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Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on November 13, 2018, said that prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway and the Ballabhgarh Metro Link and also lay the foundation stone of … READ FULL STORY
The West Bengal government has approved a cable-stayed bridge, in place of the arterial Majerhat bridge, a part of which collapsed in September 2018, an senior official of the state PWD said, on November … READ FULL STORY
Delhi’s air quality turned ‘severe’, on November 12, 2018, as the pollution level increased due to unfavourable meteorological conditions, even as the Supreme Court-appointed EPCA directed authorities to allow construction only during the daytime … READ FULL STORY
Up to Rs 65,000 crores has been approved for a host of rail infrastructure projects on the suburban network in Mumbai and its surrounding areas, said railway minister Piyush Goyal, on November 11, 2018. … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, slammed the Tamil Nadu government over poor pre-monsoon preparedness and asked its Public Works Department to deposit a penalty of Rs two … READ FULL STORY
The 12-km Nerul-Seawoods Darave-Belapur-Kharkopar corridor in Navi Mumbai, was commissioned by railway minister Piyush Goyal, along with Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on November 11, 2018. This is the first phase of the 27-km … READ FULL STORY
Restoration of an aristocratic house from a state of partial ruin in Ladakh, has won a UNESCO Asia-Pacific award for conservation, the world body announced, on November 9, 2018. While the Ladakh project won … READ FULL STORY
As violations of the Supreme Court-imposed restrictions on the use and sale of firecrackers were reported across states during Diwali, questions cropped up, on November 8, 2018, over implementing the ban in a short … READ FULL STORY
A real estate firm, Ms Raghava Constructions, promoted by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) parliamentarian P Srinivasa Reddy, has admitted to having over Rs 60 crores as undisclosed income, after multiple raids were conducted against … READ FULL STORY
The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital was recorded at 302 at 11 pm, on November 7, 2018, which fell in the ‘very poor’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control … READ FULL STORY
The ailing Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) has decided to develop a five-acre plot it owns in New Town in the city’s fringes and sought expression of interest (EoI) from developers. The bourse has floated … READ FULL STORY
Changing landholding rights from leasehold to freehold would enable Noida residents to have more control on their property and also help the city emerge as an attractive real estate destination, according to experts. All … READ FULL STORY
The Noida Authority, on November 1, 2018, gave its in-principle approval to the conversion of land holding rights, from ‘leasehold’ to ‘freehold’, subject to a nod from the Uttar Pradesh government, according to officials. … READ FULL STORY
