Thursday, November 18, 2010, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 2:30 am (IST)

CHANDIGARH SKYLINE IN DANGER: A TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION-II
How the land was hawked
Punjab politicians picked up land cheap and then used their clout  to push the controversial TATA housing project through
Chandigarh, November 17
The sordid tale of the plans to build a 19 tower housing project of the Tatas, which would irreparably damage Chandigarh’s pristine skyline as it soars above Sukhna Lake (reported in our columns yesterday), owes its origin to a deal between the Punjab MLAs Housing Society and Defence Services Society with the Tata Housing Development Company.

HC notice to Tata Housing, Centre, Punjab, ASI
In all, 8 respondents get notice on a PIL against Tata Housing project coming up near Capitol Complex
Chandigarh, November 17
Less than a week after the Punjab and Haryana High Court asserted a 35-storeyed construction in the Capitol Complex’s vicinity revealed a “disturbing state of rapid and unregulated urbanisation”, Tata Camelot Housing Colony, the Union of India, Punjab and the Archeological Survey of India were put on notice.

PM acted, secured Raja’s resignation: Congress
Response to Supreme Court comment today
New Delhi, November 17
With the Opposition now demanding an explanation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the Supreme Court’s observations in the 2G Spectrum case, the Congress and the government are preparing to battle it out in court and in Parliament.

HC asks Haryana govt how Rathore was promoted 
Calls for closure reports from the CBI, sends notice to Sacred Heart School 
Chandigarh, November 17
Former Haryana police chief SPS Rathore received a fresh jolt on Wednesday when the Punjab & Haryana High Court called for the closure reports filed by the CBI in two cases and notings related to Rathore’s promotions from the Haryana government. 

Victims thrown out to brave elements
House collapse survivors, victims’ kin moved out of community centre to host a wedding
New Delhi, November 17
After having put up the survivors of the tragic house collapse and family members of the deceased in a community centre, officials of the Delhi government today unceremoniously evicted them so that a wedding could be held. 

Domicile clause for defence top brass was waived
Mumbai, November 17
The ongoing inquiry by multiple agencies into the Adarsh Co-Operative Housing Society scandal has revealed that senior bureaucrats and politicians in Maharashtra waived  the domicile clause for senior defence officials to allow them to obtain  flats in the controversial project. In return they themselves were allotted flats in the society.