Election commission
The Election Commission have ordered to defer the process of privatisation of the operation and management of six airports of the state run Airports Authority of India (AAI) till the completion of the Lok Sabha poll process, civil aviation ministry sources said. The six airports are Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati and Ahmedabad. The EC [...] Continue Reading »
Secretary, Civil Aviation, Ashok Lavasa, said on Thursday that on the recommendations of the Election Commission, the modernisation of Chennai, Kolkata and four other airports has been put on hold. The Commission has asked us to put it (airport modernisation) on hold till the process of elections is over. The date for submission of bids [...] Continue Reading »
The Election Commission (EC) has issued a show cause notice to DDA officials for disobedience of the Model Code of Conduct. On issuing the show cause notice to SK Jain, director/nodal officer, Land Management West Zone, Delhi Development Authority (DDA), New Delhi District Election Officer Ameya Abhyankar has directed to explain the situation which is [...] Continue Reading »
The Commerce and Industry Ministry has doubt regarding its proposal for easing FDI rules in railways and construction development sectors will get approval from the Election Commission. There are apprehensions that it may not be possible to attach the EC guidelines of not publicizing a decision taken by the Government while the model code of [...] Continue Reading »
The state election commission gave the green signal for drawing lottery to decide the winners of Valley Shilp Housing scheme introduced by CIDCO. The CIDCO has Valley shilp housing project at sector-36 of Karghar to offer affordable housings to the needy citizens. In the middle of January, CIDCO had asked the applications for 1224 flats [...] Continue Reading »
The problem regarding the Delhi Airport Express Metro Line is going to be solved by the end of this month. The Election Commission has given special permission to the government to conduct the meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers that will going take the decision regarding the problem related to Delhi Airport Express Metro [...] Continue Reading »
The highways ministry is seeking Election Commission’s nod to award works for over 60 road projects involving over Rs 22,000 crore investments. In the past one month, finances for the first set of about 55 works have been sanctioned by the ministry. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has called financial bids for 22 projects, [...] Continue Reading »
Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority (VUDA) is reviewing bids by 7 companies for preparation of a master plan, including review and revision of the existing master plan and zonal development plans. The notification was issued by VUDA in February seeking consultancy support and preparation of the master plan for an area of 5,573 sq km. Seven [...] Continue Reading »
After the announcement of polls on Wednesday, the urban development minister wants the Group of Ministers (GOM) to take decision whether Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) should terminate the payment to the private firm that was walked out of Airport Metro project. The minimum payment would be Rs 900 Crore in case the GOM takes [...] Continue Reading »
Just days before the Election Commission’s code of conduct come into effect, the state government has gone all out with the programme to attract votes. It plans to implement infrastructure projects that are bound to improve the transportation network in Mumbai. The various projects being floated include: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) tenders for an elevated [...] Continue Reading »
