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A day after it announced a modest budget, endeavoring to explore fresh sources of revenue, the BMC Mumbai on Saturday issued a circular, raising the penalty on illegal constructions by four times. According to source, unscrupulous builders and tenants carrying out irregularities in their flats and buildings now must get ready to pay a heavy [...] Continue Reading »
This Sunday, Residents of Bellandur, Sarjapur, Outer Ring Road and neighborhood ran not for fitness or health but for awareness and to draw attention of the authorities on the need to restore Bellandur lake, the biggest lake in the City. This is their 13 year demand for action to restore -Bellandur lake- once beautiful lake [...] Continue Reading »
According to an inter-ministerial committee formed by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to study the hazards posed by mobile phones, radiation from mobile phones and towers poses serious health risks, including loss of memory, lack of concentration, disturbance in the digestive system and sleep disturbances. The committee has also attributed the disappearance of [...] Continue Reading »
Even the death of five persons in the building collapse incident at Kalupur and a so-called crack down on unscrupulous builders has failed to deter illegal constructions from resuming. AMC woke up to the illegal building business after five people were killed in the building collapse on Friday. Civic authorities have demolished more than 25 [...] Continue Reading »
The police are investigating the activities of fraudsters involved in a racket to cheat several banks and apartment buyers. Preliminary investigation revealed that the fraudsters sold the same property to multiple buyers, before registering it in the name of one of the gang members.The fraudsters have been accused of submitting multiple mortgage documents(fake ones) to [...] Continue Reading »
The apex court has asked the builder to restore the green stretch adjoining the Gorai creek to its original state within 60 days. Upholding the contempt petition filed by the Mumbai’s suburban collector, the SC also ordered the builder to remove excess debris dumped on the mangrove patch. The Supreme Court, on Monday, took note [...] Continue Reading »
MCD is launching a new initiative – resident ward committee – under which RWAs will assist councillors in deciding expenditure for development work in their wards With an aim to connect better with residents of Delhi, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is launching a new initiative – Resident Ward Committee – under which RWAs [...] Continue Reading »
The tax, which is being collected through Self Assessment Scheme (SAS), will be hiked for 2011-12 as the three year block period will end this March. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahangara Palike (BBMP) property tax is likely to be hiked by at least 15 per cent for the next financial year. The Bruhat Bangalore Mahangara Palike [...] Continue Reading »
Instead of plugging the leak, BWSSB staff found a shortcut by connecting the manhole to an adjoining storm water drain, leading to contamination of over 100 borewells in the locality. Overflowing manholes are nothing new to the city. But BWSSB staff in Malleswaram’s South End Road found a shortcut by connecting the manhole to an [...] 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 offices of LPG distributors have been thronged by the customers seeking too many clarifications from the staff, who are also unclear about the department’s intention in collecting [...] Continue Reading »
