Tuesday, April 5, 2011

NEWS UPDATE ON April 5, 2011

Regularization of illegal buildings to prove expensive
TOI, Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: Traders in Ahmedabad may be rejoicing that the recently-sealed illegal business establishments will soon be regularized. The state assembly had cleared the bill to regularize such structures.


Greater Chennai, bigger challenges
Times of India
CHENNAI: There is some disturbing news from Chennai's neighbourhood. ... need of the hour," says Raj Cherubal of non-government organisation City Connect. ..

PCMC collects record property tax, octroi in 2010-11
Times of India
PUNE: In the year 2010-11, the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has collected record octroi revenue of Rs 913 crore and property tax of Rs 160 ...

211 candidates in fray for 33 GMC seats
Times of India
GANDHINAGAR:The 33 seats of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC), which go to poll for the first time on April 19, will have 211 candidates in fray. Both the BJP and the Congress are contesting on all the seats of this civic body which is the ...

Dubious record
Deccan Herald
China, which once had this dubious distinction, has now managed to bring down the number ofaccidents and deaths on the road. But the numbers are increasing in India every year. It is not only absolute numbers which are increasing. ...

Experts to discuss sustainable urban living
Times of India
Delegates from other cities of Gujarat are also attending the meet to be inaugurated by Gujarat's minister of transport Ranjit Gillitwala and Sanjivi Sunder, a fellow of The Energy Research Institute (TERI). Meanwhile, the SMC has decided to publish a ..

Narrow-minded plan for BRTS
Pune Mirror
A couple of months after giving the green signal to 27 Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) routes, city fathers have suddenly realised that the roads are too ...

Low floor buses to go hi-tech with cameras, GPS
Times of India
... the next stop on time," Preeti Mathur, Deputy Commissioner, BRTS said. She said, "With the help of this new system, diesel average.

Civic body drafts law to make public info on its assets, finances, works
Indian Express
Enactment of the law is a mandatory under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). At present, two projects are in progress in the city under the scheme — while one is pertaining to upgradation of water supply infrastructure for proper ...

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