Amendment to KTCP Act by month end to regularise unauthorised buildings: Minister R Ashok
Bengaluru: The State government would bring an amendment to the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act by the month end to regularise unauthorised buildings, Revenue Minister R Ashoka said on Saturday.
"We had formed a committee of officials to bring an amendment to the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act.
The committee has now submitted its report," Ashoka told reporters. Further the amendment would be submitted to the Supreme Court, he added.
"We will bring amendment at the earliest, maybe by the end of this month, which people had been demanding for long to regularise their buildings," the minister said.
The government had in the past tried to regularise buildings in Bengaluru by bringing in 'Akrama Sakrama' scheme, aimed at regularising unauthorised structures but it hit a legal road block when the Supreme Court stayed it.
This time the government is aiming to pass the amendment and get the Supreme Court's nod. It intends to regularise over 35 lakh properties across the state by collecting fees.
The move is seen as an effort to overcome the financial hardship caused due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Three arrested for running fake Aadhaar racket in UP's Badaun
Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
