Attempts were made to set fire to shanties of encroachers again on Wednesday, the second day of the eviction drive along the banks of the circular canal at Beliaghata in east Kolkata. Urban

Kerala travel and tourist demand is expected to grow at a rate of 11.6 per cent per annum over the coming decade registering the highest recorded growth rate in the world tourism sector.The State is

Though the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification was passed in 1990, its effective implementation is hindered by specific problems, State Director of Environment Dr S Balaji said in

The BHEL administration is again going to start the slum management work. The areas to be affected in the second phase of this work are Dhanvantri Nagar and Ekta Nagar. Those shifted from both these

A master plan would be prepared for overall development of the backward Mewat area of Haryana and a massive sanitation drive would also be launched there, according to the Chief Minister, Om Prakash

A new Masterplan for Ghaziabad will be ready by November this year, said Ved Mittal, chief architect and town planner for Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA). The new Masterplan, which will be

Allotment of land to private developers by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), without adequate guidelines, resulted in a loss of Rs 3.92 crore, according to a report of

Delhi Transport Corporation has got the approval to purchase 300 diesel buses to strengthen its existing fleet of inter-State bus service.DTC Chairman A J S Sahni, along with other senior officials,

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has announced a number of measures to improve the condition of slum dwellers living in resettlement colonies besides schemes for the shelter less. These

In a move that could have far reaching implications, the Tamil Nadu state government has issued two orders: one on rainwater harvesting and the other on use of groundwater in and around Chennai. The