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New Delhi: Delivering the special address at the ASSOCHAM Real Estate Conference 2025 on "Ease of Doing Business in Real Estate," Mr. Durga Shankar Mishra, IAS (Retd.), Former Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India & Former Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, emphasized the critical role of the real estate sector in shaping India's urban and economic future. "India's urban population is projected to grow to approximately 88 crore by 2047 under the Viksit B ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Enthused by the successful plantation of 8,000 trees last year using Miyawaki method, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has now set a target to create 20 such mini forests and plant 2 lakh trees across the City and nearby areas. This was disclosed by Mayor Sulochana Das during the launch of a massive tree plantation campaign titled 'A Tree for Mother' at Nagar Bana in Kalinga Nagar area here Thursday. The campaign, jointly organised by the BMC and Forest department, aims ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a move that could help the Mahayuti govt's prospects in the coming local body polls, the state has decided to scrap a law that prevents the fragmentation of land into tiny plots from being implemented in urban areas in Maharashtra. This will help the sale and transfer of land as small as a guntha.Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule also said that the state will now regularise land divisions of up to one guntha (1,089 sq ft) that were made before the cut-off date of Jan 1, 2025. ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a move that could help the Mahayuti govt's prospects in the coming local body polls, the state has decided to scrap a law that prevents the fragmentation of land into tiny plots from being implemented in urban areas in Maharashtra. This will help the sale and transfer of land as small as a guntha.Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule also said that the state will now regularise land divisions of up to one guntha (1,089 sq ft) that were made before the cut-off date of Jan 1, 2025. ...Read More >
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) MP Supriya Sule has raised serious concerns over the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. She termed the move an "opportunity for the EC to show full transparency and reassure the country." Sule voiced alarm over growing doubts about the integrity of India's electoral process, calling on the ECI to demonstrate impartiality and guar ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to promote rooftop and home gardening in five major cities of the state, deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Tuesday flagged off a rath (campaign vehicle) to create awareness among the citizens on the urgent need to increase the green space in urban areas. Singh Deo said green space is fast reducing with rapid urbanisation across the state. Concrete buildings and roads are eating up green spaces in cities creating urban heat island effect. "This is a novel at ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Following the violent protest at Kerala University, a case has been registered against 27 activists of the ruling CPM's Students Federation of India (SFI), including its state secretary P S Sanjeev, who has been named the prime accused, police said. The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff, police said ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 8: Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Kavinder Gupta today slammed National Conference President Farooq Abdullah for terming the Election Commission's special electoral roll revision in Bihar as "anti-Constitutional", saying such statements are not only irresponsible but also expose the NC leader's deliberate attempts to mislead the public and undermine the democratic process. In a press release issued here today, the BJP leader said it is unfortunate that a senior ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: To enhance urban greenery and promote sustainable living, deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo on Tuesday inaugurated a campaign vehicle dedicated to the promotion of rooftop gardening in the city, a press release said.The initiative, funded under the state plan scheme for innovative projects, is being implemented by the Central Horticultural Experiment Station (ICAR-IIHR), Bhubaneswar.Addressing the gathering at Krushi Bhawan, Singh Deo, who holds the agriculture and farmers' empower ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday asserted that pure electoral rolls are inevitable for strengthening democracy. Notably, the Mahaghatbandhan-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress alliance have called for a Bihar bandh against the SIR on Wednesday. "Pure electoral rolls are inevitable for strengthening democracy," the CEC said. On June 24, the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued instruction ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 8 (PTI) National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday termed as "anti-Constitutional" the decision of the Election Commission to undertake special intensive revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. "More than 1.50 crore Biharis are working outside their state. How will they fill the form (for enrolment)? How will they vote? Where will they get the certificates for their deceased parents?" Abdullah asked. The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir was talkin ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 8 (PTI) Realty firm Sobha Ltd has reported an 11 per cent increase in sales bookings to a record Rs 2,078.8 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal year as housing demand continues to be strong. Its sales bookings or pre-sales stood at Rs 1,873.7 crore in the year-ago period. The Bengaluru-based company sold 14.44 lakh sq ft area in April-June period of this fiscal year as against 11.75 lakh sq ft, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. During the June quarter, Sobha com ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 8 (PTI) Realty firm Sobha Ltd has reported an 11 per cent increase in sales bookings to a record Rs 2,078.8 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal year as housing demand continues to be strong. Its sales bookings or pre-sales stood at Rs 1,873.7 crore in the year-ago period. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 8, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Tuesday Lucky Draw Results Declared, Check Winners List With Ticket Numbers. The Bengaluru-based company sold 14.44 lak ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha has moved the Supreme Court challenging an Election Commission's order directing for special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has also approached the apex court against the EC's order. In his plea filed through advocate Fauzia Shakil, Jha said EC's June 24 order be quashed for being violative of Articles 14, 21, 325 and 326 of the Constitution of India. The Rajya Sabha MP said that ...Read More >
PATNA: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday claimed that the initial phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in election bound Bihar has been completed, with the forms having been made available to all the eligible electors. Further, the EC asserted that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was "being implemented smoothly at the ground level" and "there is no change in instructions". The EC on June 24 issued instructions to carry out an SIR in ...Read More >
Puri: Lord Jagannath and His Siblings Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra were adorned with 208 kg gold ornaments during the 'Suna Besha' ritual on chariots Sunday, an integral part of the annual Rath Yatra festival in Puri. The devotees can have 'darshan' of the deities from 6.30 pm to 11 pm, said the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA). According to temple sources, the deities adorn around 30 different designs of ornaments which include gold, diamond, silver and other precious metals. ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 6: TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday alleged that ECI's order for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was intended to deprive the bonafide young electorate from voting in this year's polling, and the panel's next target would be West Bengal. Moitra, who has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the ECI, alleged that it violates several provisions of the Constitution and the Representation of People (RP) Act, 1950. "They (EC) have now introduced it t ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 6 (PTI) TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday alleged that ECI's order for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was intended to deprive the bonafide young electorate from voting in this year's polling, and the panel's next target would be West Bengal. Moitra, who has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the ECI, alleged that it violates several provisions of the Constitution and the Representation of People (RP) Act, 1950. "They (EC) have now introduced ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 6 (PTI) TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday alleged that ECI's order for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was intended to deprive the bonafide young electorate from voting in this year's polling, and the panel's next target would be West Bengal. Moitra, who has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the ECI, alleged that it violates several provisions of the Constitution and the Representation of People (RP) Act, 1950. Also Read | No Change in Instr ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 6 (PTI) The Election Commission on Sunday asserted that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was "being implemented smoothly at the ground level" and "there is no change in instructions". The EC on June 24 issued instructions to carry out an SIR in Bihar, apparently to weed out ineligible names and ensure only eligible citizens are included in the electoral roll. In a statement here, the EC made it clear that while voters were required to "submit their docume ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 5 (TI) The Association of Democratic Reforms has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Election Commission's direction for a Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, of electoral rolls in Bihar. The EC on June 24 issued instructions to carry out an SIR in Bihar, apparently to weed out ineligible names and ensure only eligible citizens are included in the electoral roll. Bihar goes to the polls later this year. The NGO has sought the setting aside of the order and communication, a ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Cities in India will be redeveloped through the Centre's Urban Challenge Fund, under which Rs 1 lakh crore will be allocated. The funds will be utilised to improve the infrastructure of the cities, Union minister for power, housing and urban affairs Manohar Lal Khattar said on Friday. The minister also underlined the need for making urban local bodies self-reliant. He said that while these bodies receive a fixed amount of funding from the central and state govts, achieving true self-rel ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The city, which is growing at a rapid pace, stands at a crossroads where it can learn from several innovative urban management practices of other Indian cities to tackle its own challenges. At the national conference of urban local bodies in Manesar on Thursday, mayors and municipal corporations from across the country shared their strategies, offering valuable insights for Gurgaon to consider.Surat generates Rs 140 crore from selling sewage-treated water to industries and has introduce ...Read More >
Pune: As per Pune Municipal Corporation's latest Environment Status Report (ESR) 2023-24, the city houses as many as 55,81,578 trees, with the figures showing a steady annual increase.But for a city that claims to host over 55 lakh trees, deteriorating air quality makes the essential act of breathing rather difficult for residents.Even as the civic body boasts of planting lakhs of trees and expanding the city's green footprint, the on-ground reality is riddled with data inconsistencies, opaque p ...Read More >
PNN Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 2: Fredun Pharmaceuticals Limited (BSE - FREDUN | 539730), a diversified global healthcare company, Fredun Retail Private Limited (FRPL), has taken a significant step toward expanding its consumer-centric portfolio with the acquisition of a controlling interest in One Pet Stop Private Limited. The transaction was executed through wholly owned subsidiary, Fredun Retail Private Limited (FRPL). This acquisition marks FPL's formal entry into the organized pet ...Read More >
Digvijaya Singh, a senior Congress leader, has threatened legal action by the INDIA bloc if the Election Commission of India (ECI) doesn't address their concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Singh alleges the NDA government is attempting to disenfranchise marginalized voters ahead of the state elections through this drive.Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said all constituents of INDIA bloc may knock the door of judiciary against the ...Read More >
Chennai: Chennai's first batch of electric buses hit the roads on Monday, with 120 non-AC low-floor buses flagged off by chief minister M K Stalin from the newly upgraded Vyasarpadi depot.While these buses feature modern amenities like a kneeling mechanism for easier boarding by senior citizens, women, children, and persons with disabilities, they lack air-conditioning -- a feature now standard in cities like Delhi and Mumbai. The kneeling function lowers the floor by another 250 mm, making the ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: In a tragic incident that has sparked outrage among environmentalists, a golden jackal was crushed to death by a speeding vehicle around midnight on Sunday near DPS Flamingo Lake, Nerul. The accident occurred on the service road parallel to Palm Beach Road, an area known for its rich biodiversity. According to a volunteer from the Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA), the jackal was hit on its back by an unidentified four-wheeler, leaving it badly mangled. The volunteer rushed to the ...Read More >
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Bengaluru Crime: A woman's body, believed to be between 30 and 35 years old, was found stuffed inside a sack and dumped in a garbage truck in Bengaluru early Thursday. The identity of the woman is yet to be confirmed. Police said the sack was discovered by BBMP sanitation workers who immediately alerted the authorities. The body was found with her hands and neck tied, raising strong suspicion of murder. Officials stated that the body had been placed inside a gunny bag before being thrown into t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The announcement of special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar by the Election Commission has stirred a fresh political bickering match in the state which is scheduled to go into a high-stakes assembly election at the end of the year.The poll body has taken up the mantle of weeding out foreign illegal migrants from the voting list of six states -- starting from Bihar.However, the opposition has caste apprehension over the timing of the review and said that the last revisio ...Read More >
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