Jeevan Prakash Sharma is assistant editor, Special Assignment. He has spent nearly 20 years in journalism with focus on education, real estate, crime and legal . He specialises in RTI-based information and open source data.
Articles by Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Free water, power, but lakhs of lives at risk
Will the Delhi government wake up to the real issues and take some measures to stop building of unauthorised structures that risk precious lives?
Updated on Jan 20, 2014 04:48 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi
Should lenders ask for completion certificates?
Checking the sale-deed of an apartment is not enough for disbursing home loans
Updated on Jan 03, 2014 07:32 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi Ncr
Shiv Kala fraud: RBI, NHB tightlipped
Financial institutions yet to take action against their officials in a case of multiple finance fraud
Updated on Jan 03, 2014 07:02 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi
Can you trust your lender?
Homebuyers are in danger of losing their hard-earned investments as many financial institutions are approving loans for ‘unauthorised’ housing units
Updated on Jan 03, 2014 01:23 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi
Homebuyers will be ‘exploited’
Legal experts and RWA representatives say that developers in Gurgaon are likely to misinterpret SC's ruling on ownership of community and commercial facilities like club, nursery schools, convenient shops etc in a group housing project
Updated on Dec 16, 2013 05:15 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi
A battle lost for apartment owners?
The Supreme Court has given ownership rights over community and commercial facilities to the developers in Gurgaon
Updated on Dec 16, 2013 05:17 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Your builder cannot take you for a ride
Residents’ consent is mandatory to modify building plans, says the Allahabad High Court in a landmark judgment that irons out the creases in the UP Apartment Act.
Updated on Dec 05, 2013 03:49 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Noida: builder sells flats to many buyers, banks help
A huge housing scam has been unearthed in Noida where a developer sold apartments to multiple buyers and banks provided home loans to two or more buyers for the same house.
Updated on Nov 18, 2013 01:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Cheated buyers struggling to get justice, repay loans
If their hard-earned money going into a dud housing scheme wasn’t enough, banks and financiers have initiated recovery proceedings against buyers in the Shiv Kala Charms project who have defaulted on EMI payments. Cases of cheques bouncing have been registered against many of them.
Updated on Nov 17, 2013 11:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Delhi: banks turned blind eye, buyers suffered
More than 400 people have been cheated of amounts ranging from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 35 lakh after they fell prey to the promise of Shiv Kala Charms.
Updated on Nov 18, 2013 12:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Paisa, kapda aur makaan
Celebrities charge Rs. 1.5 cr to Rs. 6 cr for endorsing realty projects and set rules for everything from number of shooting days to change of clothes
Updated on Nov 16, 2013 08:30 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi
Strangers in a foreign land
Unable to cope with cultural and social pressures, many Indian students drop out of foreign universities and return home without a degree or a job.
Updated on Oct 08, 2013 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
‘The entire woodwork in my kitchen collapsed’
Signing contracts with big names in the interior design business is no guarantee of quality. Some clients say they have had to deal with shoddy work and substandard material
Updated on Sep 30, 2013 12:18 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
‘Work on 95% projects will come to a stop’
Flawed construction plans and inadequate water supply from sewage treatment plants are forcing real estate developers to violate the National Green Tribunal’s ban on misuse of underground water
Updated on Sep 16, 2013 01:19 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi
Dharuhera: A next big satellite city
Is it the right time to invest in real estate in Dharuhera? Experts say the affordability factor and new industries will drive the market
Updated on Sep 04, 2013 06:28 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
From the battle zone
Here’s a tribute to the thousands of teachers who bravely defy death to reach their students in the violence-prone Maoist areas.
Updated on Sep 04, 2013 10:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Bhiwadi: Think long-term
The Bhiwadi market, driven by strong residential demand, shows promise, but investors should not expect immediate gains
Updated on Sep 02, 2013 05:48 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Bhaag, young India, bhaag
The movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag has been an inspiration for young people. Many have been flocking to Delhi’s athletics training centres wanting to train like the Flying Sikh, writes Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Updated on Aug 06, 2013 12:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
War over games arena
DDA and Delhi govt education department squabble over use of sports facilities.
Updated on Aug 06, 2013 12:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Turning trash into treasure
Guided by an American professor, around 300 students from VIT University’s innovation centre are engaged in various innovations with recycled materials
Updated on Jul 17, 2013 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Is Noida allowing builders to cheat you of your space?
Some developers are claiming ownership over common areas, contrary to the terms of the UP Apartment Act
Updated on Jul 18, 2013 03:01 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Noida
‘It’s everything a nature lover could ask for’
It’s easier to concentrate on your studies when you are far away from the hustle and bustle of city life and in a place like Ooty.
Updated on Jul 09, 2013 03:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
‘Only God keeps the buildings from falling’
Why has action not been taken on the recommendations of justice (Retd) Lokeshwar Prasad commission of inquiry report on the structural safety of buildings?
Updated on Jul 04, 2013 04:43 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi
Delhi sitting on a ticking time bomb
The surging waters of the Yamuna can cause havoc in Delhi’s low-lying areas as there has been no structural safety assessment of the unauthorised buildings on the riverbed
Updated on Jul 04, 2013 05:20 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi
‘Team spirit and ability to express matter a lot’
In an exclusive interview with HT Education, Charles Champion, Airbus executive vice president (engineering), speaks on how the Fly Your Idea global competition has been attracting thousands of students across...
Updated on Jul 03, 2013 02:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
‘The quality of life in Chandigarh is great’
Piyush Sharma moved from Delhi to Chandigarh because it’s close to his hometown Shimla and is a well-planned city.
Updated on Jul 02, 2013 05:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
‘Kolkata has a heart unlike other cities’
Gaurav Mishra from Jharkhand who attended school in the national Capital, compares the two metros and says that Kolkata is not only cheaper than Delhi, but the people are also friendly and helpful here
Updated on Jul 02, 2013 04:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
A helping hand for airport baggage handlers
A five-member student team from Brazil and the UK won €30,000 for innovating an air-powered baggage handling concept
Updated on Jul 02, 2013 03:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Realtors say master plan a must to make NCR expansion a success
With Bhiwani and Mahendragarh in Haryana and Bharatpur in Rajasthan becoming part of the National Capital Region, real estate market in all three areas will get a major boost. Jeevan Prakash Sharma reports.
Updated on Jul 02, 2013 03:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, New Delhi
Why pay for something that doesn’t exist?
Vague super area specifications could be helping developers dupe buyers investing in their housing projects
Updated on Jun 29, 2013 07:13 PM IST
None | Jeevan Prakash Sharma, Delhi