Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
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Syed Shayan Real Estate Archive
On the night of 3 December 1984, the city of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh witnessed the uncontrolled release of methyl isocyanate gas from the Union Carbide chemical plant, a facility located in the midst of densely populated residential areas. Within minutes, streets, houses and entire neighbourhoods w...
Amid the continuing economic crisis, President Herbert Hoover inaugurated the White House Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership today in Washington. The nationwide conference brought together more than three thousand specialists in construction, housing finance, urban planning and land law....
Istanbul, December 2 1869 The Ottoman Empire today issued a significant legal regulation permitting, for the first time, the judicial seizure and auction of immovable property and agricultural miri land for the recovery of private debts. Previously, compulsory sale was limited to state revenues and ...
▫This decision is regarded as one of the most consequential developments of its era, shaping the historical geography of land, real estate, urban division, agricultural territory, industrial regions, coastal zones and the boundaries that connected transport routes across the region. ▫The refusa...
On 29 November 1912, a decisive notification was published in Part One of the Government of India Gazette, establishing the legal basis for the large scale acquisition of government land required for the construction of New Delhi, the new capital of British India. This notification followed the Del...
Washington A significant development unfolded today in the realm of American housing policy as President George H. W. Bush formally signed the Cranston–Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, thereby giving it the full force of federal law. The Act inaugurates a broad national framework of resi...
According to the notification published in Part One of the Government of India Gazette on 28 November 1903, the East Indian Railway authorised for the first time an extensive acquisition of state land in the stretch between Howrah and Liluah. The measure was undertaken under Section Six of the Land ...
On 27 November 1962, the Lahore Improvement Trust (LIT) issued a landmark resolution approving, for the first time, the formal urban expansion of Lahore across the western bank of the Ravi River (towards Shahdara). This decision emerged at a time when Lahore was confronting rapid population growth, ...
In a manoeuvre to fortify its stance upon the realms of international commerce and strategic infrastructure, the British Government has secured effective dominion over one of the world’s paramount maritime passages through the purchase of substantial shares in the Suez Canal Company. This histori...
On 26 November 1947 the Government of West Punjab completed its first major survey of Evacuee Property, documenting thousands of abandoned agricultural lands urban buildings and industrial units left behind during the mass migration of Partition. The survey established the first verified list of tra...
On this date, the Capital Development Authority formally approved the first sector boundary map for Pakistan’s newly designated federal capital, Islamabad. The authorisation marked one of the earliest and most consequential administrative steps taken by the newly formed authority, which had been e...
On November 25, 1982, the Government of Punjab finalized its first pre master planning guidelines to manage accelerating urban growth in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, and Gujranwala. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, these cities witnessed rapid expansion marked by informal subdivisio...
On November 24, 1990, the Government of Pakistan launched a nationwide overhaul of the aging railway system to address decades of underinvestment, slow transport speeds, and rising maintenance failures. The Ministry of Railways introduced new repair programs, upgraded signaling technology, and initi...
On November 24, 1963, newly sworn-in U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed the United Nations for the first time following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The global community watched closely as Johnson outlined America’s commitments to international cooperation, nuclear arms ...
On November 23, 1971, the United Nations General Assembly convened an urgent session in New York to address the rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in South Asia. Millions of civilians were displaced due to violent conflict, prompting intense debate among UN member states over emergency relief me...
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