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In a setback to the real estate industry as well as flat buyers, the state government on Wednesday decided not to extend the cut on stamp duty on property registrations. Ready reckoner (RR) rates, though, remain unchanged for the 2021-22 financial year.
The slashing of stamp duty in Mumbai from 5% to 2% from September to December 2020, and 3% till March 31, 2021, had boosted residential realty sales.
On a brighter note, the 1% stamp duty waiver for women home buyers, as announced in the state budget on March 8, would come into effect from Thursday. The concession is only for residential units and not for land. Besides, the concession will not be applicable if there is a male co-owner of the unit.
MUMBAI: The head of Maharashtra's Covid task force Dr Sanjay Oak on Thursday said a coronavirus patient can infect 400 people, and hence, there is no .
Easter Sunday, the most important occasion on the Christian calendar which comes up April 4, will also be celebrated without community fanfare.
MUMBAI: For second year in a row, the Catholic Church has pressed the mute button on holy week festivities.
Elaborate ceremonies and processions have been cancelled owing to the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Easter Sunday, the most important occasion on the Christian calendar which comes up April 4, will also be celebrated without community fanfare.
Archbishop of Bombay, Oswald Cardinal Gracias, will broadcast all his services online. Issuing Holy Week guidelines to priests, he said, The washing of the feet ceremony at Maundy Thursday is cancelled. On Good Friday, the individual kissing of the cross is prohibited. After the unveiling, the cross will be held aloft for the entire congregation to venerate.
Driver Mohamad Tatif Khan (33) was handed over to the police.
ALIBAUG: At least four people were killed and three injured when a truck hit them on a 15-km stretch of Murud-Roha Road in Maharashtra s Raigad district, police said on Thursday.
The incident took place around 7.30pm on Wednesday, when a truck carrying some materials from a factory in Salav hit three persons near Cheher and Aamli villages, an official said.
The vehicle moved on without halting and knocked over a two-wheeler carrying a family of three near Nhave village, he said.
Primary school teacher Laxman Babu Dhebe (42), his wife Rameshvari (38) and 13-year-old son Rohit were killed on the spot, the official said.
WR spokesperson said, The services will be suspended for one month from today.
The train services had remained suspended since lockdown from March 2020 till October. It was again shut in November due to poor occupancy.
Passengers who had booked the ticket have been informed and their refunds will be processed accordingly.
Mumbai: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express will stop running from April 2 for one month as cases of Covid-19 has jumped exponentially.
WR spokesperson said, The services will be suspended for one month from today.
The train services had remained suspended since lockdown from March 2020 till October. It was again shut in November due to poor occupancy.