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Bonacaud Housing Revamp in Thiruvananthapuram by December

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Law and Industries Minister P Rajeeve has announced that the renovation of the dilapidated housing units linked to the defunct estate in Bonacaud will be completed by December. He mentioned that the workers will receive their renovated homes as a New Year gift. While inaugurating the renovation project, Rajeeve asserted that the government is committed to reopening the tea estate. The renovation encompasses 43 housing units that will benefit 186 families, costing Rs 4 crore, with Rs 2 crore contributed by the plantation department and Rs 2 crore from the labour department’s Plantation Workers Relief Fund. The District Construction…

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SC orders action on illegal building in Thiruvananthapuram

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Supreme Court has ordered the city corporation to take decisive action against a commercial building that was constructed in violation of civic regulations. The court also dismissed an appeal from G. Mohandas, a Thiruvananthapuram building owner, who sought to overturn criminal proceedings regarding the building’s alleged illegal construction. The bench, featuring Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, upheld a prior Kerala High Court ruling from January 16, 2024, which declined to intervene in the matter. Prosecutors allege that Mohandas acquired a renovation permit under false pretenses and used it to demolish an existing structure and erect a new…

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Thiruvananthapuram Tops State in Home Registrations

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a significant boost to the capital’s real estate sector, Thiruvananthapuram has taken the lead in residential project registrations under the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) for the first half of the year. From January 1 to June 30, the state capital recorded an impressive 1,068 residential units—marking the highest in the state and the only district to exceed the 1,000-unit milestone. The latest data, released by the state government via the K-RERA website on Monday, shows Thiruvananthapuram’s ongoing momentum in real estate development. Ernakulam followed with 887 units, while Kozhikode saw 632 units, signaling a robust urban…