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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93 died of hepatitis-B in Sabarkantha: Vyas
GANDHINAGAR: The government has admitted in state Assembly that 93 deaths have been reported because of hepatitis-B in Sabarkantha district. It also informed the House that the disease spread through multiple use of syringes.
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Delayed monsoon dries up Nal Sarovar turning it into a Poachers' Paradise
AHMEDABAD: Nal Sarovar is witnessing some deadly nocturnal activity these days. Delayed monsoon has dried up the lake exposing flamingos and other winged visitors to poachers.
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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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BRTS trial runs till June 9
AHMEDABAD: For the last two days, the Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) is conducting trial runs for BRTS buses in three shifts. The trials will continue till July 9. The basic aim of these special trial runs is to give the bus drivers and the operators a feel of the system. The training is vigorous. It starts at 6.30 am and ends at 9.30 pm.
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She brought parity in flood relief
AHMEDABAD: Her name evokes awe and fear among government officials. She is considered a hard taskmaster and a revolutionary of sorts in her village Khaksar in Tarapur taluka of Anand district.
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Rs 7K cr for Mukhya Mantris urban plan
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat has come up with its own version of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The state government on Tuesday announced the Rs 7,000-crore Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, a flagship project for providing basic infrastructure in cities and towns.
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Gujarat scores low in edu due to high dropout
GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat has dropped a notch in the national rankings of the Educational Development Index (EDI), largely because of the high dropout rates in classes VII and VIII . The state held the seventh rank in the index a decade ago but has now dropped to eighth.
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It's cloudy' but no rains
AHMEDABAD: It seems there are just clouds in store for Amdavadis for now. The weather officials have said that the clouds which were expected to give some rainfall to the city have instead given Madhya Pradesh a monsoon break. What is worse is that there seems to be no rainfall in the city until next week!
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GSPC's KG basin discovery 10.8 TCF: Saurabh Patel
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government has claimed that the top state public sector undertaking (PSU), Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) has discovered a whopping gas reserve of 10.8 trillion cubic feet (TCF) in the Deen Dayal block allocated to it for gas-and-oil exploration in the Krishna Godavi basin, off Andhra coast.
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He waged war against corruption in NREGS
Ahmedabad : Exploitation by corrupt government officials can't get more sordid than this. Close to 1,000 workers, below poverty line, in Prantij taluka in Sabarkantha district, were given a minimum wage of Rs 1.50 paise and 150 grams wheat for a family of five for a day's labour for six months instead of Rs 55 assured to them under National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).