Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old dumper driver lost his life in an accident that took place early this morning near the YMCA Club on the busy SG Highway in the city. The incident occurred at around 3:30 AM when a dumper filled with sand collided with the back of a truck that was carrying iron pipes. After the incident, passers-by quickly alerted the police and emergency services. In the collision, the front of the dumper was severely damaged, and the driver of the dumper died in the cabin. The fire d...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has laid out a plan for the transformation of SG Highway, which connects Ahmedabad with the state capital. This highway stretches from Ujala Junction in Sarkhej to J-7 Circle in Gandhinagar, According to a report, a team led by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will oversee the development of service roads and buffer zones along both sides of SG Road in coordination with NHAI, the Roads and Buildings Department, Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC)...Read More

Ahmedabad: City traffic police announced on Sunday that they have apprehended six men accused of performing stunts on SG Highway and nearby roads on August 18. The SG-2 division traffic police took action on Saturday, nearly a week after the incident, following the viral spread of a video documenting it. According to the police, the suspects drove their cars parallel on the road and recklessly in heavy traffic, jeopardizing the safety of others. The individuals identified are Max Patel, 19, f...Read More

Ahmedabad: The SG Highway connecting the city with the state capital of Gandhinagar is one of the busiest roads, making it difficult for pedestrians to cross. To address this issue, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will construct five foot overbridges on the SG Highway between Iskcon Crossroads and Vaishnodevi Circle. The city civic body will incur an estimated cost of Rs. 20 crore for building these five overbridges, which will be located near Nirma University, Gota, Thaltej, The Gr...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, which connects the city with the state capital Gandhinagar, is one of the busiest roads in the city, making it difficult for pedestrians to cross. To address this issue, five footbridges are set to be constructed between Iskcon Crossroads and Vaishnodevi Circle. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will oversee the project and has already initiated the process to install these pedestrian crossings. During the latest meeting of the Gujarat Road ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Two new flyover bridges are set to be constructed on the busy Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, which connects Ahmedabad with the state capital. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved a new flyover that will connect the existing Gota Crossroads flyover to Nirma University, bypassing congested junctions at Jagatpur and Chharodi. Another approved project is a flyover that will link the Iskcon flyover to YMCA Club via Karnavati Club Road. Construction for both the...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Telecom sector in India is on the cusp of a transformative leap, fuelled by advancements in technologies such as 5G, M2M/IoT, and allied technologies. Startups, MSMEs and academia are crucial stakeholders in this growth. The Department of Telecom, Gujarat, has started its Telecom Facilitation Centre on March 21st, 2024. This centre aims to support the telecom sector's growth by assisting various stakeholder like startups, MSMEs, academia, licensees, registration holders etc. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: In another incident of a traffic accident on the SG Highway, SP Swami of Gadhada Swaminarayan Mandir collided with a traffic booth in the Thaltej area today while driving recklessly. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the incident, but the traffic booth suffered damage. The traffic police have filed a case against SP Swami and are conducting a thorough investigation. The incident occurred this morning around 10:00 AM when SP Swami was driving an Innova near Thaltej Char Rasta...Read More

Ahmedabad: The city police and a child rights organization in a joint operation, successfully rescued 11 child laborers from a restaurant near SG Highway on Tuesday. A combined team from Bachpan Bachao Andolan, collaborating with law enforcement, conducted the operation at Iscon Thal (unrelated to the ISKCON organization, i.e., the International Society for Krishna Consciousness), liberating the children employed there. Legal actions were initiated against the manager of Iscon Thal by the Sat...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) plans to construct its new office building, 'Urban Bhawan,' in front of Zydus Hospital here in the city. AUDA's current office building is located on Ashram Road. AUDA has decided to construct a new building due to the lack of space in the existing office. 'Urban Bhawan' will be a 22-floor building with a height of 70 meters. It will be constructed on SG Highway, in front of Zydus Hospital. AUDA owns a 7000 square meter plot on SG Hi...Read More