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Money laundering case: Delhi court takes cognisance of charge sheet against Supertech chairman
A Delhi court has taken cognizance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the chairman and promoter of real estate group Supertech in a money laundering case. The court said there was sufficient evidence against the accused and summoned the co-accused and authorized representatives of the accused companies for October 30. The ED had filed the charge sheet against Supertech Group and eight others in August, accusing them of defrauding homebuyers of Rs 164 crore.
Delhi court to consider taking cognisance of charge sheet against Supertech chairman on Sept 26
The Supertech Group also defaulted on payments to banks and financial institutions, and currently around Rs 1,500 crore of such loans have become non-performing assets (NPA), the agency said. Supertech Ltd, which was formed in 1988, has so far delivered around 80,000 apartments, mainly in Delhi-NCR. The company is currently developing around 25 projects across the National Capital Region (NCR). It is yet to give possession to more than 20,000 customers.
Delhi HC dismisses Supertech chairman R K Arora's plea challenging arrest by ED
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by R K Arora, chairman and owner of real estate company Supertech, challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. Arora claimed that he was arrested without being informed about the grounds of arrest, but the court ruled that he had been duly informed. The case against Supertech and its directors stems from FIRs registered by the Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh police. The company is accused of defrauding home buyers and misappropriating funds.
Delhi court to consider taking cognisance of charge sheet against Supertech chairman R K Arora on Sept 25
The NCLAT had also directed constitution of a Committee of Creditors for the Eco Village 2 project located in Greater Noida (West). The company had secured the Supreme Court's permission to mobilise around Rs 1,600 crore from institutional investors to complete 18 ongoing housing projects across Delhi-NCR under the main firm Supertech Ltd.
Emerald Court residents' body will object to Supertech's decision to build houses on the site of the twin towers
Their response followed the real estate group's announcement that it wanted to build a new housing project at the same location and would seek reimbursement for land cost and other expenses if the local authorities did not approve the plan, which resulted in an estimated loss of about Rs 500 crore from the demolition of its twin towers.
Noida twin tower demolition: Black boxes recovered, repairs in Emerald Court and ATS Village on
"Two black boxes which were placed inside the twin towers at the time of the demolition for research purposes have been recovered. There are eight more black boxes that are yet to be recovered," Dr Debi Prasanna Kanungo, senior principal scientist at the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), said.
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Neighbouring buildings damaged in Noida twin tower explosion
Work to clean the debris was in full swing on Monday in the two nearby residential societies and the roads around the now-demolished Supertech twin towers, Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari said even as sudden rains in the evening brought hope for a quick respite from dust.
Noida demolition: 500 workers, 100 tankers, 22 anti-smog guns for clean up, rains too help
About 500 workers and machinery which include 100 water tankers, 22 anti-smog guns, six sweeping machines, etc have been installed around the now-demolished twin towers area to complete the cleaning work inside and outside ATS Village and Emerald Court societies.
Rain brings air quality near Noida Towers back to pre-demolition levels
The 24-hour average for PM 10 was 64 on Saturday but increased to 338 on Sunday at one of the five air quality monitoring stations near the demolition site. "While pollution has increased considerably, it reduced due to rain and wind speed," said Vikrant Tongad of Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE), who lives nearby. "However, demolition waste is another issue which authority needs to take care of."
India joins 100-metre building demolition club with razing of Noida Supertech twin towers
The illegal twin towers in Noida's Sector 93A were grounded by waterfall implosion technique within 15 seconds on Sunday. The Apex (32 storeys) and Ceyane (29 storeys) towers of Supertech had a height of 103 metres each, according to officials.
Demolition of Supertech twin towers also demolishes ego of builders: FPCE
The Forum For People's Collective Efforts (FPCE), an umbrella body of homebuyers that played an important role in enactment and implementation of real estate law RERA, added that the responsibility of development authorities should have been fixed in this case.
Noida twin tower demolition: Last moments of evacuation and a sleeping man
The Supertech twin towers in Noida were demolished on Sunday, a year after the Supreme Court's direction to raze the illegally built structures to the ground. Emerald Court has 15 residential towers, each having 44 apartments and total around 2,500 residents and 1,200 vehicles.
Noida twin towers: Hundreds cheer, clap as 'structures of corruption' reduce to rubble
The authorities had created an 'exclusion zone' in a radius of up to 500 metres around the twin towers where no human or animal was allowed except for the team of Indian and foreign blasters engaged in the demolition. There was heavy police deployment in the area to stop people from entering the barricaded area.
Twin tower demolition: Cleaning up begins, walls, windows damaged in adjacent society
However, there have been some reports of window and wall damages in the neighbouring society in the wake of the demolition, she added. Around 10 metres boundary wall of neighbouring ATS Society has been damaged and some glass windows were shattered after being hit by the debris. No other information of damage from anywhere has been received yet, she added.
Noida Supertech twin towers razed putting an end to a 9-year long battle
Over 3,700 kg explosives were used to bring down Noida's twin towers in pursuance of a Supreme Court order that found their construction within the Emerald Court society premises in violation of norms. Residents of neighbouring societies near the Supertech twin towers made arrangements to celebrate the demolition of a structure borne out of corruption.
Ahead of Noida's Supertech twin towers' demolition: All you need to know
The twin towers are set to be demolished today following a Supreme Court order that found the structures were built in violation of norms. Around 400 policemen will be on duty, besides another 150 to 200 traffic personnel would be at work throughout the day.
How 3,700 kg explosives will bring down Noida's Supertech twin towers like a house of cards in just nine seconds
The demolition of the twin towers will be carried out through the waterfall implosion technique which would bring them down within a few seconds literally like a house of cards. The eye-popping event would leave behind a whopping 55,000 tonnes of debris, even as some estimates put the figure at 80,000 tonnes.
Noida twin tower demolition: Doctors ask people with respiratory issues to avoid area for few days
"The dust particles will remain suspended for quite some time in case of low wind speed. People suffering from respiratory problems -- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and bronchitis -- should avoid the area, if possible," PTI quoted Dr Jugal Kishore, head of Community Medicine department at the Safdarjung Hospital, as saying.
No damage to residential towers after Supertech twin tower demolition, says Edifice official
The company had took stock of the situation after reaching the rooftop of the towers in the morning. The team carrying out the demolition ensured that there were no loose ends ahead of the blast.
Stage is set for the demolition of infamous Supertech twin towers in Noida
"All arrangements have been made and preparations done for the safe demolition of the twin towers as per schedule at 2.30 pm tomorrow," Noida Authority CEO Ritu Maheshwari told PTI Saturday.
Noida twin towers demolition: Evacuation of adjacent buildings nears completion
Most of the residents have already moved out, many of them last evening itself, police officials overseeing the evacuation exercise said around 7.15 am. "The evacuation is nearing completion," an official said.
Citizens' cane: The battle to take down Supertech's twin towers
In 2009, four residents, UBS Teotia, 80, S K Sharma, 74, Ravi Bajaj, 65, and M K Jain, 59, went up against Supertech's plan for twin towers, which were coming up in violation of building by-laws, and formed a core legal committee that moved the Allahabad High Court.
Noida twin towers: Roads to stay diverted on Aug 28, Google maps to have updates
"We are trying that the expressway remains shut for the least amount of time, though Sunday afternoon already sees very low traffic volume. However, the diversions and traffic arrangements have been made in a way that there will be no bottleneck at all," Saha said. "Also, around the two societies that have to be evacuated, moving of any vehicles inside will be prohibited from very early in the morning itself, while we will allow vehicles to move out of there till 7 am," he said.
Twin towers demolition: 'No fly zone' for drones in Noida on August 28
The nearly-100 metre tall structures -- taller than Delhi's iconic Qutub Minar -- in Noida's Sector 93A would be razed to ground at 2.30 pm on Sunday.
Noida twin towers demolition day: Over 5,000 residents, 2,500 vehicles to be moved out
More than 5,000 residents will vacate Emerald Court and ATS Village societies and over 2,500 vehicles will be removed from there on August 28 - the day of demolition for Supertech's illegal twin towers in Noida, officials said. While the twin towers had come up on premises of Emerald Court only, ATS Village is adjoining the illegal structures on the other side in Sector 93A of the city.
Settlement proposal with bank submitted in NCLAT, erstwhile management of Supertech to SC
A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant, and PS Narasimha was told by senior advocate S Ganesh, appearing for erstwhile management, that they have submitted the proposal and urged the court to direct the NCLAT to consider it. The bench said, "You have placed it. They (NCLAT) will consider it. We should not be issuing any such direction for consideration. It is not appropriate for us to direct them".
Noida twin towers: Demolition firm seeks extension of time
"The engineering firm carrying out the demolition of the twin towers has now written to Supertech for a time extension for the job, citing inputs from the foreign experts engaged for the work," a source told PTI.
Noida twin tower demolition test blast today
Of the two towers -- Apex -- the taller one is 103 m and Cayene -- the smaller one is 97 metre. Mehta said in their last assignment they had demolished a 108 m building and it took only 8.2 seconds to be razed to the ground. Speaking on the safety aspect of the people in the nearby areas or the building that might come in the blast radius, Mehta said there are two buildings in the nearby Emerald Court that will be covered with containers.
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