Archive for August, 2008
Garam Masala, Ahmedabad
Garam Masalala in Satellite area is famous for Indian sea food and non-veg delicacies. The place is not too great to sit and have but food is really good, so we generally order food at home.
Very few restaurants in Ahmedabad serve such delicacies in sea food. Tandoori Fish tikka, Fried Prawns are some of [...]
Made in Britain toy train for Ahmedabad children
Come October, children in this largest city of Gujarat will be able to have a joy-ride on a shiny new toy train from Britain that will chug along tracks especially made in China.
The diesel-run train will run around the Kankaria lake here and will be eco-friendly, Municipal Commissioner I.P. Gautam told reporters here Monday evening.
The [...]
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to survey 13 lakh properties
After a gap of four years, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) would engage in one of the largest door-to-door survey of close to 13 lakh property units in the city. The survey and assessment would give AMC’s tax department an idea of any structural and useage changes of the occupier.
The survey details would be used [...]
Visit to Heritage hotel Deogarh Palace, Rajasthan - 400 kms from Ahmedabad
Realtors bet on corporate parks in Ahmedabad
After realtor Vyomesh Patel acquired a 5000-sq yd plot of land in the R2 zone between SG Highway and SP Ring Road, he was on the horns of a dilemma.
Neither was the plot big enough for a mall, nor was a residential project viable on the small plot. That’s when he hit upon the idea [...]
Disneyland in Ahmedabad soon?
Is this for real, or fantasy? The city getting its own Disneyland with its signature rollercoaster rides, that is. Well, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has set the ball rolling by inviting expressions of interest for a global tender to develop an amusement park at Kankaria Balvatika.
Municipal commissioner IP Gautam said, “We are hoping to build [...]
Audi to have its 8th in India and 1st in Ahemdabad
German car major Audi is set to drive into Ahmedabad. The Audi range is currently available in seven dealerships across the country: Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad. New facilities are being built in Ahmedabad, Ludhiana, Chennai and Kochi.
“The Ahmedabad store will open at SG Highway very soon. We expect to launch the [...]
BRT to be expected to start by 3rd Week of October but AC buses might be missing
Amdavadi’s should not expect BRTS buses to ply on Ahmedabad roads before the third week of October. The Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL) board, the parent company that would govern BRTS operations , on Friday awarded the operations and maintenance of the first batch of 50 buses to Chartered Logistics, headed by Pankaj [...]
Rain delayed but comes with a Bang
Rain this time was delayed , but has come with a bang. For the last 3 days rains have played havoc all across Gujarat and Mahrashtra.
Movement of trains on the Mumbai-Delhi and Mumbai-Ahmedabad routes here was suspended this morning due to overflowing of Vishwamitri river, official sources said.
The river, which passes through [...]
ICL matches will now also be played in Ahmedabad
ICL matches would now be played in the city with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation deciding to give the Sardar Patel Stadium to Indian Cricket League (ICL) on 10-year lease. ICL will develop the stadium at the cost of Rs.10 crore. Besides it would pay a monthly rent of Rs. One lakh [...]