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Demolish illegal construction near Qila Rai Pithora : HC

New Delhi: The Delhi high court has ordered demolition of unauthorized construction on government land near Rai Pithora Fort, which is named after the second-last Hindu king of Delhi, Prithviraj Chauhan. Abench headed by Justice GS Sistani directed the South … Continue reading

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Colonies on govt land to pay heavy charges

NEW DELHI: Urban development minister Arvinder Singh Lovely on Thursday laid out the roadmap for regularization of unauthorized colonies in the assembly. As per it, residents of 583 colonies will have to pay hefty charges, while those in the 312 … Continue reading

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Approval for 900 illegal colonies in Delhi from month-end

New Delhi: The process of regularising as many as 900 unauthorised colonies is expected to begin by the end of this month, Delhi Urban Development and Revenue Minister A K Walia said on Thursday. The boundaries of these 900 colonies have … Continue reading

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Greater Noida Authority cracks whip on properties violating norms

Greater Noida: Following in the footsteps of Noida Authority, even the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority has decided to crack the whip on all property owners violating civic norms, encroaching on government land and operating illegally from non-conforming areas. The Authority has warned … Continue reading

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Cops to book top Noida authority officials for Sec 37 hotel land scam

Noida: The Noida police will book more than a dozen top officials of the Noida authority for allowing the construction of a hotel on government land. The district administration on June 9 sealed the hotel, Golf View, in Sector 37.  … Continue reading

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Land still a worry for regularized colonies

New Delhi: Even as the Delhi government gears up to regularize 600 of 1,639 unauthorized colonies by July end, residents of neighbourhoods like New Mahavir Nagar and Krishna Park Extension — legalized over 30 years ago — are still facing … Continue reading

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Illegal colonies: Delhi govt seeks revision of guidelines

New Delhi: Delhi urban development minister A K Walia, along with six MLAs, met Union minister Kamal Nath on Friday to seek a revision of the regularization guidelines for unauthorized colonies. Sources said the revision was sought in view of … Continue reading

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Government plans tax on vacant land to check hoarding

New Delhi: The government is considering a ‘vacant land tax’ to check largescale hoarding of land and to generate resources to revamp crumbling urban infrastructure. The Planning Commission’ steering group has suggested that the new tax should be based on … Continue reading

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Gujarat govt sells 2,736 hectares in Dholera SIR

Gandhinagar: Infrastructure major, Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and two other private firms have agreed to accept the Gujarat government’s offer to buy large tracts of land within the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), located at a distance of 140 kilometres from … Continue reading

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Illegal structures torn down

Noida:  The Noida Authority has made plans to not only conduct a sealing drive for unauthorized commercial units operating out of residential plots, but also against all encroachers. To send the message across to all such norm violators, acting against illegal colonizers … Continue reading

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