Property owners and builders have been urged to voluntarily remove illegal portions of their buildings Gurgaon: MCG has set a target of taking action against more than 100 illegal and unauthorised constructions during the month.A special month-long campaign will be conducted across the city to demolish illegal structures and initiate legal action, in compliance with…
Chennai metropolitan authority conducts stakeholder consultations for third master plan Chennai: Climate-resilient planning, protection of waterbodies, GIS-based monitoring, stronger social infrastructure and planning urban growth around future water and sewerage networks were among the suggestions made by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) as Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) kicked off stakeholder consultations for the proposed third…
Chennai: More than one lakh patta holders across South Chennai have been pushed into an ownership and house development crisis, while construction activity worth about Rs 1 lakh crore are lying stuck depriving govt of revenue of over Rs 19,000 crore, after the CMDA froze planning approvals around the Pallikaranai Ramsar site in Oct last…
straight talk: Over the years, RTI activists have staged protests across TN urging govt to address concerns over lack of accountability and access to information G AnanthakrishnanChief minister C Joseph Vijay’s pre-election promise of enacting a Right to Services Act within six months of assuming office puts him on a Nov 10 deadline, although it…
Sixteen people died in the warehouse collapse in Taratala on June 24 Kolkata: Establishing the financial trail that facilitated the vetting of the Taratala warehouse project is the focus of the Lalbazar SIT probe into the collapse. The team is preparing to produce six arrested accused, including Kalicharan Banerjee, suspended officer on special duty (OSD)…
A Day After Lucknow Tragedy, Massive Crackdown Reveals Glaring Lapses Prayagraj: A massive fire-safety crackdown on coaching institutes in Prayagraj has revealed glaring lapses, with only 16 of the 93 registered coaching centres in the city possessing a valid fire department No Objection Certificate (NOC). Acting in the wake of the commercial building fire in…
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh govt has reduced compliance requirements across 51 reform areas in what an official report on Tuesday described as one of the most comprehensive deregulation exercises in the state’s history.Implemented in two phases under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) framework of the central govt’s DPIIT, the report said 16 priority areas…
Prayagraj: Amid allegations and counter-allegations between coaching centres and Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) authorities over the sealing of coaching centres, the fate of hundreds of students enrolled in these now-shut institutes hangs in the balance. As most of these students are preparing for competitive examinations, including the police constable recruitment exam slated to be held…
Chennai: As part of the TVK govt’s measures to curb bribery and cut red-tapism, Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has directed its town planning department to issue planning permissions and building permits within a maximum of 27 days. It has also barred officials from summoning applicants, architects or engineers to offices during the scrutiny process. All…
