With land parcels in core city areas becoming saturated, developers are using transferable development rights (TDRs) and floor space index (FSI) to build vertically in the city’s periphery In Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, 4,164 homes are worth Rs 33,000 crore. That is less than 1% of the 5.05 lakh units registered in the twin cities. Yet…
Kolkata: Bengal’s 7th Pay Commission will examine an overhaul of the pay structure of state employees, including raising annual increments from the existing 3% to at least 5%, aligning pay levels with those of central staffers and recommending a standing order on Dearness Allowance (DA) that will ensure any central hike is automatically applied at…
Pune: Commuters are preferring shared cabs along cities other than Pune-Mumbai route over past few years. Some of the new cities that have emerged such as Nashik, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Kolhapur.Earlier, regular commuters used shared cabs for travelling from Pune to Mumbai but now techies and even traders prefer shared cabs to smaller cities on…
FIR registered against two trek operators and four teachers Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant has directed authorities to take action against all those responsible for the drowning of 17-year-old student Rahul Bind during a Higher Secondary school-organised trek to a waterfall in Valpoi, Sattari.Goa Police has registered an FIR against two trek operators and four…
Surat: Residents of around 40 housing societies in Parvat area have intensified their campaign against recurring creek floods, holding late-night meetings over the past week to chart their next course of action.In the meetings, the residents agreed to shell out Rs 100 per home as donation to run the movement. Organisers said the gatherings are…
Mrunal Thakur was recently spotted at a cafe and that started speculations about her cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was also seen leaving the same cafe. Mrunal has now dismissed these rumours. he 34-year-old actor was recently linked to the 24-year-old cricketer after a video of their separate appearances at the same location surfaced online. The…
FBI Director Kash Patel is scheduled to visit Russia in mid-October. FBI director Kash Patel is planning to visit Russia in mid-October at a time when Washington and Moscow continue to be at odds over the war in Ukraine, Politico reported, calling any such planned visit from the FBi chief as “unusual and sensitive”. Patel…
To identify a suitable industry partner, IN-SPACe has issued an expression of interest (EoI) inviting proposals from eligible Indian entities to operate and manage the new launch complex, which is being built primarily for launches involving small rockets. BENGALURU: Space promoter-cum-regulator IN-SPACe has begun the process of handing over the operations and management of the…
Lucknow entrepreneur says, ‘Get a job first’ The debate around jobs and entrepreneurship has found a new talking point online. While starting a business is often associated with taking risks and backing your own ideas, one entrepreneur’s advice is far more practical: spend some time working first.A video featuring Lucknow-based entrepreneur Akash Singh has sparked…
At last, a day that clicks. Mercury helps you sharpen your thinking and the Moon is a great supporter of completion, which means that loose ends will begin to tie up, without too much pressure away from you.You feel a sense of satisfaction in the air, as if pieces scattered across the table have finally…
