Tag: Himachal Pradesh

Rera

Himachal HC imposes penalty for delay in RERA appointment

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh High Court came down heavily on the state government on Friday for its failure to act on two major administrative concerns the delay in appointments to the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) and the controversial six-month extension granted to Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena, despite a pending CBI charge sheet against him. “The government is playing hide and seek, Himachal High Court remarked as the court pulls up the state for defiance, seeking notification by June 25. In a strong rebuke during the resumed hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), the division bench of Chief Justice…

Residential

Hamirpur civic body to allot house numbers after property survey

HAMIRPUR: The Hamirpur Nagar Nigam will soon allot house numbers to all residential properties in the city following the completion of an ongoing property measurement survey, a senior official said on Thursday. Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-Commissioner of Hamirpur Nagar Nigam, Abhishek Garg, said the process of assigning house numbers will begin as soon as the ward demarcation and property survey are completed. “As soon as the ward demarcation and property survey is completed in Nagar Nigam Hamirpur, city dwellers will be allotted unique house numbers,” Garg said. “This will also involve updating decades-old records of the residents.” Garg said that a…

Residential

Himachal Pradesh CM distributes land ownership rights to 25 people in Kinnaur

SHIMLA: Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday distributed land ownership certificates to 25 beneficiaries in Kalpa block of Kinnaur district. The certificates were distributed under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which have been pending for many years. He said that under the Act, land leases have already been allotted to 460 individuals across the state. Addressing a gathering in Kalpa, he stated that, for the first time in 75 years, Shipki-la was being opened to tourists who can now visit the mountain pass simply by carrying an AADHAR card and token. “This will give an added boost to the…

Regulatory

Himachal Pradesh cabinet approves amendments to town planning rules

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Monday approved amendments to the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning Rules, 2014, to restrict the construction of buildings on the valley side of the Shimla Municipal Corporation area. According to the new provisions, such constructions must be at least a metre below road level. The amendments aim to preserve the valley’s aesthetic appeal for visitors, according to a statement. In its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the Cabinet also approved the Pashu Mitra Policy, 2025, under which 1,000 posts of ‘pashu mitras (multitask workers)’ will be filled in the animal…