Maharashtra minister on the run as court cancels bail
August 7th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Minister of State for Transport Gulabrao Deokar of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is on the run after the Bombay High Court cancelled his bail ... Read more...
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NCP minister arrested for housing scam, resigns
May 21st, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jalgaon (Maharashtra), May 21 (IANS) Jalgaon Police Monday arrested Minister of State for Transport and senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Gulabrao Deokar for his alleged involvement in a 1997 ... Read more...
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Maharashtra plans low-cost houses for Mumbai mill workers
May 1st, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) As Maharashtra turned 52 Tuesday, the government said it would provide low-cost housing to mill workers and free houses to kin of mill workers who died ... Read more...
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Dikshit slams Lokayukta, calls his action ‘motivated’
March 27th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit slammed the state Lokayukta for seeking the review of his recommendations to President Pratibha Patel to censure her, saying his ... Read more...
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Will make Delhi slum-free, says Dikshit
February 10th, 2012 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday said the city government will try to make the capital slum free at the earliest."The Delhi State Industrial and ... Read more...
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Chinese banks lend $27 bn for low-cost housing
January 31st, 2012 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) Chinese banks lent 175.1 billion yuan (about $27 billion) to construct low-cost houses in the country in 2011.The money accounted for 50.1 percent of the sector's ... Read more...
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South African team envisages interest in low-cost housing scheme (With images)
January 24th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A South African delegation Tuesday evinced interest in a low-cost housing scheme being executed by the Delhi government, saying it could be replicated in its ... Read more...
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China to build 36 mn low-cost houses
March 7th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 7 (IANS) China will build 36 million affordable houses over the next five years, an official of China's top planning body has said.Some 20 million low-cost houses will ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out in Mumbai’s slum area
January 1st, 2011 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
By RitvickMumbai, Jan.1 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in slum area of Mumbai on Saturday morning.Firemen rushed to the spot to control the situation.A. N. Shinde, Deputy Fire Officer said more ... Read more...
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Maharashtra head-loaders call off strike (Lead)
October 25th, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Vashi (Maharashtra), Oct 25 (IANS) More than one lakh head-loaders across Maharashtra, who launched an indefinite strike Monday, called off the agitation by late evening after assurances from the state government that ... Read more...
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Head-loaders go on strike across Maharashtra
October 25th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Vashi (Navi Mumbai), Oct 25 (IANS) More than one lakh head-loaders across Maharashtra went on an indefinite strike Monday, demanding better wages and housing facilities from the state government.The strike, if ... Read more...
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Malaysian body to build 1,000 homes in Pakistan
October 5th, 2010 - 7:10 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 5 (IANS) A Malaysian organisation would help Pakistan build 1,000 low-cost houses for homeless people in the flood-affected areas, a media report said.The Malaysia Relief Agency (MRA), which had ... Read more...
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‘1,024 units for slum dwellers within six months’
September 7th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Over 1,000 low-cost houses will be ready for slum dwellers in the capital within six months, Delhi Urban Development Minister A.K. Walia said Tuesday.
Walia said Delhi ... Read more...
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Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit feels dream of turning the capital into world class city coming true
August 15th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.15 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday said that her dream of making Delhi a world-class city was "finally coming true" as the city has witnessed rapid development ... Read more...
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Delhi to be slum free in next four years: Dikshit
August 15th, 2009 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Delhi government is all set to allot around 10,000 low-cost houses to the poor and to make the national capital a slum-free city within the next ... Read more...
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Asbestos makers say vested groups maligning them
June 19th, 2009 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
By Sanjay Singh
Hyderabad, June 19 (IANS) Fearing a ban on asbestos-based products, their manufacturers Friday said vested groups were painting asbestos as a harmful substance, and hinted that the steel industry ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb welcomes private investment in low-cost housing
November 3rd, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Welcoming more private investment in low-cost housing, West Bengal chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattcharjee here Monday exhorted everyone involved in the real estate business to ensure housing for the ... Read more...
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Nearly 110,000 urban poor join queue for Delhi’s low-cost flats
August 11th, 2008 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) As many as 109,632 people have bought application forms in the hope to own one of the 10,000 low-cost houses the Delhi government is building for residents ... Read more...
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Stampede for DDA forms, police cane-charge people
August 7th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) At least 10 people suffered minor injuries Thursday when police cane-charged to control a large crowd at the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) northwest Delhi office jostling to ... Read more...
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10,000 low-cost houses to be sold in Delhi
August 5th, 2008 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi government Tuesday began the sale of application forms for allotment of 10,000 low-cost houses aimed at making a slum-free national capital. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila ... Read more...
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Myanmar to build low-cost houses for cyclone victims
June 21st, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Yangon, June 21 (Xinhua) Myanmar is reclaiming land in cyclone-hit areas to build up to 100,000 low-cost houses for those rendered homeless in last month's Cyclone Nargis, weekly news magazine Voice reported ... Read more...
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Malaysian, Indian firms to tie up for housing project
May 24th, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, May 24 (IANS) Malaysia's Emkay Group and Bangalore-based Embassy Group are planning to build low-cost houses in southern India, adding to their joint ventures in both countries. The first venture ... Read more...
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Matheran Realty to construct low cost houses in Mumbai
March 8th, 2008 - 12:22 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, March 7 (IANS) City-based real estate major Matheran Realty Pvt Ltd (MRPL) Friday announced the launch of an integrated mega-township project in collaboration with a British partner targeting the low-income groups. ... Read more...
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