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Friday, August 15, 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

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.