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‘Behind these buildings, there's only loneliness’: Noida woman on life in high-rise societies

August 15, 2026 7:04 pm

The woman, Namita Shukla, also pointed to how disconnected neighbours can become, even when they live just across the hallway or in the flat opposite.

Delhi sinking fastest among Indian megacities due to ‘excessive groundwater withdrawal’: Study

November 04, 2025 3:38 am

Around 1.7 million people likely exposed to risk

HC orders demolition of 26-storey tower in Kolkata over ‘construction violations’

September 03, 2025 3:24 am

The high-rise building in the Elita Garden Vista society has 233 apartments, a commercial plaza and parking space for 269 cars

Telangana High Court halts construction of high-rise project citing major regulatory lapses

August 29, 2025 6:57 pm

Justice K Vijaysen Reddy questioned GHMC’s move to extend permissions for two more years in June 2025 without addressing the earlier stop-work order issued in May 2025.

Chandigarh MC okays e-auction of unipole ad sites, high-rises in pocket no. 6 in Manimajra

July 01, 2025 3:53 am

A proposal to set up a new 60-tonne-per-day horticulture waste processing plant was also brought before the House but could not gain consensus

HC slams BMC over Tardeo high-rise 'lawlessness,' says occupants living without fire nod, OC for 18 floors at 'own risk'

July 01, 2025 11:05 am

The bench expressed “surprise” after reviewing a BMC joint inspection report highlighting gross violations by developer Satellite Holdings, noting the building only had a part Completion Certificate (CC) from ground to the 16th floor

Dhvani Bhanushali recalls getting a 'headache on site' in her 76th-floor Mumbai home; experts share long-term impact of living in high altitudes

August 17, 2024 1:29 pm

Anything above 3,000 meters, depending on an individual's age, acclimatization capacity, and underlying health issues, will definitely cause people to experience some sort of a challenge," said Dr Ladhani.

Mumbai: Fire in highrise damages several flats

February 28, 2016 1:32 am

The fire brigade sent eight fire engines and five water tenders to the spot.

State govt to challenge SC ruling

January 02, 2014 3:59 am

SC order also ruled that the developers keep at least six metres of space on one side of the plot to enable fire-fighting.

DMRC high-rise plan near DU campus hits a roadblock

March 01, 2010 12:45 am

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) plans to construct three 14 to 16-storied buildings in the parking lot behind the Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station has stirred a hornet’s nest.

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