Panel formed to protest VAT in Maharashtra
August 27th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 27 (IANS) Harried property buyers in Maharashtra have formed an action committee to protest against the proposed collection of VAT arrears by the state government for all kinds ... Read more...
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Haryana approves land pooling scheme for farmers
July 20th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) The Haryana government Friday announced a new land pooling scheme intended to make the landowner-farmers partners in the process of planned development of residential and industrial ... Read more...
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Reality sector resents black money accusations
May 29th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A top realty developers' association Tuesday castigated the central government for targeting it as one of the prime investment destinations for those with black money.Reacting ... Read more...
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No tax hike for Maharashtra realty sector
December 22nd, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) Reeling under severe inflationary pressures, Maharashtra's realty industry Thursday welcomed Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's assurance that the ready reckoner rates would not be revised in 2012.Ready ... Read more...
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400 Punjab educational institutes face closure?
November 17th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 17 (IANS) Education became a booming business across Punjab over a decade with the agrarian state's green fields giving way to sprawling campuses of scores of educational institutions, ... Read more...
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Now real estate sector needs reform (Comment)
October 30th, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
The Supreme Court ruling banning real estate transactions on the basis of power of attorney and making sale deed compulsory for property sale is a welcome step that will make secondary ... Read more...
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Use carpet area of house to levy stamp duty: Builders
September 21st, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) The Maharashtra Chamber of Housing Industry (MCHI) has welcomed Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's move to ensure that carpet area is used as the common measurement unit ... Read more...
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Highlights of the draft land acquisition bill
July 29th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The following are the highlights of the draft land acquisition bill that was released Friday to replace a 125-year legislation and bring make such transactions ... Read more...
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Punjab offers rebates for sugar mills in border areas
July 20th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) Setting up integrated sugar complexes in border areas of Punjab will fetch a string of incentives for the investors, a minister announced here Wednesday."The Punjab government ... Read more...
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I will answer Bhushan’s notice in court: Digvijay (Lead)
April 21st, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said Thursday that he would answer Lokpal bill drafting committee co-chair Shanti Bhushan's defamation notice in court."I have taken many such ... Read more...
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Bhushans must clarify themselves on CD row: Digvijay Singh
April 21st, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Apr 21 (ANI): Sharpening his attack against former law minister Shanti Bhushan, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, commenting on the CD controversy, on Thursday said the Bhushans must clarify themselves on ... Read more...
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I will answer Bhushan’s notice in court: Digvijay Singh
April 21st, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh said Thursday that he will answer Lokpal bill drafting committee co-chair Shanti Bhushan's defamation notice in court.
"I have taken many ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan serves notice on defiant Digvijay (Lead)
April 20th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Former law minister Shanti Bhushan Wednesday served a legal notice on Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh demanding a public apology for alleging that he ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan demands apology from Digvijay
April 20th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Former law minister Shanti Bhushan Wednesday served a legal notice on Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh demanding a public apology for alleging that he ... Read more...
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Shanti Bhushan sends legal notice to Congress leader Digvijay Singh
April 20th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr. 20 (ANI): Former Union Law Minister Shanti Bhushan on Wednesday sent a legal notice to Congress Party General Secretary Digvijay Singh, asking him to apologise for questioning his character ... Read more...
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Amar Singh challenges Bhushans to prove CD is fake
April 18th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Monday challenged the father-son duo of Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan to prove false a CD containing a conversation ... Read more...
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Digvijay Singh got figures wrong: Kejriwal
April 17th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) A day after Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh targeted civil rights activists saying they spent Rs. 50 lakh on their campaign for a tough anti-graft ... Read more...
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Why target politicians? - Digvijay asks activists
April 16th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Indore, April 16 (IANS) Hitting out at civil rights activists, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Saturday said they had spent Rs.50 lakh on their campaign for a tough anti-corruption law, ... Read more...
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Controversy casts shadow on first Lokpal panel meet
April 16th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The 10-member joint committee for drafting the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill holds its first meeting Saturday morning amid controversy over some of its members from ... Read more...
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Highlights of Maharashtra budget for 2011-12
March 23rd, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 23 (IANS) Highlights of Maharashtra's budget for 2011-12 presented by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar Wednesday:Taxes and duties:
* Liquor to cost more, as ... Read more...
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Brits using sharia law to pose as Muslims to avoid paying stamp duty
March 21st, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 21 (ANI): House buyers in the United Kingdom are reportedly using Sharia law to pose as Muslims to dodge stamp duty.According to the Daily Express, a scheme, brought in by ... Read more...
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Real estate sector needs reforms: Economic Survey
February 25th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Reforms in the real estate sector is the need of the hour for tackling issues like high stamp duty which often results in otherwise honest people ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa presents surplus budget, levies fresh taxes
February 24th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 24 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Thursday presented a surplus budget for fiscal 2011-12, with tax proposals to mobilise an additional Rs.1,020 crore.Presenting the budget in two parts, with ... Read more...
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Gujarat seeks review of court order favouring companies
February 5th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court is set to hear the state government's appeal against its earlier order prohibiting the state from collecting stamp duty from companies on imported ... Read more...
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Kerala finally clears Smart City project (Lead)
February 2nd, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The deadlock between the Kerala government and Smart City Dubai over the proposed Rs.1,500 crore Smart City Kochi project finally ended Wednesday following talks between Chief Minister V.S. ... Read more...
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Punjab eyes record stamp duty collection
November 28th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 28 (IANS) Revenue collection from stamp duty in Punjab is likely to touch a record Rs.25 billion this financial year, an official said here Sunday.Financial Commissioner (Revenue) Romila Dubey said ... Read more...
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Maharashtra builders seek to rectify anomalies in rules
November 23rd, 2010 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Builders in Maharashtra Tuesday asked the state government to remove discrepancies in the Development Control Regulations and ensure that flats were sold based on the carpet area norm.In ... Read more...
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Mamata to take up filmmakers’ tax woes with government
November 22nd, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 22 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said she will take up the film industry's concerns over taxation with the government. Her assurance came after filmmaker Yash Chopra raised ... Read more...
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Property prices to rise in Delhi, BJP protests
October 12th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Property prices are set to shoot up in the Indian capital. The Delhi government Tuesday doubled "circle rates" -- the minimum selling price of a plot.
In ... Read more...
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Delhi Government doubles circle rates by 100 percent
October 12th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday enhanced the circle rates of properties by 100 per cent.Briefing the media after the meeting, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that ... Read more...
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Jaipur Metro to dig deep in pockets of common man
August 28th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 28 (IANS) The Rajasthan government is set to introduce new taxes and other revenue measures to raise money for the Jaipur Metro, part of whose network will be operational ... Read more...
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Mother Teresa demonstrated power of compassion: Navin Chawla
August 27th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Navin Chawla, former chief election commissioner and biographer of Mother Teresa, Friday said that she will be remembered for demonstrating the "power of compassion in a ... Read more...
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Andhra sets IT exports target of Rs.70,000 crore by 2015
July 1st, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 1 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Thursday unveiled its new information technology and communications (ICT) policy, setting an export target of Rs.70,000 crore ($15 billion) by 2015 and offering sops ... Read more...
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Haryana to refund stamp duty of notified SEZs
March 16th, 2010 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 16 (IANS) The Haryana assembly Tuesday made provision for the refund of stamp duty of the notified special economic zones (SEZ) in the state.
This provision was made by enacting the ... Read more...
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Kerala asks Smart City developer to stick to agreement
November 28th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Saturday asked Smart City Dubai, the developer of a proposed IT park here, to stick to the framework agreement or else the government ... Read more...
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