Empty stalls on the pavement outside FD Block park in Salt Lake after the civic administration asked vendors to shift out Kolkata: Illegal stalls, occupying road space and pavements in Salt Lake, have started moving out after instructions from the civic administration. So far, encroachments had reportedly been cleared of two stretches, one of them…
Together, the five proposals account for 11,948sqm of land being brought under settlement zoning, of which 6,974sqm comprises natural cover and 4,974sqm comprises orchard land Panaji: The town and country planning department has approved the conversion of another 11,948sqm of land from orchard and natural cover to settlement zone under Section 39A of the Goa…
Varanasi: In an encounter conducted by a joint team of Kerakat and Gaurabadshahpur police stations, with the cooperation of the SWAT/SOG and surveillance team, four hardened criminals, including an illegal arms smuggler and an inter-district robber, were arrested on Friday in Jaunpur district. The police seized three illegal pistols, 10 country-made pistols, shells/cartridges and two…
The development permission investor facilitation cell (DPIFC) will function under the office of the chief town planner and coordinate with govt departments to obtain the required approvals Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt will set up a nodal agency under the urban development department (UDD) to help investors obtain various permissions and no-objection certificates for their projects….
Chandigarh: Senior Punjab Congress leader and Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Friday demanded that the “mask video” released by chief minister Bhagwant Mann be sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Chandigarh for an independent forensic examination.CM Mann on Friday released footage to prove that an actor with a mask was in…
Bringing the villages back under PMRDA will make approvals more accessible while ensuring that a single planning authority oversees future development Pune: A proposal to the state urban development department from Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) will seek the transfer of 117 villages under Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation’s (MSRDC) special planning authority for…
The alleged embezzlement came to light earlier this month after claims of financial irregularities were raised in the public domain, prompting the Trust to initiate an internal inquiry before seeking an SIT probe. LUCKNOW: The eight accused arrested in the alleged donation theft at the Ayodhya Ram temple were produced before a court in Ayodhya…
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court has called upon the state govt to respond to a petition contesting a demolition notice served to the Peer Mohammad Shah Jilani Dargah, located in the Ramgarh area of Jaisalmer district. During a hearing Tuesday, the vacation bench presided over by Justice Baljinder Singh Sandhu instructed the state to file…
Katchatheevu island transfer to Sri Lanka ‘dark chapter’ of Congress: BJP (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: With Congress in office in Kerala and part of govt in Tamil Nadu, BJP fired a twin salvo at the party and alleged that its decisions have harmed the interests of the two states. BJP said it was the 52nd anniversary…
An Indian-origin man was injured after a shooting in the Cidade Nova area of Odivelas, Portugal. This led to a police investigation and a wave of unverified claims circulating on social media.The victim has been identified as Kishore Gujarati. He was shot in Odivelas, a city in the Lisbon metropolitan region, and was taken for…
