Ahmedabad emerges as Gujarat’s dengue centre
City Has Reported 375 Cases Since January Gandhinagar: Ahmedabad has recorded the highest number of dengue cases in the state since January this year. Till October 2, dengue cases in the city were 34
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40-yr-old trees axed, AMC clueless
AHMEDABAD: Passers-by were taken aback when they were asked to stop on busy road from Thaltej to Shilaj on Wednesday. The reason, they later realised, was cutting down of 30-year-old trees. When they asked why the axing job was on, men at work cited official orders.
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No rich-poor divide in diabetic foot complications: Study
Foot Ulcers Found In 41% Upper-Middle-Class Patients Ahmedabad: A study has negated the common belief that only poor diabetics — who do not wear proper footwear — end up getting ulcers or infection in
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Now, SMS your monsoon woes to AMC
AHMEDABAD: If you had a drainage block, water logging problems, cave-ins or a storm water drain burst in your area this monsoon, just lodge your complaint to the SMS' complaint redressal Jansuvidha' system and expect a speedy response. The system was first introduced in the new west zone followed by the south zone in recent months and would now be extended to the entire city from Monday next.
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Bus Rapid Transit System Cruises into expansion track
AHMEDABAD: A debate over improving connectivity to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) city has been vexing the state government for long. With nearly 10 floors of 22 of the towers ready at GIFT SEZ site, the urban development department is mulling over the feasibility of taking a BRTS up to the heart of the project. The discussion is on for the last one month in the state urban development department. The new transport may also require a new bridge to be constructed across the Sabarmati river between Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) and GIFT city.
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No smoking area boards now in govt
Vadodara: No smoking area' if you see this board at government offices in Vadodara, Surat and Ahmedabad, thank the RTI applicant from a city-based NGO. His RTI seeking information from all government offices in 12 cities in the state on whether these offices have put up No smoking' in their office premises forced them to act.
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Climate change in Madhya Pradesh: indicators, impacts and adaptation
Madhya Pradesh is likely to see 1-1.2 degree Celsius rise in temperature by 2045, bringing more droughts that will pose “enormous” pressure on agriculture, water resources, infrastructure and energy sectors,
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HC reserves hearing on Nano land case
AHMEDABAD: After a lengthy hearing, Gujarat High Court on Wednesday reserved its order in connection with local farmers petitions demanding compensation for 1,100-acre land sold by state government to Tata Motors for its Nano car project.
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Corporate honchos at IIM-A programme have green aspirations
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Stay indoors, heat wave to continue: Met dept
Ahmedabad : The second heat wave of the season is blowing over the state taking citizens in its grip. Even as the sun blazed with full fury on Monday, weather officials have warned that heat wave conditions are likely to persist on Tuesday and Wednesday as well and citizens should prepare themselves.
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Jungle Owlet spotted at Indroda park
Ahmedabad : Bird enthusiasts will be thrilled to know that a pair of Jungle Owlets have made Indroda Nature Park in Gandhinagar its home. The birds might be small, just 20-cm long, but are extremely vociferous at dawn and dusk.
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Modhwadia's book raves about JNNURM benefits
AHMEDABAD : Surat has benefited most from Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), according to a book published by Gujarat Congress.
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Day1: Nano clocks 110 in home state
AHMEDABAD: After all the buzz around the Aam Aadmi's car, Ratan Tata's dream car Nano made a slow debut in its home state of Gujarat with just over a 100 cars being booked on day one.
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Wild Ass vulnerable to flu
Ahmedabad: An anxious animal husbandry department has been on its toes ever since suspected equine flu struck city police stables and claimed four horses. Equally concerned is the forest department as Gujarat's pride, the endangered Wild Ass in Rann of Kutch, is very vulnerable to the virus.
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Gujarat ranks number 2 in contraception use
Ahmedabad : Talk about virility and there is nothing that can beat Gujaratis. A new study on review of family welfare programmes in the country by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare states that Gujarat has the second highest number of condom users among men and Intrauterine Device (IUD) insertions among women in the country.
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It's raining mangoes!
Ahmedabad : Mango lovers are salivating, and how! Kesar, the taste of Gujarat, and king of mangoes, Alphonso, have hit city markets. Other varieties available are Sundari, Badam and Totapuri. Around 25 trucks are being unloaded daily. Fruit market officials say each truck carries around 10 tonnes.
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As mercury levels shoot up, be prepared for dehydration
Ahmedabad : Parth Desai, 19, was playing tennis when he suddenly collapsed after getting spasms. He complained of severe muscle cramps, so much so that the youngster had tears in his eyes. Blame it on the heat wave that has started preying upon unsuspecting citizens.
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More dust storms may hit this week: Met
AHMEDABAD : Mercury levels in the city have shot up with temperatures going two degrees above normal. Weatherman warns that there may be more dust storms this week. The last such storm hit the city in March and claimed 52 trees.
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Fresh threat to vultures in Mehsana
AHMEDABAD : Environmentalists are fighting to save the nesting grounds of the already endangered vultures in Kadi, Mehsana district. Kadi nagarpalika is planning to construct a swanky shopping complex which requires felling 21 neem trees which are a favourite nesting place for vultures in Sardar Baugh, allege nature lovers.
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Trees uprooted: 200 & counting
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Fully-grown trees have been the biggest casualties during heavy rains accompanied with strong winds which lashed the city in last fortnight. The intermittent showers have spelled disasters for the green cover with more than 200 trees falling down in different municipal zones of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC).