Mumbai: A former Union Ministry official told a judicial panel here on Monday that the Adarsh housing society has to be demolished as it does not have environmental clearance.
Former Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) director Bharat Bhushan told the two-member inquiry commission set up by the state government to probe into the scam, that the Adarsh building stands in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and hence environmental clearance is mandatory.
"The building has not obtained any clearance from the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA). The MCZMA has not sent any recommendation to the MoEF regarding clearance to be given to Adarsh," he said.
He said that when the Adarsh scam broke in October 2010, the MoEF had asked for a report from the secretary of the department of environment who is also the chairperson of the MCZMA. The report stated that no clearance was obtained or given to the plush 31-storey Adarsh building in South Mumbai....
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08:58 PM, Aug 06, 2012
New Delhi: The controversy over a DGCA note on beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines refused to die down on Friday with new DGCA chief Prashant Sukul saying there was no such document and his predecessor E K Bharat Bhushan seeking a probe into whether it was removed from the official file. "I have gone through the papers and files. I also had an enquiry conducted. .... Unfortunately, we have found no such...
06:12 PM, Jul 20, 2012
New Delhi: EK Bharat Bhushan, who was abruptly shunted out as the Director General of Civil Aviation recently, is being shifted to the Steel Ministry, official sources said on Friday. Bhushan will take over as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser (AS&FA) in the Steel Ministry, swapping postings with Machendranathan who would join the Civil Aviation Ministry in his position as Additional secretary. Both Bhushan and Machendranathan belong to the 1979...
08:28 PM, Jul 13, 2012
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11:57 PM, Jul 12, 2012
The letter accessed by CNN-IBN reveals that the Vijay Mallya-owned airline had been served a notice of 15 days to pay the salaries and dues of its employees. ...
11:09 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Serious questions are now being raised against Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh. Is air safety being compromised to shield Kingfisher Airlines? CNN-IBN has accessed the file noting of former DGCA E K Bharat Bhushan that makes it clear that the DGCA boss was sacked a day after he drafted a warning to kingfisher airlines threatening termination of licence. The file noting signed by Bhushan says, "Kingfisher has...
09:34 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Former Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Bharat Bhushan had signed a letter and given it to the Additional DGCA in which it was pointed out that the troubled Kingfisher Airlines had failed to comply with the recovery plan. The letter accessed by CNN-IBN reveals that the Vijay Mallya-owned airline had been served a notice of 15 days to pay the salaries and dues of its employees. "Kingfisher...
02:42 PM, Jul 12, 2012
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11:51 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Mumbai: A day after the Aviation Ministry unceremoniously removed Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) EK Bharat Bhushan allegedly for his tough stance against crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines, the Vijay Mallya-promoted carrier on Wednesday said it had nothing to with his exit. "Transfer of its officials is the sole prerogative of the government. It is highly incorrect to suggest that the transfer of DGCA Bhushan was in any way connected to...
10:50 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Director General of Civil Aviation Bharat Bhushan was reportedly sacked soon after signing a letter terminating Kingfisher Airlines' licence for not paying its employees for several months. The letter terminating Kingfisher's licence was signed by Bhushan for not complying with several assurances that the operator had given that all its employees would be paid their salaries and dues. However, speaking to CNBC-TV18 Bhushan said that he had not...
06:52 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: In a new twist to the row over the removal of Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it has now come to the light that the extension given to Bharat Bhushan as DGCA was cleared by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and there was nothing wrong with the decision given by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet. Sources say that the extension was done with the approval of all the...
05:47 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Former Civil Aviation minister Vayalar Ravi on Wednesday said that the sacking of DGCA Bharat Bhushan came as a surprise to him as Bhushan was "one of the finest officers" he had known. "Bharat Bhushan is one of the finest officers... He believes in norms. When I was incharge of Civil Aviation, he took all efforts to check corrupt practices... agents. He never spared Air India. I gave...
02:27 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: The extension of Bharat Bhushan's tenure as the Director General of Civil Aviation was a procedural mistake, according to sources. The man who took on corruption in aviation, Bharat Bhushan, was suddenly removed as the DGCA on Tuesday, a week after his tenure was extended by the Cabinet. While Civil Aviation minister Ajit Singh refused to react, the Civil Aviation Ministry sources say that the extension was sought...
01:50 PM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: The man who took on corruption in the aviation sector, Bharat Bhushan, was suddenly removed as the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday. This came a week after his tenure was extended till the end of this year by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. While the reason for his removal has not been specified, sources in the DGCA say that two days ago Bhushan had...
09:14 AM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: Aviation regulator E K Bharat Bhushan was on Tuesday abruptly removed from his key position in the backdrop of his tough stance against debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines over its failure to pay salaries to its employees. In a swift move by the Civil Aviation Ministry, Bhushan, who has been the Director General of Civil Aviation for nearly two years, was replaced by Prashant Narain Sukul, a Joint Secretary in...
08:40 PM, Jul 10, 2012
Kingfisher Airlines CEO Sanjay Aggarwal on Tuesday met the DGCA over the ongoing crisis. ...
08:01 PM, Feb 21, 2012
DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan said we have to ensure that the Kingfisher airlines comes back to action. ...
03:51 PM, Feb 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was not satisfied with the crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines' reply on the flight cancellations, according to sources. Sources in the DGCA said that they wanted a detailed reply from Kingfisher on the safety of passengers. The DGCA gave the crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines time till Wednesday to submit its flight schedule with the 28 operational aircraft. DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan said that out...
12:51 PM, Feb 21, 2012
New Delhi: The DGCA on Thursday cracked the whip on airlines, saying there will be no compromise on air safety after an official audit report suggested that the financial crisis in the aviation sector may lead to safety concerns. And as worries mount for issues regarding maintenance and operations across airlines, the DGCA has clarified that Kingfisher won't be shut down. The DGCA ended speculation on whether Kingfisher airline will...
08:58 PM, Jan 05, 2012
New Delhi: Amidst the continuing financial woes of domestic airlines, the DGCA chief has said that there is no threat of any of the airlines being shut down. "There is no threat of any airline shutting down or their licences being cancelled," DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan said on Thursday. He said that all airlines were financially weak, but the DGCA will ensure that this not affect air safety. "We have...
03:50 PM, Jan 05, 2012
