Forum Sujana Mall: Another plush shop and fun zone opens in city

The city gets another plush shopping mall in the name of Forum Sujana Mall. The new mall is located in Kukatpally, which is a major residential and commercial suburb in Hyderabad. In the recent years, Kukatpally has become a hub for shopping complexes. 

Two new malls by Manjeera group have opened its doors to visitors recently. One of the malls has a host of electronics and garment stores, while the other includes Hypercity and Cinepolis multiplex. With close proximity to Hitech city and the IT corridor, Kukatpally has become a hot destination for software and IT professionals.

With the partnership of Prestige Group, Bangalore, Sujana Projects has developed the Forum Mall spreading over an area of 1.1 million square feet in a prime land of 5.72 acres at Kukatpally. The mall includes a shopping mall, a Cineplex, service apartments and serviced offices. Sujana Projects holds 51% interest in the property, while the Prestige Group holds remaining 49% interest.

MP Sujana Chowdary inaugurated the new shopping mall. The Forum mall will boast of 9 screen multiplex by PVR Cinemas.

Now give a call to book a hassle-free auto ride

Ache din aa gaye hai…

I think citizens in Hyderabad can say that with a smile. Yes, ache din aa gaye hai… at least if you want to take an auto ride in the city. Auto ride has always been a tough choice for commuters in the city, considering the bargain associated with it.

It is hard to find a person who has not got involved in a squabble with an auto driver in the city. There is no doubt that travelling in autos has become a nightmare for commuters. It is difficult to find an auto driver who charges the exact fare. Rarely an auto driver will agree to go as per the meter charges. Even if they agree on meter, there is a high chance that the meter is tampered. So every time you decide to ride an auto, the thought of bargaining and the heated discussion that follows, can make you uncomfortable.

Another aspect is that the auto drivers will never have change with them. Suppose, you have to pay Rs 80, you have to pay Rs 100, because the auto driver will not have the Rs 20 change with him.

To address the worries of Hyderabadis, Mohan Kuldeep, Shashank Chintapenta and Harshavardhan – have launched AutoHona. This is an unique service which lets you hire an auto with just a phone call.

According to Kuldeep, the startup has more than 12,500 verified autos in its database. If an auto driver takes a route that is congested with traffic, they have to be paid a little more.

As a customer, you have make a phone call, 30 minutes in advance before the journey. The company has a call centre number where people can contact and tell their location and where they want to go. The customer service will then get back to the caller in 10 minutes.

The customer will get all necessary information regarding the list of auto drivers’ numbers, the tariff that is in sync with the government endorsed prices, the distance and the areas that have a traffic congestion in the route, etc. The tariff might vary a little, depending on where you want to board the auto.

So, enjoy your auto ride in Hyderabad, but before that give a call at this number - 040 6723 2030, 30 minutes in advance.

Eunuchs rob office goers on busy Hyderabad street

Through this blog post, I want to draw the attention of civic authorities and police department in Hyderabad and particularly Cyberabad, about the rising menace of eunuchs and to what extent it has escalated.

To start with, these eunuchs are not the ones who are biologically different from others. These eunuchs are actually males who dress like female and cover their face with horribly bad make up. They mostly roam in a group of three, four or more, during peak office hours near Cyber Towers and Hitech City flyover in Hyderabad.

Their main target is office goers, school students and vulnerable women who cross this busy junction everyday with a purpose.

Earlier, these eunuchs used to request people to donate some money at will, but now they have gained enough confidence with the city police department doing nothing to stop their wicked act. Surprisingly, now they have literally started robbing easy victims on broad daylight.

For instance, one day these eunuchs targeted a young IT professional who just alighted from an auto near this crossing. When they saw the man was unwilling to spare some money, they snatched his mobile phone from his pocket and only gave it back, when he handed a 100 rupee note to them.

On another day, this group targeted a young couple. When the boy didn’t want to entertain them, tried to walk away, one of the eunuch pulled the girl’s hand bag. Being scared the girl started screaming. The boy in a desperate situation gave some money to the eunuch and then the girl got back her bag.

These eunuchs are abusive as well. A woman one day refused to hand over some money to them. Being rejected, three-four eunuchs started hurling abuses at her and making obscene gestures, which is definitely a criminal offence.

These eunuchs being verbally abusive and at times physically attacking people, very few manage to garner the courage to counter them. But, the question is… why these ordinary people who are on streets for a specific purpose should risk their lives to deal with such miscreants. Isn’t it the job of police department to handle these eunuchs strongly and teach them a lesson?