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The city of Mumbai came to a standstill after the death of Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena. Balasaheb, an iconic figure in Indian politics and firebrand leader of regional politics in Maharashtra, died on 17th November in Mumbai. Life in the financial capital of India, the maximum city, came to [...] Continue Reading »
To create awareness regarding waste management among school children and their parents, the city corporation have organised an event. The event will have lectures and competition regarding the process of waste management. Belgaum City corporation (BCC) sources said that Bangalore city is facing severe garbage issues and the urban development department instructed all the state [...] Continue Reading »
Consumer bodies in Pune are demanding a debate on Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed on residential properties purchased between June 2006 and March 2012. City builders and developers have been invited for a public debate on VAT. As the state government is firm on the VAT issue, organisations such as Grahak Hitawardhini, Grahak Panchayat and [...] Continue Reading »
In a drive against selling tobacco, the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is set to stop selling tobacco and cigarettes within a 100-metre radius of educational institutions. Even smoking in public places will be restricted from November 9. A proper legal notice was filed, around 87 cases under Section 4 and 68 cases under Section [...] Continue Reading »
There is a walkathon event, organised by the mumbai residents, to initiate people to walk for good health and sustainable behavioral change in their lives. The “walkathon Walk for Health” is sponsored by Max Bupa Health Insurance Company. The company has planned to cover this event in 11 cities and participants from all age groups [...] Continue Reading »
The flat owners association and civil society organisations accused the builders’ lobby for inducing confusion among flat owners about payment of value added tax (VAT), through social advertisements. Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI) has published advertisement about collection of VAT. As soon as the advertisement was out, the local builders sent [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Kumar Elixir Society on Baner road allege that Kumar Builders is trying to sell a plot which is a part of the society, however the conveyance agreement was never executed. The flat owners have filed an application with the Chatushrungi police station asking not to allow anyone to take the land that belongs [...] Continue Reading »
As Coimbatore is faced with rising dengue fever cases, mosquito control measures are being carried out in the city. The ongoing control procedure will now focus on construction work sites and other areas including the premises of vacant locked houses, government offices and public areas like cinema halls to ensure vector control. The probability of [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of apartments with piped liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supply can now take a sigh of relief. The government has relaxed the norms about supply of gas cylinders and decided that each occupied flat is entitled to an annual supply of six subsidised cooking gas cylinders. Earlier decision had been taken under which the [...] Continue Reading »
In a creative initiative, the Gujarat government has come up with two pilot projects in the state capital Gandhinagar, in which solar power will be generated using terraces of residential and commercial buildings. Each one of these projects will generate 5 MW of solar power and will further work towards extending this concept to five [...] Continue Reading »
