White-topping, tenderSURE works to be probedCM Yediyurappa says he has got several complaints about misappropriation of funds allocated for the projects.
Fate of revised master plan for Bengaluru hangs in the balance, againThe master plan provides a framework and direction for the growth and development of the city and is expected to integrate various developm...
Karnataka plans new policy for laying data cablesMeeting held with stakeholders to discuss way forward, likely to allow overhead cables in some areas.
Corporators oppose UDD plan to prosecute officers for illegal constructionsThe draft notification issued on November 27 calling for objections and suggestions from the public faced stiff opposition from Bruhat Beng...
- Bengaluru's smart city project is yet to take off
A year after the formation of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to implement the Smart City project in Bengaluru, the SPV has not got into ac...
Can legal advisors be held liable for official decisions?Government agencies including the BDA and the BBMP appoint law officers, who are mostly retired judges, on a contract basis.
No role for councillors in BBMP transfersA corporator, who has served as the chairman of a standing committee, said committees “were interfering a little too much” in routine matte...
Consumer Court Awards Rs 22L Compensation to victim of killer Bengaluru road humpSurya Prakash's father, filed a complaint with the police about the unscientific road hump and also for not providing the required indicati...
AAP government approves Rs 374 crore for three MCDsThe Cabinet accepted the formula worked out by the Urban Development Department (UDD) for allocation of the MRF share among the three corpo...
Slowdown in real estate hits Maharashtra government coffersSlowdown in the realty industry has affected the revenue collection of Maharashtra government which is already reeling under financial cons...
State-level panels and city forums to realise smart citiesCity level forum, that will include NGOs, Chamber of Commerce, women groups, tax payers association will play important role in development...
Cities raising initial fund of Rs 50 crore to be chosen for 'Smart City' projectCities having the capacity to raise an initial fund of Rs 50 crore and spend Rs 200 crore annually for next five years, will be selected.
Gujarat to adopt 'redevelopment policy' for affordable housingThe plan is to build 1 lakh affordable houses in cities like Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodara and Surat, UDD Secretary Mona Khandhar said.
Angry over missing Govt file, Bombay High Court directs FIR against officersA division bench of the HC further directed that after filing the FIR, the investigation must be completed within six months and it should ...
- Adarsh Society says it can't be demolished, has MoEF sanction
The Adarsh Society informed the Bombay HC the high-rise cannot be demolished for not having sanction of Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management...
- Ramanand Tiwari blames Adarsh Housing Society scam on Vilasrao Deshmukh
Ramanand Tiwari said that it was Deshmukh who had approved all proposals pertaining to the Adarsh Housing Society in South Mumbai.
- Adarsh Housing scam: Files go missing from Environment Ministry, Delhi office too
The construction of the building allegedly violated CRZ norms, and it allegedly got additional FSI in breach of many rules.