Monthly Archives: May 2014

Sebi proposes new listing & disclosure requirement norms

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MUMBAI: To enhance enforceability of various regulatory provisions by listed firms, Sebi today proposed a new set of rules that would require greater disclosures by the companies and give more powers to stock exchange to check any non-compliance. The proposed norms, to be called Sebi (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2014, would need to be followed by all listed companies, as also for listing of debentures, bonds and mutual funds on stock exchanges. The final norms, which Read more [...]

College plan to knock down ‘listed’ building

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Plans to demolish a ‘listed’ former school clinic building to create a new entrance to Blackpool and The Fylde College will go before councillors this week. The college wants to create a new access for its University Centre from Park Road, while demolishing the Barnardo’s building, which has been empty since 2010.Its proposals, which also take in the site of the Pelham Mount Club, demolished in 1998, will go before Blackpool Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, Read more [...]

Issues neglected in campaign coverage – MMA

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In an interim report on the media’s handling of the elections, the watchdog said 52 percent of all stories on Wednesday’s polls concerned “party campaigning” and “party politics”. “We would expect parties themselves to focus on these issues. We would also hope that media would have adopted a citizen’s agenda and afforded less coverage to these areas as their dominance adds little to the understanding of audiences of the big election issues or parties’ policies.” A Read more [...]

Haunted ‘Hiram Scutt Mansion’ goes under contract within a week of listing

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email print more big Paranormal happens to be the new cool in the real estate industry. The Hiram Scutt Mansion, a large red-brick residence in Joliet, Ill., which is famous for its ghosts, has reportedly gone under contract within a week of hitting the market. While the haunted mansion was listed for $159,900, it reportedly snagged a higher sale price in a bidding war, according to the Zillow Read more [...]

Crowdfunded Assassination Bid Raises £75000

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A site on the notorious 'dark internet' is offering crowdfunded assassinations - with one public figure attracting a $126,000 (£75,000) bounty. The website collects bitcoins - a digital currency - to fund the murder of political figures, and named targets include world leaders such as US President Barack Obama. Details of the site were revealed in an in-depth report on the dark internet, the murky and anonymous parallel online network where illegal activity is rife. It was compiled by the Washington-based Read more [...]

Detroit’s Home Auction Underway

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DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit’s home auction began Monday morning, with dozen houses are currently listed on the city’s new land bank website, BuildingDetroit.org. Most of them are in the East English Village neighborhood. Monday, the home up for bid is at 4184 Bishop, near Mack and Outer Drive.  At noon, the highest bid was $17,400. “We are moving aggressively to take these abandoned homes and get families living in them again,” Mayor Duggan said. “There are a lot of people who Read more [...]

Detroit’s Home Auction Begins

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DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit’s home auction begins today. Over a dozen houses are currently listed on the city’s new land bank website, BuildingDetroit.org. Most of them are in the East English Village neighborhood. Today, the home up for bid is at 4184 Bishop, near Mack and Outer Drive. “We are moving aggressively to take these abandoned homes and get families living in them again,” Mayor Duggan said. “There are a lot of people who would love to move into many of our neighborhoods. Read more [...]

Gatwick Airport expansion threatens historic buildings

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Historic buildings in Mole Valley are under threat of demolition if a proposed second runway at Gatwick Airport is given the go ahead, according to the Charlwood History Group.The group has visited listed buildings which would be torn down if a new runway was to be built. More than 40 members packed into three minibuses for a tour of the area, which they claim would be demolished.The buildings under threat include Charlwood House, Rowley, Hyders and the Church of St Michael and All Angels.The Beehive, Read more [...]

Yorkshire Water to appeal listed reservoir decision

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5 May 2014 Last updated at 10:00 Yorkshire Water had wanted to reconstruct part of the spillway Yorkshire Water is to appeal against a decision to refuse changes to a listed Victorian reservoir in West Yorkshire. Butterley Reservoir's stone spillway, near Marsden, was built between 1891 and 1906 to cope with overflows during periods of heavy rain. The company said it was disappointed Kirklees Read more [...]