Archive for August, 2008
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Saturday, August 30th, 2008I love the song Wishin’ and Hopin’ for the lyrics and the neat choreography. I also love the song ‘I’ll Say A Little Prayer’. These songs are from the super-hit movie ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’. It is a great movie which revolves around 3 characters, and Julia Roberts is outstanding.
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Writ Against Metro Rail Project
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008C Ramachandraiah of Centre for Economic and Social Studies and Omim Mamickshaw Debara of Forum for a Better Hyderabad filed a writ petition in the AP High Court on Monday, seeking its intervention to restrain the authorities from going ahead with the metro rail project in the city.
SemIndia Sought 3 Weeks For Financial Closure
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008SemIndia, which has promised to set up the country’s first full-fledged semiconductor fabrication unit, has sought some more time from Andhra Pradesh to freeze plans and finances.
CM In HMDA’s Chairman Role
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy will head the newly constituted Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority as its Chairman.
Land prices on outskirts likely to shoot up
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008Land prices are set to rise in the 849 surrounding villages of the city with the formation of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA).
These villages were merged with the HMDA. Anticipating this, real estate players have already jacked up rates in some newly included areas of the HMDA.
‘Nano Homes’ Next??
Sunday, August 24th, 2008While almost everybody knows about Tata’s Nano, which has become synonymous with the ‘small car,’ many may not know about a ‘nano house’. What is this new concept in housing segment? Let us study this subject.
Interest Rate Spiral Sends Spinal Chills
Sunday, August 24th, 2008When N. Radha availed herself of a home loan for Rs.10 lakh three years ago, the floating interest rate was around 8.25 per cent for a 15-year tenure. And she perhaps, could not have imagined that in a matter of years, the equated monthly instalment (EMI) would shoot up from her estimated Rs. 8, 000 […]
Vizag’s Beauty Spot May Disappear Soon
Sunday, August 24th, 2008The pristine beauty of the Yarada Hills overlooking the Bay of Bengal has inspired great poets including Rachakonda Viswanadha Sastry, Arudra and Sri Sri. Film directors have also chosen this locale to picture duets since the hills form a perfect backdrop for young lovers to sing and dance. But if authorities have their way, all […]
ICICI Cutting Costs Aggressively
Sunday, August 24th, 2008Caught in an atmosphere of uncertain growth and rising costs of essential services, India’s largest private sector bank is cutting costs aggressively. ICICI Bank is shifting thousands of jobs from Mumbai to Hyderabad. The bank is also cutting down on banking hours in several branches and curbing staff reimbursements such as phone and conveyance bills.
Hyderabad To Have Metropolitan Status
Sunday, August 24th, 2008Hyderabad will now have metropolitan status with the launch of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) here on Saturday.
Joomla Sites Exploited By Critical Vulnerabilities
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Websites that use Joomla, an open source content management system, are vulnerable to the latest round of SQL injection attacks, says a security researcher.
Christoph Alme, a malware specialist at security firm Secure Computing, said, “There are more than five million Joomla pages out there.”
Nina: Our Daily Guest
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008These days we have a new friend in our patio who visits us daily. Though it was annoying initially that it was eating out of bird feeder and digging in the planting pots, it has become Nirmala’s ‘daytime Pet’. She has named her ‘Nina’. When in hunger mood, it even knocks on the glass door, […]
Andhra Pradesh Bags Mega Projects
Friday, August 22nd, 2008From power sector to ports or roads infrastructure majors from AP are the frontrunners of Indian mega projects.
Infrastructure majors from Andhra Pradesh are bagging many mega projects across the nation. Be it the power sector, airports, seaports, metro rail projects, national highways or highrise buildings, firms from the state are the frontrunners these days. […]
Disaster Plan For City
Friday, August 22nd, 2008Greater Hyderabad may finally get a comprehensive disaster management plan to contain flooding in the low-lying areas besides tackling disasters.
CM Halts Land Acquisition
Friday, August 22nd, 2008The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, on Tuesday directed officials not to acquire land for infrastructure projects unless there was dire need to do so.
Don’t Sell Land: HC To APHB
Friday, August 22nd, 2008A division bench comprising Chief Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice Vilas V. Afjulpurkar on Thursday directed that the AP Housing Board should not confirm the sale of its lands in Hyderabad without the permission of the court.
Walk Your Way To Work
Thursday, August 21st, 2008From Marredpally to Madhapur or Gopalpuram to Gachibowli, how much time does one spend to reach the workplace and return to the comforts of home? The recent times have not only changed the outlines of the city but even redefined commuting to work, for most.
22 More FOBs For City
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Twenty-two more Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) are likely to dot the city in the coming days as also new bus shelters, said Minister for Backward Class Welfare M. Mukesh Goud here on Wednesday.
Credit Suisse Invests $77mn In Indu Projects
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Infrastructure major Indu Projects on Thursday said it has received an investment of USD 77 mn from Swiss banking major Credit Suisse.
Flagstone Reinsurance Plans India Foray
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd, a NYSE-listed reinsurance company, is proposing to enter the primary insurance market in India within a year.
AP Students Grab 35% Of IIT Seats
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Students from Andhra Pradesh have not only bagged top ranks in IIT-JEE-2008, but have also lapped up a major chunk of seats in the new IIT, christened IIT-Hyderabad, in Kandi in the neighbouring Medak district. The premier institute was formally opened on Tuesday.
Domestic Outbound Passengers To Pay Rs.375 extra At Hyderabad Airport
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Domestic passengers leaving Hyderabad international airport will now have to pay an additional Rs.375 as user development fee (UDF), the airport operator said Wednesday.
Alternate Routes To Reach Shamshabad Airport
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Two days after incessant rain lashed the city, dusty and pothole-riddled roads made life miserable for hordes of motorists on Monday. Vehicles crawled on almost all the roads with 10-inch deep potholes in some areas and scattered gravel in other localities posing serious threat to commuters, especially motorcyclists.
Kukatpally RoB: HUDA Blames SCR For Delay
Thursday, August 14th, 2008It could be termed a bridge too far. Completion of the road over bridge (RoB) between Kukatpally Housing Board (KPHB) colony and Hi-Tec City railway station is far behind schedule. The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) is not sure when the project will be completed because of slow response in clearing the project by the […]
DLF To Set Up Mega Agri Hub At Moosapet
Thursday, August 14th, 2008The state government on Tuesday allotted 24.5 acres of prime land at Moosapet village in Balanagar mandal of RR district to DLF Building India Ltd on a 33-year lease for setting up an integrated mega agriculture hub.
GMR Signs MoU With Deccan Express Logistics For Cargo Hubs
Thursday, August 14th, 2008G R Gopinath, who had stridently opposed the GMR group for its opposition to keeping the old Begumpet airport in Hyderabad open, has now joined hands with the infrastructure company.
Puravankara Plans Rs 8000-Cr Foray Into Affordable Housing
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Joining the likes of DLF and Unitech, Bangalore-based realty developer Puravankara Projects today announced its foray into the affordable housing segment in an effort to beat the property sector slump.
Ride To Airport Just Got Bumpier And Longer
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Your commute to the airport just got tougher. Come August 21 and the ride to the airport would be ridden not only with potholes but also an additional detour from the main road, owing to the construction of the PVN Expressway. With only part of the flyover complete so far, officials are now trying to […]
HUDA Changes Plot Sale Norms
Thursday, August 14th, 2008The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority has been forced to revert to its earlier mandate of forming layouts and auction individual plots to people.
Microsoft Is Truly A City Giant
Thursday, August 14th, 2008The Hyderabad centre of software giant Microsoft has become the second largest product development centre of the company outside Redmond, its headquarters.
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