Archive for November 5th, 2007
HUDA projects to yield results after 5 years
Monday, November 5th, 2007Brace up Hyderabadis for the city’s traffic woes and quality of life is to worsen even before it starts improving!
Private firms to offer ground handling at international airport
Monday, November 5th, 2007With the Union government allowing developers of new airports to outsource ground-handling and cargo services, the upcoming international airport will have private players offering them.
Vizag emerges a popular tourist hub
Monday, November 5th, 2007With each passing year, the number of tourists visiting Visakhapatnam is going up.
Sun kissed beaches, verdant hills, beautiful valleys; peace loving population and the fervour with which every festival is celebrated makes Visakhapatnam, a tourist’s delight.
Water Board takes steps to speed up works on Musi revival project
Monday, November 5th, 2007With Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy expressing concern over the slow pace of Musi Revitalisation Project, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) seems to have woken up to the concerns of the Chief Minister and started speeding up the works.
Kadapa to get R&D lab for animal husbandry
Monday, November 5th, 2007Andhra Pradesh, a major player in the poultry industry, is planning to set up a Rs 300-crore research and development laboratory on diseases that dogged the animal husbandry sector.
Plan for railway line to Tirumala hills
Monday, November 5th, 2007Yet another mass transport system has been proposed to ferry pilgrims to Tirumala, abode of Lord Venkateswara, this time a train service from Renigunta.
All road cutting by Nov. 18: GHMC
Monday, November 5th, 2007Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has stated that permission to cut or dig major roads will not be granted after November 18.
Hero Ultra electric two-wheeler launched
Monday, November 5th, 2007Hero Ultra electric two-wheelers were launched in the city market on Monday. No driving licence or RTA registration or even regular servicing is required for these vehicles which cost around Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 35,000.
Public caught in ‘demolition’ jam
Monday, November 5th, 2007Â
SORE POINT: The private building jutting out onto the busy Tadbun crossroads.
There could be many reasons for a traffic jam. But, this is a unique road where widening was held up because of a single building!
Mobile patrols on NH 7 soon
Monday, November 5th, 2007Home Minister K. Jana Reddy said that as many as 38,000 police personnel would be recruited in the State shortly and they would be appointed in all the police station spread over the state.
Another Feather In Hyderabad’s Biotech Cap
Monday, November 5th, 2007Hyderabad will boast of the country’s first Clinical Research Facility for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (CRF) in a year, to be set up by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in partnership with Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences.
Second ISB May Come Up In North
Monday, November 5th, 2007Another Indian School of Business (ISB) is taking shape. Rajat Gupta, the former CEO of McKinsey & Company and now a senior partner in the professional services firm, along with his team is planning to set up a second ISB, this time in the North.
Huda has public running in circles
Monday, November 5th, 2007Citizens visiting Huda offices are literally running from pillar to post to get their grievances redressed. With Huda officials operating from different locations in the city, it has become a nightmare for ordinary citizens to approach them.
Omaxe forays into Vizag; to invest Rs 500 cr
Monday, November 5th, 2007Making its foray into the property market of southern India, real estate firm Omaxe will invest up to Rs 500 crore in the next 2-3 years to develop a residential project at Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.Â