Ahmedabad: Lesser costs, smoother drives and almost no traffic jams " these are some features of Ahmedabad's Bus Rapid Transit System or BRT, considered by many as the best rapid transport system. And it's no surprise then that many Ahmedabadis have traded their private transport for a hassle free BRTS drive. It has changed Ahmedabad's public transport so drastically that lakhs of people now prefer traveling by the city's Bus...
09:19 AM, Dec 07, 2011
Ahmedabad: There are several Indians who are living examples of courage and decency, and who believe in doing constructive work for a better future. A fortnight ago, Mohammed Shakir Ansari, an ordinary autorickshaw driver in Ahmedabad, returned a bag containing diamonds worth Rs 20 lakh that a passenger had left behind in his rickshaw. "I believe the almighty will be happy with us only if we are honest. That is...
09:14 AM, Oct 03, 2011
Ahmedabad: Rupa and Dara Modi are feeding the poor in an Ahmedabad slum while Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is fasting in an AC hall. The couple lost their 11-year-old son nine years back when a rampaging mob killed him on February 28, 2002. The Modis wonder what took the Chief Minister so long to sympathise with them. Rupa Modi said, "Why is he expressing his sympathy nine years later?"...
10:01 AM, Sep 18, 2011
Sanand: Gujarat's Sanand is all set to become the next major auto hub after Chennai. First, it was Tata Motors and now even Ford and Peugeot auto plants are in the pipeline. A 2200-acre plot of land at Sanand, located about 40 kilometres from Ahmedabad, is quickly evolving into an automobile cluster. Phillipe Varin, Chairman, Board of Management, Peugeot, said, "An effort made by Gujarat to enlarge and deepen its...
07:32 AM, Sep 04, 2011
New Delhi: It was a blow for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday when the Gujarat high court acquitted the 12 accused in the 2002 assassination of former Home Minister Haren Pandya. The acquittal comes at the end of a long and controversial trial and the CBI was even criticised for a poor investigation. It also observed that the trial in the special POTA court was a waste...
08:40 PM, Aug 29, 2011
Ahmedabad: With continuing politics over the appointment of Gujarat's new Lokayukta, the Narendra Modi government has challenged it in the Gujarat High Court, terming it unconstitutional. Gujarat has been without a Lokayukta for more than seven years. When a delegation of Congress MLAs called on Gujarat Governor Dr Kamala on Friday to submit a memorandum, demanding the appointment of a Lokayukta, they were in for a surprise. The Governor informed...
08:54 AM, Aug 29, 2011
Ahmedabad: RTI activists from across the state of Gujarat gathered in Ahmedabad to share stories of their struggle against the government. Over the past few months several activists have been threatened, beaten and even killed in the state. There has been still no justice for the family of Amit Jethwa who was gunned down over a year ago. The RTI activist was attempting to expose illegal mining around the Gir...
09:04 AM, Jul 25, 2011
Mumbai: Investigations into the July 13 Mumbai blasts have spread to several states in India and are fast becoming an information processing nightmare. It's now a well coordinated but discreet nationwide investigation - with information, leads and questioning coming in from 10 different states - with the National Investigating Agency spearheading the probe. Gujarat seems to be the information funnel and the key seems to be Ahmedabad blasts accused Danish...
06:27 PM, Jul 18, 2011
Mumbai: Investigations into the July 13 Mumbai blasts have spread to several states in India and are fast becoming an information processing nightmare. It's now a well coordinated but discreet nationwide investigation - with information, leads and questioning coming in from 10 different states - with the National Investigating Agency spearheading the probe. Gujarat seems to be the information funnel and the key seems to be Ahmedabad blasts accused Danish...
06:27 PM, Jul 18, 2011
Saurashtra: Gujarat is witnessing a lush green harvest despite poor monsoons last year. A lush green harvest in a drought zone has come as a miracle for the farmers. It's mid summer in Saurashtra in Gujarat. Till recently, this was a serious drought zone and a nightmare for farmers. But that has changed now. Farmer Batukbhai Gajera's farm is lush green. His papaya crop is already three feet tall and...
10:20 AM, Jun 08, 2011
New Delhi: Yet another top police officer in Gujarat has gone public, raising questions over the conduct of the Gujarat police force in controlling the communal riots in 2002. Retired Gujarat Director General of Police RN Bhattacharya has said that there was a feeling among officers that the lower rank officials had failed to safeguard the rights of the citizens. As the head of the IPS Officers' Association, he even...
08:12 AM, Jun 06, 2011
Kutch: Gujarat Right To Information (RTI) activist Jabbardan Gadhvi had sought information on alleged irregularities in cattle grazing in the Rapar taluka of Kutch district. Earlier this week, the 45-year-old RTI activist set himself ablaze in the compound of the Mamlatdar's office after having received constant threats from the Mamlatdar, Talati and the PSI of Rapar. Gadhvi's family, still in shock, wonders why no body stepped in to stop Gadhvi....
07:02 AM, Feb 26, 2011
Godhra: A special court will deliver the crucial judgement in the Godhra train fire of 2002, on Tuesday. The big questions that will be answered include whether the coach was set on fire in cold blood, or whether it was an accident. The truth about what happened on February 27, 2002, on the railway tracks of Godhra, has often been clouded by what followed in Gujarat. To unravel the facts...
07:18 AM, Feb 22, 2011
Ahmedabad: A rare, contagious and deadly virus has surfaced in Gujarat, leading to three fatalities so far. There is an atmosphere of fear in Kolat village, 20 km from Ahmedabad. 30-year old Amina Momin, who was infected with the virus died earlier this month. Villagers say that they are scared as they are not sure about how the virus spreads and how people die so quickly. The disease is extremely...
09:33 PM, Jan 19, 2011
Ahemdabad: A tussle between an Urdu poet and the Urdu Sahitya academy in Gujarat has been politicised with the academy questioning poetic license, and a reference to Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Aqeel Shatir, poet, Ahmedabad said, "May good happen to Narendra Modi, who sounded the death knell for the Urdu language after coming to power. Not stopping at that, he, under a well orchestrated plan, played a naked game of...
02:40 PM, Jan 19, 2011
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