Krishnagiri Indl. Estate

Everything you need to know about Krishnagiri Indl. Estate: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Krishnagiri Indl. Estate: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

New real estate Bill will curb frauds and money laundering: Ajay Maken

June 6, 2013 at 10:50 AM

New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): Terming the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill 2013 a landmark legislation aimed at protecting the interests of home buyers, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister, Ajay Maken has said the Bill proposed to register real estate agents, who have been unregulated, which will eventually lead to tracing of money trail and curbing money laundering.

Real estate bill: Some like it, others say penalties too harsh

June 5, 2013 at 4:57 PM

New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The government's decision to approve the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill has evoked mixed response from the industry.

Real estate regulator gets cabinet nod

June 4, 2013 at 10:09 PM

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The union cabinet Tuesday approved a bill to set up a real estate regulator, an official source said after a meeting here.

Jayalalithaa inaugurates Hogenakkal drinking water scheme

May 29, 2013 at 5:49 PM

Chennai, May 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday inaugurated the Rs.1,928-crore Hogenakkal Drinking Water Project through video-conferencing from the state secretariat here.

Oliver Stone meets Assange at Ecuador's London embassy

April 12, 2013 at 12:04 PM

Sydney, Apr 12 (ANI): Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone has revealed that he met the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London last week.

Supreme Court refuses to give Sahara more time to deposit Rs 24,000 crore with SEBI

February 25, 2013 at 6:35 PM

New Delhi, Feb.25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Sahara Group's plea to extend the deadline for depositing money with the Securties and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

SEBI cautions investors, public against dealing with two Sahara firms

February 22, 2013 at 5:06 PM

Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India Friday cautioned investors and the general public against dealing with two Sahara group companies -- Sahara India Real Estate Corp and Sahara Housing Investment Corp -- and their promoters.

Proposed law to safeguard home buyers' interest: Maken

February 5, 2013 at 6:27 PM

Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Home buyers may soon get a bigger say in property agreements and a shield against frauds as a proposed law aimed at safeguarding their interest would be tabled in parliament during the budget session, union minister Ajay Maken said Tuesday.

SC declines Sahara's review plea

January 9, 2013 at 8:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday declined a plea by two Sahara Group companies seeking the review of the court's Aug 31 order directing them to return to the investors Rs.17,400 crore, which the group had mopped up through Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures (OFCD) in 2008 and 2009, with 15 percent interest.

Sahara realty firms' intention shady: SC

December 3, 2012 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday lashed out at Sahara group's real estate companies saying their conduct was "shady" in the matter of returning the investors' money mopped up under optionally fully convertible debentures scheme.

China builds replicas of British towns

August 9, 2012 at 3:45 PM

London, Aug 9 (IANS) Real estate developers in China are now copying Tudor buildings, cobbled streets and even red telephone boxes and artificial rivers in an attempt to recreate the British way of life.

China builds replicas of British towns

August 9, 2012 at 3:05 PM

London, Aug 9 (IANS) Real estat streets and even red telephone boxes and artificial rivers in an attempt to recreate the British way of life.e developers in China are now copying Tudor buildings, cobbled

Mango exhibition offers treat to fruit lovers in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri District

June 26, 2012 at 1:32 PM

Krishnagiri District (Tamil Nadu), June 26 (ANI): An All India Mango Exhibition is offering fruit lovers a treat here.

Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa writes to PM on Pennaiyar river dispute with Karnataka

May 20, 2012 at 6:51 PM

Chennai, May 20 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Sunday accused the Karnataka Government of planning to build check dams across Pennaiyar River.

Gail, Tidco to set up a JV power plant in Tamil Nadu

May 11, 2012 at 8:22 PM

Chennai, May 11 (IANS) The Gas Authority of India Ltd (Gail) and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (Tidco) would jointly promote a special purpose vehicle to set up a 500 MW liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled power plant at an outlay of Rs.2,000 crore, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa said Friday.

Brit teachers voted worst dressed professionals

November 19, 2011 at 12:55 PM

London, Nov 19 (ANI): Teachers are Britain's worst dressed professionals while estate agents are the best clothed, a new study has found.

2,773 candidates in Tamil Nadu poll fray

March 31, 2011 at 1:41 PM

Chennai, Mar 31 (ANI): A total of 2,773 candidates will contest for seats in 234 Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies. The deadline for the withdrawal of nominations ended Wednesday evening.

James Bond, Sherlock Holmes to be resurrected in new novels

January 18, 2011 at 6:23 PM

London, Jan 18 (ANI): Authors Anthony Horowitz and Jeffrey Deaver have been chosen to resurrect James Bond and Sherlock Holmes for two new full-length novels. orowitz, the children's author of a series of stories about teenage spy Alex Rider, has been selected to bring the famous Baker Street detective back to life in the latest novel, which will be published in September, reports the Telegraph.

James Bond, Sherlock Holmes to be resurrected in new novels

January 18, 2011 at 6:23 PM

London, Jan 18 (ANI): Authors Anthony Horowitz and Jeffrey Deaver have been chosen to resurrect James Bond and Sherlock Holmes for two new full-length novels. orowitz, the children's author of a series of stories about teenage spy Alex Rider, has been selected to bring the famous Baker Street detective back to life in the latest novel, which will be published in September, reports the Telegraph.

Ex-England opener Boycott to make a million pounds from seaside home

December 31, 2010 at 10:57 AM

London, Dec. 31 (ANI): Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott is to make over a million pound profit from a seaside home he bought with his former lover after a dispute over her will was settled.

Cabinet approves two laning of Tindivanam - Krishnagiri section of NH-66

November 26, 2010 at 7:26 PM

New Delhi, Nov.26 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure on Friday approved the implementation of a project for the two-laning with/without paved shoulders of the 178.060 km long Tindivanam - Krishnagiri Section of NH-66 from Km 38.150 to Km 216.210 under NHDP-III in the state of Tamil Nadu on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT) basis in BOT (Annuity) mode of delivery.

Tamil Nadu farmers take to onion cultivation

November 6, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Dharmapuri, Nov 6 (ANI): Onions usually make a person cry when he or she cuts them but these very vegetables seem to be an index of joy for the farmers in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri regions of Tamil Nadu.

Defence Minister Antony felicitates Armed Forces CWG medal winners

October 15, 2010 at 5:12 PM

New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday felicitated Armed Forces sportsmen for their splendid performance in the XIXth Commonwealth Games that concluded on Thursday.

A-G report unearths massive irregularities in Pakistan's defence expenditure

September 25, 2010 at 1:38 PM

Islamabad, Sep 25 (ANI): A whopping 2.5 billion rupees were wasted in "commonly occurring irregularities" in several departments of Pakistan's armed forces and defence ministry, a report formulated by the Auditor General of Pakistan has revealed.

Marigold farmers adopt 'Poly Greenhouse' cultivation in Tamil Nadu

September 21, 2010 at 7:26 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), Sep 21 (ANI): The farmers of Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri District are delighted with the success of the 'Poly Greenhouse' method of cultivation for they have had a sharp increase in the yield of marigold flowers.

Ashley Dupre studying to become real estate broker

July 3, 2010 at 5:17 PM

New York, July 3 (ANI): Ashley Dupre, the woman who was at the centre of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal, has enrolled in a real estate course at NYU.

Israeli agronomists train Tamil Nadu mango growers

July 1, 2010 at 5:10 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), July 1 (ANI): Horticulture scientists from Israel are training orchard owners and mango growers in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district to adopt unique technology to rejuvenate their mango trees for increased and better productivity of the fruits.

Granite export from Tamil Nadu gaining popularity

June 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), June 24 (ANI): Granite from quarries of Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri District is being exported to many foreign countries including Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, USA and the UK.

Melbourne police identfy dead Indian victim

June 13, 2010 at 1:08 PM

Melbourne, June 13 (ANI): Melbourne Police is baffled about how the Indian owner of a Melbourne real estate chain ended up dead under a Balwyn North freeway footbridge.

Tourists visiting historic movie locations create 'set jetting' trend

April 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM

London, April 5 (ANI): It has emerged that more and more tourists are flocking to historic movie locations, creating a trend that has been described as 'set jetting'.

National Horticulture Mission a boon for capsicum farmers

March 6, 2010 at 2:50 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), Mar 6 (ANI): Capsicum farmers in Krishnagiri district are earning huge profits due to the good harvest on account of the benefits obtained from the Central Government's National Horticulture Mission.

Tamil Nadu rose exporters enjoying a boom during festive season

December 28, 2009 at 1:05 PM

Hosur (Tamil Nadu), Dec 28 (ANI): Tanflora Infrastructure Park, one of the world's largest exporters of roses in Tamil Nadu, is all set to export millions of roses during the upcoming New Year festivities.

Fate of Malay Tamil school hangs in the balance

December 23, 2009 at 1:57 PM

Seremban (Malaysia), Dec. 23 (ANI): The fate of the Malay Tamil school S J K T Ladang Bukit Bertam, which produced one of the country's first Harvard graduates, is hanging in the balance.

19th century Tamil Nadu breeding centre one of South Asia's largest animal farm

December 2, 2009 at 5:17 PM

Krishnagiri(Tamil Nadu) Dec. 2 (ANI): A 19th century breeding centre in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu has become one of the largest animal farm in South Asia.

McGrath defends role with real estate firm

November 15, 2009 at 4:24 PM

Sydney, Nov 15(ANI): Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath has defended his role with a real estate firm that lured investors with allegedly misleading returns, where some investors have claimed that the returns have not eventuated and in others went backwards.

Vocational training for youths to keep them away from Maoists

October 9, 2009 at 8:54 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), Oct. 9 (ANI): To wean them away from the Maoists' influence, Tamil Nadu Police and district administration are imparting vocational training to the youth.

Nine killed in bus-lorry collision in Tamil Nadu

August 24, 2009 at 12:02 PM

Krishnagiri, Aug 24 (ANI): At least nine people were killed and three others injured when a bus collided with a lorry near Sulagiri in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri District in the wee hours on Monday.

Chennai forest officials rescue rare pangolin

July 5, 2009 at 3:57 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), July 5 (ANI): Forest officials in Chennai have rescued an Indian pangolin after the rare anteater strayed outside the forest area.

Two young Indian delegates to meet G-8 world leaders

July 2, 2009 at 4:23 PM

New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): A 16-year-old girl from Koraput, Orissa and a 17-year-old boy from Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, will be representing India at the Junior 8 summit in Rome this year.

Andhra takes to Jasmine cultivation

June 21, 2009 at 11:43 AM

Krishnagiri (TN), June 21 (ANI): Grown extensively over almost 800 hectares of agricultural land in Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu, Jasmine flower is changing the lives of the farmers exporting it to the Gulf countries.

Tamil Nadu mango pulp industry is second largest in the country

June 5, 2009 at 1:08 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), June 5 (ANI): The mango pulp industry in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu is the second largest exporter of pulp in the country, generate between rupees 400 to 500 crores of foreign exchange annually.

Google's Internet bus rolls into Karnataka

May 5, 2009 at 9:35 AM

Bangalore, May 5 (IANS) How to browse the net, search, e-mail, social networking, browse maps or track stock market trends - this is what global web-based search engine Google is going to teach people as its custom-built Internet bus drives through 15 towns of Karnataka to expose the people to the digital world.

Madonna's Hamptons estate aspirations bite the dust

May 1, 2009 at 10:28 AM

New York, May 1 (ANI): Madonna's desire to buy a Hamptons estate had to bite the dust because the owners didn't agree with her 10-page list of demands.

Malaysian Indian Congress seeks permanent spot for Tamil schools

April 9, 2009 at 4:43 PM

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 9 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress is taking action to ensure a permanent place for the Gelang Patah Tamil school in Nusajaya, the newly developed area in Johor.

Tamil Nadu capsicum growing farmers reap huge profits

April 5, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Krishnagiri, Apr. 5 (ANI): Availing the benefits from government's National Horticulture Mission, capsicum growers of Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district have reaped huge profits.

Self-help groups empower rural women in Chennai

March 18, 2009 at 6:50 PM

Chennai, Mar 18 (ANI): Self-help groups (SHGs) in Tamil Nadu are helping rural women become self-reliant by opening new employment avenues.

Self-employment schemes empower women in Tamil Nadu

March 16, 2009 at 3:05 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), Mar 16 (ANI): Women residing in the interior regions of Krishnagiri District in Tamil Nadu should be indebted to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) for their recent good fortune.

Rose exports zoom ahead of Valentine's Day in Tamil Nadu

February 11, 2009 at 10:05 AM

Hosur (Tamil Nadu), Feb 11 (ANI): Defying recession trends, the rose export business is booming ahead of Valentine's Day in Tamil Nadu.

Suspected poisoning kills thousands of fish in Tamil Nadu lake

January 18, 2009 at 7:47 PM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), Jan 18 (IANS) Thousands of fish and water snakes have been found dead, floating in a lake near here, forcing the district administration to launch an investigation into a complaint of poisoning, officials said Sunday.

From this Saturday enjoy nature walk in President's Estate

December 17, 2008 at 5:34 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Peacocks and deer lazing in the open. Water fountains rising and falling to the beats of different songs. The nature trail at the President's Estate, which will be opened to the public Dec 20, is a 1.75 km walk right in the lap of nature.

Rooney buys ?5m holiday pad that overlooks paradise beach

November 29, 2008 at 12:26 PM

London, Nov 29 (ANI): Soccer ace Wayne Rooney has splashed 5 million pounds on a Caribbean mansion, which overlooks a paradise beach.

India experiences commercial property downturn in Q3 2008, China firm

November 21, 2008 at 5:11 PM

London, Nov.21 (ANI): It is interesting to note how countries across the world have been performing in this temporary phase of global slowdown. Asia, which has comparatively been a little less 'harmed' than the Western world, has had its share of impact and is still trying to cope with it.

Power starved factories in Hosur apprehend closure

October 27, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Hosur (Tamil Nadu) Oct.27 (ANI): Factory workers and industrialists in Tamil Nadu's Hosur area are upset over the acute power shortage, which is causing lay offs and a concern for social security for all here.

Kulbir Prem Singh, a successful real estate entrepreneur

October 13, 2008 at 1:58 PM

Chandigarh, Oct.13 (ANI): Kulbir Prem Singh is a well-known name in the Real Estate world of America today. He is also appreciated for this endeavours to popularize cricket in the Baseball crazy nation.

Robbie Williams set to buy 12m pounds LA pad

October 11, 2008 at 9:18 PM

London, Oct 11 (ANI): Popstar Robbie Williams is all set to buy an estate in Los Angeles for a whopping 12 million pounds.

Four held in Tamil Nadu for attacking Christian institutions

October 9, 2008 at 8:21 PM

Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Four suspected activists of a Hindu right-wing group were arrested Thursday for attacking minority institutions in Tamil Nadu, police sources said.

Malay Indian party to monitor development of Tamil schools

October 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 4 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress will continue to monitor the development of Tamil schools in the country and extend its help in their growth.

HCC wins SAP ACE 2008 Award

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi Sept 24 (ANI/Business Wire India): HCC, India's leading construction and infrastructure development company, has won the SAP ACE 2008 Award for Customer Excellence in the Best Construction and Real Estate Sector Implementation - Large Enterprises Category for the second time.

Tami Nadu village school gets sanitary napkin vending machine

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), July 15 (ANI): In a first of its kind initiative in Tamil Nadu, a sanitary napkin vending machine has been installed at a school here to promote personal hygiene among girl students in rural areas.

Politics engulfs Hogenakkal drinking water project

April 2, 2008 at 1:01 AM

The statement made by DMK supremo K Karunanidhi that the Hogenakkal drinking water scheme would be implemented at any cost has

Emaar MGF too withdraws 1.6 billion IPO; promises to return soon

February 9, 2008 at 1:01 AM

Emaar MGF, the collaboration of Dubai based Emaar Properties and India based MGF Development Limited has announced on the Friday to abandon the gigantic