Media houses asked to set up panel for sexual harassment cases

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 15:33

The Press Council of India (PCI) has asked all media organisations to set up internal committees to prevent and redress cases of sexual harassment of women at workplace.

2500 homeless families to get prefabricated houses: Bahuguna

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 15:17

Uttarakhand government will build prefabricated houses to rehabilitate 2,500 families rendered homeless by the mid-June calamity in the state.

Intermittent rains damage many houses in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 15:53

Heavy showers continued in many parts of Uttarakhand, number of houses damaged in Chamoli following a cloudburst while many other settlements in Uttarkashi district are sinking under rain effect, occupants move to safer places.

Railgate case: HC notice to media houses on plea for gag order

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 14, 2013, 21:54

Delhi High Court sought response from various media houses on a plea by two railgate accused seeking to restrain press from reporting the case.

Earthquake damages houses, roads in Tibet

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 18:10

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake followed by several aftershocks on Monday hit parts of China`s Tibet province, destroying at least 21 homes and damaging 17 others in the remote Himalayan region.

VUDA promises 3,000 houses for low income groups

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 13:45

The Vadodara Urban development Authority (VUDA) has promised 3,000 houses in Bil an Sevasi villages located on the outskirts of the city.

GHB to build 40,000 affordable houses every year

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 16:31

Affordable houses will be build every year for low and medium income groups.

Gujarat Housing Board to build 40,000 affordable houses every year

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 15:58

The Gujarat Housing Board (GHB) on Thursday announced that it will build affordable houses every year for low and medium income groups.

Haryana govt approves Rs 329 cr for construction of EWS houses

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 18:40

State Housing Board has already called for registration of 10,215 eligible applicants as part of project for construction of 50,000 houses.

FICCI to provide 500 free fabricated houses to Uttarakhand flood victims

Last Updated: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 23:57

The FICCI will help construct 500 fabricated houses free of cost for the victims of Uttarakhand flood disaster, while Rotary International has proposed to reconstruct schools in 13 districts of the state.

Over two million houses for urban poor in next four years: Girija Vyas

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 23:08

Over two million houses will be constructed for the urban poor under schemes of the union housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry in the next four years, Minister Girija Vyas said here Monday.

Centre to grant Rs 200 crore to U`khand for rebuilding houses

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 19:44

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation will grant Rs 200 crore to Uttarakhand to help reconstruction of residential buildings destroyed in the recent calamity.