Lok Sabha polls
Construction in the city has slowed down due to workers shortages as they have gone back to their native places to cast their votes. Time-bound projects will be affected the most, as a result. Bangalore construction industry is dependent upon labourers from Karnataka, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. A lot [...] Continue Reading »
Kochi Metro authorities say that the land acquisition procedures for the project have considerably slowed down as the district administration is involved in the conduct of Lok Sabha polls. The authorities point out that Aluva and Palarivattom would continue without many obstacles but works on the other stretches may get disturbed. A Kochi Metro official [...] Continue Reading »
Ruling DF government is yet to decide on which proposal it should accept for redevelopment of old structures deadlock. NAVI MUMBAI: As the ruling DF government is yet to decide on which proposal it should accept for redevelopment of old structures deadlock over finalizing the FSI for decaying buildings in Navi Mumbai continues. City and [...] Continue Reading »
A lease extension for the fourth time to run the Taj Mahal Hotel at Delhi’s tony Mansingh Road may be acquired by The Tata Group-owned Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), the land-owning agency, cannot hold an auction once the model code of conduct for the general elections kicks in. [...] Continue Reading »
Maharashtra, Congress-NCP government has already gone into the election mode. On Friday the traditional vote bank, the government will bring in bill, in a serious bid to despair slum dwellers with a proposal to regularize nearly 400,000 illegal slums in Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra. The government proposes to extend the earlier cut off date [...] Continue Reading »
The Punjab Government has allocated Rs 3,600 crore for the strengthening of infrastructure in the state over the next two years. The Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal said in a statement that the amount had been earmarked for projects pertaining to potable water, sewerage, sewage treatment plants, concrete roads and streetlights. The development of Fifty-two [...] 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 »
A 20-30 per cent hike in circle rates across various categories of properties may be witnessed by the capital over the next fortnight. The hike may be steeper for the upscale colonies in categories like A and B. This effort is been taken to rationalize registration in view of market rates , to tame the black [...] Continue Reading »
