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Defending the state government’s move, to reconsider the Bengaluru steel flyover project, Karnataka’s deputy chief minister G Parameshwara, on January 3, 2019, said there was a need for the infrastructure project to tackle the … READ FULL STORY
Mumbai-based developer Sanjay Agarwal allegedly shot himself with his licenced revolver in his office cabin, in Chembur’s Sindhi Colony at around 11.25 am on January 3, 2018, said deputy commissioner of police (zone-VI) Shahaji … READ FULL STORY
Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, on December 31, 2018, asked officials to take up a massive drive, to improve greenery in the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) limits. Rao held a meeting with … READ FULL STORY
The Maharashtra cabinet, on December 27, 2018, gave its nod for the Rs 949-crore Kasarvadavali-Gaikmukh Metro route (Metro 4A), which will cut the travel time between south Mumbai and neighbouring Thane city. The cabinet … READ FULL STORY
A pilot service on booking cars through two major cab aggregators at Delhi Metro stations, was launched on December 26, 2018, seeking to further boost last-mile connectivity for commuters, officials said. These kiosks will … READ FULL STORY
Tamil Nadu minister SP Velumani, on December 27, 2018, called on civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu and urged him to reconsider a new proposal by the centre, in connection with land acquisition for the … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal cabinet has taken a decision, to introduce an online system for granting mutation of properties, the state’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee said, on December 24, 2018. The move will benefit people … READ FULL STORY
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, has announced conversion benefits for allotment of CIDCO houses and commercial plots, from leasehold to freehold, so that people can own their properties. The demand was made by public … READ FULL STORY
After Gurugram, Faridabad would be the second district in Haryana, where a development authority would be constituted, the state’s chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, on December 22, 2018. A bill has been prepared … READ FULL STORY
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, on December 22, 2018, requested union environment minister Harsh Vardhan to extend support to the state’s efforts to increase green cover, especially within the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority … READ FULL STORY
Two non-bank lenders, Finance Advisors & Managers and Vista ITCL (formerly IL&FS Trust Company), have taken Mumbai-based developer Rashmi Housing to the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), for defaulting on a Rs 26.24-crore payment. … READ FULL STORY
Lok Sabha member from Mumbai south-central, Rahul Shewale, in a letter written to union minister of road transport and highways, shipping and water resources, Nitin Gadkari, on December 20, 2018, demanded that the centre … READ FULL STORY
Around 50,000 flat buyers in Noida and Greater Noida, who are living ‘illegally’ in their houses, as they are yet to receive the occupancy certificates from builders, can now get a ‘sub-lease agreement’, to … READ FULL STORY
