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Saturday, November 22nd, 2008Realty industry body National Real Estate Development Council on Friday asked its members to cut rates on housing projects by up to 15 per cent to revive sales.
ORR: The Roads Of Destiny
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. […]
Crucial Milestone For Shamshabad Airport
Sunday, October 19th, 2008The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, the first Greenfield airport located at Shamshabad on the city outskirts, has reached another crucial milestone by becoming the country’s first Code F compliant airport following the successful landing of super jumbo A-380 on Friday morning.
Banjara & Jubilee Hills Losing Their ‘Elite’ Status
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Paradise lost: It was time that disparity between the Hills residents and others is removed
It’s a place where the rich and the powerful live. For decades, living in the posh Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills was at once a status symbol and mark of envy for rest of the citizens with huge houses and lush […]
PV Expressway To Be Completed By Nov 14?
Sunday, September 14th, 2008Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has instructed officials of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and other departments concerned to speed up works on road connectivity to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
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.”
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. […]
HMDA To Formally Replace HUDA In A Week
Sunday, August 10th, 2008The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) will formally come into being in a fortnight from now, more than four months after the state legislature passed a Bill to replace the 33-year-old Hyderabad Urban Development Authority.
Buying SIM Cards May Now Need 2 Guarantors
Sunday, August 10th, 2008If the home ministry has its way, a person wanting to buy a SIM card will have to provide the names of two existing mobile phone customers as guarantors — on the lines of opening a bank account — before he gets the connection. This will be in addition to other requirements like identity and […]
Exclusive Bypass Route For US Consulate At Paigah Palace
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008An exclusive bypass route to the US consulate office in Begumpet is being developed through a residential area at Indian Airlines Employees Colony in Begumpet.
One Big Family: IT Companies Connect With Families
Sunday, July 13th, 2008justify”>Last week, 4,000 people—employees and families of ValueLabs, an offshore software development company— met at Sampradaya Vedika in Shilparamam for six hours of fun ‘n’ frolic ‘n’ food. The company also holds a summer camp every year for its employees’ kids on its campus. And it’s not too uncommon to see spouses and children of […]
Norms Relaxed For Filing BPS Applications
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Now, Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) applications will be accepted with just 10 per cent penal fee instead of 50 per cent initial amount. Applicants who do not have some mandatory documents can also submit applications provided they furnish them later.
Apple 3G iPhone Mania Grips The World Again
Thursday, July 10th, 2008The new iPhone is expected to attract hordes of buyers when it goes on sale on Friday in more than 20 countries, helping Apple Inc handily beat its target to sell 10 million of them by the end of 2008.
AP Wants GO 610 On Campuses Too
Thursday, June 26th, 2008With the T-issue taking centrestage, GO 610 is back in the reckoning. The state government is all set to request the Centre to amend the Presidential Order to extend GO 610 to universities and APSRTC. Both the organisations have over two lakh employees.
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.
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.
Inflation Soars To 7-year High
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Inflation soared close to its seven-year high at 8.75 per cent for the week ended May 31, mainly owing to the continuing spurt in the prices of food articles and vegetables. This has led to apprehensions that the cascading effect of the fuel price hike could well push it to double digits in weeks.
BPS, LRS Likely To Get One-month Extension
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Property owners are all set to get more time for regularisation of unauthorised buildings as the deadline for submission of application under the Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS) and the Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) are likely to be extended by one more month.
India to become 8th wealthiest place by 2017: Barclays Wealth
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Barclays Wealth on Wednesday published its report titled Evolving Fortunes, which signals the rise of emerging markets such as India, displacing more developed economies, with China, Brazil and Russia also reaching the top 12 wealthiest countries ranking.
High-rises To Have New Rules
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008The Bureau of Indian Standards is planning to come out with a new set of rules for construction of tall buildings. This will be of much help to officials and infrastructure companies which are aiming to construct high-rise buildings in many metro cities including Hyderabad.
SPOTLIGHT - IT Sector Growth To Lose Steam
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008The IT applecart will continue to roll for Indian service providers in the coming years, but ‘Growth 2.0’ may be harder to achieve than ‘Growth 1.0’. While the IT/ITeS industry jumped at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27 per cent between 2002 and 2007, that rate may dip to 18 per cent between […]
Shamshabad Becomes The Richest Village In A.P
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Shamshabad, a nondescript village till recently, is all set to get a make-over, thanks to the revenue windfall for the gram panchayat. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and real estate boom built around the airport has changed its fortunes in less than a year. Five years ago, the village hardly got a revenue of Rs 20 […]
HC Stay On Land Allotment To Judges, Scribes
Monday, April 21st, 2008The AP High Court on Saturday stayed the operation of four orders issued by the state government allotting house sites to cooperative societies set up by legislators, judges, All India Service officials (IAS,IPS, etc.) and mediapersons.
Tough Times: IT Firms Cut Frills To Stay Afloat
Saturday, April 19th, 2008With fears of a possible recession in the US spreading to India, IT and ITeS companies have begun to cut costs to remain competitive. But this round is not about retrenching staff and reducing wages. Rather, the focus is on cutting out the frills.
Mid-stream Career Change Not Unthinkable
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008ISB Hyderabad leads the way with 80% students switching fields.
A mid-stream career change for many is unthinkable. Students at the Hyderabad-based Indian School of Business (ISB), however, thought differently. The students, who came with prior work experience, used the skills learnt during the one-year course to move on to new areas.
‘Toothless’ HUDA Seeks To Do Away With STPs
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008With dwindling revenues, especially after transfer of powers to grant building and layout permissions to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Hyderabad Urban Development Authority is now planning to get rid of maintenance of sewerage treatment plants (STPs).
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 […]
Combo Tickets Raise MMTS Popularity
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Multi-Mode Transport System (MMTS) has become quite popular in the city, thanks to the introduction of combined MMTS-APSRTC ticket system six months ago.
Over 20,000 passengers have purchased the combined monthly tickets which enable them to travel by both MMTS trains and APSRTC buses. With the growing popularity of combined tickets, the number of passengers […]
FabCity Gets A Revival Shot Of $4 Bn Investment
Saturday, April 12th, 2008The much-hyped Fab City in Hyderabad got the boot as the semiconductor hub of India, but now it’s been reenergised attracting almost USD 4 billion in investments.
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