New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, on Sunday emphasised the need to adopt eco-friendly and sustainable construction practices, promote modern and emerging technologies, strengthen capacity building and accelerate digital transformation in public infrastructure development. Speaking at Central Public Works Department’s (CPWD) 172nd Annual Day celebration at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Manohar Lal appreciated CPWD’s contribution to nation-building a…
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New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the construction of the general pool residential accommodation at Andhra Pradesh’s new capital city, Amaravati, with an investment of Rs 1,234.91 crores”The project will be funded by the Government of India through budgetary support under the Head of Account: 4216 – Capital Outlay on Housing (Residential Buildings),” a Cabinet communique said.The project will be…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening the justice delivery system, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has constituted a Judicial Infrastructure Advisory Committee to evaluate the infrastructural requirements of courts nationwide.The committee, headed by Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, has been tasked with preparing an assessment of judicial infrastructure needs nationwide and is expected to make a case for a government allocation of around Rs 40,000-50,000 cro…
Jamnagar, April 2 (IANS) A Class-II officer of the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) was arrested by the Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 4.52 lakh in Jamnagar.The accused, Vijaykumar Meena, was serving as an Assistant Engineer in the Electrical Branch of the CPWD.According to ACB officials, the trap was laid following a complaint by a person whose friend had been asked to pay a bribe to secure clearance of pending bills linked to electr…
Jammu, March 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reviewed plans for the expansion and modernisation of JK House properties across India.An official statement said: “Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today reviewed plans to establish new JK Houses in Dwarka in the national capital and Mumbai, and to revamp existing government properties across several states and Union Territories to strengthen Jammu and Kashmir’s presence nationwide.“The review meeting was atten…