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OTTAWA — Forty-five per cent of Crown-owned heritage buildings are in fair or better condition, says a federal government report.

Fossilised footprints belonging to 230-million-year-old dinosaurs have been unearthed in Brisbane, imprinted in the same sandstone used to construct the city's most recognisable buildings.

An ex-minister faces a bribery probe as Hungary's new government investigates alleged corruption during Orban's rule.

Municipal Corporation of Delhi Commissioner was asked to set up a high-powered committee, in consultation with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, to devise ways to deal with dangerious and dilapidated buildings

<p>Old buildings, temples and Gurdwaras in Rawalpindi tell the story of the garrison city’s majestic past, when Hindus and Sikhs made up a dominant share of its population before the partition of the Indian subcontinent.</p> <p>However, these buildings are now in a state of disrepair, as little has been done to preserve them over the past 79 years.</p> <figu

Estate surveyor and valuer, Olalekan Akinwumi, has attributed the prevalence of abandoned buildings in Nigeria primarily to funding constraints and poor project feasibility rather than a shortage of housing. Read More: https://punchng.com/financing-project-viability-blamed-for-abandoned-buildings/

The General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Florence Gbaye, has revealed that 360 buildings across Lagos State have been classified as distressed structures. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-identifies-360-distressed-buildings/

PHUKET - Authorities have made arrests and demolished structures encroaching on Freedom beach in Muang district, where foreigners were duped into buying illegally issued land title deeds at inflated prices.

Floods have swept through Gaza after heavy rain, endangering families and putting war-damaged buildings at risk.

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The US president has responded to the midterms by doubling down on his plans for the White House

The Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority has sealed more than 45 buildings in Eko and Ifako-Ijaiye districts for alleged violations of physical planning regulations. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-seals-over-45-buildings-over-planning-violations/

Dubai Police have arrested 34 people after closing 33 unlicensed nurseries found to be operating in residential buildings and other unsuitable locations. The nurseries were aimed at limited-income families and offered low-cost childcare, but failed to comply with regulations, potentially exposing children to neglect and abuse. Police said some sites lacked p

Fresh from landing eight nominations from the British Independent Film Awards earlier this week, Clio Barnard’s critically acclaimed “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning” has landed theatrical distribution in the U.S. Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to the film, starring fast-rising U.K. and Irish actors Anthony Boyle (“Manhunt”),

A pumping station of the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board at P.S. Sivaswami Salai is celebrating its centenary this year.

Chairmen of five NBA branches in Osun State have petitioned Governor Ademola Adeleke over the deplorable state of court buildings across the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/nba-chairmen-petition-adeleke-over-dilapidated-osun-court-buildings/

“Elsinore,” the acclaimed biographical drama that has already propelled its lead star Andrew Scott into the Oscars best actor race, has emerged as the film to beat at the 2026 British Independent Film Awards. The Studiocanal feature, in which Scott portrays Ian Charleson, the “Chariots of Fire” star who was offered the career-peak role of […]

A larger buffer zone and additional planning requirements could affect private commercial buildings and future redevelopment in the Civic District, says the National Heritage Board.

Plus: Christmas wars in Limerick again; UCC tempts Americans; and 3,000 first-class relics in Kilkenny

The House of Representatives has threatened to demolish buildings illegally erected on Federal Government rights of way for power transmission projects in Read More: https://punchng.com/reps-threaten-demolition-of-buildings-on-power-project-routes/

Failure of councils to highlight derelict properties ‘derails potential for return to use’

Biggest impact of revised EPBD is likely to be its focus on improving the energy performance of existing buildings

“ED found that funds meant for public works were diverted to the University, government works were executed on its private campus, and funds from contractors who had been allotted government contracts were routed back to the Trust as donations,” the statement said

He tells Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan that a G.O. would be issued in two weeks and the foundation stone-laying ceremony can be conducted thereafter

A newborn and parents narrowly escaped death after a fire ravaged their apartment and other buildings in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning. Read More: https://punchng.com/newborn-parents-escape-death-as-fire-ravages-buildings-in-kwara/

The State government has amended the Tamil Nadu Combined Development and Building Rules, 2019, relaxing height restriction on non-high rise buildings from 18.3 metres to 19.5 metres

Hundreds of homes are without power and evacuations are under way, as fire crews battle a blaze in Roxburgh.

<p>Israeli forces pushed into the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday and displaced around 250 families, some in the middle of the night, vowing to exact a heavy price for a deadly <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039241/west-bank-attack-wounds-5-israelis-as-netanyahu-cancels-events">attack on soldiers</a>.</p> <p>The Palestinian Authority calle

Naomi Pollock's "Vanishing Japan" is a beautiful record of demolished architectural masterpieces and Japan's penchant for constant rebuilding.

Russia's attacks on the Ukrainian capital are hitting harder and more frequently, making 2026 one of the long war's bloodiest years for Kyiv. DW asked people on the ground what life is like.

The soldiers were killed in an attack by two Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint outside the West Bank city on Friday morning.

The Edo State Government has demolished buildings in Uromi and Ewatto allegedly used for ritual activities and cultism, following the arrest of two suspect Read More: https://punchng.com/edo-demolishes-buildings-linked-to-suspected-ritualist-cultist/

The Edo State Government has demolished two properties in Uromi and Ewatto allegedly used for ritual activities and cult-related crimes by arrested suspect Read More: https://punchng.com/edo-demolishes-buildings-linked-to-suspected-ritualists-cultists/

Scapegoating migrants won’t fix a deliberately broken Home Affairs system or create jobs. South Africa needs real administrative leadership, not political theatre.

Society of Chartered Surveyors forecasts 6% rise in average rents for prime offices in coming year