Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, on June 13, 2019, launched 118 websites that would enable citizens to get building plan approvals, diversion of land use change and other related permissions through online submissions, avoiding … READ FULL STORY
The Karnataka government is mulling over making it compulsory for commercial buildings in rural areas to implement rainwater harvesting, as part of its effort to build a water-secure future for the state, rural development … READ FULL STORY
The Karnataka government, in its memorandum to the centre, has sought a financial assistance of Rs 2,064 crores, to provide relief to farmers hit by drought during the rabi season. While the model code … READ FULL STORY
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench, headed by chairperson justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, has directed the Union Environment Ministry to file a report on the finalisation of eco-sensitive zone in the Western Ghats, within … READ FULL STORY
It has been two years since the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) came into force across the country and the centre’s aim to enforce it in every state, is gathering visible momentum. … READ FULL STORY
A politician involved in the real estate business in Karnataka, has been arrested for defaulting on tax of Rs 5.4 crores, the Income Tax (I-T) Department said, on March 27, 2019. The politician, who … READ FULL STORY
The Supreme Court, on March 11, 2019, dismissed a plea by the Karnataka government, seeking vacation of a stay on the proposal to pump secondary treated water from its sewage treatment plants (STPs) in … READ FULL STORY
While the ratio of working males in India is higher in comparison to women, yet, a recent report (Bankbazaar-Moneymood 2019) indicates that when it comes to taking a home loan, women borrowers have outpaced … READ FULL STORY
Decks have been cleared, for the implementation of the two-decades-old suburban railway project for Bengaluru, with contentious issues being sorted out at a meeting jointly chaired by railway minister Piyush Goyal and Karnataka chief … READ FULL STORY
The Karnataka cabinet, on January 10, 2019, approved the proposal to change the alignment of the metro rail from KR Puram to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), which will increase its length by another … READ FULL STORY
The taxation on property purchase, has become much simpler than it was before. With the roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), several taxes previously applicable on real estate purchase (VAT, service tax, … READ FULL STORY
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
The Karnataka government, on December 17, 2018, informed the assembly that it was mulling creating an industrial node, in association with the centre, in about 12,000 acres of abandoned land of Bharat Gold Mines … READ FULL STORY
