Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, July 23: For those of us who have grown up hearing the soulful strains of “Sabarmati ke sant tu ne kar diya kamaal”, the Sabarmati river still holds a special place. But what many don’t know is that the river on whose banks Gandhi set up his Ashram has turned into one [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, Jul 6: Major discrepancies have come up in regard to the condition of the regional transport offices (RTOs) in the state. In December 2005, Bangalore had almost 23 lakh vehicles on its roads, with 10 regional transport officers and 217 technical inspectors. In comparison, today, Ahmedabad has almost 30 lakh vehicles, with [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, June 27: RAINWATER harvesting wells recently constructed by the Space Applications Centre will finally provide relief to low-lying residential societies around the SAC which were flooded in the monsoon for years by water flowing out its 80-acre campus. SAC has built two rainwater collection ponds, each of a capacity of five lakh [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, June 27: Ahmedabad is a strictly weekend shopping city. On Saturdays and Sundays, youngsters and families descend in full force and invade malls and multiplexes of the city. Along with them come their two wheelers and cars, which create major traffic crises in and around shopping malls. Most shopping complexes and multiplexes [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, June 10:With Ganesh festival just two months away, idol makers of Gulbai Tekra in Gujarat are busy catering to orders for idols from as far as Hyderabad and Pune. The environmentalists, meanwhile, are crying hoarse over the violation of guidelines issued by the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). This year too, the [...]
Pulkit Vasudha HER wild, wild ways bedazzle her parents, she prefers animals to sedentary pursuits, crocs, snakes outshine Sallu miya who figures in her black(buck)list! For Janvi Karwal, this animal kingdom’s her oyster. “I like working with the animals in the zoo, not looking at them from a distance,” says the 15-year-old. “Crocodiles and snakes [...]