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More Ashiyana Housing Schemes Announced For Other Cities Of PunjabTuesday, June 18, 2013 The 2013-2014 budget for province Punjab announces that Ashiyana housing will be spread over other cities of Punjab. The Punjab Government has planned to accommodate the low salaried and poor people of all 36 districts of the province in Ashiyana Housing project which in the first phase is limited to Lahore but is all set to be started in Faisalabad, Sargodha, Sahiwal and Jehlum soon where model ... more |
Punjab Budget 2013-2014 Levies Heavy Taxes On PropertyTuesday, June 18, 2013 The Punjab Assembly announced the budget for the fiscal year 2013-14 and has levied some heavy taxes on property. This tax has two dimensions to it i.e. not only tax is imposed on property ownership but property transactions also.
Owners of houses ranging between, two to four Kanal will be paying the annual property tax of Rs 500,000 while owners with a residence spread between four to eight Ka ... more |
Saidpur Experiences Water ShortageMonday, June 17, 2013 The Saidpur model village is still afflicted with the malady of acute water shortage. Places receiving water is impure and not fit for human consumption. The locales of the area have been demanding of the authorities to ensure pure water supply in this heat. In addition to the water scarcity and mountain impurities the dirty water from the Margalla hotels mixes with the water of the streams flowin ... more |
More Property Taxes Announced In The Budget 2013-2014Friday, June 14, 2013 |
Reconstruction Of LDA Plaza Gets UnderwayThursday, June 13, 2013 In the aftermath of the scorching down of the LDA building, the reconstruction has finally started after being approved by the board of directors and other committees concerned. To bulldoze the top three storeys of the LDA building, a private company has been hired. The contract for bulldozing the 7th, 8th and 9th building has been signed for 10 Crore 50 Lac rupees.
The private company hired for ... more |
Chaklala Cantt Board Scaled Down Property Tax By 200 Per CentWednesday, June 12, 2013 |
LDA Welcomes The New Director GeneralTuesday, June 11, 2013 Mr Ahad Cheema, appointed as the new DG of LDA was given a warm welcome when he arrived in the Johar town branch office of LDA. The welcome committee comprised of Additional DG Headquarters, Additional DG Housing, Chief Metropolitan Planner, Chief Town Planner, Director DG Headquarters, Director Administration and other officers.
Mr Ahad Cheema took charge of his duties as DG yesterday. The form ... more |
The Excise Department Diligently Pursues the 100% Recovery TargetMonday, June 10, 2013 The excise department continues to plough their way into the murky waters of tax defaulters and work diligently to pursue the given target of 100% recovery by 30th June 2013. The taxation department has ordered their officers to continue the crackdown and work on the weekend as well, to meet their targets. The Director of the excise department formed four teams comprising of the taxation officers ... more |
The Forensic Report Of Firestruck LDA Building Baffles The AuthorityFriday, June 07, 2013 The forensic report for the charred LDA building has put the authorities in a hotchpotch of mixed opinion. The forensic report’s release has revealed that the 7th, 8th, and 9th, floors of the building have to be re constructed, but that’s not what puts the authorities into a state of puzzle as the report also states that the other 5 storeys of the building are very weak and cannot stand the weight ... more |
Owners To Ensure Fire Safety Measures In High-Rise Buildings In LahoreWednesday, June 05, 2013 As directed on Tuesday by the City District Government of Lahore, municipal administrators and LDA have been directed to issue notices to the high-rise buildings’ owners to ensure the installation and availability of fire-fighting equipment in the buildings. Furthermore, the CDGL ordained to seal such buildings, which fail to obey these instructions.
Yesterday, the DCO/CDGL Administrator, Syed Ri ... more |
Re-Assessment Of Property Tax On Bilawal House And Other Private Housing SocietiesTuesday, June 04, 2013 The D.G of excise department has ordered the excise department officers to carry out a survey and make assessment in 15 days of all the properties and housing societies that are graded as Grade C properties.
A property tax notice will be issued to all housing societies which were built in posh areas and yet were graded as category C. Sources state that 60,000 tax payers will be paying additional ... more |
Balloting Of Files In DHA Phase IXThursday, May 30, 2013 The Balloting for the plots will start in Phase IX shortly. It is rumored that balloting for plots in Phase IX will be initiated in a couple of months. However nothing is confirmed as yet.
The rumor that the balloting will take place in a couple of months has not been affirmed by the DHA officials. The sources said that there is no rejection or acceptance of the rumor on the grapevine, there fo ... more |
Safety Code of Building By-Laws Must Be ImplementedTuesday, May 28, 2013 Under the chairmanship of Commission’s Dr. Rizwan Naseer, second meeting of the Fire Safety Commission was held in Emergency Services Academy. The meeting was attended by Additional Secretary of Local Government Ali Janjua, Deputy Director (Housing) Riaz Ahmad, Director Environment Mohammad Tahir and other concerned officers.
Addressing to the gathering, Dr. Rizwan said, more than 300 people wer ... more |
DHA Takes Steps For The Security Of Its ResidentsMonday, May 27, 2013 The Defence Housing Authority has made it mandatory for DHA residents to install security cameras in their houses. This law is applicable to all residential constructions from phase VI onwards.
The DHA has made it a compulsion in the housing plan of the to be constructed and already constructed houses to have a security camera installed in the area. The Authority also said that they will be pl ... more |
Penalization of Tax Defualters Carries On!Thursday, May 23, 2013 The Excise Department continued their crackdown on different areas of the provincial capital of Punjab. The Excise Department is now penalizing tax defaulters from the commercial sector as well.
The Excise Departments team sealed 35 properties belonging to defaulters and collected lacs of rupees worth tax. The recovered amount was deposited in the national treasury.
Sources disclosed that the ... more |
