Gautam Budh Nagar
A call for the inclusion of 10 western Uttar Pradesh districts into the national capital territory is steadily eclipsing the demand for Harit Pradesh that never found favour with the BJP. Ghaziabad, Meerut, Gautam Budh Nagar, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Shamli, Baghpat, Bijnor, Bulandshahar and Hapur — all approximately within a 100-kilometre radius of Delhi NCR — [...] Continue Reading »
On Tuesday the lid of a multi-crore land scam was blown off. Uttar Pradesh lokayukta, justice (retd) NK Mehrotra was the one who took this step. He wrote to the district magistrates (DMs) of seven districts and he asked for the reports on allotment of land in dubious deals in their areas. A nexus between [...] Continue Reading »
Towards the illegal construction of farmhouses and concrete structures going on unabated along the Yamuna and Hindon riverbeds in the district, the development authorities of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway seem to have turned a blind eye. The sale of unauthorized farmhouses along the two rivers continues with the authorities taking no concrete action [...] Continue Reading »
The forest department of Gautam Budh Nagar has submitted a proposal to fell around 3,000 trees in the Dadri region to the UP government for infrastructure works related to the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor (DMIC) project. The proposal has been sent to the UP forest department in Lucknow. As the forest land in the district will [...] Continue Reading »
Noida Authority has replied to an RTI that a large portion of grazing and forest land has been allotted to several developers in Noida. Construction is being carried out on these lands in various sectors in Noida. Diversion of grazing land and forest land for commercial purpose has been banned by the Supreme Court in [...] Continue Reading »
UP stamp and registration department has deferred the proposal about a reduction in circle rates. Officials cited that with general elections round the corner, the code of conduct could be implemented anytime and thus, the proposal cannot be implemented soon. Also, the newly-appointed district magistrate needs to study the proposal in detail before allowing the [...] Continue Reading »
Noida Extension Flat Owner Welfare Association (NEFOWA) writes to governor on non implementation of “UP Apartment Act” in Gautam Budh Nagar district. NEFOWA, an association of flat buyers in Gautam Budh Nagar wrote to UP governor, BL Joshi, demanding his intervention to ensure implementation of the UP Apartment Act in the district. The association voiced [...] Continue Reading »
Noida: Despite many challenges being faced by housing projects in Gautam Budh Nagar because of the land row for an inordinate amount of time, the region continues to be an affordable housing hub. The Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway authorities had recently released housing project forms for 12,000 flats for which they witnessed overwhelming response. [...] Continue Reading »
The Gautam Budh Nagar district administration has proposed to hike the circle rates of property in Noida by 10-30%. The authority of the finance department has granted a preliminary approval to the new rates. Circle rate is the minimum rate at which stamp duty is charged on transaction of a property. And the authority has [...] Continue Reading »
Carrying cash was always an age old problem be it for mugging or any other illegal activity. As the upcoming polls are on its way, it brings lots of tension to Noida property buyers also. Buyers in the city can not freely carry more cash for property registrations. There has been a cap set for [...] Continue Reading »
