Archive for April, 2008
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008Reliance Retail, the retailing arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries, unveiled its first Reliance ‘Digital’ store in the city and fifth in the country.
This 25,000 sq.ft. one-stop shop for all technology solutions in the field of electronics, home appliances, information technology and telecommunication products is the largest digital products speciality store in Andhra Pradesh. […]
Kukatpally Marching Ahead In Development With New High-Speed Roads
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Click on the image to enlarge the view
Malls..The New Hang-out Spots !!
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Meeting up at the coffee shop is passe. So don’t even think of the chaat bandi or the humble tea stall near home, those seem downright tacky. Gully cricket isn’t happening either. As for local theatres, they hardly ever use their ‘House Full’ tag because like the good old parks, they are teeming with rowdy […]
Tough Times: IT Firms Cut Frills To Stay Afloat
Saturday, April 19th, 2008With fears of a possible recession in the US spreading to India, IT and ITeS companies have begun to cut costs to remain competitive. But this round is not about retrenching staff and reducing wages. Rather, the focus is on cutting out the frills.
Property Documents You Need To Check
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Documentation is an essential and complicated part of a property acquisition process. Different States have different requirements. There are many laws that govern the process. However, you should have a checklist of documents to be verified before deciding on purchasing a house.
Changing Trends: Make Cooking An Experience
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Gilma General Manager K.S. Ranganath with the product range at the showroom. Photo: Satish. H
Cooking can no longer be a chore if you make the right choices, writes M. Srinivas. Tired at the way life has been in the kitchen all these years? Want to chuck away all that which kept piling in the […]
High Court To Constitute A Special Bench For Land Disputes
Saturday, April 19th, 2008The High Court has in principle agreed to constitute a special bench to settle long pending disputes on lands.
The court’s decision came in the wake of the state’s request to put an end to the long drawn tussle over 2,193 cases involving an extent of 1.31 lakh acres.
City’s Frills And Laces Find More Takers
Saturday, April 19th, 2008The core is gone. Sold out and built up, hardly leaving much space to aspire to acquire. So is the case with immediate suburbs which caught in the boom, sold faster than hottest of the cakes. The otherwise neglected peripheries suddenly found themselves in a grip of frenzied sale of plots and a construction activity […]
Revived Hope For Begumpet Airport
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Begumpet airport now has better chances of being reopened following the Karnataka High Court’s directive to the Centre to renegotiate with the Bangalore airport consortium its decision to close the existing airport in Bangalore in the wake of the construction of the new airport at Devanahalli.
The Next Generation Homes From Manjeera Group
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Triggered by satisfied customers and equipped with new insights, Manjeera Group is now set to take a giant leap in the real estate scenario in Hyderabad.
State Govt Hit Due To Slowdown In Real Estate
Saturday, April 19th, 2008The state government, which reaped a rich harvest by selling land in and around Hyderabad and helped create a real estate boom, has now been hit by the ebb in the market.
Metro Projects, Public Transport Top Govt Priority
Friday, April 18th, 2008Urban development minister Jaipal Reddy said the government was in favour of a Metro rail system to strengthen public transport facilities and to reduce traffic problem.
Beat It! Hyderabad Airport Built On Enemy Property
Friday, April 18th, 2008The left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing — this is generally the case in functioning of various government bodies. A recent example of this can be found in the land dispute that is brewing at the newly inaugurated international airport in Hyderabad.
Legal Matters: Landlord Can Enhance Rent, Ask For Eviction
Friday, April 18th, 2008Keshav’s grandfather leased out the first floor with a three-bed room portion in an independent three-story building in the heart of the city to Bansilal’s grand father during the 1960s. The terms of lease deed speak about the enhancement of rent for every year. But that was only for a paltry amount of five per […]
Metro Rail To Spur Realty In Hyderabad
Friday, April 18th, 2008The metro rail project is expected to boost real estate activity in areas surrounding Hyderabad as it will link up the core city with the outskirts.
HDFC Fund Buys 45% In Lodha Group’s Realty Project
Friday, April 18th, 2008An international fund backed by HDFC has picked up 45 per cent stake in Mumbai-based developer Lodha group’s realty project in Hyderabad for Rs 250 crore.
Expansion Of NH-9 Delayed Till December 2008
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The long-delayed expansion of the National Highway-9 into a four-lane road between Hyderabad and Vijayawada is expected to begin only in December this year. It was supposed to have commenced in March.
The Vijayawada-Machilipatnam portion of the same highway is also expected to be taken up then.
Raidurg Land Private: Supreme Court
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The 30 year-old saga surrounding the controversial Raidurg land (Survey no. 83) has ended with a Supreme Court ruling that the state government cannot claim ownership of the property.
Export Ban Will Damage Industries
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Industry analysts say a ban on steel and cement exports can seriously hurt both the industries. The government on Wednesday charged these industries with forming a cartel and vowed to take measures to check spiralling prices.
APHB Auction Suffers A Major Jolt
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The Andhra Pradesh Housing Board __ seen as a money-spinner for the state government — suffered a major jolt on Wednesday as buyers, notably big-time realtors, shied away from purchasing prime land it put up for sale in Hyderabad.
Fab City: Solar Units Rule The Roost
Thursday, April 17th, 2008The much-hyped Fab City has run out of land, without any other fab unit save one. Of the 1,050 acres at the proposed semiconductor complex, the government has already allotted about 600 acres to various companies leaving the 400 acres for common infrastructure facilities.
Mid-stream Career Change Not Unthinkable
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008ISB Hyderabad leads the way with 80% students switching fields.
A mid-stream career change for many is unthinkable. Students at the Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB), however, thought differently. The students, who came with prior work experience, used the skills learnt during the one-year course to move on to new areas.
Yashoda Commissions 1st RapidArc for Cancer
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Yashoda group of Hospitals announced the commissioning of Asia’s first RapidArc-radiation technology unit at new Yashoda Cancer Hospital at Somajiguda, Hyderabad shortly. Arc is the latest technology in radiation therapy treatment that is going to be introduced at Yashoda Hospital simultaneously along with leading cities world over. After its R&D in the US and abroad, […]
MedPlus Launches Integrated Health Centres in India
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008MedPlus Health Services Private Limited, India’s fastest growing chain of full-service pharmacies, recently launched integrated health centres in India. These centres are the first of its kind, as they combine a family clinic, diagnostic lab and pharmacy all under one roof, based on a unique operating model. The company will, in the initial phase of […]
Metro Rail Faces Hurdles
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008The Rs 9,696-crore metro rail project may have cleared the first major hurdle with in-principle clearance from the Centre, but several minor hitches have cropped up over setting up railway stations along the three corridors.
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.
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