Archive for July, 2008
NRI’s go ga-ga over golf realty in Gujarat
When Chicago-based businessman Jack Patel came to Ahmedabad recently on a business trip, the first thing he did was book himself a 1,000-sq-yd plot of prime land on a golf course linked project in Aapnu Amdavad. For, though a local would have thought twice before coughing up Rs 5,000 per sq yd for the [...]
Jagannath Rath gets a smooth ride in Ahmedabad
The 131st Jagannath Rath Yatra passed through the streets of Ahmedabad city peacefully amid tight security arrangements on Friday. The annual procession started from the temple of Lord Jagannath at Jamalpur around 7 am and concluded around 9 pm. The Yatra was preceded by the Mangala Arati at the temple in the early hours, which [...]
Its Raining in Ahmedabad, Wet set and eat
After the dust and heat, in the broad and fiery street, in the narrow lane, the rain seems soothing… the thought of monsoon brings to mind the graceful dancing of peacocks, the call of the koel, the little streams on the road with their tiny little paper-boats and giggling children getting together to play in [...]
“Gujarat Card” for NRGs
The NRGF is issuing “GUJARAT CARD” to Non-Resident Gujaratis outside Gujarat and India. “Gujarat Card” is issued at the fees of $5.00 Us or Rs. 225/- in Indian currency on filling the prescribed application format and submitting attested copy of recent passport and photographs. “Gujarat Card” holders can avail of several rebates / discounts on [...]
Infrastructure plans for Golden Goals
Chief Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) to focus on the development of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial corridor. In one of the Board meeting, Modi told GIDB to work towards creating requisite infrastructure for the ‘Golden Goals’ of the State, to be realised by the end of 2010. Modi informed the Board that [...]
131st annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath at Ahmedabad
Every year in mid-summer, Lord Jagannath, with his elder brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, goes on vacation, travelling on grand chariots, from his temple in Puri, to his garden palace in the countryside. This belief of the Hindus has given rise to one of the biggest religious festivals in India — the Rath Yatra or [...]