The Latest Breaking News from Ahmedabad

Metro rail to start operations next month, but where to park vehicles?

AHMEDABAD: After dragging the project for nearly 20 years, when the state government is to finally realize the first phase of metro rail in August, a crucial aspect of the project is still missing – the decision to earmark public parking plazas. Last mile connectivity is considered crucial for the…

The Times of India · Jul 7, 2022

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation awards lighting contract at 20% of base rate

AHMEDABAD: With the state assembly election later this year, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is expecting a series of inaugurations, ground-breaking ceremonies, ribbon cuttings and election-related programmes to be organized at a feverish pace.

The Times of India · Jul 7, 2022

Ahmedabad home sales up by 95% till June: Report

AHMEDABAD: There has been a a strong recovery in residential and commercial real estate in the city, with a 95% increase in residential sales in the first six months of this year, while office space demand increased by more than 200% compared to the same period last year.

The Times of India · Jul 7, 2022

66% rise in Covid cases in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: After a four-day low daily tally, new Covid cases spiked in the city and the state on Tuesday. Against 150 cases on Monday, the city recorded 249; whereas against 419, the tally for Gujarat was 572.

The Times of India · Jul 6, 2022

New Maharashtra govt, bullet train work on fast track: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

AHMEDABAD: Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union railways, communications, electronics IT minister, on Tuesday said with the change in the government in Maharashtra, they are hopeful of expediting the bullet train project in the state.

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022

Ahmedabad: Lawyer backs Nupur Sharma on WhatsApp, alleges threats

AHMEDABAD: A 33-year-old lawyer, Krupal Raval, put a photograph of Nupur Sharma as his WhatsApp status picture for just three minutes and soon received a call from an unidentified person who threatened him for supporting Sharma.

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022

Free power if AAP wins Gujarat: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

AHMEDABAD: AAP convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal promised that people of Gujarat will get free electricity if his party is voted to power in the forthcoming assembly election. He was speaking at an interactive session, ‘Bijli Jansamvaad’, organized by the AAP in Ahmedabad on Monday.

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022

Gujarat: Danta royals lose claim to Ambaji temple

AHMEDABAD: The erstwhile royal family of Danta has lost its claim to the Ambaji Mata temple, its properties and Gabbar hill, and has been fined Rs 50,000 by a civil court for unnecessary litigation for over half-a-century to pursue its claim.

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022

Four Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation staffers for 1,000 citizens: Sixth top taxpayers' poor returns

AHMEDABAD: Amdavadis pay the sixth highest per capita property tax in India at Rs 1,565, but the AMC records a more stunning statistic in its service of Amdavadis - the corporation deploys only four employees per 1,000 population. In contrast, Panaji's municipal corporation, the world's smallest, has assigned 19 employees…

The Times of India · Jul 5, 2022

KT Rama Rao: Why not rename Ahmedabad as 'Adanibad'?

HYDERABAD: Taking a strong objection to a suggestion by former Jharkhand chief minister and senior BJP leader Raghubar Das on changing Hyderabad's name to Bhagyanagar, TRS working president and IT minister KT Rama Rao said the BJP should first think about changing Ahmedabad's name.

The Times of India · Jul 4, 2022