Ahmedabad: Teams of the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) today demolished two illegally constructed houses in the Juhapura area of the city. The houses belonged to Aliraza Nazir Muhammad Vora and Ahmedbhai Bapubhai Kureshi alias Sarfaraz Kitli. Both houses—ground plus first floor structures—were residential in nature and were razed using JCB machines. Nazir Vora’s house measured 368 square meters and was located near Sonal Char Rasta, while Sarfaraz Kitli’s house, measuring around 16...Read More

Ahmedabad: A taxi driver died after allegedly being attacked by a mob in Juhapura following a string of road accidents late Tuesday night. The deceased, Kaushik Chauhan, was driving a Taxi passing Artiga car in uncontrolled and speedy manner. CCTV footage shows, Chauhan's car hit a two-wheeler near Ayesha Mosque in Juhapura. A two-wheeler was coming from a wrong side on narrow road which was largely occupied by parked vehicles.  A two-wheeler rider stopped his two-wheeler, seeing speedy car co...Read More

Ahmedabad: A resident of Fatehwadi in the Juhapura area of the city has been booked for allegedly threatening a Torrent Power official who uncovered an illegal electricity connection during a routine inspection. The complaint, filed by the manager of Torrent Power's Vasna service centre, states that during an inspection in the Fatehwadi canal area, the team found unauthorised power connections. The resident had reportedly tampered with the lock of a mini section pillar and connected wires dir...Read More

Ahmedabad: The construction of Neha Flats, a residential scheme, was underway without proper authorization on Sonal Cinema Road, located within TP Scheme No. 83, Final Plot No. 82, in the Sarkhej ward of the South West Zone. In response to this violation, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) took action today to halt the unauthorized work and seal the property to prevent further construction. Earlier, in October 2020, the city civic body had demolished the structure, rendering it unusable....Read More

New Delhi: The 74th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti was convened in New Delhi on Tuesday under the chairpersonship of Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Rajeev Singh Thakur. The meeting focused on evaluating five significant infrastructure projects from the Ministry of Railways (MoR), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). These projects were assessed f...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Economic Crime Prevention Department of the city police's Crime Branch has arrested Juhapura land mafia Mohammad Ismail and three of his accomplices for forging documents of Nikol based land and demanding Rs 12 crore for settlement. The case is based on the landowner's complaint. The four accused would create fake documents of farming land, cause disputes, and extort crores of rupees. They had also targeted land in Nikol and demanded a settlement of Rs 12 crore from the land ow...Read More

Ahmedabad: Juhapura based doctor has filed a complaint at Vejalpur police station on Thursday accusing Mushir Sheikh, owner of Yushra Developers, and four others for demanding Rs 50 lakh as extortion/protection money from him. Complainant Dr. Ashraf has alleged the accused threatened him to sell his Rs 3 crore bungalow for Rs 50 lakh or pay the amount to ensure safety in Juhapura. Dr. Ashraf Roshansha Diwan, aged 62 named Mushtaq Ismail Qureshi along with Firojkaka, Firdous Mulla, Raju, and a...Read More

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi performed a virtual Bhoomi poojan of the proposed 10.170 km elevated corridor and bridge projects in Ahmedabad via video conferencing.  The proposed elevated corridor will connect Narol junction to Sarkhej junction in the city. It will come up on National Highway 47. The proposed project includes an 8-lane Lal Bahadur Shastri bridge. The elevated corridor starting from Narol junction to Sarkhej junction shall be six-lane. It will also cover the...Read More

Ahmedabad: Another incident of stray dog attack has come to light in Gujarat from Juhapura locality of Ahmedabad. A little child that stepped out of the house was attacked by a stray dog brutally, however in just a few moments, a person rushed to rescue the child from a nearby gate. He was also joined by others. A child was rescued with some injuries on his body. The incident happened on November 16. CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral. Meanwhile the Amdavad Municipal Corporation(AMC) on...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Zone 7 Local Crime Branch arrested six individuals on Thursday who were found in possession of a cache of arms and ammunition. The LCB confiscated nine pistols, one revolver, sixty-one cartridges, and three magazines. Police have apprehended Shahnawaz Sheikh, Samir Pathan, Faran Khan Pathan, Uzer Khan Pathan, Zaid Khan Pathan, and Shah Rukh Khan Pathan. One more suspect is currently evading capture and a search operation is underway. ACP S.D. Patel explained how the operation unf...Read More