Following the Bombay High Court order asking Hiranandani builders to construct homes for the weaker section, a state teachers’ union has written to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to consider teachers from government-recognised schools for these flats whenever they are built and ready to be allotted.

Hearing three public interest litigations (PILs) claiming that the Hiranandani group had constructed more spacious apartments than mentioned in the agreement with the state government, the HC on Wednesday directed that the realty group would have to provide 15 per cent of the total developed space to the government at the rate of Rs 135 per sq ft

With pressure mounting on the government to grant “limited” relaxations for new constructions in Shimla’s green belt — where construction work was banned in 2000 — Himachal Pradesh government may w

Real estate developer Kamrup Housing group has said it will invest about Rs.220 crore in developing two housing projects in Greater Noida and Guwahati.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that it has sought police protection for laying down the water pipes to 11 residential buildings in Goregaon that have been without a connection, allegedly, for nearly two years.

Mantri Realty Limited (MRL) and its director Ranjit Rane had moved the Bombay High Court against the alleged inaction on part of the corporation that had left 400 families living in the residential towers high and dry. Their lawyer A M Vernekar had said the buildings had to be provided tanker water and packaged drinking water by the builder.

Real estate developer Kamrup Housing Projects will invest about Rs 220 crore to develop two housing projects in Guwahati and Greater Noida over the next 3-4 years.

“We are developing a housing project in Guwahati. We have already acquired the land and received all necessary approvals from the authorities. It will require us to invest about Rs 100 crore to complete the construction work,” Kamrup Housing Projects (KHP) Managing Director Shridev Sharma told PTI.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) on Thursday announced that it would launch housing schemes in Mansarovar, Pratap Nagar and Indira Gandhi Nagar this year in the city.

During the budget meeting the RHB said it would construct 7,917 houses across the state and passed the budget of Rs 631crore. According to officials, the board will construct 4,605 for lower income group (LIG) and economically weaker section (EWS).

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared decks for the NTPC’s R29,700-crore investment plan by upholding the central utility’s decision to disqualify Ansaldo Caldaie from bidding for the bulk supply of 660 mw super-critical boilers.

The state-owned power generator was unable to award the contract that included 11 supercritical boilers and an equal number of supercritical turbines of 660 mw each, to be built locally, pending the disposal of the matter by the apex court.

Observing that water is a part of the constitutional right to life, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for allegedly refusing to provide water c

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petitions filed by Emaar MGF Land, Sandur Power Company and others seeking to stall the ongoing CBI probe into the land allotments made to these