Mumbai: Thane civic body forms special squad to curb unauthorised constructionsThe Thane Municipal Corporation has established a special squad to combat unauthorized construction in Diva and Mumbra, responding to numer...
24 Aug, 2025, 04.40 PM IST
Concerns of irregularities, China link found in probe into Thailand earthquake building collapseAn anti-corruption agency had previously flagged concerns about irregularities in the construction of a Bangkok skyscraper that collapsed d...
31 Mar, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
People paying price for unsafe construction: Rahul Gandhi on coaching centre incidentRahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, expressed his condolences over the deaths of three IAS aspirants who drowned in a floo...
28 Jul, 2024, 01.03 PM IST
Earthquake footage shows Turkey's buildings collapsing like pancakes. An expert explains whyThe first quake, near Gaziantep close to the Syrian border, measured 7.8 in magnitude and was felt as far away as the UK. The second occurr...
07 Feb, 2023, 11.04 AM IST
Profiles of water samples of Joshimath, NTPC project site differentThe NIH's observation is significant as it comes amid widespread allegations that the crisis in Joshimath was caused by the NTPC's Tapovan-...
18 Jan, 2023, 08.29 PM IST
NBCC Green View residents demand full refund after eviction from unsafe buildingWhile passing the order for eviction of residents from Green View on February 17, 2022, the District Magistrate and Chairperson of District...
31 Mar, 2022, 03.21 PM IST
Old Parliament 'unsafe'; new building, Central Vista Avenue to be completed on time, says PuriStressing upon the need of a new Parliament building, the Union housing and urban affairs minister said that the current one is "unsafe" as...
09 Oct, 2021, 08.25 PM IST
Nashik: NMC starts giving nod for repair of buildings, demolition of unsafe structuresThis includes the works related to protection of building, shuttering, water proofing, flood protection, propping and structural repairs of...
30 Apr, 2020, 01.39 PM IST
Mumbai: Urgent pre-rain building work like water-proofing can resumeThe state government already permitted pre-monsoon work by BMC and other agencies. With the monsoon a month away, the government is focusin...
29 Apr, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
21 Kendriya Vidyalaya buildings found unsafe in audit: HRD MinistryThe maximum of these decades-old buildings are in Maharashtra (8), followed by Assam (3), according to Human Resource Development Ministry ...
23 Jul, 2019, 12.06 PM IST
Tell petitioner why unsafe building was not razed: CIC to South Delhi Municipal CorporationThe Information Commissioner ordered that an updated action taken report on the issue be given to the applicant and reasons for not demolis...
30 Dec, 2017, 07.07 AM IST
Delhi government lifts ban on illegal construction registrationDelhi govt has lifted the ban on registration of properties that have been booked for unauthorized construction by the municipal corporatio...
15 Apr, 2015, 11.07 AM IST
Supreme Court to hear pleas of Noida authority and homebuyers against Allahabad High Court's Supertech towers razing orderThe SC will tomorrow hear pleas, challenging the Allahabad High Court's order to demolish Supertech's two under-construction 40-storey towe...
04 May, 2014, 10.37 AM IST
516 Lutyens' bungalows to be rebuilt at an estimated cost of Rs 3000 croreAt least 516 bungalows are proposed to be dismantled and rebuilt with modern specifications like earthquake resistance at an estimated cost...
06 Jan, 2014, 07.10 PM IST
Delhi polls: Health Minister A K Walia's constituency to witness tough poll battleOne of the most thickly populated areas in the city, unregulated constructions and inadequate infrastructure are the major issues for the c...
26 Nov, 2013, 01.19 PM IST
- Secunderabad Collapse: Death toll rises to 17; GHMC starts demolition drive
The death toll in the collapse of a Secunderabad hotel building mounted to 17 today with four more bodies being pulled out.
09 Jul, 2013, 09.36 PM IST
Building collapses in east Delhi, one killedA four-storeyed building collapsed in east Delhi's Jafrabad area in the wee hours today, leaving more than a dozen people injured.
06 Jul, 2013, 12.29 PM IST