Everything you need to know about Harmu Housing Colony: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Harmu Housing Colony: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) The country's largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), Saturday the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should become the sole regulator for all home loan institutions - banks as well as housing finance companies.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities markets Wednesday crossed the 20,000-level-mark for the first time in more than three months on the back of sustained buying from foreign institutional investors (FIIs) and positive global cues.
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) India's largest mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Wednesday said its net profit increased 17.27 percent to Rs.1,555.21 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2013.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Destitute women will now get some reprieve with the National Commission for Women and a public sector company coming together to build shelters for them across India, a minister said Tuesday.
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) City based Sundaram BNP Paribas Home Finance will get a capital infusion of Rs.100 crore from its two promoters while it would borrow around Rs.3,950 crore, said a top company official.
Washington, Apr. 25 (ANI): Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's paid speaking circuit has begun.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) To identify and remove bottlenecks in the way of economic expansion, the Planning Commission will launch jointly with India@75 foundation an initiative - India Backbone Implementation Network (IBIN) - on April 19.
Kochi, April 14 (IANS) Veteran comedian and character artiste Innocent, who was suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, says he is cured now and ready to put on the grease paint again.
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) At least two children died and six people were injured after a major fire broke out in a sprawling slum cluster in west Delhi's Narela area Friday afternoon. Four fire service officials also sustained minor injuries when an angry mob attacked them, a fire service official said.
Affordable housing is the key to India's realty industry being able to change lanes to the fast track but cost escalations due to delayed permissions, lack of access to cheap credit and shortage of building material are proving to be major hurdles. The solution: Policy changes covering land to lending.
Washington, Apr. 2 (ANI): Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will give her first paid speech since leaving the State Department later this month in Dallas.
Washington, Apr. 2 (ANI): Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will give her first paid speech since leaving the State Department later this month in Dallas.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) A former finance company executive, accused of a Rs.1.5-crore fraud, has been arrested, Delhi Police said Sunday.
Dar es Salaam, March 29 (IANS) Over 60 people were trapped when a 16-storey building collapsed Friday in downtown Dar es Salaam.
Seoul, March 28 (IANS) South Korea's finance ministry Thursday slashed its 2013 growth outlook for the country to 2.3 percent from an earlier estimation of 3 percent, citing uncertainties in the global economy and risk factors in the domestic economy such as massive household debts and the sluggish real estate market.
Washington, March 28 (IANS) US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will offer a new and simplified loan modification initiative to help troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes, authorities said.
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The government will soon set up a single-window clearance system to cut delays in obtaining permits for housing projects and check cost escalation, Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said here Sunday.
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken today said that his ministry was in the process of formulating a single window system for clearance of real estate projects throughout the country.
Washington, March 22 (IANS) US house prices maintained a moderate growth in January on a seasonally-adjusted basis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken today said that his ministry will frame "Slum Upgradation Index" city wise and state wise for monitoring periodically the up gradation of slums in the country.
London, March 20 (IANS) Britain's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation grew by 2.8 percent in February, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) The public sector undertakings (PSUs) in Himachal Pradesh continued to drain on fund-starved government with their cumulative losses standing at Rs.2,188 crore till March 2012, says a report.
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) New home prices rose steeply in more Chinese cities in February, putting the government in an increasingly complex situation of regulating the bubble-ridden market, official data showed Monday.
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) New home prices rose steeply in more Chinese cities in February, putting the government in an increasingly complex situation of regulating the bubble-ridden market, official data showed Monday.
New York Mar. 16 (ANI): Photographers, film-makers, models and actors, who are sneaking into Catacombs of Paris, are being busted on a daily basis for performing sleazy "art" sessions among its six million human skeletons, according to reports.
Bhubaneswar, March 13 (IANS) Tata Housing Development Company Limited, a key player in India's real estate sector, Wednesday announced the launch of an integrated residential complex here.
New Delhi, Mar. 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken, who delivered a keynote address at the India Conference held at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School campus, wowed the audience by talking about how India and its policymakers took a decade to accept that urbanization is inevitable and how that sentiment has changed drastically today when everybody understands that urbanization is actually desirable.
New Delhi, March 5, (IANS) Experts and professionals in urban planning will participate in an international conference March 13-15 to improve India's cities, organisers said Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Drive against counterfeiting and smuggling can generate huge revenue for the exchequer and help contain fiscal deficit, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said Monday.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Around 500 graphic artists and painters Sunday expressed their thoughts in the form of graffiti and paintings on a kilometre-long wall on Delhi University's north campus.
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) For sustainable urban growth, inclusion of the poor and participatory planning will help create healthier and sustainable cities, Minister for Housing and Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said Tuesday.
New York, Feb 18 (ANI): Jay-Z and Beyonce, who toured Michael Jackson's 2,700-acre Southern California estate, Neverland Ranch, could be interested in buying it, according to Jackson family sources.
London, Feb 18 (ANI): Jay-Z and Beyonce, who toured Michael Jackson's 2,700-acre Southern California estate, Neverland Ranch, could be interested in buying it, according to Jackson family sources.
New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation will organize a two-day international conference on "Inclusive Urban Planning" from February 18-19 here at Vigyan Bhavan.
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Finance company Magma Fincorp has acquired Religare Finvest's Rs.250-crore auto lease business, it said Wednesday.
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) Legislators belonging to opposition DMK party were evicted Tuesday from the Tamil Nadu assembly after they held a demonstration against the ruling AIADMK inside the house.
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A 52-year-old debt-ridden businessman committed suicide here Thursday evening by shooting himself in the head at his residence, police said.
Chennai, Jan 16 (IANS) The government should choose people with intricate knowledge of the insurance industry to revamp the vigilance departments in six state-run companies in the sector, say experts.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) The central government Thursday enhanced the allocation under its flagship rural housing scheme Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) from Rs.45,000 to Rs.70,000, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said.
LIC HFL Assistant Recruitment 2013 notification has been released. The last date for submitting online application is 22nd January 2013 and candidates can apply online for this post.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) can boost the government's flagship programme "Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)", union Minister for Housing and Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken said here Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken Thursday asked Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna to halt the eviction of slum dwellers and vendors.
New Delhi, Dec 27 (ANI): Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh will inaugurate the National Data Dissemination workshop organised by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India at the Hotel Ashoka here on Friday.
Patna, Dec 18 (IANS) A father Tuesday demanded death sentence for his son for allegedly killing his step-mother and two step-sisters in the Bihar capital.
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Describing street vendors as a "neglected lot", Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken Thursday said the government would launch an "innovative" loan scheme for them who live under the reign of fear and terror of municipal bodies and police.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The government said Tuesday it is planning to bring a new law to provide livelihood rights and social security to vendors and hawkers in cities and towns across the country.
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Ajay Maken Thursday said that the biggest challenge before policy makers and industry was to meet the housing shortage of 18.78 million at the beginning of 12th Five Year Plan period.
Ahmedabad, Nov.27 (ANI): Gulbarg Housing Society riot victim Zakia Jafri on Tuesday lost her right tofile her protest petition against the Special Investigation Team (SIT's) closure report on the riots case against Gujrat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Damascus, Nov 20 (IANS) At least three people were killed and 11 wounded when a roadside bomb ripped through a bus in a suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus, Xinhua reported.
London, Nov. 17 (ANI): A British man who was demoted at work after he expressed his opposition to gay marriage on Facebook was punished unlawfully for 'doing nothing wrong', a UK judge has ruled.
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) The US Federal Housing Administration (FHA) plans to take a series of measures to improve its financial situation after posting huge deficit in insurance fund Friday.
Islamabad, Nov 16 (IANS) At least 28 suspected robbers were arrested Friday during robbery attempts in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, police said.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The government Wednesday revised upwards its income criteria for defining beneficiaries under its housing scheme, categorizing as "economically weaker" those earning up to Rs.1 lakh a year and lower income group those earning between Rs.1 lakh to Rs.2 lakh.
New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ajay Maken inaugurated HUDCO Build Tech - 2012 at India International Trade Fair (IITF) here today.
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Tuesday said that real estate developers and builders must pay Value Added Tax (VAT) on all property deals between 2006-10.
Sydney, Oct 30 (ANI): Australian men remain almost twice as likely to be in full-time employment than women, a report has claimed.
New Delhi, Oct. 28 (ANI): New Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Veerappa Moily on Sunday said inflation in the country revolves around the prices of petroleum products, which needs to be curtailed, as its burden falls directly on the common man.
Ludhiana/New Delhi, Oct. 28 (ANI): Supporters of newly appointed ministers celebrated across the country after Sunday's swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (ANI): With the reshuffling of the Union Cabinet on Sunday, ministers, first timers, and coalition partners of the UPA-II regime assured they would work with full dedication and honesty regardless of the portfolios given to them.
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) The US house prices continued its moderate growth in August on a seasonally adjusted basis amid record low mortgage rates, the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) reported.
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) With an aim to target home loan seekers, the Central Bank of India will host an exhibition to attract customers, an official said.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) There's hope for married couples forced to share living space with other adults in a single-room house: The government is planning to offer them highly subsidised bank loans to build additional space. India has close to 15 million married couples who share living quarters with other adults for want of housing.
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) At least 13 more people were killed in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Tuesday in a spiralling violence blamed on target killings and abductions.
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IANS) National Housing Bank (NHB), a regulator for housing finance companies, Wednesday said it is aiming to disburse about Rs.17,000 crore as refinance support to banks and housing finance institutions in 2012-13.
Madrid, Oct 10 (IANS) Housing sales increased by 3 percent in Spain in August 2011 as compared to the same month of the previous year, marking the first increase after 17 months of decline in a row, the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) reported.
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) A one-year-old girl, Aarushi, died after falling into an open sewer outside her house in Rajveer Colony in Kondli area here Tuesday morning, police said.
Jaipur, Oct 3 (IANS) Rajasthan Wednesday approved a bill that proposes stringent punishment against women being branded as witches and subjected to other atrocities in the state, officials said.
Havana, Sep 28 (IANS/EFE) Between January and August of this year, Cuban notaries handled some 45,000 property transactions, with gifts of real estate exceeding sales, an official with the justice ministry said.
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) To help bridge the housing shortage of over 18 million units, the government is planning to modify the rent control law to encourage owners to rent out their homes.
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) Hailing the UPA government's decision to allow FDI in retail as the right move, the housing developer community Thursday called for accelerating the economic reforms process by covering the realty sector too.
Dubai, Sep 17 (IANS) Housing and food prices in Dubai is similiar to some of the world's costliest cities like New York and Zurich, a Swiss study revealed Sunday.
New Delhi, Sep 5(IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi government and a power discom for not extending any medical aid to a person who sustained injury after a 90 feet-long electric pole fell on him.
Ranchi, Sep 3 (IANS) One person was killed and several others, including policemen, were injured here Monday in a clash during a protest against land takeover, police sources said.
Shimla, Aug 29 (IANS) With the state government deciding to repeal the act that regulates property business in Himachal Pradesh, the realty sector is likely to come to a standstill in the picturesque state - at least for a year.
Sydney, Aug 28 (IANS) New home sales in Australia posted a weak result in July, giving up much of the strength gained in late 2011-12, according to a report released Tuesday by the Housing Industry Association (HIA).
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) Singapore's economy would expand by 2.9 percent this year before firming up to 3.4 percent in 2013, and Singapore has ample policy space to mitigate the effects of a steeper global growth slowdown or financial turmoil, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.
BJP Delhi Pradesh President Vijender Gupta has said that Delhi Development Authority has completely failed to solve the housing problem in Delhi and develop the capital during the last 55 years of its existence.
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) The Karnataka government Thursday waived interest on farm loans availed from state cooperatives by around 1.5 million farmers reeling under severe drought across the state.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who was addressing the nation record 9th time from the rampant of Red fort, only the third person after Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Late Indira Gandhi, to address the nation most of the times, today said that there is a need of political consensus to resume the economic growth of India which has become sluggish due to impact from eurozone and global meltdown............
Ottawa, Aug 15 (IANS) Housing market in Canada will lose some of momentum for development next year, the country's national housing agency predicted.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The government will soon launch a housing scheme to provide housing loans to the poor in urban areas, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Aug 14 (IANS/CMC) Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), basking in the glory of its first Olympic gold medal for 36 years, has showered teenage javelin champion Keshorn Walcott with a number of gifts, including a million dollars in cash and TT$2.5 million (US$390 000) home in a high end residential area.
Madrid, Aug 10 (IANS/EFE) The volume of home sales in Spain fell last month to 25,405, a drop of 11.4 percent compared with July 2011, the National Statistics Institute said.
Washington, Aug. 8 (ANI): A town in Connecticut, United States, is being sued for allegedly discriminating against minorities in an effort to keep its black population 'so low that it does not register above zero percent,' according to a federal complaint.
Sydney, Aug 7 (IANS) Construction activity in Australia fell in July for the 26th straight month because of ongoing poor demand for work and subdued workloads, a survey released Tuesday by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) showed.
New Delhi, Aug.2 (ANI): Delhi's Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan visited the Geeta Colony Bridge over the River Yamuna on Thursday, to take stock of reported gap in its construction.
Sydney, July 30 (IANS) New home sales in Australia rose for a second consecutive month in June, an association said Monday.
Mumbai, July 24 (IANS) LIC Housing Finance Tuesday said its profit fell by 11.32 percent to Rs.227.74 crore in the April-June 2012 quarter as compared to Rs.256.50 crore in the corresponding period of last year.
London, July 21 (IANS) A 37-year-old woman minister, who wore a knee-length floral summery dress and high heels to parliament, faced a barrage of wolf-whistles from male MPs when she stood up to give a speech.
London, July 21 (ANI): MPs in France were plunged into a sexism row after newly appointed Minister of Territory Equality and Housing Cecile Duflot was leered at in the Parliament.
Jerusalem, July 15 (Xinhua-ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday characterized as "a personal tragedy" an incident in which a man set himself on fire at a social welfare protest in Tel Aviv the night before.
Islamabad, July 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan housing minister Faisal Saleh Hayat reportedly continues to use 12 of the 18 government vehicles which were in his personal use when he was a minister.
Patna, July 7 (IANS) A journalist and his pregnant wife were beaten by their landlord here over a dispute over vacating their rented house, police said Saturday.
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A day after the West Bengal government alleged that the erstwhile Left Front rulers had given flats to its leaders and ministers at throwaway prices, the opposition CPI-M countered Friday by saying the flats were sold to tenants to save the excess subsidies for maintenance.
New Delhi, July 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for extending the scheme of interest subversion of one percent on housing loans up to 15 lakh rupees for the year 2012-13. The cost of the house should not be exceed 25 lakh rupees.
Mumbai, June 30 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday appeared before the two member judicial commission probing the Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai.
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, taking stock of the situation after a fire ravaged the state secretariat, Friday said all efforts will be made to normalise working of the Mantralaya at the earliest.
The fire that broke out on Thursday afternoon in the Maharashtra Mantralaya or secretariat building has been doused today morning after the marathon efforts of the fire fighting team comprising the team of the fire brigade, the police, an Indian Navy team and Force One commandoes and 41 fire tenders from Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, and other agencies. It claimed three lives in which two have been identified and over a dozen injured. The numbers of missing person have yet not been confirmed.......................
New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): India and Botswana on Monday decided to actively collaborate and share experiences in the field of human settlements.
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) A 30-year-old former journalist was arrested for duping unemployed youth by promising them government jobs using fake government documents, police said Friday.
