Ahmedabad, June 6 (IANS) Seven of the 37 families living in Shivnagar near Asaram Ashram in Ahmedabad have accepted a government rehabilitation package and vacated their homes, as authorities moved ahead with the removal of unauthorised constructions following directions issued by the Gujarat High Court. Officials on Saturday announced a rehabilitation plan for all affected families, offering new houses in Chandkheda along with temporary accommodation or monthly rent assistance until permanent h…
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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…
Gandhinagar, May 26 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will undertake a two-day visit to Gujarat on May 28-29, during which he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for multiple development projects across the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency and Ahmedabad, and to hold organisational and review meetings. Shah, who is also the Member of Parliament from the constituency, will begin his programmes on May 28 with a series of development-related events across differ…
Ahmedabad, May 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced a new set of office-bearers for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), appointing Thaltej ward corporator Hitesh Barot as the city’s new Mayor following the civic body elections held this year.Sabarmati ward corporator Anjuben Shah has been appointed Deputy Mayor, while Khokhra ward corporator Kamlesh Patel will head the influential standing committee.Shahibaug ward corporator Jashubhai Thakor has been named lea…
Ahmedabad, March 17 (IANS) Four people have been arrested in Ahmedabad for allegedly operating an illegal call centre that targeted Canadian citizens by impersonating tax officials and extracting money through fraudulent means, police said on Tuesday. The Cyber Crime Branch carried out a raid on the night of March 14 in the Chandkheda area following specific intelligence received.According to police, the accused were operating from a flat owned by the family of Ashu Patel (co-accused).T…