Tuesday, 27 October 20261:24 am ISTIndia edition

Just in

12:23 amState government relaxes norms for height restriction on non-high rise buildings
12:00 amTiger Shroff firing case: Custody of four accused extended till Oct 28; 11th accused remanded till Oct 31
11:47 pmNASA's Swift Space Telescope Wraps Up Its Historic Mission
11:46 pmOne held for rape and murder of six-year-old girl
11:42 pmKuttiadi eyes river circuit to tap tourism potential
SponsoredPut your announcement in this ticker from ₹69/day
11:33 pmKannur panchayat contracts: KSU vice-president challenges allegations, threatens legal action
11:31 pmMadras High Court denies anticipatory bail to Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in ₹100-crore private schools fraud case
11:31 pmNo Change To Form 6, Declaration Is Separate: Poll Body To Top Court
11:29 pmVirtual autopsy at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital: launch likely to take time
11:28 pmIt keeps happening: Vinicius in a surprise position. The ranking of candidates for the 2026 Ballon d'Or is announced
11:27 pmSix held after alleged drug-trade groups clash at police station
11:25 pmApple announces iPad Mini update and hopes are high for touchscreen MacBook
11:24 pmWater release from Mettur dam for irrigation suspended after about 50 days
11:22 pmRubio to host G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet in Atlanta on Oct 30-31
12:23 amState government relaxes norms for height restriction on non-high rise buildings
12:00 amTiger Shroff firing case: Custody of four accused extended till Oct 28; 11th accused remanded till Oct 31
11:47 pmNASA's Swift Space Telescope Wraps Up Its Historic Mission
11:46 pmOne held for rape and murder of six-year-old girl
11:42 pmKuttiadi eyes river circuit to tap tourism potential
SponsoredPut your announcement in this ticker from ₹69/day
11:33 pmKannur panchayat contracts: KSU vice-president challenges allegations, threatens legal action
11:31 pmMadras High Court denies anticipatory bail to Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi in ₹100-crore private schools fraud case
11:31 pmNo Change To Form 6, Declaration Is Separate: Poll Body To Top Court
11:29 pmVirtual autopsy at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital: launch likely to take time
11:28 pmIt keeps happening: Vinicius in a surprise position. The ranking of candidates for the 2026 Ballon d'Or is announced
11:27 pmSix held after alleged drug-trade groups clash at police station
11:25 pmApple announces iPad Mini update and hopes are high for touchscreen MacBook
11:24 pmWater release from Mettur dam for irrigation suspended after about 50 days
11:22 pmRubio to host G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet in Atlanta on Oct 30-31

India

State government relaxes norms for height restriction on non-high rise buildings

Reported by The Hindu 27 Oct 2026, 12:23 am IST 1 min read

India news on The Headline Update

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

Read the full report on The Hindu

Story file

Section: India
Places: Tamil Nadu
First reported by: The Hindu
Published: Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 12:23 am IST
Coverage: One outlet so far

How this page works. The Headline Update lists this report from The Hindu with a short summary and a link to the original. The original reporting belongs to the publisher. Spotted an error in our summary? Tell our corrections desk.