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The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has set a new record in BBMP property tax collection by collecting property tax worth Rs 1,000 crore compared to previous years. Notices and penalties are levied on BBMP property tax defaulters and those who have declared wrong information on properties. BBMP commissioner Siddaiah said that the target of [...] Continue Reading »
The Supreme Court today maintained its stay on a Delhi High Court order that sought to restrain the Centre from recovering service tax on renting property for commercial use. A bench comprising Justices Mukundakam Sharma and A R Dave said that the apex court’s interim order of January 13 will continue till further orders. The [...] Continue Reading »
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday gave two months to the government to re-examine and reconsider amendments brought out to the Country and Town Planning Act pertaining to the Akrama-Sakrama scheme. It adjourned the hearing of a batch of PILs challenging the Akrama-Sakrama policy brought out by the state government in 2007. The next hearing [...] Continue Reading »
The property tax department of the MCD will keep open the department on all Saturdays except second during February and March this year so that tax payers could file their self-assessment returns and deposit property tax without any hassles. Delhi Property owners got one more day in a week to pay their property tax. Mr [...] Continue Reading »
Saraswathipuram residents had to suffer without water for four days. The water pipeline which was damaged during the ongoing Metro work is the reason behind water crisis in the area. For the past four days residents of Saraswathipuram have not received drinking water. Demanding regular and sufficient water supply from the BWSSB, members of the [...] Continue Reading »
Trapped inside an apartment-with a crowd of 250 people waiting outside to teach them a lesson-the Thieves decided that getting arrested was better than being lynched Trapped inside an apartment they were burgling, with a crowd of 250 people waiting outside to teach them a lesson, three thieves decided that getting arrested was better than [...] Continue Reading »
IT-enabled parking management system eliminate human intervention and a solution to overcome control of parking lots by mafias, leakage of revenue and encroachment on non-parking areas in the Capital. The Delhi Government on Tuesday constituted a core group under the Chief Secretary to study the proposals on having an IT-enabled parking management system in Delhi [...] Continue Reading »
The Food and Civil Supplies Department has made it mandatory for LPG consumers to submit RR numbers and copies of APL cards to continue getting LPG supply.The state government had extended the deadline by 10 days from January 29 to Feb 09. The Food and Civil Supplies Department has launched a toll-free phone line (1800-425-9339) [...] Continue Reading »
Activists and residents staged a protest on Sunday demanding action from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on the issue of widening of Jayamahal and Bellary roads. Nearly 100 people took part in the protest at Mehkri Circle to express anger against the BBMP for not keeping its promise of holding discussions with the group [...] Continue Reading »
The Delhi government on Monday decided to regularize around 1500 unauthorized colonies in the city. Property Owners will be given 90 days to pay the charges after the regularization notification. The Delhi government on Monday decided to regularize around 1500 unauthorized colonies in the city. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has been told by the [...] Continue Reading »
