Ten terrorists who held Mumbai to ransom
August 29th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
The 10 terrorists came into Mumbai from the Arabian Sea in hijacked fishing vessels and landed in the fishing village at Colaba, opposite the central government housing complex of Badhwar Park.From ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Maharashtra to probe housing quota misuse
April 4th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 4 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will probe instances of politicians and bureaucrats allegedly acquiring more than one flat under the housing quota, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here ... Read more...
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Non-planning responsible for Kashmir’s housing mess
November 8th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 8 (IANS) Haphazard expansion, chaotic living conditions and unauthorised colonies have scarred Jammu and Srinagar, the winter and summer capitals of Jammu and Kashmir respectively, with the authorities ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Low-income single women in India face tough time: Study
October 11th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) A study on the condition of low-income single women in India says that just over 26 percent of separated or divorced women apply for maintenance ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu housing scheme challenged in court
February 9th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) The Madras High Court Wednesday issued notices to the central and Tamil Nadu governments, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and the accountant general of Tamil Nadu on ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Council Tenants Could Lose Their Homes if They Get a Job
November 23rd, 2010 - 2:39 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Under new reforms which were launched today in England, both council and social tenants could lose their automatic rights to their homes if they were to become employed ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
2,200 flats to be added to Delhi’s government colony
October 13th, 2010 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) To counter the shortage of government houses in the capital, the union cabinet Tuesday approved a proposal for building about 4,550 flats in place of the existing ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Four of poverty-stricken family commit suicide
May 19th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Acute financial problems has driven four members of a family in Mumbai to commit suicide, police said Wednesday.
Bharat Ovale, 35, his wife Pushpa, 33, and two children - ... Read more...
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Government housing scheme also for middle income groups
July 18th, 2009 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Puducherry, July 18 (IANS) Apart from the earlier proposal to build 1.5 million houses for urban poor, the government will build a million affordable houses for the middle income group, Minister of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Thackerays want reservation for Marathis in state housing scheme
January 13th, 2009 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 13 (ANS) The Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have demanded reservation for Marathis in the allotment of cheap flats being sold as part of a state government housing ... Read more...
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Pressure mounts on Palin to react to racist Govt. e-mails about Obama
December 19th, 2008 - 11:36 am ICT by ANI
London, December 19 (ANI): Alaska Governor Sarah Palins critics are demanding that she respond to the circulation of racist e-mails about U.S. President-elect Barack Obama by staff members in her state''s ... Read more...
Posted in World |
JK Rowling reveals her rags to riches story
September 22nd, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): Harry Potter creator JK Rowling might have reached great heights of success but her new lifestyle is a far cry from the world she lived in when ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Keith Vaz demands Tory peer’s sack for the ‘nigger’ remark
July 9th, 2008 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) Britain's most senior Asian MP has called upon the opposition Conservative Party to sack a senior member of the upper house of parliament who mentioned the word "nigger" ... Read more...
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