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Bengaluru to Hire Urban Designers for City Development

Certainly! Here’s a rewritten version of the provided content: BENGALURU: In a significant development, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will officially appoint urban designers and planners for the first time to enhance city infrastructure, including its roads, public spaces, and mobility networks. This initiative introduces specialized Urban Design Cells, signaling a transformative approach to urban planning in Bengaluru. Traditionally, issues like potholes, flooding, inadequate footpaths, and traffic chaos were often attributed to municipal shortcomings. However, experts have highlighted a more fundamental problem: GBA lacked trained professionals in urban design and planning. Many past engineering projects, conducted without design oversight, led…

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Lucknow body approves 7 housing projects, 1,100 EWS homes

Representative Image LUCKNOW: The city is on track to significantly expand its housing infrastructure as the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has approved land acquisition and layout plans for seven residential projects during its recent 186th board meeting, led by divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant. These developments will occur near Gomtinagar Extension over approximately 385 acres and will be managed by private developers under the Uttar Pradesh Township Policy 2023. A significant tract of land, situated alongside the Gomti River, behind the Police Headquarters, was recently cleared of illegal occupation. LDA vice-chairperson Prathamesh Kumar noted that the authority reclaimed 43.051 acres…

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52% of Pune Housing Societies Don’t Have Legal Land Ownership

PUNE: Over half of the cooperative housing societies in the city lack legal ownership of the land they occupy, a significant issue that hinders redevelopment and restricts property rights. According to the state cooperative department, 52%—or 11,956 out of 22,955 registered societies—have not received their conveyance or deemed conveyance deeds. A conveyance deed is the conclusive legal document that transfers land ownership from the developer to the housing society. Without it, these societies cannot update land records, assert complete ownership rights, or start redevelopment projects—an increasingly urgent need for aging buildings in the area. Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi has…

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Bengaluru Court Freezes Site Over Alleged Forged Land Docs

BENGALURU: The Land Grabbing Prohibition Special Court has issued a temporary injunction halting construction work by a well-known builder in Chikkabanahalli village, Bidarahalli Hobli, Bengaluru East Taluk. The court also instructed the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban and the Bengaluru East Taluk Tahsildar to provide a status report. The injunction was granted based on a complaint by social activist Paramesh, who alleged the builder encroached on government land and pathways using a fraudulent document purportedly issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban. The court’s order stated: “We issue a temporary injunction against Respondent No. 1 and any related parties,…

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NGT Stops Pune Project Over Noise and Dust Violations

PUNE: The National Green Tribunal’s Western Zone Bench in Pune has ordered a halt to construction activity at a residential project in Baner after the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) reported several violations concerning dust, noise, and construction waste norms. The tribunal issued this directive while addressing a petition from the Supreme Pallacio Cooperative Housing Society against a real estate LLP, which alleged significant pollution impacting the residents. The residents requested an interim injunction to stop construction until proper measures were taken to manage air pollution. The NGT reviewed the MPCB’s inspection report from July 15, which noted insufficient acoustic…

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ED Files Chargesheet Against Gurugram Realty Firm for PMAY Fraud

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate is anticipated to file a chargesheet soon against a Gurugram-based real estate firm and its promoters in a multi-crore money laundering inquiry linked to alleged discrepancies in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY) and fraud against homebuyers, official sources revealed on Sunday. Swaraj Singh Yadav, the Managing Director and “key person” of Ocean Seven Buildtech Pvt. Ltd. (OSBPL), was arrested by the federal agency on November 13 and is currently in judicial custody. The ED has accused Yadav of “fraudulently diverting” and laundering Rs 222 crore of homebuyers’ funds received under PMAY by canceling and…

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Critics: New Land Registry Rule Favors Big Builders in Rajasthan

Representative AI image JAIPUR: A new land registry rule introduced on Thursday by the urban development and housing (UDH) department has sparked significant backlash. Critics, including UDH officials and lawyers, claim that the regulation primarily favors large builders at the expense of smaller stakeholders and individual landowners. The controversial regulation requires that sale deeds cannot be registered without obtaining land conversion certificates, which change agricultural land into residential or industrial use. According to critics, for many small landowners—especially farmers—gaining these certificates from the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) or other government agencies is nearly impossible. A senior UDH official remarked, “This…

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Himachal Assembly Sends Land Reforms Bill to Select Committee

DHARAMSHALA | SHIMLA: On Friday, the Himachal Pradesh Assembly referred the state’s Tenancy and Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to the Select Committee following discussions. The Bill was meant for discussion and passing on the final day of the Winter Session. BJP member Randhir Sharma proposed referring the Bill to a Select Committee. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu supported the proposal, leading Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania to announce that the Bill would indeed be forwarded to the Select Committee, which will include members from both the ruling and opposition parties. This Select Committee will review the Bill and present its…

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Hyderabad’s HMDA earns ₹3,862 crore from record auctions

HYDERABAD: The land market in Hyderabad continues its upward trend, with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) completing four auction phases in the Neopolis and Golden Mile layouts, fetching a total of ₹3,862 crore and indicating strong investor confidence in the city’s growth sectors. In the final phase held on Friday, COEUS Education Management Private Limited acquired a 1.98-acre plot in Golden Mile for ₹77.75 crore per acre—₹7 crore above the starting price of ₹70 crore per acre. Since November 24, the HMDA has raised ₹3,862.8 crore from these auctions, demonstrating substantial market interest in premium, strategically located land across…

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Maharashtra Grants Legal Status to Digital Land Records

Representative AI image NAGPUR: On Thursday, the Maharashtra government officially recognized digitally signed 7/12, 8-A, and property card extracts, signifying a significant transformation in the state’s land administration. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has instructed district collectors to treat these digital land records as legally binding for all governmental bodies, courts, banks, and registration offices, thereby eliminating a process that has long been hindered by bureaucracy, delays, and dependence on manual signatures. Effective immediately, citizens can download certified copies of their land documents online via the Mahabhumi portal for ₹15. These extracts are embedded with a digital signature, a scannable QR…