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The idea to have underground parking lots beneath playgrounds was mooted some months ago in view of the acute paucity of land for parking spaces. The BBMP is going ahead with parking slots under some playgrounds but there has been no public notice on this hotly-debated project, which was once declared “shelved”. Malleswaram residents say [...] Continue Reading »
To keep dengue and chikungunya at bay, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) asked the city residents to use special mosquito-proof coolers (MPC). The coolers is environment friendly and using the MPC will help stop larvae breeding. The civic body plans to publish advertisements to make people aware about the mosquito-proof coolers (MPC). The special [...] Continue Reading »
It must be made absolutely clear to all property owners that TDR is `optional’ says panel. The panel has instead advocated Town-Planning (TP) schemes for road widening. Reduced Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is another main recommendation. The committee said that unless this happens, TDR will not be effective in Bangalore. Transferable development rights (TDR) is [...] Continue Reading »
Bankers would now exercise greater caution before sanctioning loans for project finance. Several bankers and housing finance executives said the guidelines would become more stringent across-the-board, particularly for project financing. Stung by Housing Loan Scam, banks and housing finance companies will seek additional security and add completion guarantee clauses into agreements before sanctioning loans to [...] Continue Reading »
Residents of Defence Colony in Indiranagar have been suffering from stomach upset and gastroenteritis symptoms for the past 15 days. The residents also complained that the water that they received was green in colour and smelt bad. But for the entire fortnight they were unaware about what led to the problem. It was later discovered [...] Continue Reading »
There’s nothing hide-and-seek about paying or accepting bribes in government offices. In fact, Bangalore has sped ahead of other cities to top the chart and leads in India’s bribery chart. It scores from among 200 cities, followed by Mumbai, Chennai and Pune. Bangalore leads the tally on the website (www.ipaidabribe.com) with 259 bribe reports about [...] Continue Reading »
A group of monkeys are making lives miserable for the residents of H M Tambourine on Kanakapura Road. H M Tambourine Apartment Owners’ Association had turned to the BBMP for help in May last year to catch the monkeys. However, BBMP officials washed their hands off the monkey business and directed the association to get [...] Continue Reading »
In a judgment that will set a precedent for housing societies on how to treat pets, the Central Mumbai Consumer Redressal Forum has rapped a Mahim society for charging one of its member Rs 500 for each of his two dogs using the elevator. The forum ruled there is no reason why pets can’t use [...] Continue Reading »
According to the new guidelines brought out by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the unique Document identification number (DIN) will be mandatory “in respect of every notice, order, letter or any correspondence” with the department, by the taxpayers. The government has made it mandatory for taxpayers as well as collectors to quote a [...] Continue Reading »
The residents of Banaswadi along with civil society groups, on Sunday, marched in protest against the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) road widening project. Holding placards and shouting slogans against road widening, the residents said that the BBMP and the Government should come out with alternative solutions to the problem of traffic congestion. Banaswadi road [...] Continue Reading »
