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Sunday, September 7th, 2008Since many of the visitors to this website are interested in Real Estate, I thought a chat room will be useful to all the like-minded visitors to exchange information. I hope you make good use of it. This is on a trial basis, and I would like to hear your feedback whether it is really […]
Hello Again… Back To Action After A Long Gap !!
Friday, April 11th, 2008Hello Readers,
It has been a long time since I updated my blog. I had been on a long vacation, and after coming back also - I couldn’t immediately focus on my blog due to various personal issues. Finally I am back to action.
Few regular visitors to my blog have emailed me wondering about the […]
Shameerpeta….Bangaaru Baata !!
Friday, April 11th, 2008Click on the image to view enlarged version
Flyovers to be opened next month
Friday, March 7th, 2008Photo Courtesy: The Hindu
At last: The crucial phase of the Panjagutta flyover bisection is expected to be completed soon. -
The traffic weary citizens of the twin cities can look to some relief in the summer months with the Punjagutta flyover expected to be ready to take on vehicular traffic by April 15.
Villa Marie is a land grabber: Special court
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007In a significant judgment, the special court under AP Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act has held the management of Villa Marie Junior College and Villa Marie Degree and Post-graduate Colleges as “land grabbers” and directed them to vacate 2,864.31 sq yds of land at Somajiguda within two months.
Defence blocks coal belt link - Rajiv Rahadari
Friday, November 23rd, 2007A Rs 600-crore project to improve connectivity from the State capital to the coal belt has hit a military road block. The State government requires 93 acres of land belonging to the Defence ministry to widen the Rajiv Rahadari.
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corp Adopts Oracle
Friday, November 23rd, 2007For the current Internet era, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) needed solutions that would provide scalability, stability, and availability to its applications
The initiative of government of Andhra Pradesh’s (AP) on transparency, quick turn-around time for citizen services, and city’s transformation toward 20th century has led the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to deploy Oracle.
Fast-track growth
Monday, November 12th, 2007Â Photo Courtesy: Business Line
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The pegs for the Metro Rail Project put up near the Assembly building in Hyderabad on Monday.
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Business Line
Speed Breakers
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007Â A rural touch to the hyped Golden Quadrilateral. Traffic is disrupted on a regular basis on the high-speed NH5 near Venkojipalem in Visakhapatnam, as livestock makes its way to the other side.
 Photo Courtesy: Business Line
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Business Line
Announcement: New Milestone For ‘Pradeep’s Journal’
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007Today the blog has reached an important milestone, it reached a ‘post count’ of 1000.
I started this blog with an intention to make it a good source of information for all updates and developments related to Hyderabad, and recently started covering the developments in Vizag as well.
NBRDC to inspect flyovers in city
Monday, September 17th, 2007The National Bridge Research and Development Centre (NBRDC) will check the quality and safety aspects of the new flyovers coming up at Chandrayanagutta, Nalgonda crossroads and Greenlands.
New Hyderabad International Airport Leases Land To Indian Airlines For MRO Facility
Sunday, May 6th, 2007GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, (GHIAL) has signed a lease agreement with Indian Airlines Limited (IA) for setting up Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) facility at the upcoming Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad.
As per terms of the agreement, the Indian Airlines will build a new MRO facility at the new international airport at Shamshabad. […]
Hyderabad Goes Online: Courtesy Sify
Sunday, May 6th, 2007Sify.com has launched the first broadband and video website, www.hyderabadlive.in, for the city of Hyderabad. After the successful launch of mumbailive.in and bangalorelive.in, hyderabadlive.in is the third broadband city portal from Sify.com. www.hyderabadlive.in will enable the citizens of Hyderabad to access local content spanning Tollywood happenings, music, the hottest clubs and the city’s latest gossip, […]
Nektar Therapeutics To Set Up Multi-Million Dollar R&D Facility In Hyderabad
Sunday, May 6th, 2007Nektar Therapeutics, the US-based novel drug delivery company, has decided to make India its second Research and Development (R&D) hub, with investments to create a discovery team and top class infrastructure.
The company, which has brought to the global market the world’s first inhaled (powder) drug to treat diabetes (Exubera) with Pfizer, will build a modern […]
The National Technical Research Organisation Is Coming To Hyderabad
Sunday, May 6th, 2007The National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), a premier scientific organisation under the national security adviser in the prime minister’s office and engaged in the development and deployment of systems for national security, will be located near Hyderabad.
This was decided at a meeting of senior NTRO officials with the Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in Hyderabad […]
Centre Approves Hyderabad Metro Rail Project
Sunday, May 6th, 2007The Central Government has approved financial assistance of Rs. 1,639 crores for the Hyderabad Metro Rail project towards 20 per cent of the total project cost of Rs. 8,482 crores under the `viability gap funding’ scheme. The announcement came on Thursday.
The Centre was inclined to consider a bigger grant for the project of which 60 […]
Dubai Based Al Fajer Properties Eyes Indian RE Through JV
Sunday, May 6th, 2007Al Fajer Properties, one of the leading realty developers from Dubai, today announced its India investment strategy which will include developing world-class realty projects in India through a joint venture and creating a real estate fund to facilitate investments by small investors in Dubai properties.
The announcement follows its successful participation in the recently concluded Asian […]
Appliance Firms Set Sights On Modular Kitchens
Sunday, May 6th, 2007Consumer durable makers are looking at grabbing a piece of the pie in the modular kitchen space. Kitchenware appliance maker TTK Prestige, which has been testing waters in this space, plans to open exclusive showrooms devoted to modular display kitchens starting May this year. The first outlet will be in Bangalore and subsequently Prestige plans […]
"Government Order" Paves Way For Fab City Project - It Marches Ahead…
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007With the Andhra Pradesh Government issuing an order allotting 100 acres of land to SemIndia, decks have been cleared for the proposed $3 billion semiconductor manufacturing Fab City here.
Acting cautiously in view of the controversy following certain allegations made by Opposition Telugu Desam party against the promoter, the government has made it clear that it […]
Fab Power SOP Set At 50 MW
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007The State has decided to restrict the quantum of power to be supplied at subsidised rate to Fab City promoter SemIndia.
This will help the government to reduce the subsidy burden considerably from the original Rs 1,000 crore.
In the GO issued on Saturday, the government said power would be provided at a rate of Rs 1.85 […]
SemIndia Gets Seat In Fab Vehicle
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007According to sources, a high-level deci- sion was taken to allot a maximum equity of 11 per cent to SemIndia in the SPV, though officials had insisted that its position should only be advisory.
The State government on Saturday issued the order on the controversial Fab City project, retaining promoter SemIndia as equity holder in the […]
Rs 20 Lakh Home Loan Now In Priority Sector
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007The Reserve Bank of India on Monday notified the norms to banks in relation to priority sector lending. The norms allow banks to include direct finance to corporations for agriculture and allied activity of up to Rs one crore as priority sector sector lending against the earlier ceiling of Rs 20 lakh.
The norms also allow […]
Janapriya UTOPIA Phase II
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007TALE OF TWO CITIES
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007While New Hyderabad shines, proudly flaunting its classy bistros, glitzy stores and nightclubs, the Old Town gropes through its narrow, neglected bylanes to let the world know that it, too, breathes.
With Charminar on one side, and Cyber Towers on the other, the four centuries’ Old city seems to be fast acquiring an odd equation. Some […]
HMDA Approval Required For New Ventures In Following Mandals
Sunday, April 29th, 2007New DTCP Layouts in the vicinity of the city will no more be possible with the upcoming formation of Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA). Several large projects proposed by developers and which are in land acquisition stage or pre-approval stage will have to be approved by HMDA and not DTCP. Developers who have priced the […]
1. GRANADA - Spanish Villas At Shamirpet 2. Smart Homes At Qutbullahpur
Saturday, April 28th, 2007Banyan Tree Retreat Unviels Phase-II and Phase-III
Saturday, April 28th, 2007Shadnagar In The SpotLight
Saturday, April 28th, 2007That the Outer Ring Road (ORR) project has set off a realty boom is old news. However a few areas that are close to ORR and will now merge with Greater Hyderabad have suddenly sprung into prominence, pushing up demand and rates of land there.
Shadnagar,which was so far a small town on the edge of […]
ALIENS ELITE At Miyapur
Saturday, April 28th, 2007HUDA To Raise Rs2,500 Crores By Auctioning "CALIBRE"
Saturday, April 28th, 2007Huda to raise Rs 2,500 cr Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) has decided to raise at least Rs 2,500 crore by auctioning 250 acres of land in Kokapet in Rajendra Nagar mandal of Ranga Reddy district.
The Huda has named the area “Calibre” which will be developed as special economic zone (SEZ) for software companies. Huda […]