Archive for September 19th, 2007
Green Cover Untouched
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Full grown trees form part of a median on Jubilee Hills road
Saving trees: The road widening between Jubilee Hills check post and the Krishnanagar road is being done without chopping the full grown trees .
While trees are chopped at the drop of a hat in Hyderabad in the name of widening of roads, here is […]
Xilinx To Make Hyderabad Its Global R&D Hub
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Xilinx Inc, a US-based leading supplier of programmable logic solutions, is developing its Hyderabad centre into a global research and development (R&D) hub.
GHMC Begins Demolition Drive
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Flat owners in the city are caught in an unholy nexus between builders, bankers and officials and town planning staff of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC). After having allowed unauthorised apartments to be constructed, GHMC town planning officials are now out to demolish such buildings.
Law To Prohibit Sale Of Christian Properties
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007The House panel of Assembly to study illegal occupation of Christian properties has recommended to the State Government to enact a law to prohibit alienation, sale, gift or lease of properties belonging to Christian Missionaries and educational institutions.
Property Tax Hike: Myriad Doubts, Apprehensions Spotlight
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007The city is witnessing quite a hubbub following the notification of revised rental values of residential and non-residential properties by the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) on September 8, in the run- up to the revision of property tax rates.
Erring High-rises To Be Sealed
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007The GHMC and the Fire Services Department would not demolish the main structure of any of the existing multi-storied buildings of above 18-metre height for enforcing fire safety measures.
BJP Seeks Extension Of Deadline For Master Plan Notification
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007The Bharatiya Janata Party State unit has demanded that the Government extend the deadline for issuance of notification of Master Plan for the State capital till all the concerns expressed by various political parties are addressed.
Symbiosis Institute Of Business Management (SIBM) Campus In State Soon
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Pune, has expressed its willingness to set up its academic campus near the city. SIBM, with 33 academic institutions, housing 45,000 Indian and foreign students in addition to over one lakh students online, proposes to set up three schools – for Business, Corporate Education and Business Excellence - in […]
Mega Mortgage Loan Utsav
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Deputy General Manager of the State Bank of India K.S. Subramanian on Wednesday inaugurated a ‘Mega Mortgage Loan Utsav’ at the Bank’s personal banking branch at Benz Circle.
ISB Has A Big Rival In Its Backyard Now — The Harvard Business School
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Harvard Business School (HBS) in conjunction with the Harvard Business School India Research Center (IRC) announced plans to offer its first executive education program in India in February 2008. The first-of-its-kind, “Building a Global Enterprise” programme in India will be taught by HBS senior faculty in Hyderabad and is specially designed for senior executives from […]
GHMC’s Kiosks To Render Easy Citizen Services Soon
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007Next time you want to apply for a birth certificate or pay property tax, you need not run from pillar to post or stand in a serpentine queue. All that you have to do is to go to a neighbourhood kiosk where the services are rendered in a jiffy.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will […]
Maddening Jams Crush City
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007The city was in the grip of major traffic snarls on Monday, resulting in vehicles moving bumper to bumper for hours at all major junctions and arterial roads. Traffic authorities were caught flatfooted by the never-ending jams and could do little to alleviate the situation.