Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday decided to provide government land free of cost for five years to nine newly formed municipal corporations to help them develop essential civic infrastructure during their transition from municipalities to municipal corporations. The decision, taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, applies to the municipal corporations of Mehsana, Nadiad, Anand, Navsari, Vapi, Morbi, Gandhidham, Surendranagar and Porbandar.The government said the mea…
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Ahmedabad, July 8 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway has completed a series of monsoon preparedness measures, including cleaning 132 kilometres of side drains, installing 260 pumps at vulnerable road underbridges and positioning emergency stocks of ballast and quarry dust, as part of efforts to ensure safe and uninterrupted train operations during the rainy season. The measures were reviewed at a monsoon preparedness meeting chaired by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Ved Prakash a…
Bhuj, July 7 (IANS) A police sub-inspector posted at Vayor Police Station in Gujarat’s West Kutch district has been booked by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 50,000 from a complainant and accepting Rs 40,000 before fleeing during a trap operation, officials said on Tuesday.The accused has been identified as Indravijaysinh Gohil, a Class III Police Sub-Inspector posted at Vayor Police Station in Bhuj. The alleged offence took place on Monday near the gate of…
Ahmedabad, June 21 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway marked the 12th International Yoga Day on Sunday with a unique initiative that, according to officials, brought yoga practice to passengers onboard moving Vande Bharat Express trains for the first time.Under the supervision of Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Ved Prakash, the division organised yoga sessions across key railway locations and extended the programme to four Vande Bharat Express services, where passengers were guide…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the dates of IPL 2026 fixtures between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have been swapped due to municipal corporation elections in Ahmedabad and other regions of Gujarat, slated to be held on April 26.Apart from Ahmedabad, municipal corporation elections will also be held in Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Karamsad-Anand, Gandhidham, Nadiad, Navsari, Porbandar, Mehsana, …
Jaipur, March 5 (IANS) Panic spread late Wednesday night after a chemical-laden tanker overturned and caught fire on the Nagaur-Ladnun stretch of National Highway 458 in Rajasthan. The blaze was so intense that flames and thick smoke were visible from nearly two kilometres away. Authorities immediately closed the highway from both sides to prevent any further mishap. The incident occurred near the Kunjal Mata Temple.According to police, the tanker suddenly lost control while negotiating a turn a…
Gandhidham, Feb 17 (IANS) The Cyber Crime Police in East Kutch have uncovered an organised mule account network through which transactions exceeding Rs 182 crore were routed via 81 bank accounts allegedly used to facilitate cyber fraud across several states, officials said on Tuesday. Four individuals – Yash Bhatia, Siddharth Soni, Sahil Sharma, and Alpesh Luhar – have been arrested in connection with the case.Another accused is already lodged in the Himmatnagar jail in connection with ano…