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The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad crossed a significant milestone on Wednesday in serving passengers. In 2019-20 Ahmedabad Airport served the highest number of 1,15,63,887 passengers with 87,634 Aircraft Traffic Movements (ATMs). The airport’s diverse offerings for both leisure and business travellers, have significantly boosted air traffic in the past few months. […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced the summer schedule, effective from March 31 to October 26, 2024, which includes direct flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport to various international destinations. This move is set to cater to the increasing demand of Gujaratis with a penchant for global travel. The new […]
The Ahmedabad police have arrested three more individuals in connection with the alleged assault on foreign students at Gujarat University on Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday night when the students were offering namaz in the hostel premises. The arrested individuals have been identified as Kshitij Kamlesh Pandey, 22, a resident of Ambika Apartment in […]
The demand for coloured gold jewellery is steadily growing in Ahmedabad. Earlier, white gold and rose gold were popular alternatives to pure gold. Now the demand has further extrapolated to other hues. Youth are ready to experiment with different types of jewellery, sparking a rise in demand for the precious metal jewellery in hues of pinks, […]
Ahmedabad’s Lokmanya Tilak Baugh, popularly known as Victoria Garden, has won the Green Space Category of City Beauty in a Central government-initiated competition. The garden is managed under the Pratiti initiative of Torrent Group’s CSR arm, the UNM Foundation. The competition, launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India in December […]
The local police have apprehended an Ahmedabad-based agent, Saurabh Madhuvarshini, for defrauding a Vadodara youth of Rs 14.45 lakh under the pretense of facilitating his move abroad. The victim, Dhruv Patel, a 23-year-old diploma holder from Vadodara, was allegedly duped by Madhuvarshini and his accomplice, Rohit, a Kolkata-based agent. The duo reportedly extorted money from […]
Big private hospitals in Ahmedabad have usually seen patients from east African nations for procedures ranging from hip and knee replacements to minor surgeries. Over the past couple of years, an increasing number of patients from western countries like the US, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are also choosing Ahmedabad for emergency procedures […]
Today on International Women’s Day Cyber Awareness Seminar was held at Government Spine Institute of Ahmedabad Civil Medicity. Hospital Director Dr. Piyush Mittal to make women aware of cyber crime activities. A seminar on cyber security was organized under the leadership of Ahmedabad Civil Medicine Government Institute in which students and women employees of Civil […]
Ahmedabad – In light of the ongoing bullet train and station redevelopment endeavors, the terminating stations of several trains have been relocated from Ahmedabad to Sabarmati and Gandhinagar Capital. This shift impacts six pairs of trains bound for Sabarmati and three pairs destined for Gandhinagar Capital. Trains redirected to Sabarmati are as follows: Trains redirected […]
The Hatkeshwar Bridge, which has been in a bad condition since 2021, will be torn down and made again from the start. The city’s government has asked for companies to apply for the job of designing and making the bridge. Before this, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) had asked for companies to apply for the […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is set to launch a mobile application that will allow pet owners in Ahmedabad to register their pets with just a few taps on their smartphones. The AMC is currently formulating a policy to make pet registrations mandatory. The policy will require dogs and other pets to be registered with […]
The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) plans to send eight to ten payloads, including experiments and prototypes, on Isro’s PSLV Orbital Experiment Module (POEM) in June. A national daily has reported that the payloads will be stabilised in orbit for at least seven days. Interestingly, one of these prototypes is linked to […]
Several long-distance and intercity trains passing through Ahmedabad will have their stations changed starting March 15 due to the ongoing redevelopment projects at the city’s Kalupur railway station. Trains Relocated to Sabarmati Station The following trains, including Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express, Ahmedabad-Lucknow Express, Ahmedabad-Varanasi Express, Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express, Ahmedabad-Sultanpur Express, and Ahmedabad-Mata Vaishnodevi Katra Express, will now operate from Sabarmati station. Trains Departing […]
An 18-year-old from Ahmedabad, weighed a whopping 137kg and was stuck on the couch due to his obesity. His weight problems also caused him to develop hypertension and diabetes, along with leg blisters and sleep apnoea. He tried various ways to lose weight, but none worked. He finally opted for bariatric surgery at a local […]
Ahmedabad, Gujarat: The newly constructed Paldi Jalaram Mandir underpass officially opened for traffic today, following its inauguration by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Built by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) at a cost of Rs. 83 crore, the underpass aims to significantly improve traffic flow in the city. It connects the busy Paldi Char Rasta […]
A recent study using advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Google Earth Engine (GEE) tools has revealed the changes in the Ahmedabad’s landscape over the past decade. This shows that city’s urban sprawl is encroaching on farmlands and barren areas at a faster rate than anticipated. The Landsat satellite imagery revealed Ahmedabad’s rapid urban expansion […]
The civic body has initiated an ambitious project of reviving 143 lakes in the city by taking possession of them from the district collector’s office. The project aims to enhance water conservation, restore the lakes as public spaces and use them as stormwater sinks to avoid urban floods. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has already […]
Ahmedabad: After facing several hurdles and delays, the new railway under bridge at Paldi is finally ready to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on March 4. The under bridge, which connects Paldi char rasta to Gujarat College – Law Garden, is a crucial link for the commuters in the area. It also serves […]
Ahmedabad: The Western railway is carrying out doubling works between Anand and Ode stations in Anand-Godhra section, which will affect the train services on Ahmedabad – Vadodara route from 1st to 4th March. Several trains will be cancelled or partially cancelled during this period. The passengers are advised to check the status of their trains […]
A video of a couple getting cozy on a bike while violating traffic rules has gone viral on social media, leading to their arrest by the Ahmedabad Police. The video shows the man driving the bike with the woman sitting in front of him and embracing him. The incident took place on Nikol Ring Road […]
