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Saturday, September 6, 2025
TopicHousing societies

Topic: Housing societies

Mumbai homes are making a giant mess. Over 2,000 buildings being torn down, built back up

The frantic redevelopment is generating new housing stock even in saturated pockets like Bandra, Colaba, Andheri, and Chembur. Nearly 2,050 buildings in Mumbai are at various stages of redevelopment.

Noida reacts to Pune child’s death. RWAs remove balcony flowerpots

While many residents across Noida societies welcomed the decision to not place flowerpots on balcony parapets, some expressed concern about where they will now keep their plants.

Noida’s Supreme Towers society demands family’s approval for ‘bachelors cohabiting with opposite gender’

Owners' Association has instructed landlords to submit detailed tenant information. In March 2024, the association had banned bachelor guests from staying overnight without its approval.

5-yr-old’s drowning—Gurugram society pool had no fence, jacket; lifeguards were on phone

The BPTP Park Serene condominium in Gurugram's Sector 37D resonates with the slogan, 'Kabul Chawla kaatil hai, BPTP haaye haaye.' The drowning of a five-year-old in society's pool has put RWA at war with the maintenance agency.

‘Hope our dream comes true’ — 5,000 homebuyers in the lurch as Haryana planning dept blacklists builder

Accusing it of cheating & fraud, Haryana town and country planning Dept has suspended licences of Mahira Homes Pvt Ltd, besides ordering registration of FIR against the developer.

‘Dry fruits and paan money’ is here—NCR condos have a new rich vs old rich problem

The newest among the new rich are arriving in NCR's wealthy, rarified, self-contained condos. But for the old residents and the working class, they don't have enough 'civility'.

Shrikant Tyagi isn’t alone. List of complaints against Noida bahubalis is long

Residents and police in Noida speak of being 'scared' of Shrikant Tyagi. But such 'chhutbhaiyya netas' have for long been displaying power bigger than their actual power.

Dogs, cats banned: Delhi’s IFS Apartments’ rule hits residents during pandemic, some move out

Residents accuse housing society's management of 'harassing' them about keeping pets during lockdown, say they 'feel suffocated'.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.