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Delhi’s Lal Dora villages caught between old rules and expansion plans | India News | ACTPnews
Amid the glistening, posh neighbourhoods of South Delhi lies a parallel city of narrow lanes, densely packed houses and informal construction. These are the capital’s Lal Dora villages—settlements that predate modern Delhi and continue to operate under a land framework first introduced during British rule more than a century ago. Today, hundreds…
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West Bengal govt to re-examine land ceiling Act to attract investments | India News | ACTPnews
The West Bengal government on Monday announced that it would ‘re-examine’ the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, with Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta describing the legislation as a major bottleneck to attracting large-scale investments in the state. Presenting the state budget in the Assembly, Dasgupta said West Bengal remains the only major…
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Bengal BJP govt’s first budget promises 100k jobs, DA hike for employees | India News | ACTPnews
The BJP government in West Bengal on Monday presented its maiden budget, announcing the filling of 100,000 government vacancies, a 20 percentage point hike in DA for its employees, and a ₹36,000-crore outlay for the financial assistance scheme for women, Annapurna Yojana. Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta said his government has inherited a debt…
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India’s fragmented water governance raises fiscal, credit risks: Moody’s | India News | ACTPnews
India’s fragmented water governance structure, highly subsidised pricing and slow reallocation among sectors can result in water shortage and higher risk of sustained fiscal pressure, Moody’s Ratings said on Monday. In a report, Moody’s said allocation frameworks, which govern how water supply is prioritised, priced and distributed across households, industry and agriculture, are…
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Shiv Sena Ubt: ‘Operation Tiger continues all 365 days’: Shinde faction set to induct six rebel MPs from Uddhav camp | India News | ACTPnews
Shinde faction set to induct six rebel MPs from Uddhav camp (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Six rebel Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs will officially join the Eknath Shinde-led camp on Monday afternoon, marking the second major dent to Uddhav Thackeray’s party in four years. Earlier in the day, Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik confirmed the development…
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Death toll rises to 5 in ammonia gas leak incident in TN’s Tiruvallur | India News | ACTPnews
Three more women were declared dead, taking the death toll to five, in the ammonia gas leak accident that took place at the production unit of a private fish meal export factory in Tiruvallur district on June 21, according to state Health and Family Welfare Department on Monday. The incident happened at Kannigaipair…
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‘Operation Keechad’: Congress targets BJP after Shinde camp triggers new Uddhav Sena crisis | India News | ACTPnews
Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde (R) NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday fiercely targeted the BJP over its ally Eknath Shinde-led “Operation Tiger”, aimed at further weakening Uddhav Thackeray’s camp. Referring to the BJP’s “Operation Lotus” and its push for a “Congress-mukt Bharat”, senior Congress leader Pawan Khera slammed the saffron party and questioned the “intention…
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‘Your loyalty is for sale’: Aaditya Thackeray hits out at ‘greedy MPs’ as Uddhav Sena battles fresh rebellion | India News | ACTPnews
Aaditya Thackeray accuses rebel MPs of selling loyalty, reputation amid Shiv Sena (UBT) split (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday launched a sharp attack on the party’s rebel Lok Sabha members amid the ongoing ‘Operation Tiger’ buzz, accusing them of selling their loyalty and reputation for political gain as the…
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BEST strike day 2: Mumbai commuters struggle as buses remain off roads | India News | ACTPnews
The ongoing strike by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking evoked a near-total response so far on the second day on Saturday, with only four of 2,766 buses plying on roads in the morning hours, hugely inconveniencing commuters. None of the 246 scheduled BEST-owned buses had left depots, while only…
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Weekend traffic curbs in place for Mussoorie, Rishikesh amid tourist rush | India News | ACTPnews
The Dehradun police has implemented a comprehensive traffic diversion and parking management plan for Saturday and Sunday to regulate the heavy influx of tourists heading to Mussoorie, Chakrata, and Rishikesh for the weekend, officials said. According to traffic police officials, vehicles heading to Mussoorie from Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh via the Datkali…
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