Nano Triples Agriculture Land Prices in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The farmers of around seven villages in the surrounding area of Tata Motor’s Nano plant in Chharodi are not happy with the state government’s decision to acquire agriculture land for industry. Though the farmers are not ready to...

UPSC & GPSC Exams Growing Popular in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: For a state where most dream of becoming the next Ambani, there has been a tremendous increase in number of aspirants to Gujarat Public Services Commission (GPSC) and Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations. Experts say that increased...

Ahmedabad Stock Exchange turns 116, may hum with life again

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Stock Exchange (ASE), which started life under a banyan tree in Ahmedabad on May 31, 1894, completes 116 years on Monday. It is India’s second oldest stock exchange, though there has been no trading here for the past six...

‘No Tobacco Day’ at Ahmedabad Medical Association

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA) is going to organise a seminar on the occasion of No Tobacco Day in association with Family Clinic consisting of groups of doctors at the AMA Hall from 9 am to 10 am on Monday. Dr Pragnesh Vastraranjani,...

State Govt Plans to Launch Second Edition of Garib Kalyan Mela Soon

Ahmedabad: Having completed the first round of Garib Kalyan Mela in the state, plans are afoot for another round of the much-hyped programme under the aegis of the District Collectorate and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Sources said the state government...

ACE all Set to Become National Exchange

Ahmedabad : The state will soon house one more national commodity exchange (NCE) as the Ahmedabad Commodity Exchange (ACE) is all set to get converted from regional to a national exchange. The Forward Market Commission (FMC) has given the ACE three months...

L&T’s Highway Project Faces Rs 8.68-cr Fine for Land ‘misuse’

Vadodara A fast-track highway project of the Gujarat government and managed by a multinational engineering company is now facing the heat from the Commissioner of Geology and Mining for illegally storing road and building material on agricultural land...

Gujarat Plans Oxygen Parks and Green Forts in and around Cities

Gandhinagar : Gujarat government’s Urban development department has planned ‘Swarnim Nirmal Gujarat’s drive during 16-23 December this year across the seven Municipal Corporation and 159 minor-middle level towns in Gujarat. This includes...

“Kutch Nahi Dekha To Kuchh Nahi Dekha”

Ahmedabad “Kutch Nahi Dekha To Kuchh Nahi Dekha” was the line spoken by Amitabh Bachchan in Rann of Kutch during his Gujarat Tourism ad shoot. Television watchers would probably watch Big B on TV screen saying this same line in Gujarat Tourism...

Modi’s Call for 100-Hour Service to Society: Big B Gives More

Ahmedabad “Mr Modi the Chief Minister of the state has appealed to all during the golden jubilee of Gujarat, 50 years of its formation, for Swarnim Gujarat to individually devote 100 hours of their time towards social service. If what I am doing...