http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-02/delhi/36111049_1_uid-number-uid-enrollment-national-population-register NEW DELHI: If you are looking to register property or your marriage in the capital, biometric identity proof will be mandatory from now. This means, along with the other necessary documentation, an Aadhar Unique Identification (UID) number or an enrolment slip showing it is on its way will be essential. The revenue department took the lead, making biometric ID proof mandatory for all 20 of its services — ranging from registration of property to domicile and SC/ST certificates — from January 1. Other departments are set to follow suit soon. Those enrolled under the ongoing National Population Register of the Union home ministry will be considered too. The launch in the 11 revenue districts on Monday, however, was fraught with chaos. The biometric move was only in the experimental mode so far and most applicants who landed up at the offices of the...

NEW DELHI: Two months after making the announcement, Delhi government is yet to act on allowing sale and purchase of properties in over 300 unauthorised colonies on private land which were regularised along with 583 other such settlements. While regularising 895 unauthorised colonies, Delhi government had, on September 6, set a time-frame of one month to grant sale and purchase of properties in 312 settlements that came up on private land. Extending the provision will bring relief to lakhs of residents of the colonies as government had put the restriction after issuing provisional regularisation certificates to the colonies in 2008. Lifting the restriction will also mean residents will be able to register properties in their names which may result in escalation of real estate rates in the city. Chairing a meeting of the Task Force on unauthorised colonies, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had on September 26 directed the Urban Development department to provide relief to the ...

The minister said that he had asked his officers in the Urban Development Ministry as to why people could not get the process done on the internet. NEW DELHI: Efforts are on to create a system which would allow the conversion of leasehold properties into freehold over the internet, sparing people the pain of running from pillar to post, Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath  said today. "I am trying now, this is another problem which people have is how to change something from leasehold into freehold," Nath said while speaking at a function organised by the  Indian Chamber of Commerce . The minister said that he had asked his officers in the Urban Development Ministry as to why people could not get the process done on the internet. "I asked them why should they come to office, come here go there and all this. It should all happen on the internet and the regulation, if you are following, a lot of people come, no problem but yet they are struggling. Going her...

Indians prefer second-hand property: Study - Economic Times : MUMBAI: While buying a house, majority of the Indians prefer a ready-to-move property than new launches, a recent study has said. "About 74 per cent home buyers across India are negotiating for a ready-to-move property," real estate market news portal Track2Realty's survey titled 'Home Buyer's Satisfaction Index' said. The survey says out of the remaining 26 per cent, who opted for new launches for price discounts, as many as 82 per cent were now repenting their decision, mainly due to delays in the project completion. The survey was conducted in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Patna. About 68 per cent of buyers prefer ready-to-move property because they could avail of tax benefits only after getting the possession of the house, it says. "Saving tax on the EMIs is one of the big reasons why eight out of 10 plan their house buying," it poi...

A benevolent law, enabling needy and deserted women, kids and parents to seek maintenance, is often being abused by "greedy" persons for settling personal scores, the Delhi high court has said.  The court made the observation while dwelling upon the provisions of section 125 of Code of  Criminal Procedure which enables women, kids and parents, deserted by their near and dear ones and have no means to sustain themselves, to seek maintenance. "This section is designed to help the needy and not the greedy. It is not meant for settling the personal scores, but it is experienced that it is often being misused and the present case is an instance," Justice ML Mehta said, adding that it was a "benevolent" law and should not be abused by deserted persons having sufficient means to live. The court made the remark in its verdict on a petition by a Delhi-based elderly woman seeking enhancement of maintenance amount from her "retired and ailing" hus...

This is daylight robbery : North, News - India Today : A yet to be tabled Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report has once again blown the lid off the massive loot of public property in the name of development. This case relates to the modernisation of the Delhi airport by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) joint venture. The incredibly sweet deal that DIAL got, included the provision of nearly 5,000 acres of land for an annual lease rent of R s. 100 for a period of 60 years. As part of the deal, AAI permitted DIAL to utilise 5 per cent of the land for commercial purposes. A consultancy firm has worked out the valuation of the land at R s. 100 per acre which would peg the total current value at R s. 24,000 crore. The CAG has pointed out that of the R s. 12,502 crore capital expenditure, DIAL has contributed 19 per cent, while 54 per cent has come from loans and security deposits, and as much as 27 per cent was generated throug...

Connaught Place on Tuesday got its first automatic multi-level parking that will provide space for 1,408 cars, easing congestion in the business district of the Capital. The parking located at Baba Kharak Singh Marg will charge Rs. 10 per hour per car. To encourage people to actually use the facility, chief minister Sheila Dikshit asked the nodal agency New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to start a shuttle service immediately between the parking lot and the market. "The NDMC should provide free travel services so that commuters do not have to walk all the way to CP," Dikshit said. While cars took longer than the touted three minutes to be retrieved, home minister P Chidambaram said whenever new technology is introduced, there is a period of 'trial and error'.  "We must factor the trial and error aspect of the technologies and be proud of the fact that Indian engineers and companies have designed and implemented the projects," Chidambaram said. ...

Soon, South Delhi residents will have more shopping options. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has proposed to convert four colony markets into shopping malls, complete with showrooms, eateries and parking slots. The corporation has identified four spots — Mehr Chand Market and  Soon, South Delhi residents will have more shopping options. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has proposed to convert four colony markets into shopping malls, complete with showrooms, eateries and parking slots. The corporation has identified four spots — Mehr Chand Market and markets in Vasant Vihar, MB Road and Pushp Vihar — for redevelopment. All the markets are located in posh areas and will meet the requirements of residents who won't have to travel to far areas for shopping, officials said. The proposal was discussed at a meeting presided by commissioner Manish Gupta. Officials said there are 122 shops in South Delhi that are either unoccupied or are in a bad condition...