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Shalini Nair
The writer is a gender studies PhD scholar at the University of Sussex, UK
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In 3 years,many more coaches to handle the rushSubscriber Only
May 10, 2010 03:05 IST
In another three years,the crowd on Mumbais local trains is set to go down by a sixth,with a World Bank loan clearing the decks for the next phase of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project.
Mon, May 10, 2010Bid to raise housing stock by developing in restricted zoneSubscriber Only
May 06, 2010 23:44 IST
Grappling with dwindling land resources,the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority has asked the government to allow it to create affordable housing stock in Mumbais No Development Zones.
Thu, May 06, 2010Draft rules: use public finances,develop on CRZ-2 landSubscriber Only
April 28, 2010 23:25 IST
The Centres draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules,2010,have cleared the decks,conditionally,for the redevelopment of dwellings in areas affected by CRZ-II norms...
Wed, Apr 28, 2010Housing societies to be charged Rs 100/sq ft for extra floor spaceSubscriber Only
April 24, 2010 01:42 IST
With a view to unlocking the value of its land and using it for upgrading the infrastructure,the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority...
Sat, Apr 24, 2010Too few guests,so not as many new hotels as city expectedSubscriber Only
April 23, 2010 23:28 IST
Mumbais hotel industry has seen supply grow at only half the pace estimated earlier,with demand not yet having picked up enough since the terror attacks and the global economic crisis.
Fri, Apr 23, 2010Affordable housing: 4 projects on pvt land get MHADA nodSubscriber Only
April 21, 2010 01:40 IST
Shalini Nair April 20 The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has given the first four projects,out of many in the pipeline under its joint venture for affordable housing in privately-owned land pockets,its sanction. The projects,all the four in Thane,will cumulatively create 1,500-odd budget homes,which MHADA will sell through a draw of lots. Over […]
Wed, Apr 21, 2010Small flats in demand,big ones in supplySubscriber Only
April 16, 2010 02:19 IST
With most realtors launching only premium projects,nearly half of Mumbais total housing stock today comprises apartments with three or more bedrooms,though these represent only 15 per cent of the total demand.
Fri, Apr 16, 2010Municipal axe falls on first of 40 illegal buildings in BandraSubscriber Only
April 13, 2010 00:47 IST
Civic sledgehammers on Monday began to pull down the first of 40 illegal buildings in the Naupada area of Bandra following a public interest litigation in the Bombay High Court alleging that the 13-year old...
Tue, Apr 13, 2010
Have permission to go higher in BKC: developersSubscriber Only
April 12, 2010 23:50 IST
The swanky glass and steel office buildings in the Bandra Kurla Complexs 178-hectare G block can now scale several floors higher,with the Civil Aviation Ministry having eased the vertical limit on five projects,the developers of some of these projects say.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010Rs 50 crore for 3 acres: BEST sells to Indiabulls at half priceSubscriber Only
April 09, 2010 23:40 IST
BEST on Thursday auctioned a three-acre commercial plot at its Santacruz bus depot,on the prime SV Road,for Rs 50 crore to Indiabulls Real Estate.
Fri, Apr 09, 2010
Few takers for extra built-up space at BKC,scheme extended by a yearSubscriber Only
April 08, 2010 23:45 IST
The cash-strapped Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has extended for another year till March 2011 a scheme that gives additional built-up space to developers of projects in the commercial business district of the Bandra Kurla Complex.
Thu, Apr 08, 20103 years after 1st phase,state takes Chaityabhoomi project forwardSubscriber Only
April 02, 2010 23:40 IST
The Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority has sought Coastal Regulation Zone clearance for phases two and three of the Chaityabhoomi beautification project...
Fri, Apr 02, 2010Buy 18,000 sq ft,get 10,000Subscriber Only
March 31, 2010 23:47 IST
Aspiring homebuyers,already grappling with spiralling prices,have a new problem: developers are jacking up the saleable area in most new projects by unrealistic proportions.
Wed, Mar 31, 2010District-level watchdogs to protect coastal zone from illegal sand miningSubscriber Only
March 29, 2010 05:01 IST
Special bodies at district level will monitor illegal sand mining and other violations of Coastal Regulation Zone norms.
Mon, Mar 29, 2010Real estate prices back at pre-slump peakSubscriber Only
March 22, 2010 01:10 IST
Steadily spiralling realty rates in Mumbai have bounced back to their peak 2008 levels before the market was hit by a downslide that had brought with it a glimmer of hope for home buyers.
Mon, Mar 22, 2010Not 101-storey tower but FSI to touch skySubscriber Only
March 15, 2010 04:08 IST
Unusually high Floor Space Index in the commercial districts of Bandra Kurla Complex and Nariman Point is nothing new.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Dharavi masterplan: 5 sectors,7 bidders,staggered tendersSubscriber Only
March 12, 2010 23:44 IST
The sub-committee of secretaries for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project has recommended that the government go ahead with its original five-sector plan for the 2-sq-km slum,but with significant changes in the bidding process.
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
More luxury homes than city needs: analystsSubscriber Only
March 08, 2010 02:27 IST
Till two years ago,Darabsha Lane with its dozen tenanted low-rises stood out on Napean Sea Road,otherwise always the address of the well-heeled.
Mon, Mar 08, 2010
No bids for BKC plot on the blockSubscriber Only
March 04, 2010 23:34 IST
Not one of eight potential buyers has bid for a commercial plot on the Bandra Kurla Complex,the date for submission having passed on Tuesday.
Thu, Mar 04, 2010Short last year,stamp duty flows in againSubscriber Only
March 03, 2010 01:58 IST
Stamp duty collections have picked up again,having fallen way short of targets last year,though this is not necessarily an indicator of stability in the realty market,analysts have cautioned.
Wed, Mar 03, 2010
Builders keep proposals on hold till they can go higherSubscriber Only
March 02, 2010 22:24 IST
Proposals for buildings in the island city have fallen in recent months to a fraction of the usual count,with developers keeping their plans on hold in anticipation of a policy that would give them a higher vertical limit.
Tue, Mar 02, 2010South Mumbai high: Rs 100-cr flatsSubscriber Only
February 24, 2010 00:52 IST
Each luxury flat in the 27-storey building costs as much as 1,500 low-income flats in Ghatkopar.
Wed, Feb 24, 2010After March,no office to register marriagesSubscriber Only
February 23, 2010 23:30 IST
From next month,couples may not be able to get their marriage legally registered unless the BMC takes up the job assigned to it.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010Foreign tenants? Stony looks in tony MumbaiSubscriber Only
February 22, 2010 04:12 IST
In the wake of terror attacks,especially after the one in Pune,some housing societies and flatowners in Mumbai have put an embargo on renting apartments to foreigners....
Mon, Feb 22, 2010State seeks right to clear 250 coastal zone projectsSubscriber Only
February 18, 2010 23:42 IST
The state government has sent the Centre a list of 250 ongoing and new infrastructure projects under the Coastal Regulation Zone and sought permission to issue environmental clearance for these instead of waiting for the Centre to do so each time.
Thu, Feb 18, 2010Journalism of Courage
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