10.5 percent. Loans above Rs 75 lakh and up to Rs [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- The non payment of property tax by the owners has led to various actions by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation. Last week, the SDMC resorted to drum beating in front of the tax defaulter‘s houses to embarrass them by announcing their name in public. Drum beating tactic was carried out to embarrass people who hadn’t paid their [...] Continue Reading »
Noida- The residents in Noida have demanded the state government to call off the transfer charges which are to be paid by the property allottees even if they are transferring the property to their blood relatives. This decision is currently under consideration by the Noida Authority. The proposal which was made by the UP department of [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- A programme has been organised by the civic body concerning the property issues among residents. One such case was of a resident who had to wait for 21 years to register his property. His property file was with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for the last 21 years with the resident making his [...] Continue Reading »
Pune- The orders issued by Karnataka high court regarding waste segregation and management has inspired the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to get rid of garbage mismanagement in Pune. The court, stressing on waste segregation at source in Bangalore, ordered that residents have to segregate dry and wet waste at household level and then the segregated [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- The construction of an organic waste convertor unit at Jayanagar III Block near a swimming pool is still being opposed by the residents. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has started construction of a segregation point within the swimming pool compound, which has annoyed the residents. The agency maintaining the pool are spreading rumours [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The city of Hyderabad will have the first metro rail station next year at Uppal. The location of the metro initiation was finalised by the Hyderabad Metro Rail (HMR) officials who are also expecting to complete the work by the end of 2013. The metro station will accommodate about six-coach trains and will be measuring about 140 m by 20 [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai- In the year 2010- 2011, ten bus routes made profits whereas in 2011-2012, only three routes made profit for the BEST. It was disclosed in the budget discussion by BEST committee member Ravi Raja. Ravi Raja further said that during the same time frame the transport body had incurred around 55% loss on bus [...] Continue Reading »
