An Indian man hailing from Andhra Pradesh, who used to run a liquor store in the US, was found dead at the shop under suspicious circumstances following which the police opened a homicide investigation. ...
10:35 AM, Dec 31, 2012
Old Bridge: Unhappy with his life as a Marine stationed in California, Terence Tyler posted a question three years ago on Twitter: "is it normal to want to kill ALL of ur coworkers?" Struggling with depression, he left the Marines and recently started working at a supermarket in New Jersey. On Friday morning, Tyler shot two co-workers and himself, police said. The 23-year-old, clad in desert camouflage gear, opened fire...
06:56 PM, Sep 01, 2012
Hyderabad: Justice Samudrala Govindarajulu of the High Court on Thursday granted conditional bail to Koneru Rajendra Prasad, an industrialist and accused in the APIIC-Emaar township scam. Rajendra Prasad was arrested by the Central Bureau of the Investigation in November 2011 and was the first to be arrested in the case. The CBI charged that Prasad, a promoter of Stylish Homes Real Estate Private Limited, collected Rs 96 crore from the...
12:29 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Johannesburg: Selling of T-shirts carrying objectionable slogan referring to the gruesome murder of an Indian-origin lady have sparked a fresh controversy in South Africa, attracting criticism from different sections of the society, including that from the victim's family. The apparel with the message "Dewani Tours - treat your wife to a killer holiday" apparently refers to the killing of Indian-origin honeymoon bride Anni Dewani in Gugulethu township of Cape Town...
12:59 PM, Jun 25, 2012
HYDERABAD: A division bench of the AP High Court comprising Chief Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice P V Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday granted stay on an order of the single judge who had stayed a GO of the state government issued to restrain the authorities from registering the plots/flats in Emaar Hills Township project.High Court Judge L Narasimha Reddy, on March 13, had directed owners of plots and villas...
08:35 AM, Apr 25, 2012
Hyderabad: Congress Rajya Sabha MP K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao on Monday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Emaar-APIIC township scam. KVP, as he is popularly called, appeared before CBI officials in response to a notice issued by the investigating agency. He was questioned for over three hours at Dilkusha guest house, the agency's camp office. Later, Rao told reporters that he was called as a witness in...
07:01 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Mumbai: Lavasa, India's first planned hill city, being built in Maharshtra's Pune district, is now one step closer to reality. The Union Environment Ministry on Wednesday gave conditional clearance to the project. The Lavasa township got the clearance to the Environment Ministry, subject to additional conditions, after several months of being mired in controversy. It's a project that has seen many legal twists and turns in the last two years....
07:44 PM, Nov 09, 2011
Pune: A district court will hear the Maharashtra government's application against Lavasa, the ambitious hill city project set in the outskirts of Pune city, on Tuesday. The Prithviraj Chavan government had filed a criminal complaint against Lavasa Corporation and its promoters for alleged violations of the Environment Protection Act. The Maharashtra government initiated proceedings against Lavasa promoters. They have named six officers and all nine directors of Lavasa including Ajit...
08:41 AM, Nov 08, 2011
New Delhi: A Pune court adjourned the hearing of the case against Lavasa promoters on Friday. The court said it will hear the case on Saturday after scrutinising the application filed by the Maharashtra government. The Maharashtra government initiated proceedings against Lavasa promoters in a Pune court, sources said on Friday. They claim that six officers and all nine directors of Lavasa including Ajit Gulabchand and Annirudha Deshpande have been...
02:33 PM, Nov 04, 2011
As the Maharashtra government is set to begin criminal proceedings against Lavasa, chief Ajit Gulabchand says injustice is being done. ...
11:45 PM, Nov 01, 2011
New Delhi: Sources in the Maharashtra government on Monday said that the state will take credible action against Lavasa Corporation based on the Centre's orders. Speaking to CNN-IBN, the sources said that the state government is likely to file a case under the Environment Protection Act in Mumbai. They added that the government has to obey the directives set by the high court hearing the case. The Sources also said...
10:12 AM, Nov 01, 2011
Mumbai: In its latest order, the MoEF denied clearance to Lavasa saying credible action was not taken by the state government against the violations. The future of the 4000 crore project now lies in the hands of the Bombay high court which is expected to hear the case this week. Speaking to CNN-IBN Chairman of Lavasa corporation Ajit Gulabchand hit out at the government saying delays such as these could...
07:44 AM, Oct 18, 2011
Mumbai: Dark clouds seem to be once again looming large over Hindustan Construction Company's ambitious Lavasa Lake City project, as the Maharashtra Government plans to file an environmental violation case against the company in Pune court on Tuesday. "We are preparing documents to file a case against Lavasa Corporation for violating Environment (Protection) Act 1986. Most probably, we will file a case against the company tomorrow," State Environment Minister Sanjay...
11:29 PM, Jun 13, 2011
New Delhi: The Environment Ministry has asked the Maharashtra government to take action against Lavasa Corporation for constructions at its hill project in Pune without green nod. Lavasa Corporation is continuing construction despite a showcause notice earlier for violating green norms. It has asked the Secretary of the Maharashtra Environment department to take action. The Ministry had ruled earlier this year that construction at Lavasa was in violation of the...
06:38 PM, Jun 10, 2011
New Delhi: Pune's Lavasa township may have been billed as India's newest hill station but now it battles to clear its name from environmental violations. Lavasa promises to be a dream getaway but opposition elsewhere is disturbing the peace. Villagers from Lavasa led by activist Medha Patkar staged protests in Nagpur where the winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly is underway, alleging lack of adequate compensation. But the company also...
11:37 AM, Dec 02, 2010
Integrated townships should be given incentives at par with infrastructure. ...
02:07 PM, Feb 15, 2010
The state govt scrapped a proposed IT township project on Monday. ...
11:19 AM, Sep 12, 2009
A gated township is a self-contained town with schools, restaurants and malls. ...
02:09 PM, Aug 04, 2008
England legend Geoffrey Boycott feels hosts India are red-hot favourites to win upcoming four-Test series against the Three Lions. ...
12:07 AM, Jul 19, 2008
Melbourne: There will be no respite for the umpires who will be officiating in the tri-series involving India, Australia and Sri Lanka as the Decision Review System (DRS) won't be used during the 15-match tournament in February due to refusal by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). All the three teams need to agree to use the DRS in the tri-series but it's Australia and Sri Lanka...
11:12 AM, Apr 04, 2008
