Archive for May 18th, 2008
Work On Metro To Start In July: CM
Sunday, May 18th, 2008The people of the city will get drinking water round-the-clock in three to four years. Work on the Rs 8,000-crore Metro Rail will commence by the end of July. The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, made these announcements at an election rally at Baghlingampally, under Mus-heerabad constituency, on Sunday.
‘Special Residential Zones’ For Low-Cost Housing
Sunday, May 18th, 2008Low-cost housing is once again in fashion, thanks to the escalating prices of land, steel and cement. At the prevailing rates, it is well nigh impossible for middleincome families to buy land and build houses.
Now, Helihop To Shamshabad
Sunday, May 18th, 2008Want to reach Shamshabad in 10 minutes flat? Then, hop on to heli-taxi. With travel by road to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad becoming a nightmare due to heavy traffic, entrepreneurs are planning to cash in on the time factor by starting a chopper service.
Creating Classy Commercial Space
Sunday, May 18th, 2008Jones Lang LaSalle’s first QR takes a re-look at business districts after repeal of ULCA, writes K. Srinivas Reddy.
If one expected that the shift of airport from Begumpet to Shamshabad would reduce the demand for office space in core areas of the city and also on the suburbs, one would be mistaken. The airport relocation […]
‘Hyderabad: Green Again’ Campaign To Protect Trees
Sunday, May 18th, 2008In a tree-facing room in The Times of India building, architects, corporate consultants, former bureaucrats, IT professionals, homemakers, young students and social group representatives merged and donned a common identity, that of tree lovers, as they angrily condemned the government’s decision to hack the over three-century-old banyan at the questionable request of the US Consulate. […]
BPS Parking Norms Ignored
Sunday, May 18th, 2008Civic authorities, desperate to raise revenue, are regularising unauthorised additional floors under the Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) even if they do not have adequate parking facility.
GHMC Transplants Fail
Sunday, May 18th, 2008A couple of years ago the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (now GHMC), under pressure from environmentalists, had decided to transplant chopped trees. But it’s intention appear to have been less than genuine: All the 10 transplanted trees dried and died in the past one year.
Lanco Infratech To Raise USD 200mn For Realty Business
Sunday, May 18th, 2008Lanco Infratech, the flagship company of the Hyderabad-based Lanco Group, today said it is in talks with a couple of overseas private equity palyers to raise USD 200 million for its realty business.
Corporate Flying Set For Liftoff
Sunday, May 18th, 2008The glut of pilot aspirants in India is now an old story. But, with many flooding the market, are there any job avenues for them? General aviation is one. Especially the world of corporate/charter flying, a sector often ignored by pilots in their pursuit of a glamorous job in commercial airlines.
HUDA To Invest Rs 6000Cr For Expressway
Sunday, May 18th, 2008The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) is investing about Rs 6,000 crore for an eight-lane access-controlled expressway. Part of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project, it would be taken up in three phases, said Huda Vice-Chairman KS Jawahar Reddy.