Dispute over pricing of Dilip Kumar’s ancestral home disappoints fans
Only when one thought that the promise of conserving the properties of Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor was being finally fulfilled, a dispute has arisen over the valuation of the property. According to media reports, the gap between the prices proposed by the buyer and the seller is too wide to be bridged and the deal is close to falling apart.
The property in question is the house that Dilip Kumar left as a child to go to Bombay with his family because it was though that the prospects were brighter in that big city for their dried fruit business in particular. The city obviously had a greater cash flow and the regular route of fruit business from the Afghanistan/Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent was facilitated by the businesses in Afghanistan and the then North Western Frontier Province.
Land being arranged for Ravi River project
Areas to be acquired for first phase of new city notified
The Ravi River. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
The government has geared up efforts to get foreign investment to meet the estimated cost of Rs2,500 billion and acquire land for implementing the plan to build a new city on the banks of Ravi river.
As the government lacks the funds required for the massive project, it is making efforts to attract foreign investment. No agreement has been signed with an investor so far, but officials are hopeful of $5 billion investment.
Ravi River Project spokesperson SM Imran told The Express Tribune that there were offers of investment from China, the United Kingdom and Arab countries for the plan.