Is Service tax applicabe for Monthly Maintenance Charges by Apartment Association?

girisri - 20-APR-2011

The Maintenance Charges are collected by Apartment Association which is not a profit making body.

As per law, does service tax need to be collected from Aprtment members?

Is the Service tax appliable to be levied on the maintenance charges? even though the Apartment is maintained by the Association and not by the Builder.

BBMP now in tree nurturing mode

murali772 - 19-APR-2011

While doing up the footpaths/ roads, a few years back, the paving/ concreting was done almost choking the tree trunks/ roots, as seen in the pictures below:

A non-stop Fast Public Transport Service on Elevated Road from Silkboard To Electronic City

dvsquare - 19-APR-2011

A few days back, I had to go to Electronics city with a friend of mine, I rarely go towards that side (Hosur Road) generally. And that was the first time, we took the Elevated Flyover over the Hosur Road. I thought of an idea/suggestion that if a BMTC mini-bus kind of vehicle can just do a to-and-fro from Start of the Flyover (near SilkBoard) and Electronics-City toll-post.

Hat mounted camera - gadget for Traffic Police

silkboard - 19-APR-2011

Bangalore Traffic Police loves technology, and for good reason, because tech helps them 1) reduce corruption and 2) get more enforcement done from their small troop of 2000 cops. Here is another tech solution for them to take their camera based enforcement to the extreme.

Decentralized urban poor rehabilition strategy

idontspam - 18-APR-2011

In the run up to Anna Hazare's fast & IAC's drive to the Jan Lok Pal bill one of the key topics that emerged was the kind of politicians & corporators we end up electing. It can be easily proven that this is not a countryside phenomenon and that the BBMP council also has its share of corporators with criminal history or no intention to address civic issues.

Hoodi Railway Over Bridge

janiannapurna - 18-APR-2011

Hi All,

There have been proposals for Hoodi Railway Overbridge that I believe is already approved by the government. But I haven't heard anything on when the actual work will start. Had asked the railway crossing operator for the same and he said it will take few months.

BMTC, what a pity to namma bengaluru

naveen_blr - 18-APR-2011

From The Hindu, Apr 17:

At a time when Bangaloreans are craving for more buses, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) could add only 58 new buses and 108 new routes as against the target of 1,000 buses and about 500 routes in 2010-11.

Hebbal lake Bicycle/Joggers track

idontspam - 17-APR-2011

Looking for information if there are any plans for a bicycle/joggers track around Hebbal lake. There is a proposal to have a bicycle track from Mekhri circle to Nandi hills for the regular recreational bikers. This can easily be integrated into that track

ST Bed Koramangala area, Is this rework of drainage-covering height increase needed?

dvsquare - 16-APR-2011

Have a look at these 2 photos, the footpaths over the drainage lines in ST Bed, Koramangala area.

Namma Metro Turning Radius - A test train brushed against steel railings of viaduct

Vasanth - 16-APR-2011

Namma Metro was supposed to be start by Ugadi, but it got postponed. Stations construction was told as the reason. But, CRS had not approved Namma Metro due to the small turning radius of two curves in Reach 1 one near NGEF and another near Ulsoor. Deccan Chronicle reported this and tracking from there, while other leading news papers have not reported anything about this.