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  • METRO REQUIRE 40.4 HECTARES OF LAND-LAND PRICE TO GO UP-

    The Kochi metro rail project requires a total of 40.409 hectare land, including parking space, according to the revised report prepared by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). Stations that would get additional parking space include Kalamassery, Edappally and Kaloor other than two terminal stations — Aluva and Petta (Thripunithura). The total land required for all the 22 statio

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  • KOCHI NEEDS A MASTER PLAN, SAYS MINISTER

    Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty has said that Kochi needs a master plan to accommodate expansion projects in the industrial and residential sectors. He was inaugurating the second phase of the ITES Habitat Centre of the Kerala State IT Mission at the Jawaharlal Nehru international stadium here on Friday. Mr. Kunhalikutty said investors considered Kochi an ideal destination in Ke

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  • DOES RENOVATING A HOUSE GIVE BETTER RETURNS THAN RELOCATING? FIND OUT

    After living in his house for two years, 31-year-old Vincent Noronharealised that he needed a bigger house because he was planning to get married. So he began scouting for new property, but a few weeks of research made him change his mind. "The property rates being quoted were quite steep and beyond my budget even if I had sold my old house," says the Thane-based assistant brand manag

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  • PROPERTY PRICE GEOJIT_BNP PARIBAS STUDY -HINDU

    PROPERTY PRICES A report prepared by Geojit BNP Paribas Property Services points out those areas within 3 kilo meters from the 23 Metro stations coming up in the 1st phase will witness a minimum of 50 per cent appreciation in the property pricing when the project becomes a reality. Compared to the average annualised returns of 16 per cent in the last 3 years, the property prices ha

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  • PROPETY PRICE IN ERNAKULAM-KOCHI

    Property sales up in Ernakulam Official records available with The Hindu show that 67,326 documents were registered across 25 offices of the sub-registrars in the district by the end of June. The total number of registrations between January and June 2011 were 59,547. Property registrations in the commercial capital of Kerala went up by 13 per cent in the first half of 2012 compared

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  • KOCHI READY TO PIPE GAS TO HOME AND INDUSTRY

    The commissioning of the LNG terminal in Kochi will lead to path-breaking changes in the energy sector. Energy reserve:The storage tanks at the LNG terminal to be commissioned soon on Puthuvype Island in Kochi.— Photo: Thulasi Kakkat The search for an environment-friendly, cost-effective fuel for commercial and domestic uses is taking planners and infrastructure developers to natural

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  • KOCHI METRO-WORK TO BEGIN SOON

    The civil work of the Rs 5181-crore Kochi metro rail project will commence by this April-May and will be completed in four phases. The Phase-I will be from Aluva to Kalamassery, followed by Kalamassery to Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium, JLN Stadium to south railway station and from south railway station to Pettah (Thripunithura), stretching a total length of 26 kilometre and having 22 st

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  • HOUSING PRICES UPDATE

    MUMBAI: Housing prices remained firm following limited supply, despite the slowdown and high interest rates, according to a Nomura report. "House prices remained on an uptrend despite weak transaction in volumes, high interest rates and slowing economic growth, as supply has been limited with fewer projects being added, especially in key markets such as Mumbai and Delhi due to delays

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  • HOUSE PRICES ON UP TREND

    House prices remained on uptrend by 24.1% year on year in the September quarter.,house price index of the Reserve Bank of India shows.(report ET)

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  • COGNIZANT EXPANDS ITS KOCHI OPERATIONS

    Cognizant expands its Kochi operations PTI Feb 7, 2012, 03.19PM IST Tags: Kochi operations|Kerala government THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cognizant, a NASDAQ-listed, US-headquartered provider of information technology, is expanding its operations in Kerala by leasing 15 acres of land at the Kochi Infopark campus. The company Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Keral

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  • KOCHI METRO IS EXPANDING TO KAKKANAD AND ANKAMALI

    The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is chalking out plans to extend the Kochi metro rail up to Kakkanad by establishing an alignment towards the IT hub from Palarivattom. Also, pledged their support to extend the metro rail up to the Kochi international airport. Apart from air passengers, this would help people reach Kochi city from Angamaly too, aiding the expansion of the city towa

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  • INFOPARK SECOND PHASE :NOD FOR BUILDING WORK

    The Board of Governors, Infoparks Kerala, has approved award of work for the first IT building complex in the second phase of Infopark Kochi. A letter of intent had been issued to Chennai-based East Coast Constructions Industries (ECCI) for the piling, civil, structural, plumbing, interior fit out of common areas and fire fighting. The second phase of Infopark Kochi is being developed

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  • COCHIN TO BE A ‘BUSINESS DISTRICT’ WITH UNLIMITED DEVELOPMENT

    The Kochi Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) has announced its plan to develop Cochin as a vital ‘Business District’ of the country, here today. Centered on the NGO quarters, Kakkanad, this milestone project not only promises enormous development in all regions of Cochin but also ensures secure revenue for the Kochi Metro Rail Corporation. With the Business District coming into reality, Ka

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  • BUILDERS SEE A BLAND OFFERING

    With the rising cost of construction,affordability of houses should be the prime concern of the government.However,the basic issue remains unaddressed in the Union Budget for 2011-12,Presented in the Lok Sabha on Monday,said Abdul Azeez,Chairman,Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India Kerala Chapter. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee did extend the one

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  • REAL ESTATE BOOM AWAITS KOCHI

    With the commissioning of the International Container Transshipment Terminal(ICTT) at Vallarpadam, the prices of land and buildings are all set to skyrocket as it will generate more direct and indirect employment opportunities.Kochi will become a hub for logistics professionals from India and abroad when the activities of the port increase in and around kochi.It is expected that when the

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  • SHOPPING MALLS & LAND VALUE ON THE UPSWING IN KOCHI

    There is a drastic change that is happening in the shopping trends of Kochiites, thanks to the big shopping malls and supermarkets that are transforming the landscape as well as the lifestyle here.The Bay Pride Mall near Marine Drive, Oberon Mall at Edappally, Gold Souk at Vyttila, and Nucleus Mall at Maradu have already pushed Kochi to the new shopping trends and habits. To top all

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