Civic Issues
Chandigarh- UT administrator Shivraj Patil who had conducted the public hearing has seldom got more people involved in it. There were merely three people attending the redressal of their grievances. Last years hearing had seen four members though. Initially there were four residents who were supposed to take part but due to ill health, one of the members was [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- If you haven’t yet paid your service tax dues, hurry up as November 27 is the deadline with over Rs.10-lakh rental income out of the immovable properties. Tax payers who fail to pay by the deadline will be charged a penalty. Tax implies to renting commercial properties with the rental amount exceeding the limit of Rs.10 lakh annually. [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- The Nodal Steering Committee was appointed by the High Court on the unauthorized construction and encroachment and asked the deputy commissioners to address the power distribution companies (discoms) and Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in order to disconnect the water and electricity supply. Also the sub-registrar of the zones were not allowed to register any unauthorized property. In [...] Continue Reading »
Nagpur- Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has appointed assistant tax assessors for all ten zones to improve and strengthen its functions and department. Out of all assessors, only VR Rewatkar is a senior engineer and the rest nine are of deputy engineer’s rank from water works department. They will be given the responsibilty of hearing the [...] Continue Reading »
Coimbatore- Choked sewage network, stinking mess, no toilets, no garbage disposal system, unauthorised constructions, poor sewerage system: These are the woes that the residents of Selvapuram Housing Unit and Kallamedu have been complaining about as they have gotten much worse this year. The lack of a clean and clear sewerage system is the major concern [...] Continue Reading »
Nagpur- As soon as the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) proposed cash value-based property tax technique, they committed that the stress will be more than twice the existing tax and thrice the current taxes pertaining to business oriented taxpayers. However, the tax may rise if anyone includes the 20-30% additional tax for essential services. If the [...] Continue Reading »
Gurgaon- Builders in Gurgaon have been provided with lakhs of litres of treated water from STPs by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). HUDA has apparently made a record by supplying the water to the builders. The supply of treated water from Berhampur and Dhanwapur STP is done by HUDA after the Punjab and Haryana high court [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi-Recent reports suggest that the public sector banks were quite benefited by the home loan takers as the lower interest rates have resulted in regular monthly payment causing very less defaulters. The outstandings in the first 6 months were almost 96% of 2011-12 and more in 2010-11. Also, the non-performing assets (NPAs) have declined in all home loan [...] Continue Reading »
Noida- With the recent hike in the DND flyway toll rates, from Rs.22 to Rs.25 from November 9, the Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Association (FONRWA) has been opposing the hike and has come to a decision to file a PIL against the unjustified MoU signed with the Noida Toll Bridge Co Ltd. A protest by FONRWA stated [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad-The meeting scheduled for December 1 is expected to create a furor with the opposition as the Government of Hyderabad has been dawdling on the payment of property tax of its buildings. The current pending amount of the property tax on the government buildings stands up to Rs. 1,000 crore. Around 1,186 buildings are occupied by the [...] Continue Reading »
