Archive for September, 2010

The day of immersion of the Lord Ganesha ended very peacefully in Hyderabad. The idols were immersed at Hussain Sagar lake, Durgam Cheruvu, Saroornagar lake, Safilguda lake and Yellama lake with rising slogans of ‘Ganapti Bappa Mouriya’, ‘Jai Bolo Ganesh Maharaj ki Jai’. The famous Balapur laddu was bid for 5.35 Lakh in the... »

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Tourism Department are planning to install new signboards with the support from State Bank of Hyderabad in order to match the international cities. About 650 signboards at 200 junctions will be installed in the city. The cost is estimated to be around Rs. 85 lakhs for this project.... »

From now on, submission of passport applications, collection of documents of Airtel customers, corrections in ration cards, applications for PAN cards and payment of utility bills through mobile phones will become very easy because of new services addition by the Department of Information Technology to e-seva. Currently passport applications are being accepted by 40... »

Authorities of South Central Railway (SCR) have started a 24×7 Catering Help Line to receive suggestions and complaints of catering from passengers. Calls from passengers will be monitored continuously by staff of commercial department of South Central Railway from control room in Rail Nilayam. Passengers can make a call or send a text message... »

The doping scandals ahead of Common wealth games had made lot of Indians to loose their hopes in the wrestling. But, the title of World Championship in Wrestling boosted the fans. Olympic bronze medal winner Sushil kumar, had won the title during the world Championship held at Moscow. He is the first champion from... »

Apart from the patenting Haleem recently, Hyderabad has even bagged one more credit into its account. As a part of announcing the awards for the cultural Heritage Conservation at Bangkok, Chowmahalla Palace of Hyderabad has been declared as the winner for the prestigious UNESCO Asia- Pacific Heritage Merit Award. Among the famous monuments built... »

As per Chief Minister of Andhra pradesh, only Telugu Academy textbooks are to be used by the Intermediate colleges. It is the response to the case registered on Narayana Group of Institutes who were printing pirated copies of Telugu Academy texbooks. He also mentioned that the colleges do not have right to print their... »

Though India got Independence on 15th August 1947, Hyderabad was still under the monarchy of Nizam VII. The struggle of Nizam to hold onto Hyderabad as Independent state and the decisive action taken by Indian government to liberate it, forms the article – liberation of Hyderabad, a medieval state merging into a modern nation »

If you have a Rs.5 note, this would not be accepted by any one. Believe it, it is a fact. This is because of mischief mongers spread that Rs.5 note was withdrawn from circulation. Some of the pretty traders, vendors, bus conductors, auto drivers are refusing to accept the Rs.5 note from the common... »

Banjara Hills and Jubliee Hills, the notorious places of Hyderabad, are becoming famous for many criminal activities. Recently just a few days ago because of drug scandal, brothers of famous actor were caught. Apart from these illegal activities, these places are becoming the hotspots for many accidents. Irresponsible, careless and rash driving is the... »