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Mumbai: BMC panel to table amnesty scheme today for issuing occupation certificates to housing societies

Mumbai: BMC panel to table amnesty scheme today for issuing occupation certificates to housing societies

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In a significant move, the Mumbai Civic body, also known as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is expected to table a key policy framework, or amnesty scheme, on April 8, to grant occupation certificates (OCs) to thousands of housing societies in Mumbai that are yet to obtain them, sources told Hindustan Times Real Estate. Mumbai real estate: The Mumbai Civic body, also known as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is expected to table a key policy framework, or amnesty scheme, on April 8 to grant OC to thousands of housing societies in Mumbai. (Picture for representational purposes only) (Gemini Generated Photo ) In September 2025, the Maharashtra government announced that it would issue a policy with rules and processes for housing societies to obtain an OC. What is BMC’s Amnesty Scheme for obtaining OC? The scheme will allow the legalisation of housing societies with an OC upon payment of the applicable charges. The charges will vary based on the type, size, and extent of approval and violations. The aim is to ensure all housing societies …

‘Entire J&K Should Be Reunited With India’: British MP Condemns Pak’s Illegal Occupation In Valley | India News

‘Entire J&K Should Be Reunited With India’: British MP Condemns Pak’s Illegal Occupation In Valley | India News

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Last Updated:January 05, 2026, 08:21 IST British MP Bob Blackman said Jammu and Kashmir should be reunited with India, reiterating his support for the abrogation of Article 370. A view of a valley, in Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir (Photo: PTI) British MP Bob Blackman on Sunday reiterated his long-standing support for India’s position on Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the entire Union Territory should be reunited with India and recalling that his call for the abrogation of Article 370 dates back more than three decades. Speaking at a Hi-Tea Programme at the Constitutional Club in Jaipur, Blackman said his position on Jammu and Kashmir was not a recent development linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision in 2019, but one rooted in events of the early 1990s, particularly the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley. “I didn’t just call for the abrogation of Article 370 back when Prime Minister Modi put it in the manifesto and implemented it. I called for this back in 1992, when the Kashmiri Pandits had been forced out of …

SC directs NHAI to take effective steps to curb unauthorised occupation of highways | Latest News India

SC directs NHAI to take effective steps to curb unauthorised occupation of highways | Latest News India

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New Delhi, The Supreme Court has directed the National Highways Authority of India to take effective steps to curb unauthorised occupation of highway lands and form surveillance teams of police officials to carry out patrolling. SC directs NHAI to take effective steps to curb unauthorised occupation of highways The top court also directed the Centre to give wide publicity to the availability of ‘Rajmargyatra’ mobile application on print, electronic, as well as social media. The National Highways Authority of India has introduced the ‘Rajmargyatra’ mobile application which aims to provide comprehensive information and efficient complaint redressal for national highway users. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih said information about the availability of the mobile application shall be displayed prominently at toll and food plazas on highways. “We direct the Joint Secretary to file on record the details of various categories of complaints lodged on the ‘Rajmargyatra’ mobile application, including complaints regarding unauthorised occupation of highway lands and action taken thereon. “We further direct NHAI to report compliance regarding the creation …

Ukraine might consider giving up land for peace, says Kyiv Mayor Klitschko in BBC interview | World News

Ukraine might consider giving up land for peace, says Kyiv Mayor Klitschko in BBC interview | World News

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In an exclusive interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko acknowledged the possibility that Ukraine may be forced to cede territory to Russia as part of a temporary peace agreement. “One of the scenarios is to give up territory. It’s not fair. But for the peace, temporary peace, maybe it can be a solution, temporary,” Klitschko told the BBC, suggesting such a move might help end the bloodshed, even if only for a time. Klitschko, a 53-year-old former heavyweight boxing champion turned politician, emphasized, however, that “the Ukrainian people will never accept occupation.” His remarks came just hours after a deadly Russian missile-and-drone attack on Kyiv claimed 12 lives and injured more than 80 others one of the most devastating assaults on the capital in recent months. Story continues below this ad Since the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, Moscow has seized control of around 20% of Ukraine’s territory. Klitschko now becomes one of the highest-ranking Ukrainian officials to publicly suggest that ceding land albeit temporarily could be on the table. …

Never Accepted Illegal Chinese Occupation Of Indian Territory: Centre

Never Accepted Illegal Chinese Occupation Of Indian Territory: Centre

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New Delhi: India is aware of China establishing two new counties, parts of which fall in Ladakh, and has registered a “solemn” protest through diplomatic channels, the government told Parliament on Friday. “The Government of India has never accepted the illegal Chinese occupation of Indian Territory in this area. Creation of new counties will neither have a bearing on India’s long-standing and consistent position regarding India’s sovereignty over the area, nor lend legitimacy to China’s illegal and forcible occupation of the same,” Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in a written response to a query in Lok Sabha. The government has registered its “solemn protest over these developments through diplomatic channels”, he said. The ministry was asked whether the government is aware of “China’s establishment of two new counties in the Hotan prefecture, incorporating Indian territory in Ladakh”, if so, the strategic and diplomatic measures undertaken by the government to address this issue. The query also sought details of protests lodged by India against the “creation of these counties” along …

Kashmir problem will be solved once stolen part under illegal Pakistani occupation is returned: Jaishankar | India News

Kashmir problem will be solved once stolen part under illegal Pakistani occupation is returned: Jaishankar | India News

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday batted for the integration of Kashmir, saying that the conflict in the region is “mostly solved”, with the country now waiting for Pakistan to “return the stolen part” of the territory. During a session at the Chatham House think tank in London, Jaishankar responded to a question on steps taken by India to solve the Kashmir issue, and said that the abrogation of Article 370 was the first step in that direction. Responding to the audience question, Jaishankar said, “Removing Article 370 was step number one, restoring growth and economic activity and social justice in Kashmir was step number two, and holding elections with a very high turnout was step number three.” Story continues below this ad “I think the part we are waiting for is the return of the stolen part of Kashmir which is under illegal Pakistani occupation. When that is done, I assure you Kashmir will be solved,” the External Affairs Minister said. In October last year, India and Pakistan had the first direct conversation between …

‘Never accepted illegal Chinese occupation’: India on China’s new Hotan counties | Latest News India

‘Never accepted illegal Chinese occupation’: India on China’s new Hotan counties | Latest News India

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Jan 03, 2025 05:30 PM IST The development comes months after both the Indian and Chinese sides completed disengagement at Demchok and Depsang in Eastern Ladakh. India on Friday said it lodged a “solemn protest” with China through diplomatic channels over the establishment of two new counties in the Hotan prefecture as parts of these regions fall in the Union territory of Ladakh. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal(HT_PRINT) “India has never accepted the illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in the area. We have seen the announcement pertaining to the establishment of two new counties in Hotan Prefecture of China. Parts of jurisdiction of these so-called counties fall in India’s Union Territory of Ladakh,” PTI quoted ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal as saying. The development comes months after both the Indian and Chinese sides completed disengagement at Demchok and Depsang in Eastern Ladakh. India protests China’s plan to build dam on Brahmaputra After Beijing announced its plan to build a mega dam on Brahmaputra river in Tibet, New Delhi said it …

Waqf bill: Parliamentary panel seeks details of properties in ‘unauthorised’ occupation of State governments

Waqf bill: Parliamentary panel seeks details of properties in ‘unauthorised’ occupation of State governments

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Waqf Amendment Bill JPC Chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal. File | Photo Credit: ANI The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has sought details from various State governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties which, according to the Sachar committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised manner, sources said. The parliamentary committee, whose tenure has been extended by Lok Sabha till the last day of the next Budget Session, has also sought from the states details of the properties claimed by Waqf boards exercising Section 40 of the Waqf Act. Section 40, an amendment effected during the Congress-led UPA government’s tenure in 2013, is one of the most hotly contested features of the existing law as it has given Waqf boards the power to decide if any property belongs to the Waqf or not. The proposed law, which has faced flack from opposition parties and various Muslim groups for its alleged attempts to interfere in religious matters, has sought to curb this power while making a slew …