240 chemical units flouting norms
Ahmedabad: The state government has admitted that 240 complaints of irregularities have been reported about chemical units in Ahmedabad city and district. The state government was replying to the question
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Epidemic Act invoked, not for the first time
Ahmedabad: Gujarat is now the fourth state in the country to invoke the 102-year-old Epidemic Disease Control Act, giving more teeth to the health administration to tackle the swine flu menace. Other states which have already invoked the Act are Maharashtra, Delhi and Haryana.
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Govt begins 19-hour power supply to farmers
There Will Be No Load-Shedding For Industry Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: Realising the deep danger of crop failure looming large in the wake of erratic and uneven rainfall across Gujarat, the state government has started to supply power to farmers for 19 hours a day.
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Dengue claims two in Bhuj, one in Amreli
Bhuj/ Amreli: Three persons
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Narmada project neglected: Cong
Ahmedabad: With over 74 per cent of the canal networking yet to be completed, 27 towns and 3,962 villages still without water, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Siddharth Patel said that Chief Minister Narendra Modi has failed to give required attention to the Sardar Sarovar Narmada project.
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Gujarat, Centre spar again on raising Narmada dam height
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: Clear indications have emerged that the controversial issue of raising Narmada dam height from 121.92 m to full reservoir level of 138.68 m by constructing pillars and putting up radial gates may once again get bogged down in another environmental tangle between the Centre and state.
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Discrepancies in drip irrigation scheme
Vijaysinh Parmar | TNN
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Joint forest panel to get land for cultivation
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN
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End users may land in a soup on BRTS
TOI takes a look at deviations made from the JNNURM plan for the city
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CPCB collects samples of crude oil lumps from Tithal
Valsad: Two days after Gujarat pollution Control Board (GPCB) officially declared that the crude oil lumps found across the South Gujarat coastline was crude oil, Vapi waste and effluent management company limited started removing them on Wednesday. An official from the company said that they are doing this work on honorary basis after the request from GPCB -Vapi.
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Lest we forget the cyclist...
Paul John & Kumar Manish | TNN No matter how much Delhi