Archive for June, 2008
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008A two-member Bench of the AP High Court comprising Chief Justice A R Dave and Justice R Subash Reddy on Monday granted time till July 1 to the railway and civic authorities to inform the court of the time required to complete the Sitaphalmandi overbridge-cum-flyover.
AP Plans Exclusive Industrial Estate For Women
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Showing its resolve to empower women, the Andhra Pradesh government has earmarked an exclusive industrial estate with 30 acres land in Kalakal village in Medak district.
Developers Plan Low-cost Airports
Monday, June 23rd, 2008The financial turbulence that airlines are experiencing these days due to soaring fuel cost, is pushing airport developers to think on lines of building low cost airports.
Wipro To Offer ‘Green’ Consultancy
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Wipro Eco Energy, the newly-floated arm of global IT services company Wipro Limited, is all set to provide consultancy services related to renewable energy and other eco-friendly activities by this year end.
Realtor, Netas Out To Usurp Lake At Nanakramguda
Monday, June 23rd, 2008Slowly and silently, a powerful realtors’ lobby backed by politicians and aided by conniving elements in Huda and revenue departments are encroaching on a lake on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
Notices Served On Fab City ‘Giants’ - SemIndia and Nanotech
Monday, June 23rd, 2008With no significant progress achieved in Fab City, the much-hyped hub for semi-conductor and electronics manufacture on a 1,000-acre site on the city outskirts, the government has served notices on its co-promoters SemIndia Fab Private Limited and Nano-Tech Silicon India Private Limited.
Inspirational: Purnachandra Rao(Founder Of NICE), A True Friend Of Orphans
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008Appreciation from Hon President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam
Consider a talk about a voluntary organization, or a volunteer. It invariably invites criticism, disbelief and hesitation to extend a heartfelt donation. It is due to countless reasons, valid or wild. Some charitable institutes take birth just to collect funds, foreign and inland. The organizers move in […]
Home Automation: Touchstone Comfort
Saturday, June 21st, 2008It’s all about comfort when technology comes to aid home solutions in every sphere. When one has the luxury of switching off all the lights with a touch of a single button or switching on the home theatre system and other appliances at the same time from another room, it only spells one thing — […]
How To Choose An Ethical Property Broker?
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Namrata Kohli breaks the code on how to identify a qualified and an ethical broker when you are on your dream home search…
With no licensing authority or educational qualifications required for being a property broker in India, it has become a free-forall industry, with investors, housewives, retired persons and individuals dabbling in property transactions. […]
Structural Audits Of Buildings To Become A Norm Soon
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Monsoons can wreck havoc on old structures. A structural audit of a building can save you a lot of trouble and keep you safe, says Shilpa Sachdev .
With every passing year, your building combats a series of natural upheavals, facing the apathy of every season that goes by. Many buildings built during the last […]
Telangana: To Be Or Not To Be……
Saturday, June 21st, 2008The outcome of the byelections in Telangana region appears to have left the builders and real estate agents in and around Vijayawada a tad disappointed. Real estate agents here feel that the land prices on the city outskirts will drop and the present slump in construction industry, in all likelihood, could continue for another six […]
Sthirasthi Special Focus: Sagar Highway
Saturday, June 21st, 2008Though close to Shamshabad International Airport, Outer Ring Road, Hardware Park etc, Sagar Highway has been lying low on the Hyderabad Real Estate radar. The prices here are still within reach for the middle class people.
Eenadu Sthirasthi profiles the Sagar Highway and it’s adjoining villages, which is keeping alive the dreams of a common […]
Lakes Become Cesspools
Friday, June 20th, 2008Before it became a Hitec city, Hyderabad was famously known as the city of lakes. There are over 532 water bodies in and around the state capital with Hussainsagar Lake being the most prominent one.
Airfares Up, Up And Away
Friday, June 20th, 2008It was expected for quite some time and finally it happened. As the aviation industry is in deep trouble, largest private airline Jet Airways, state-owned Air India and the low-cost airline Spice-Jet have hiked airfares following the recent hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) or jet fuel.
Honda To Offer India’s First Hybrid Car
Friday, June 20th, 2008India got its first hybrid car on Wednesday with Honda rolling out a petrol-electric version of its Civic sedan. The car will be more environment friendly and fuel efficient (for its class) than any other car in the market but will remain a niche product.
GO To Regularise Land Encroached By The Poor
Friday, June 20th, 2008In a move that would benefit thousands of poor people of the state, the Y S Rajasekhara Reddy government on Wednesday decided to regularise land encroached upon by third parties free of cost provided they produce relevant documents. The regularisation would also be allowed only if it has taken place before the Urban Land Ceiling […]
For HUDA, Looks Matter Not The Lake
Friday, June 20th, 2008A part of the Hussainsagar lake near the Khairatabad flyover is being converted into a park. This part of the lake is the storehouse of surplus water of the Hussainsagar. And, this is being done by none other than the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda), the supposed protector of the water body.
GOs To Go Online From July 1
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The GOs issued by the different departments located in Secretariat will now be automatically uploaded on the internet and made available to the general public.
Passport In Week’s Time
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The ministry of external affairs has decided to go for outsourcing to speed up the issue of passports. Under the new Passport Seva Project, Tatkal passports would be issued in a day and regular passports will be given in a week.
Escalators For 16 New FOBs
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The twin cities could soon see 25 new Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) coming up by the end of the year and 16 of them would have escalators, while the rest would be equipped with lifts on both sides.
GHMC Issues Notices On BPS
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has started serving fresh notices asking owners of non-residential buildings in the twin cities to get their unauthorised constructions regulated under the Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS).
HUDA To Monitor Projects Online
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The HUDA is computerising its business processes in various wings for internal online access and tracking file movement.
Tiny Village Eyes Huge Tax From New Airport
Thursday, June 19th, 2008The Gollapally gram panchayat, in whose jurisdiction the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is located in Shamshabad, is demanding property tax from the GMR group, the operator of the airport.
IT Firms Ask Staff Deposits
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008IT companies are seeking security bonds ranging from Rs 75,000 to Rs 2 lakh from new recruits to discourage them from moving to other firms. Software professionals who leave a job without sufficient notice period will lose the money.
IVR Prime Plans 10-15 Resorts
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008IVR Prime Urban Developers, the urban development arm of the $625-million realty giant IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects, will build holiday resorts and conference centres across India to cash in on the fast-growing meetings, incentives, conventions and events (MICE) market here.
Article: Nanakramguda, The Downtown Of Hyderabad
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Nanakramguda has virtually become the center of all developments - Madhapur on one side, Gopanapally/Tellapur on one side, Puppalaguda/Manikonda on one side and Narsingi/Kokapet on one side - all areas the current and future destinations of Information Technology companies.
Desi Real Estate Projects With Videshi Touch
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Home buyers grappling with increasing prices have something to cheer about, as developers in partnership with overseas players are set to offer new experience and value with projects of international quality and features.
Energy and Resources Institute To Set Up Campus In Hyderabad
Saturday, June 14th, 2008The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), headed by eminent environmental scientist R K Pachauri, would set up a campus in Hyderabad.
India’s No 1 Pharma Co ‘Ranbaxy’ Is Now Japanese
Saturday, June 14th, 2008At a time when Indian companies are on an acquisition spree abroad, this seems like a goal that’s been scored against the run of play. In a blockbuster deal worth up to $4.6 billion (about Rs 15,000 crore), Ranbaxy Laboratories, the country’s largest pharma company and till not very long ago the pride of India […]
Real Estate Sector Loses Steam
Saturday, June 14th, 2008The revision of interest rates on home loans is sure to put a dent on the booming real estate sector. Both public and private sector banks have decided to review its interest rates structure at its asset liability committee meeting scheduled in Mumbai on Friday.
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