Gandhinagar, June 5 (IANS) Gyanender Singh Malik, the newly appointed Director General and Inspector General of Police (DGP) of Gujarat, will lead the state’s police force, with a career spanning district policing, border security operations, intelligence assignments, international peacekeeping missions, and major administrative responsibilities. The state government on Saturday appointed Malik, a 1993-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Gujarat cadre, to the vacant post of Director…
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Ahmedabad, June 6 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Saturday carried out a demolition drive against unauthorised constructions on municipal land in Motera Koteshwar village, acting on directions issued by the Gujarat High Court amid a long-running legal dispute over the site. The operation targeted houses and structures identified by the civic body as illegal encroachments on AMC-owned land near Asaram Ashram.Municipal officials said the action was limited to portions deemed un…
Ahmedabad, June 5 (IANS) Ahmedabad has set a target of planting 50 lakh trees during 2026-27 as part of an expanded effort to increase urban green cover, improve air quality and address rising heat stress linked to rapid urbanisation.Launching the ‘Mission Five Million Trees’ campaign on World Environment Day, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off a Mobile Real-Time Source Apportionment Laboratory and inaugurated a Miyawaki-based Clong-On Forest Development Project, alongside a larg…
Ahmedabad, June 4 (IANS) The newly constituted Standing Committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), at its first weekly meeting on Thursday, directed officials to complete pothole repairs across the city before the onset of the monsoon and announced tighter monitoring of high-risk locations following the recent water contamination incident in Ghatlodia. Speaking after the meeting at AMC’s headquarters, Standing Committee Chairman Kamlesh Patel said officials had been instructed to fi…
Ahmedabad, June 4 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah, on Thursday instructed civic and health authorities to take immediate corrective action after around 50 residents were treated for diarrhoea and vomiting in Ahmedabad’s Gota ward, following suspected contamination of the drinking water supply linked to a leakage in water and drainage lines.The directive came after cases were reported across nine residential societies near Jantanagar Cross Road in the Sola area of Gota war…
Ahmedabad, June 3 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Police and the Crime Branch have detained over 290 suspects and officially identified 131 Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally across areas like Chandola and Gulabnagar during a late-night mega sweep, officials said on Wednesday. In a major late-night crackdown, the authorities launched a mega search operation targeting suspected Bangladeshi infiltrators across various areas, including Chandola, Gulabnagar, and Khodiyarnagar of Ahmedabad. “Over 290 susp…
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s Cattle Nuisance Control Department (CNCD) has reported that the city has achieved around 89 per cent sterilisation coverage of stray dogs under its Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme, alongside large-scale anti-rabies vaccination, microchipping, and a newly launched scientific dog census aimed at supporting the “Zero by 2030” rabies elimination goal.In an interview with IANS, CNCD Head of Department Naresh Rajput outlined…
Ahmedabad, June 2 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has implemented a structured framework to comply with Supreme Court directions on management of stray dogs in public spaces, focussing on educational institutions, health facilities, sports complexes, bus stations and railway stations, while balancing operational constraints in shelter capacity and animal welfare rules.Speaking to IANS, Cattle Nuisance Control Department (CNCD)’s Head of Department, Naresh Rajput, confirmed that …
Ahmedabad, May 31 (IANS) A large-scale cleanliness campaign will be carried out across the Sabarmati riverbed and riverfront areas from June 2 to 5 as Ahmedabad civic authorities prepare for the annual release of water into the river ahead of the monsoon season.The drive, jointly organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL), will coincide with World Environment Day on 5 June and focus on removing waste, plastic, wild…
Ahmedabad, May 29 (IANS) Senior representatives from leading New Zealand sports organisations visited Ahmedabad on Friday to assess the city’s sports infrastructure and review facilities under development for future international multi-sport events, including preparations for the proposed Commonwealth Games in 2030. The delegation toured the Adani Sports Centre at the Sabarmati Riverfront and the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Naranpura as part of a broader visit to sports infrastructure proj…