Archive for June, 2008
Gordhan Thal at Ahmedabad
Gordhan Thal located at the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway is a legendary outlet in its own right. The beginning can be traced back to Gordhan maharaj (chef in Gujarati) hailing from Rajasthan who had become a household name in catering in traditional Ahmedabad. As eating out turned into a fashion statement, his heirs decided to ‘cash in’ [...]
Residential realty shatters Rs 4k/sq ft ceiling
If you thought office space at Rs 4000 per sq ft in Ahmedabad was pricey, wait till you hear this. Now, prices of residential realty have hit the Rs 4000 per sq ft barrier.At least in certain high-end offerings in upmarket areas of Ahmedabad like Prahladnagar and Bodakdev where some developers are thinking nothing of [...]
Ahmedabad property prices rising
Three years ago, when pharma executive Prakash Rao moved from Pune, he was thrilled to discover that he was able to fulfil his dream of buying an affordable home in Aapnu Amdavad. Brand new three-bedroom apartments of around 1500 sq ft were going for around Rs 15 lakh in upmarket areas like Satellite and [...]
Malls in Ahmedabad ready for makeover
Among the lot is NG Realty Pvt Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based company, who is looking to revamp its Gallops Mall located on the SG Highway. Started in 2006, the Gallops Mall is the first centrally air-conditioned mall in Gujarat. If the buzz in the market is to be believed, the mall is expected to be revamped [...]
Gir sanctuary bags national award
The Gir national park and sanctuary has won a national award for the best wildlife and eco-tourism site of 2008. The state tourism minister Jay Narayan Vyas will be accepting the award in Mumbai next month. The award follows a survey of frequent upwardly mobile travellers from 12 important cities in the country which was undertaken [...]
National Handloom Development Corporation at Ahmedabad
Located in the bustling shopping centre on CG Road, is a one stop shop having traditional and authentic handicrafts / handloom items from the nooks and corners of the country. It is Centrally air conditioned thus providing relief from the sweltering dry heat of Ahmedabad and providing various exlusive stuff worth its price. The best part is [...]
Mayflower Women’s hospital – largest private Women’s hospital in Western India
An excellent health care system, a vast pool of competent medical expertise, and the availability of state-of-art diagnostic and therapeutic facilities are all factors which have made Mayflower the pre-eminent centre for women’s health care in western part of India. It is 50 bedded the largest private care Women’s hospital in Western India. Located centrally [...]
Railways plan high speed route between Pune and Ahmedabad
Decks have been cleared for inviting global tenders for conducting a pre-feasibility study of a high-speed train on the Pune-Ahmedabad-Mumbai route, which could cut travel time between the cities by nearly half. Currently the 660 km long distance between Pune and Ahmedabad is covered by an overnight journey. The proposed high speed train or bullet [...]
Gujarati Food Recepies
Few more Gujarati recepies DAL DHOKLI Ingredients For the dal 2 cups toovar dal (arhar) 2 tablespoons peanuts 8 pieces cocum, soaked 1 tomato, chopped 3 to 4 teaspoons jaggery (gur) 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi) , chilli powder each 4 slit green chillies 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds, cumin [...]
Mundra growth impresses Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce team
A delegation of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, currently on a trip to Gujarat, on Thursday visited the Mundra port and other facilities being developed there in the private sector. The chairman of the Chamber, Vijay Iyengar, said the 20-member delegation was highly impressed with the developments made in Mundra in the [...]