Archive for November 3rd, 2007
NRI investments: Some FAQs
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007If you have just joined the NRI club, congratulations! With the Indian economy booming and the country attracting huge foreign investments, surely you would like to be a part of the India growth story?
Suit asks Wakf to take over IT land
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Mahbub Alam Khan of Anwar-ul-Uloom Educational Society and Ibrahim Bin Abdullah Masqati of the Telugu Desam have filed a suit in the Andhra Pradesh Wakf Tribunal seeking declaration of Wakf Board ownership of the land sold to Lanco, Infosys and other companies in Manikonda.
ISTA Hyderabad - New hotel in IT hub
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007IHHR Hospitality Private Limited, that owns and manages destination spas, luxury spa resorts and business hotels across India on Friday announced the opening of Ista Hyderabad, a new property here with 166 rooms and nine garden suites.
India’s 1st stem cell centre in city
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Union minister for science, technology and earth sciences Kapil Sibal on Saturday described viruses causing mysterious diseases as the “real terrorists” against whom scientists should fight with all force.
New Unani hospital in private sector in city
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007For the first time, a multi-speciality Unani hospital with state-of-the-art equipment is coming up in private sector in the city. The Awami Dawakhana promises holistic healing of both common and chronic ailments.
GHMC to spend Rs. 345 cr. on roads
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be spending Rs. 345 crore to develop bitumen and cement concrete roads in the twin cities, Minister for Backward Classes Welfare M. Mukesh Goud said on Saturday. The Central government is also expected to sanction Rs. 400 crore to improve the drainage network, he added.
Gannavaram IT Park clears all hurdles
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Clearing the nagging doubts of local industrialists about the IT project at Gannavaram, Secretary to the Government for Information Technology and Communications S.K. Joshi on Saturday asserted that the IT Park coming up near Gannavaram Airport would be completed by December next year.
GHMC yet to raze properties
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Charminar Pedestrianisation Project (CPP), which was started over a decade ago to save the 400-year-old edifice from air, noise and vehicular pollution, is far from being completed.
Legal advisor appointed for Metro Rail project
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007The Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd (HMR) has appointed Delhi-based M/s Amarchand Mangaldas and Company, a reputed legal firm, as legal advisor for the HMR project.
Police get tough with land sharks
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007As many as 65 land grabbers or goondas who tried to take over land in Madhurawada and Bhimunipatnam have been arrested and sent to jail in the recent months, said Visakhapatnam (rural) SP Akun Sabharwal here on Saturday.
Two Jewellery ‘Concept Malls’ Launched In Hyderabad
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007On Thursday, Hyderabad got two contrasting ‘concept malls’ entirely dedicated to jewellery needs. MBS (Musaddilal Bhagwat Swaroop Jewellers) at Basheerbagh is an exclusive mall developed by Musaddilal Group while ‘Mahalakshmi’s Gems’ at Abids is being projected as a merchandised jewellery mart with 35 independent outlets of various companies under one roof.
Diwali Shopping Fever In Twin Cities
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007With hardly a week left for Diwali, the festival shopping has reached frenzied heights in the twin cities. And the shopping crowd seems to have swelled this year, if the rush at almost all the shopping areas across the city is any indication. As usual, the shops are competing with one another in coming up […]
Holiday Expo In Vizag Showcases Best Tourist Destinations
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007Photo Courtesy:K.R. Deepak, The HinduGoing places! Visitors going round the stalls set up at the Holiday Expo which opened at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor stadium in in Visakhapatnam on Friday.
A three-day ‘Holiday expo’ opened at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium (Port stadium) on the National Highway at Akkayyapalem on Friday. The expo, being organised by […]