Ahmedabad: Several parts of the city beyond SG Road and SP Ring Road received a slight drizzle on Wednesday night, capping a day where the maximum temperature dipped below 40 degrees celsius for the first time in almost two months. Areas including Bopal, Shela and Shilaj recorded a slight drizzle, while pockets around SG Road…
A fresh controversy erupted in Vadodara after a video allegedly showing three individuals offering namaz inside the Outpatient Department (OPD) building of SSG Hospital went viral on social media. VADODARA: A fresh controversy erupted in Vadodara after a video allegedly showing three individuals offering namaz inside the Outpatient Department (OPD) building of SSG Hospital went…
File photo, enhanced with AI AHMEDABAD: Four municipal corporations in Gujarat, including those in Surat and Bhavnagar, received emails on Wednesday threatening bomb blasts on their premises. Authorities initiated intensive search operations, though police reported that no suspicious objects were found.Similar threats were sent via email to a school in Vadodara, as well as the…
Gandhinagar: The commissioner, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has issued a notification, asking all anganwadis to conduct yoga sessions for all children between the ages of 3 and 6 at anganwadis of the state.The notification issued on Tuesday said that all children should be made to do yoga for 15 to 20 minutes daily so…
Ahmedabad: There is no respite from the incessant heat for the citizens for the next few days, indicated India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast. On Tuesday, the maximum temperature was 40.6 degrees celsius, which was 2.4 degrees higher than normal. At 29°C, the minimum temperature, too, was 1.6 degrees higher than normal.The city experienced partially cloudy…
Ahmedabad: A 29-year-old wholesale jeweller from Satellite alleged cheating of Rs 1.8 crore after supplying gold jewellery on market credit terms to a retail outlet in Dholka, according to a complaint filed with the detection of crime branch (DCB) on Monday.The complainant came into contact with the Dholka jewellery shop owner about nine months ago….
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has launched a ward-level forecasting system. Built with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune, the ward-level forecasting platform pinpoints flood risk down to 1.5km, letting the civic body deploy pumps and rescue teams before the rain falls.The system uses High-Performance Computing to run the WRF (Weather Research…
Gandhinagar: The state govt on Tuesday announced stricter enforcement of traffic violations following amendments to the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, under which drivers accumulating five or more traffic challans in a single year may face temporary suspension of their driving licence.According to an official statement, the Union govt has introduced a fixed timeline for motorists…
PointersIncentives and expectationAt present, industries that relocate out of city limits are granted an FSI of 1.2The proposed FSI will be 2.5 or even higherCaptains of industry are seeking ready infra at relocation sitesGandhinagar/Ahmedabad: The Gujarat govt is considering a proposal to grant a minimum double FSI (floor space index) to industries located within cities…
Gandhinagar: The state govt on Tuesday said that in the past 10 years, relief assistance worth Rs 22,733 crore was provided to 1.4 crore farmers. In the last one year itself, Rs 10,337 crore was deposited in the bank accounts of 36.7 lakh farmers as compensation for crop loss, the govt added.Due to sudden changes…
