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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HC asks Gujrat authorities to fence water bodies
Gujarat high court on Monday directed the state government to fence water bodies to prevent them from becoming dumping grounds and, subsequently, natural breeding grounds for mosquitoes causing dengue.
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Locals blame pharma company toxic discharge for dead fish
AHMEDABAD: Dead fish floating in Matoda village panchayat lake triggered panic among locals. The panchayat had awarded the lake on contract for fish farming activity. In an application of complaint submitted
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5,000 new blood cancer cases in Gujarat every year, doctor says
5,000 cases of blood cancer are reported in Gujarat every year and the survival rate is as low as 10 per cent and 20 per cent, according to a senior doctor of a hospital in Gandhinagar. "There are 5,000
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7 more affected by swine flu in state
AHMEDABAD: The combined onslaught of dengue and swine flu continued in the city on Monday. Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad cities each registered a swine flu case. No less than 85 cases of the flu were reported
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HC asks gram panchayat to keep village clean
Gujarat high court on Monday ruled that it is the duty of a local authority to ensure proper sanitation so as to avoid problem of diseases like dengue and swine flu. The HC also maintained that the
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SC seeks details of road safety measures taken by AMC
The Supreme Court (SC) committee on road safety has asked Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on measures it has put in place to ensure safer city roads. Earlier, the committee had sent a list of
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Gujarat HC seeks info on Gir sanctuary structures
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Thursday directed the state government to provide more information about the existence of commercial structures in different buffer zones, as per the new eco-tourism policy
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Farmers stage protest against vacating land for power plant
A farmer allegedly set his house afire, as others raised slogans and tried to resist authorities' move to get the land vacated for Meja Urja Nigam Private Limited (MUNPL)'s project of setting up ash dyke
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Ahmedabad air judged among most dusty in the country
AHMEDABAD: Of the 13 cities in the country whose air quality index (AQI) is measured daily by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), five— including Ahmedabad — face a severe problem of suspended
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Six test H1N1 positive in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: The deadly H1N1 virus has resurfaced with a vengeance as six fresh swine flu cases were reported on Wednesday. This took the total number of swine flu patients to 2,278 and swine flu deaths