Why Bopal, Ghuma, and Shela flood every monsoon Slug: Making of a DelugeAhmedabad: Every monsoon maroons residents of Shela, Bopal, and Ghuma. Last week’s torrential rain inundated many areas beyond the SG Highway in the newly integrated areas.Flooding is inexorable because urban growth outpaces the infrastructure needed to support it, according to experts.Prof Saswat Bandopadhyay,…
The decision has been taken to end the recurring problem of asphalt roads getting damaged in the monsoon season Gandhinagar: The state cabinet, which met on Tuesday, decided that all new internal roads in municipal corporations and municipalities will be constructed using cement concrete (CC) instead of asphalt. The decision has been taken to end…
Gandhinagar: The state cabinet, which met on Tuesday, decided to extend a financial assistance package for the business community in Ahmedabad, similar to the one announced for businesses in Surat, which suffered heavy losses because of widespread waterlogging due to rain.Govt said on Tuesday that a transparent assessment of losses will be conducted by the…
Ahmedabad: A dry spell on Tuesday brought a brief, sunny breather for Ahmedabad, pushing temperatures slightly above normal. But the respite is set to be short-lived. A deep depression building over the region is steadily tracking west-northwestward, bringing a fresh, heavy wet spell that is expected to sweep across parts of Ahmedabad and larger swathes…
People stand around a stranded sport utility vehicle (SUV), partially submerged in a waterlogged road, after heavy rainfall, as a recovery crane arrives to tow it away, in Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: As flooded roads brought vehicles to a halt across Ahmedabad, traffic police crane teams worked round the clock to keep traffic moving. Forty cranes…
According to the ACB, the application had been filed at the L Division station, and Rajput was assigned to investigate it. Ahmedabad: An alleged demand for Rs 10,000 to settle an accident-related matter landed an Ahmedabad traffic police officer in an ACB trap on Tuesday.ASI Mukesh Rajput of the L-Division traffic police station was caught…
Ahmedabad: Indian gem and jewellery exporters will continue to face an additional 10% US tariff after US brought a new Section 301 tariff regime into force on July 24. Industry leaders said the move would hurt exports despite giving India an edge over several competing manufacturing hubs.Calling the levy “unjustified”, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion…
Ahmedabad: Work on the New Integrated Terminal Building (NITB) at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport has begun, with the airport operator aiming to make the facility operational by 2029-30, sources close to the development said.The first phase of the terminal will come up on the right of the existing domestic terminal, extending from the…
Two held with 2kg ganja worth Rs 1.6L in Narol Ahmedabad: Narol police arrested two persons and seized 2kg of ganja, an autorickshaw and two mobile phones, with the total value of the seized property estimated at Rs 1.6 lakh, officials said on Sunday.The arrests were made near the AMTS bus stop at Narol Circle…
Protests erupt over alleged BAMS exam paper leak at Jamnagar University Ahmedabad: Protests erupted across Gujarat following allegations of a paper leak in the third-year BAMS examination conducted by Jamnagar Ayurvedic University. The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) and Youth Congress have condemned the incident and demanded stringent action against those responsible.According to reports,…
