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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Photo courtesy: telugulo.com
The phase I of the Outer Ring Road project is completed(NOTE by Blog Admin: Only 4-lanes are open for traffic at this time) and awaiting inauguration. Work on the longer, phase II is being coordinated by the HGCL (Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited) and is expected to be completed in the next three years. […]
MMTS Phase-II On Track
Sunday, September 14th, 2008Decks are being cleared for the second phase of the Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) in the city.
The Railway Board has recently asked the MMTS project wing of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to give details of performance of the first phase I and the state government approval for the phase II to put […]
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.
MMTS Gains Acceptance Of Commuters City Pulse
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Fed up with traffic jams in twin cities, Hyderabadis prefer the Multi Modal Transit System
After facing initial hiccups due to bureaucratic hassles, Multi Modal Transit System (MMTS) is finally gaining acceptance among passengers more so from those working in IT and ITES sectors.
New Company To Build And Run Metro
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Cabinet approval for elevated metro project for the capital has cleared the way for the formation of a separate concessionaire company. It will have two directors from Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMR) and the rest from the Maytas-led consortium including a new Managing Director.
Slick Bus Shelters For Passengers
Sunday, July 13th, 2008Futuristic: The glass-panelled bus shelter coming up near Keys Girls High School at Secunderabad. Photo Courtesy: The Hindu
Imagine you are checking flight schedules on Flight Information Display Systems (FIDS) in plush and cool surroundings while waiting for the Aeroexpress bus to arrive! Passengers can now look forward to this hospitality at the slick bus shelters […]
Medical Help A Phone Call Away On National Highways
Friday, July 11th, 2008Ambulances will be stationed at a distance of every 50 km on national highways (NH) in the state to rush to handle emergencies. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has come up with this new proposal and has included it as criteria for bidders for the road works in the tenders process.
Indian Railways Goes Hitech - Prepares Real-time Rail Traffic Control System
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Painful delays in reaching your destination, waiting for hours on end at the railway stations for trains to arrive with the announcement system blaring old information repeatedly, may soon become a thing of the past.
Forget Humvees, America Learns To Drive The Minis
Saturday, July 5th, 2008India has always loved its small cars. But now, the mini magic is rubbing off on the most unlikely market — the US. As gasoline prices hit $4 a gallon, gas-guzzling all-American SUVs are getting the big heave-ho as the US joins the rest of the world in rooting for fuel-efficient compact cars.
Secunderabad Railway Station Road Traffic To Be Diverted
Sunday, June 29th, 2008As work on the proposed bus terminal at the old Gandhi Hospital will start from August, traffic leading towards the Secunderabad Railway Station will be diverted soon.
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.
RIL Gas To Cost $25 A Barrel
Saturday, June 14th, 2008India’s dependence on imported energy will come down by the end of this year as Reliance Industries starts producing natural gas from its KG-D6 block.
Hyderabad: Find Carpool Partners Online
Monday, June 9th, 2008In a bid to fight global warming, the city launched its first carpool website on Saturday. The website - www.hyderabadcarpool.org - has been done up in a user friendly manner with options for ‘Carpool offers’ and ‘Carpool wanted’ to help commuters find suitable carpool partners.
IT, BPO Firms Shrug-off GHCBOA Strike
Saturday, June 7th, 2008The indefinite strike called by the Greater Hyderabad Cabs and Bus Operators Association (GHCBOA) from Wednesday evening did not have much impact on IT and BPO industries as they had charted their action plan well ahead to cope with the issue.
E-bikes To Zoom Past Fuel Price Hike
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Riding on the spiralling fuel prices, makers of electric vehicles, especially twowheelers run on batteries, are set for a roll.
An electric two-wheeler can run for around 70 km on a single charge, that costs anywhere between Rs 4 and Rs 5, and is environment-friendly to boot.
1-hr Wait To Reach Shamshabad Airport
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Many air passengers travelling to the Shamsbahad airport in the evenings are getting stuck at the Uppuguda and Kandikal railway gates for more than an hour. The inordinate delay in constructing road overbridges at the railway gates is causing the problem.
Govt Under Pressure To Reopen Begumpet Airport
Thursday, May 1st, 2008With the Centre setting a precedent by allowing the HAL’s airport to operate in addition to the new airport in Bangalore, pressure has begun to mount once again on the Andhra Pradesh government to lobby for the reopening of Begumpet airport.
Traffic To Get A Make-over
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Good news for Hyderabadis who keep cribbing about the traffic scenario. Traffic signals in the city are in for a total makeover.
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.
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 […]
Centre Clears Metro Rail Project For Hyderabad
Saturday, April 12th, 2008An artist’s impression of the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
After the first Greenfield international airport, the State capital will boast of one of the largest metro rail networks in public-private partnership mode with the Centre giving the green signal to the Hyderabad Metro Rail Project.
Make Way For Online Bus Service www.redbus.in
Saturday, April 12th, 2008It’s one thing to have a business idea and altogether another thing to be able to monetise it effectively. Five young men in Bangalore are doing that and more by selling bus tickets online.
World Bank To Fund BRTS Project
Friday, April 11th, 2008World Bank has come forward to fund the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) project in the twin cities, which is estimated to cost over Rs. 600 crore, complementing the proposed metro rail project.
Hyderabad`s gleaming new airport
Saturday, February 16th, 2008A month before it opens, Anjuli Bhargava gets an exclusive tour through the country’s most modern air terminal.
Walk in 45 minutes before your flight’s departure, check in at any one of the 80 counters without X-raying your baggage, have a hot coffee at Café Coffee Day or a burger at McDonald’s, sail through one of […]
Hyderabad Airport: Puja tomorrow, trial flight on Tuesday
Thursday, February 7th, 2008The Samshabad airport will be ready for trial runs on February 12, a full month before its formal inauguration by the UPA chairperson, Mrs Sonia Gandhi. The GMR Group, which executed the Rs 2,478-crore Rajiv Gandhi International Airport project, will perform a puja on Saturday to propitiate the gods ahead of the trial runs and […]
Hyderabad’s new airport: Flight tests by mid-Feb
Friday, February 1st, 2008After clearing the crucial calibration tests, the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RJIA), promoted by the GMR group, is bracing up for trials in mid-February.
2 more MMTS services
Friday, February 1st, 2008The SCR is operating two more MMTS services between Secunderabad and Faluknuma from Friday. A press release said Train No. SF-3 Secunderabad – Faluknuma MMTS train will depart Secunderabad at 5 a.m. and arrive at Faluknuma by 5.30 a.m.
Andhra to offer 8 airports for hub and spoke projects
Saturday, January 19th, 2008The Andhra Pradesh government will invite expressions of interest for eight minor airports to come up in the hinterlands under a public-private sector initiative.
The airports will be set up in Nellore, Kothagudem, Tadepallegudam, Bobbili, Ramagundam, Kurnool, Nizamabad and Ongole. Each airport project is expected to cost Rs 50 crore.
Volkswagen’s ‘New Beetle’ Arriving Soon On Indian Roads…
Friday, January 18th, 2008First the Nano, and now the Bug. A day after Tata Motors unveiled what is the ‘cheapest car in the world’, the original people’s car, the iconic Volkswagen Beetle, is set to drive into India. Volkswagen, Europe’s largest car maker, announced on Friday that its retro small car Beetle would hit Indian roads in the […]
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