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City lacks enough road signs and traffic safety equipment: Study

Tuesday 10 March '09

City traffic police continue to crave for enough equipment to manage traffic in a better way.
Hike in cost of houses built under rural schemes will pinch the poor

Friday 6 March '09

The recent state government decision to increase per unit cost of houses under rural housing schemes in Gujarat has not gone well with the opposition and the activists.
Govt apathy chokes traffic dept’s crane service

Thursday 5 March '09

The Ahmedabad Traffic police seem to be on a mission to tow away illegally parked vehicles from every nook and corner of the city all of a sudden.
To monitor drivers, AMTS to install biometric system at terminuses

Wednesday 4 March '09

After a Newsline probe revealed that drivers of private buses attached to the Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services were driving with Auto rickshaw and Light Motor Vehicle licences, the authorities have taken a call on private bus operators.
AMTS to terminate services of 30 private buses today

Tuesday 3 March '09

After an accident at Juna Wadaj claimed a life on Sunday, the AMTS (Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service) authorities have decided to discontinue services of 30 private buses from March 3.
Your friendly AMTS private bus driver may not have a driving licence

Saturday 28 February '09

This could be no comforting thought if you commute through Ahmedabad’s chaotic traffic on private buses plying for the Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services.
Industrial zones in grip of chemical calamity

Thursday 26 February '09

Lethal skin ailments and waterborne diseases are stalking thousands of workers and families in the industrial zones of Vatva, Pirana and Narol in the state.
NGO meet says corruption and ignorance plague NREGA in Gujarat

Monday 23 February '09

The Gram Mazdoor Sabha (GMS) held a state-wide discussion on Sunday on the ground realities of implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in Gujarat.
Child protection cell at women’s police stations not a good idea?

Monday 23 February '09

What may come as a help to the abused, addicted and abandoned children of the state, the Gujarat government under its "Nirogi Balvarsha Yojana" has decided to set up child protection cells in women police stations across the state.
Compulsory training for private bus drivers attached to AMTS fleet

Saturday 21 February '09

The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS) has now started providing compulsory training to drivers of private buses running on lease with AMTS following the increasing number of accidents being caused by them.
All development and no infrastructure makes Bopal a problem area

Wednesday 18 February '09

Bopal is one of the fastest developing areas in Ahmedabad. Ironically, it also hints at the chaotic real estate development that took place without paying heed to the availability of water, electricity and roads in the vicinity.
Crumbling walls, leaking toilets, inadequate space plague state’s women police stations

Monday 16 February '09

Though the state government has developed state-of-the-art police stations like in Satellite and Maninagar equipped with high-end facilities, women police stations in Gujarat continue to suffer.
AUDA comes up with five town planning schemes for eastern, western belts

Friday 13 February '09

The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) has recently formulated five extensive Town Planning (TP) schemes for eastern and western belts of Ahmedabad.
Bhadra Pedestrian Project: ASI still waiting for civic body’s reply

Wednesday 11 February '09

The Archaeological Survey of India had sent a letter to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for the latter’s failure to discuss the Bhadra Pedestrian Project.
Job portals record high traffic post meltdown; call it an era of ‘change’

Tuesday 10 February '09

With recruitments freezing and retrenchment pacing up in every sector, job portals are having a tough time dealing with a sleepy job market.
Post meltdown, malls face shutdown threat

Tuesday 10 February '09

Malls in Gujarat are now facing the meltdown heat. The city had a sound mall culture; but with the economic slump further intensifying, city malls face a shutdown threat.
State govt promises to make bus ride a delight by 2010

Sunday 8 February '09

The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation has envisaged a threefold development plan for the state transport buses in its expansion project for the current year.
MoU signed to end city’s water woes, but govt yet to approve project

Saturday 7 February '09

The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has inked a deal with a private water infrastructure company to bring an end to the city’s water woes.
ASI slams Ahmedabad civic body over Bhadra pedestrian project

Friday 6 February '09

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has expressed its disappointment over the Bhadra pedestrian project by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to develop a plaza and a walkway in the Bhadra area.
Major retail chains feel meltdown heat

Thursday 5 February '09

The ‘restructuring exercise’ following the financial crunch has affected most of the major retail chains in Gujarat, including Spencer's, Mega Store, Big Bazaar and recently Subhiksha, which have shut their stores.
South Gujarat set to become modern wholesale hub for fruits, veggies

Saturday 31 January '09

South Gujarat, known as the Agriculture Export Zone (AEZ) for vegetables and fruits, will soon become a contemporary wholesale hub for fruits and vegetables.
Major districts to get state-of-the-art waste water recycling plants

Thursday 29 January '09

It was only recently that Chief Minister Narendra Modi had claimed recycling of waste is a ‘futile’ technology.
Cross canopies, skywalks to make walking on city roads a pleasure

Wednesday 28 January '09

The city may soon get swanky cross canopies and skywalks which may prove to be a blessing for pedestrians and the walkers wanting to cross the roads having high vehicular traffic.
Rajkot civic body to introduce new heritage policy

Monday 26 January '09

After a long span of neglect, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation undertook an initiative at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit this year to revive Rajkot Mari Najare..
Stay on demolition drive: relief to over 10,000 families

Sunday 25 January '09

The Supreme Court’s decision to put a stay on the demolition drive by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has come as a breather for nearly 13 slum pockets, which is home to over 10,000 families in the city.
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