August 12, 2012 07:19 IST
In a departure from a long-time practice,the BJP-ruled civic body has decided to run Urdu schools full-day in the holy month of Ramzan,two thirds of which has already passed.
Sun, Aug 12, 2012August 09, 2012 05:11 IST
Deficit rainfall in the state has not only affected crops production but has also taken a toll on fertiliser consumption.
Thu, Aug 09, 2012August 08, 2012 05:18 IST
Despite being divested of key party responsibilities reportedly at the behest of Chief Minister Narendra Modi,former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi is likely to campaign for the Assembly elections in Gujarat scheduled at the end of this year.
Wed, Aug 08, 2012July 26, 2012 04:41 IST
Following a go ahead by the Heritage Conservation Committee,the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is set to conduct a fresh survey of heritage properties in the city to update their list.
Thu, Jul 26, 2012July 24, 2012 06:26 IST
Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL),which looks after the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system,seems to have landed on a sticky wicket as far as implementation of various corridors in the city is concerned.
Tue, Jul 24, 2012July 21, 2012 03:14 IST
Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd,a state-owned company
Sat, Jul 21, 2012July 14, 2012 03:30 IST
The municipal school board might be happy with the achievement of the recently concluded Shala Pravesh Utsav,but Gomtipur Urdu School No 2 in the city presents an extremely sorry picture as half a dozen children are leaving it almost daily for lack of sitting arrangements.
Sat, Jul 14, 2012July 04, 2012 05:02 IST
Even as former Chief Minister and rebel BJP veteran Keshubhai Patel refuses to renew his official ties with the BJP,his son Bharat Patel remains a primary member of the party though he keeps a low profile.
Wed, Jul 04, 2012July 03, 2012 03:01 IST
Remarks made by Gujarat Congresss campaign in-charge Shankersinh Vaghela at the partys minorities cell convention at Preksha Bharti in Gandhinagar have upset certain Muslim leaders
Tue, Jul 03, 2012June 15, 2012 05:43 IST
In a move that runs counter to the right to free and compulsory education for children in primary schools,the states Education Department has issued a new circular making it mandatory for schools to admit only those children to first standard who are five years of age as on June 1.
Fri, Jun 15, 2012June 12, 2012 06:04 IST
The Municipal School Board plans to distribute free bicycles to Standard VIII girl students from economically backward SC,ST and OBC families during the Kanya Kelavani Pravesh Mahotsav to be held between June 28 and 30.
Tue, Jun 12, 2012June 11, 2012 04:33 IST
A day after a banner of Sanjay Joshi,who quit the BJP two days ago,outside the office of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led people to wonder if the party was sending overtures to the leader,the portrait disappeared on Sunday but not without exposing difference of opinion in the party over his induction.
Mon, Jun 11, 2012June 05, 2012 03:31 IST
The state BJPs mouthpiece Manogat,published here fortnightly,has added a crossword puzzle that gushes about Chief Minister Narendra Modi as its latest attraction.
Tue, Jun 05, 2012May 18, 2012 02:45 IST
The first ever private-public-partnership for building internal roads and installing streetlights in housing societies has got a lukewarm response from the people so far.
Fri, May 18, 2012May 14, 2012 05:37 IST
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has missed the Supreme Courts March 31 deadline for commissioning 46 night shelters (Rainn Basera) in the city in various areas to facilitate night stay for migrant labourers and workers.
Mon, May 14, 2012May 08, 2012 02:39 IST
As with every other major event,the weeklong National Book Fair in Ahmedabad had Narendra Modi all over the venue
Tue, May 08, 2012May 07, 2012 05:14 IST
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) plans to come out with BRT Standard Version 1.0.
Mon, May 07, 2012April 30, 2012 05:23 IST
The 91-day long fund raising (Dhan Daan) drive of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that began on February 11 to coincide with death anniversary of Jan Sangh founder Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya,ended on April 6,the foundation day of the BJP.
Mon, Apr 30, 2012April 29, 2012 07:20 IST
Even as the civic body in Ahmedabad is facing with stiff opposition to its proposal to shift a statue of Swami Vivekanand at Ellisbridge because it comes in the way of the BRTS corridor,a similar row has broken out at Palanpur in Banaskantha district,where local BJP MLA Govind Prajapati wants the Viveknanda statue to be shifted from its current prominent location to some nearby place for easing traffic.
Sun, Apr 29, 2012April 23, 2012 05:30 IST
Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) officials are deeply concerned about the state of fire safety measures in government-owned high-rise buildings,be it of the central government,the state government or their own parent authority the city municipal corporation.
Mon, Apr 23, 2012April 02, 2012 05:34 IST
Ahmedabad will host a national book fair from May 1 to 7 and it is going to become an annual event in these dates to make it a permanent feature in the book fair calendar of the country.
Mon, Apr 02, 2012February 20, 2012 03:12 IST
The Gujarat State Waqf Board is planning to establish a university that will be run on trust funds,according to its chairman A I Saiyed.
Mon, Feb 20, 2012February 15, 2012 02:17 IST
Its luck that saved him when 98 others,including his entire family,were killed in the Naroda Patiya riots in 2002
Wed, Feb 15, 2012February 14, 2012 08:40 IST
In 2002,there were no policemen to protect this 14-year-old boy and his family from rioting mobs.
Tue, Feb 14, 2012February 13, 2012 12:50 IST
The folded hands,those eyes,take you back 10 yearsto the bloodshed in Gujarat and the haunting face.
Mon, Feb 13, 2012