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The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has kept it pledge for a green initiative. Though the energy conservation plan was initiated in 2013, it was taken up in real earnest in 2021-22. Since then, 28 AMC buildings were fitted with got solar panels which together produce 1.5 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The results have been satisfactory. The […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is in the process of announcing a new policy to curb advertisements on traffic police chowkis, traffic police cabins, and traffic booths. Now, advertisements will only be allowed on traffic booths at major junctions. The draft policy will be tabled in the standing committee’s weekly meeting for approval. Only one […]
Five persons were booked Wednesday for allegedly assaulting an 18-year-old Dalit student in Mehsana for posting an Instagram story on the yet to be released film, “Pathaan”. According to the police, the incident on December 26 was a fallout of Hiteshkumar Parmar’s laudatory upload on Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited January release. The second-year undergraduate at […]
It’s been two months since the new impact fee law, the Gujarat Regularization of Unauthorized Development Act (GRUDA) 2022, came into effect, but the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has not processed even one of the more than 3,400 applications it has received so far. The reluctance is due to the anticipation of further modification of […]
This Gujarati’s life story somewhat explains the charisma of Swami Pramukh Maharaj . For 44-year-old Mohak Shroff, nothing could come in way of missing the centenary celebrations of the enlightened spiritual leader. He flew down from California to be part of the festivities. The month-long BAPS Swami Pramuk Centenary Celebrations in Ahmedabad, ended Wednesday. A […]
With New Year just two days away, party revellers in Ahmedabad are gearing into festive mode. Theme parties, dance floors and night clubs are known to be hotspots for ushering in the New Year. However, according to sources in Ahmedabad Police, so far, the police commissioner’s office is in receipt of only five applications for […]
Vipul Chaudhary was in the news just before the Gujarat Assembly elections when he was arrested in connection with alleged Rs 800-crore financial irregularities at Dudhsagar Dairy. The former blue-eyed boy of the BJP was released after the elections. Now, in his capacity as the head of Arbuda Sena –named after the Chaudhary community’s chief […]
As we approach the end of the year 2022, it is time to finally let go of all of our bad decisions and mistakes, including those from this year. After all the rush and bustle of the Christmas season, our minds turn to quiet reflection and wishes for the New Year 2023. It’s a chance […]
According to official sources on Wednesday, starting next week, the government is going to make it mandatory for passengers travelling from China and five other countries to have a negative RT-PCR report. The next 40 days would be significant, they added, as January could witness a Covid rise in India. Even if there is a […]
Anurag Thakur, the Union minister for information and broadcasting and youth affairs and sports, unveiled the government’s 2023 calendar on Wednesday, saying it was more than simply a collection of images but also a reminder of the government’s past successes and its future objectives. “The calendar is about the achievements of the government and the […]
The widest multi-state rollout of the services to date was made by Reliance Jio on Wednesday with the debut of its 5G services in 11 cities, including Lucknow, Trivandrum, Mysuru, Nashik, Aurangabad, and Chandigarh. According to a statement from the firm, Jio’s 5G services have also started operating in Mohali, Panchkula, Zirakpur, Kharar, and Derabassi. […]
The Gujarat Government has transferred four IAS Officers across the state with immediate effect. Mona Khandhar IAS (1996) presently on repatriation to the State Cadre now appointed as Principal Secretary-Finance Department (Economic Affairs), Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar and also function as Head of Structure/Arrangement being separately created by Industries and Mines Department for G-20 Summit Meetings to […]
A few weeks ago, the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) sent out a communication to all alumni containing two significant announcements. The first announced a change in design to the institution’s logo and website (more on this later). The second announcement was a final decision on a topic that had […]
Maharashtra is a state that brings with it a diversified, rich, and dynamic culture. It is a land bursting with a variety of wonderful historic hotspots, beautiful shrines, an amazing collection of caves, and heaps of gastronomic options. Postcards from Maharashtra, a new series from National Geographic in India and actor Sai Tamhankar, will immerse […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi rushed to Ahmedabad on Wednesday afternoon where his mother Heeraba Modi has been admitted to UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre. Earlier in the day, 99—year-old Heeraba complained of uneasiness and high-blood pressure. Modi had spent his mother’s 99th birthday in June with her at her Gandhinagar residence. He […]
In a series of Tweets shared by David Zweig, a New York-based independent journalist and writer, the leaked files purportedly showed how the US government pressured Twitter to intensify certain content and silence others related to Covid-19. Zweig claims that internal Twitter files he viewed revealed that the Trump and Biden administrations directly pressed Twitter […]
Ruing the loss of ethos and basic humane values, former CJI NV Ramana, on Tuesday, stated that man no longer views himself as part of the global family. “We are faced with the most vehement divisions. Society is no more a cohesive whole,” as he put it. He was speaking at “Vicharan Day: Celebrating Pramukh […]
Despite India’s covid count still under control, the government is taking proactive measures to thwart any possible surge. The measures come in view of the recent Covid wave in China. Aggressive campaigning by the government on vaccination and booster doses has seen a renewed demand for the same. However, in Ahmedabad, many who flocked at […]
Biological E is hoarding 200 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax, and Bharat Biotech is holding 50 million doses of Covaxin, according to the sources of the two companies. According to Dr. Vikram Paradkar, Executive Vice-President (Manufacturing), Biological E, the company met its obligation to the Central government to manufacture 30 crore doses of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi has been taken to a hospital in Ahmedabad as her health deteriorated on Wednesday. Heeraben, 99, has been admitted In Ahmedabad, at UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology & Research Centre. According to media reports, she was facing high-blood pressure, but now her condition is stable. In Gandhinagar, Prime […]
