East Delhi development projects on hold after board scrapped

Written by Jayanta Friday, 07 March 2014

( 0 Votes )NEW DELHI: Development has come to a standstill in east Delhi as the municipal corporation has cancelled all major projects sanctioned by the Trans-Yamuna Area Development Board last year. The decision was taken after Aam Aadmi Party disbanded the board during its stint in government and told the agency not to award new work. Projects ranging from...

Illegal colonies, villages to decide fate of posh South

Written by Jayanta Friday, 07 March 2014

( 0 Votes )Rural and OBC voters form a major chunk of electorate in this seat New Delhi: For those who associate south Delhi with posh residential areas, the South Delhi Parliamentary constituency could prove to be quite a misnomer. Apart from some areas such as Kalkaji, the South Delhi constituency is largely an amalgamation of unauthorised colonies, slum...

Green panel to check illegal construction

Written by Jayanta Thursday, 06 March 2014

( 0 Votes )NOIDA: The National Green Tribunal on Monday formed a panel of experts to examine unauthorized construction activities on a Sahibabad drain and over a green belt in Ghaziabad. The panel, which comprises officials of various government departments and agencies, has been directed to begin its inspection in a week. The directions were issued by a NGT...

Centre approves apartment building in prez house vicinity

Written by Jayanta Thursday, 06 March 2014

( 0 Votes )New Delhi: The Central government had last year withdrawn its objections to the construction of the apartment building in the vicinity of the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Union urban development ministry has also approved the change of land use, which was necessary for real estate major DLF to construct the building. Earlier, the security agencies and...