Kerala Housing Projects

The Kerala High Court today gave permission to the CBI to continue its probe in the alleged violation of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act or FCRA in the state government's flagship "Life Mission" project, which aims at providing housing for the poor.

The CBI on Friday conducted searches at two locations in Kochi after registering a case of alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulations) Act in the Kerala government's Life Mission project for providing houses for the poor, officials said.

The Union Home Ministry on Sunday denied receiving any request from Kerala Government regarding permission to accept foreign aid from the UAE-based Red Crescent for Life Mission housing project in the state.

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac today said that state government has achieved a milestone by completing two lakh houses under the Life Mission, a government scheme, to provide houses for the needy.

Eighteen days after a Nigeria-based NRI businessman committed suicide allegedly after his Rs 16 crore state-of-the-art convention centre in Kerala's Kannur was stalled by the local civic body, the project has got official clearance, it was announced on Saturday.

'Pongala' offerings made at the Attukal Devi temple in Thiruvananthapuram in makeshift brick stoves are turning out to be a blessing for the homeless as the bricks will be used for construction of houses for the needy.

The CPI(M)-led Kerala government, which completed 100 days in office, has envisaged a complete rehabilitation package for the homeless and landless in the next five years through a comprehensive housing scheme, expected to directly benefit over 4.70 lakh families.

Realty firm DLF Ltd said on Tuesday that it has taken all the required approvals for the development of a housing project at Kochi and would take appropriate measures after reading the full order of Kerala High Court.

The Central Government had sanctioned Rs 1441.75 crore to rebuild the coastal areas in Kerala. In October 2006, the then Revenue Minister K P Rajendran announced the scheme in the Assembly.Areas like housing, drinking water, power, social welfare, costal protection and construction of roads and bridges were included in the scheme.Though bridges and...

The Thakaraparambu Flyover Project, which was reportedly shelved, is finally showing signs of a comeback. The second flyover planned under the City Road Improvement Project (CRIP) after the Bakery Junction Flyover was stuck over the issue of rehabilitation of traders on the Power House Road.

The Kerala High Court today gave permission to the CBI to continue its probe in the alleged violation of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act or FCRA in the state government's flagship "Life Mission" project, which aims at providing housing for the poor.

The CBI on Friday conducted searches at two locations in Kochi after registering a case of alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulations) Act in the Kerala government's Life Mission project for providing houses for the poor, officials said.

The Union Home Ministry on Sunday denied receiving any request from Kerala Government regarding permission to accept foreign aid from the UAE-based Red Crescent for Life Mission housing project in the state.

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac today said that state government has achieved a milestone by completing two lakh houses under the Life Mission, a government scheme, to provide houses for the needy.

Eighteen days after a Nigeria-based NRI businessman committed suicide allegedly after his Rs 16 crore state-of-the-art convention centre in Kerala's Kannur was stalled by the local civic body, the project has got official clearance, it was announced on Saturday.

'Pongala' offerings made at the Attukal Devi temple in Thiruvananthapuram in makeshift brick stoves are turning out to be a blessing for the homeless as the bricks will be used for construction of houses for the needy.

The CPI(M)-led Kerala government, which completed 100 days in office, has envisaged a complete rehabilitation package for the homeless and landless in the next five years through a comprehensive housing scheme, expected to directly benefit over 4.70 lakh families.

Realty firm DLF Ltd said on Tuesday that it has taken all the required approvals for the development of a housing project at Kochi and would take appropriate measures after reading the full order of Kerala High Court.

The Central Government had sanctioned Rs 1441.75 crore to rebuild the coastal areas in Kerala. In October 2006, the then Revenue Minister K P Rajendran announced the scheme in the Assembly.Areas like housing, drinking water, power, social welfare, costal protection and construction of roads and bridges were included in the scheme.Though bridges and...

The Thakaraparambu Flyover Project, which was reportedly shelved, is finally showing signs of a comeback. The second flyover planned under the City Road Improvement Project (CRIP) after the Bakery Junction Flyover was stuck over the issue of rehabilitation of traders on the Power House Road.