Gandhinagar: According to a news report in a local daily, the Government of Gujarat has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the land irregularities pertaining to Sabarmati Harijan Ashram Trust in Ranip and Vadaj areas. The land worth crores of Rupees was sold for unrealistically low value. In radar of this probe is former Chief Minister and current Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel's son in law Jayesh Patel's trust. According to this report, retirned IAS Vinay Vy...Read More

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit his home state of Gujarat on October 2nd, Gandhi Jayanti. According to available information, he will be visiting Ahmedabad and Chhota Udepur during this trip. There is no official note on his visit, but the local sources said that in Ahmedabad, the PM Modi is expected to visit the Sabarmati Ashram to pay homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his birth anniversary, where he will offer flowers at Gandhiji's statue. Fur...Read More

Sabarmati:  A 750-meter section of Ashram Road, stretching from Cargo Motors to the RTO, is likely to be permanently closed after December this year. This closure is because of two major projects, namely the Vadaj Ramdevpir Tekra slum rehabilitation initiative and the development of the Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct. To address the Ashram Road closure, a new 18-meter-wide road is being constructed adjacent to Cargo Motors. This new route will connect to a proposed 24-meter-wide road vi...Read More

Sabarmati: The Gujarat high court on Thursday dismissed the petition challenging the ₹1300 crore redevelopment plan of the Sabarmati Ashram of Mahatama Gandhi. Tushar Gandhi, a great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, filed a petition challenging the state government's resolution in March last year. The Govt had proposed that an executive council comprising government functionaries and trustees of the ashram would carry out the ashram revamp project. Chief justice Aravind Kumar and chief justic...Read More

Sabarmati: After a new road starting from opposite Ranip bus stand to the rear side of Parikshit Lal Bridge is completed, the road near Gandhi Ashram used to reach Subhash Bridge from Vadaj will be closed permanently. Work on the new road is progressing at a fast pace. The old road is being used since before 1972 and it was widened in 1984. The central government has declared the Gandhi Ashram neighborhood as a silent zone. Because of this, ST buses from Vadaj go to Juna Vadaj Ramapirnaa Tekr...Read More

Sabarmati: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has today shared the official details of Gandhi Ashram Precinct Development Project, for which Rs. 235.17 crore budget was approved by the Standing Committee of AMC in its meeting today. Under the proposed project, Chandrabhaga channel passing next to the Ashram will be remodelled with 3 bridges, 2 wier and retaining wall. The existing ground level will be lifted to road level with filling works. The new roads around Gandhi Ashram will be developed ...Read More

Sabarmati: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC)'s standing committee meeting held today approved Rs. 235 crore works under Gandhi Ashram Precinct Development Project. The work of naming the a new foot-river bridge between Vivekanand bridge and Sardar Bridge on the Sabarmati river as ‘Atal Foot-over bridge’ (pedestrian bridge) also received approval in the meeting. This river bridge is likely to be inaugurated within a month. The meeting also approved procurement of high resolution sate...Read More

Gandhinagar: Hindi film actor Salman Khan today visited Sabarmati Ashram of Mahatma Gandhi during his visit to Ahmedabad for promotion of his upcoming film Antim. The actor is scheduled to promote his film in PVR multiplex later in the day. The actor plays role of a cop in this movie. Salman Khan during his around 10-minute visit to Ashram tried his hand at spinning charkha.He posed with Mahatma Gandhi's photograph and received details regarding Hriday Kunj, the resident of Mahatma Gandhi in ash...Read More