FIRE Luxur launches township project in Bangalore

September 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front Wednesday said the IT township project involving giants Infosys and Wipro has only been kept on "hold" and not cancelled. "The state government has not abandoned the township project.

September 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government Monday informed IT majors Infosys and Wipro that their projects in a proposed township on the outskirts of this metropolis had been scrapped, according to officials. The proposed IT township at Rajarhat near Salt Lake had become controversial in recent weeks following allegations that land sharks had been involved in acquisition of plots there.

September 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government Monday scrapped the proposed IT township projects involving companies like Infosy and Wipro at Rajarhat near here following allegations that the land had been forcibly and illegally acquired. "The government does not want to be involved in any illegal activity," the state IT department said in a statement.

August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President's Estate, running into scores of acres in the heart of the national capital, is slowly turning into an eco-friendly township. The project 'Roshni' was launched after a presidential directive on July 25, 2008.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - To sensitise school students about environment sustainability and instil in them the habit of recycling, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched an awareness drive in 30 schools each in the capital and Bangalore Thursday. Sensitisation, Education and Awareness for Cleaner Habitat (SEARCH), as the programme is called, was launched in association with Tetra Pak private limited.

June 14th, 2009 KOCHI - Smart City Dubai, a Gulf-based company that is into setting up self-sustained townships for knowledge-based industries, Sunday said it was no longer interested in its proposed Rs.1,500-crore ($316 million)-IT township project in this state. In a statement, the company said it has withdrawn the contract with UK-based master planner Collin Buchnan company to develop the Smart City Kochi IT township project.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Realty major Parsvnath Developers has got environmental clearance from the Haryana government for its Parsvnath Paliwal City project at Panipat, the company announced Monday. 'After getting environmental clearance (from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority), Parsvnath is now in a position to start the construction of the township project soon,' a company statement said.

April 19th, 2009 BANGALORE - Manipal Cure and Care [MCC], India's First Health and Wellness centre, today launched their third centre in Bangalore at 13/A Wilson Garden Housing society, Kothanur Main Road, opposite to RBI Layout, 7th Phase, JP Nagar Bangalore. It was inaugurated by Somnath Das, Chief Operating Officer (COO), MCC.

March 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - Three Indian Air Force (IAF) test pilots died Friday when the prototype aircraft Saras of the state-run National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) crashed near Bidadi, about 30 km from Bangalore, IAF sources said. 'The Saras aircraft, which took off from the HAL airport in the city at 2.55 p.m.

March 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Realty Major Parsvnath Developers Ltd Thursday announced the launch of Parsvnath Royale Floors, a housing project in Lucknow that offers houses in the range of Rs.1.39 million-2.75 million. The city-based developer will invest Rs.1 billion (Rs.100 crore) to execute the project that will have houses with a floor area in the range of 435 square feet-1,135 square feet, the company said in a statement.

February 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's ambitious e-network project, linking leading universities and hospitals in this country with their counterparts in 11 African nations via satellite, was inaugurated Thursday evening by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who termed it a 'shining example of South-South cooperation'. Mukherjee inaugurated the Pan-African e-network with a brief video-conference call with his counterparts in 11 African countries - Ethiopia, Senegal, Seychelles, Benin, Gabon, The Gambia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Ghana and Burkina Faso.

February 21st, 2009 BANGALORE - The Karnataka government Friday allocated Rs.33 billion (Rs.3,300 crore) for the infrastructure development of India's IT hub in the state budget for the ensuing fiscal 2009-10. 'Of the total budget (Rs.33 billion), Rs.20 billion (Rs.2,000 crore) will be spent on upgrading arterial roads in Greater Bangalore under a special programme, involving private partnership for their maintenance,' Chief Minister B.S.

February 12th, 2009 RANCHI - Steel major ArcelorMittal will be given government land to set up its proposed Rs.400-billion (Rs.40,000-crore) steel project in Jharkhand, state Industries Director Rahul Sharma said Friday. 'We have asked ArcelorMittal representatives to deposit Rs.12.5 crore (Rs.125 million) to Gumla district to get 1,000 acres of government land.

February 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Justice Arijit Pasayat of the Supreme Court Monday quit hearing a lawsuit on implementation of prestigious Bangalore-Mysore expressway in Karnataka. He abandoned the hearing on a plea by former prime minister H.D.

January 28th, 2009 RAIPUR - GMR Energy will begin construction work on its ambitious, albeit contentious, 1,200 MW Chhattisgarh power project by September, a top company official said Thursday. 'The company will begin construction work by September and we are confident about completing the land acquisition within three-four months,' GMR Energy chief executive Raaj Kumar told newsmen here.