Realty News
The Francis Alapatt Group, one of the distribution giants and pioneers in gold retail in Kerala, is foraying into the realty business by launching an Executive Business Centre in Kochi. The 18,000 square feet centre, spread across three floors and housed at the Alapatt Heritage Building on the MG road, a prime spot, will have [...] Continue Reading »
Regional Transport Offices, which grant driving licences and register vehicles, will be overhauled soon to bring an end to corrupt practices, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Tuesday. Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of the Indian Roads Congress, Gadkari said the Government will introduce the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill in the [...] Continue Reading »
Acting on a petition demanding government assessment of the Thoubal-Kasom Khullen road and its impact in Manipur, the Gauhati high court has issued a notice to project sponsor Asian Development Bank (ADB). The 47-km road, which passes through Thoubal, Senapati and Ukhrul districts, is part of the Union DoNER ministry’s North Eastern State Roads Investment [...] Continue Reading »
The Rajasthan high court on Tuesday had issued some notices to the chief secretary, commissioner of Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) and CEO, Jaipur Municipal Corporation over alleged encroachment and cutting of plots on the catchment area of Amanishah Nullah at Batta Basti area near Shastri Nagar. Justice Manish Bhandari sought a report from the respondents [...] Continue Reading »
The Cabinet approval to the recommendations of the Select Committee of the Vidhan Sabha has paved the way for the regularisation of over 25,000 unauthorised structures in the state. The government will now bring an Ordinance till the amendment to the Town and Country Planning Act can be approved by the Assembly. The decision to [...] Continue Reading »
Steel baron Lakshmi Mittal may have rubbished media reports of local opposition stalling his bid to buy Britain’s iconic Saddleback mountain range in picturesque Cumbria, but back in London, nobody’s been able to stop him from owning a couple of the city’s most pricey homes in the plushest parts of town. He isn’t the only [...] Continue Reading »
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has highlighted irregularities in the development of Tamil Nadu’s IT special economic zones in tier II cities including Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and Salem. A majority of the land remains unoccupied for over two-and-a-half years and the agency blame it on lack of planning and proper marketing. Given [...] Continue Reading »
Ahead of prime minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled laying of foundation for the Rs 4,000 crore Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust SEZ this weekend, commerce ministry pitched for restoration of tax benefits, which are widely expected to be announced in foreign trade policy this month-end. Making her intent clear, commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the [...] Continue Reading »
The Government has set ‘strict’ timelines for clearance of various Special Economic Zones (SEZs) related activities by the development commissioners (DC) of the zones. This has been done to ensure smooth functioning of SEZs and facilitating ease of doing business, an official release said. The development commissioners will be allowed 15 days to examine proposals [...] Continue Reading »
The Centre has given nod to the construction of a bridge on the Yamuna River and it will connect Faridabad with Noida, said Krishan Pal Gurjar, Union Minister of State for Roads, Transport and Shipping. Union Minister for Surface Transport Nitin Gadkari will lay the foundation stone of the Rs 200-crore project at Manjhawali village [...] Continue Reading »
