Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Tuesday sealed a spice manufacturing unit and stopped the sale of around 2,000 kilograms of spices worth an estimated Rs 12.5 lakh after an investigation into an unsafe food sample traced the products to the facility. The action was taken by AMC’s Health Department after a gravy sample collected earlier from Jai Ambe Bhojanalay was found to be “unsafe” by the Public Health Laboratory.The laboratory finding prompted officials …
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Ahmedabad, July 12 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for civic infrastructure and public utility projects worth approximately Rs 404.63 crore in Ahmedabad, including the induction of 155 new air-conditioned electric buses, housing projects, water supply works, road infrastructure, civic digitisation initiatives and public amenities.The projects were launched during a programme organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation …
Agartala, July 7 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday said ensuring the delivery of all basic civic amenities and essential services to the people remains one of the state government’s foremost priorities, while asserting that there would be no compromise on infrastructure development, transparency, and the expansion of citizen-centric services. The chief minister said the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) has been undertaking a series of initiatives to improve civic amenities …
Gandhinagar, June 10 (IANS) A bomb threat email sent to the Chief Minister’s Office in Gandhinagar on Wednesday triggered a high-level security response across Gujarat, with police and security agencies launching investigations after similar threats were also received by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office.According to information, the threatening email sent to the Chief Minister’s Office warned of a bomb blast at 1.11 p.m.Similar emails…
Ahmedabad/Rajkot, May 26 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has stepped up its pre-monsoon campaign against dengue, malaria and chikungunya across the city, with officials reporting a sharp decline in dengue cases this year amid intensified surveillance, fogging and anti-larval operations.According to figures released by the AMC, the city has recorded 110 dengue cases between January and May 2026, compared to 1,591 cases during 2025. Of the dengue cases reported this year, 104 were…
Ahmedabad, May 19 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has ordered a wide-ranging crackdown on alleged financial and procedural irregularities in storm water drainage projects across the city, suspending four engineering officials, initiating criminal proceedings and directing recoveries running into crores of rupees after a Vigilance audit uncovered discrepancies in measurement records and billing.The action follows a preliminary investigation by the corporation’s Vigilance Depart…
Ahmedabad, May 15 (IANS) Preparations for Census-2027 have been intensified in Gujarat, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) deploying 12,000 enumerators and 2,000 supervisors for the upcoming house listing and housing enumeration exercise scheduled to begin on June 1. According to AMC’s City Census Department, the first phase of Census-2027, covering house listing and housing enumeration, will be conducted over a 30-day period from June 1 to 30, in line with the state government’s n…
Ahmedabad, May 14 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) collected around Rs 8.39 lakh in penalties during a week-long citywide drive against illegal encroachments and traffic obstructions, as civic authorities intensified action across major roads, highways and commercial areas in all seven municipal zones. According to the AMC’s Estate Department, the enforcement campaign was carried out to ease traffic congestion and improve movement on public roads across Ahmedabad.During the opera…
Ahmedabad, May 14 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has completed the first phase of its pre-monsoon preparedness exercise by cleaning more than 64,000 catchpits across the city, as part of efforts to reduce waterlogging and ensure faster drainage during the upcoming monsoon season.The civic body said extensive cleaning and monitoring work of catchpits and storm water manholes has been undertaken in all zones under its pre-monsoon action plan to strengthen the city’s drainage ne…
Ahmedabad, May 14 (IANS) More than 31,000 adolescent girls in Ahmedabad have received free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations under a citywide campaign launched to protect them against cervical cancer, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) achieving 65 per cent of its vaccination target so far.According to figures released by the civic body, 31,579 vaccine doses had been administered till May 12 to eligible girls aged between 14 and 15 years under a special mega vaccination drive b…