Archive for April 15th, 2008
Centre No To AP Flights From Begumpet
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008After all the hype, Begumpet airport will remain shut for flights within Andhra Pradesh. Highlyplaced sources revealed that the civil aviation ministry has ruled this out for a variety of reasons. The proposal had been mooted informally by the state government after it was inundated with requests from public representatives, and the CM had also […]
‘Toothless’ HUDA Seeks To Do Away With STPs
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008With dwindling revenues, especially after transfer of powers to grant building and layout permissions to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Hyderabad Urban Development Authority is now planning to get rid of maintenance of sewerage treatment plants (STPs).
VIPs Fret Over GMR Norms
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Ministers, MPs and VIPs are having a galling experience at the new international airport. Airport and security officials are unable to recognise them. At the Begumpet airport, the VIPs would send their personal assistants, authorised by the Airports Authority of India, to collect boarding passes on their behalf. Officials used to accommodate VIPs even at […]
Combo Tickets Raise MMTS Popularity
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Multi-Mode Transport System (MMTS) has become quite popular in the city, thanks to the introduction of combined MMTS-APSRTC ticket system six months ago.
Over 20,000 passengers have purchased the combined monthly tickets which enable them to travel by both MMTS trains and APSRTC buses. With the growing popularity of combined tickets, the number of passengers […]
HUDA To Open Half Of Expressway By Oct
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Huda is planning to throw open at least half the P.V. Narasimha Rao expressway by October this year. Explaining the plan, the Huda chief engineer, Mr Vivek Deshmukh, told this newspaper that traffic congestion is mainly from Mehdipatnam to Hyderguda.
UEI To Open 50 Hospitality Management Institutes By 2010
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008United Educational Institutes, the educational venture of Berggruen Holdings plans to open 50 institutes across the country by 2010 offering courses in hospitality management. Speaking to Express Hospitality, Ashish Kesharwani, its head of hospitality, said, “We are looking at opening 30 institutes by the end of 2008.