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Race your bicycle against BRTS!
2008-04-11 05:39:00
AHMEDABAD: The latest excitement on the BRTS track is going to be the bicycle! Given the greens that would adorn the BRTS corridor, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation plans exclusive bicycle tracks on the BRTS route to be functional by 2009.For Amdavadis living on the west of Sabarmati, especially the health freaks and children who commute to school on bicycles, this will be a bonanza coming along with the modern transport system that will change the way the city commutes.The idea of cycling down to a nearest BRTS bus stand and then boarding a bus to office on CG road or Ashram road may also appeal to office-goers. All you would need is a spray of deodorant to drown the sweaty feeling under the collar.The 132-feet ring road between RTO and Shivranjini will have exclusive biking tracks. Bicycle s would also pedal from Shivranjini towards Bopal and Nehrunagar, Gujarat University, Law Garden and Ellisbridge.Some are already excited. Mehul Parikh, a network security expert, says: "If th...
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Watching king khan like a king
2008-04-11 05:30:00
Ahmedabad News : The silver screen has now acquired a new plush address in India: the movie lounge. Wine, cheese and plush leather 180 degree recliners, complete with a five-course meal and extra networking time for India Inc?the 20-40-seater lounge offers it all, apart from movie that is playing.Major players in the sector ?PVR, AdLabs, Waves, Cinemax, Fun Cinemas, Inox Leisure and Wide Angle ? have all experimented with the high-end lounge format in the metros.Now they are taking these new ?hospitality? theatres ? that offer facilities akin to the luxury class of an airliner with 180 degree recliners, laundered blankets, trained hosts and hostesses, welcome drinks, wet wipes, customised food, massage chairs et al?to tier two and tier three cities across India. According to experts, 10% of the upcoming 2,000-3,000 multiplex screens in next two years will have premium movie lounges.?It?s a super luxury cinema experience. In terms of offering, the cinema industry moves from pure serv...
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Manager held for driver's suicide
2008-04-11 05:21:00
Ahmedabad News : A lower court has rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by a senior government employee in the wake of his arrest, after his name appeared in the suicide note of his car driver on Wednesday.Additional session judge, DT Soni in the order observed that a class four employee had been exploited by his senior officer which forced him to commit suicide. People will loose faith in judiciary, if bail is granted to the applicant, the judge said.According to the police, the deceased DT Joshi was a driver of MM Singh, assistant general manager of BSNL, Ahmedabad. The driver had undergone a bypass surgery in the civil hospital recently. The doctors advised him of proper medication and rest.Despite this Singh had forced him to do his household work along with other chores like picking up and dropping his family members to their chosen venues, across the city."The additional work load put him under severe physical and mental duress, which pushed him to the edge and he ...
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IIMs ready with OBC quota blueprint
2008-04-10 20:27:00
Ahmedabad, Apr 10 Although the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have sought some time to study Thursday?s Supreme Court verdict before deciding on the course of action to be taken regarding implementation of OBC quota, the institutes appear to be in a position to implement the quota from this year itself. For instance, the website of IIM-A specifically envisages two scenarios for admissions for the 2008-10 academic year. Working on the premise that the institute could well be ordered to implement the quota from this academic session itself, the website specifies the number of students who are to be admitted for this academic session. As per the first scenario, if the SC?s stay on quota implementation?which was passed in February last year following a PIL filed against the recommendations of the 2006 Veerappa Moily report?remains in force until the admission list for 2008-09 is announced, no provision would be made for OBC candidates. In this case, of the total 251 students to ...
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Smith confident of repeating Ahmedabad success
2008-04-10 20:25:00
Kanpur: Sounding a note of warning to the hosts, South African captain Graeme Smith on Thursday said that they would go into the third Test here on Friday with a well thought-out plan to prevent the Indians from equalling the three-match series. Sounding too confident of his boys, Smith said his team had made definite plans and this time they would play even better than what they had in Ahmedabad where they had handed an innings defeat to Team India. Addressing a press conference here before the practice session at the Green Park stadium, the Proteas skipper admitted that like the Aussies, the Indians are a tough team to beat in their homeground. ''But we have done this in this sub-contitent by beating Pakistan, Bangladesh and now India,'' he pointed out. Setting aside the controversy ranging around the condition of the pitch, the SA skipper said such things happened and the homeside always got the benefit. '' Our boys are focused to perform to their best and things will chan...
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15 Torrent Power workers held in Ahmedabad
2008-04-10 20:24:00
Ahmedabad, April 10 (IANS) Fifteen temporary workers of Torrent Power , including seven women, were arrested Thursday for threatening to commit suicide as part of their protest against the management. The police said these workers were on a sit-in since the morning outside the power generation unit in Sabarmati here demanding their wages. They will be released Friday, the police said.However, Arun Mishra, who heads the Nav Jagrat labour union, told IANS that the temporary workers were protesting peacefully against the sacking of five of their representatives.Led by union secretary Manoj Rajput, the workers had gone to the main office of Ahmedabad?s power supplier firm to submit a memorandum demanding their reinstatement.Mishra said 360 workers working for 30 to 35 years as temporary wage-earners had approached an industrial court which ordered in 1997 that these workers be regularised.Torrent Power then went to the Gujarat High Court and but single bench upheld the industrial court v...
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Sit Team Visits Riots Affected Areas In ahmedabad
2008-04-10 20:23:00
The five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), appointed by the Supreme Court to re-investigate major post-Godhra riots cases of 2002, today began its investigation by visiting Naroda Patia and Gulbarg society areas of the city.The team, headed by former CBI director R K Raghavan, made a detailed survey of the areas this morning. In post-Godhra riots, 39 people, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, were killed in Gulmarg Society, while 86 people were massacred in Naroda Patia.Besides Mr Raghavan, other team members include former DGP of Uttar Pradesh C D Sathpathy and three IPS officers from Gujarat -- Geeta Johri, Shivanand Jha and Ashish Bhatia. They made an extensive investigation of the sites and later spent much time at Meghaninagar police station, police sources said.The SIT arrived here yesterday, following the apex court's direction on March 26 to the state government to set up an investigation team within 10 days to "inquire and investigate" the major post-Godhra r...
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Ahmedabad girl Aishwarya wins Chhote Ustad show
2008-04-10 20:16:00
MUMBAI: Fifteen-year-old Aishwarya Majumdar from Ahmedabad on Saturday night won the Chhote Ustad musical reality show on television.She beat Anvesha Dattagupta to bag the crown. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was the special guest at the grand finale held at the Goregaon Sports Club in suburban Mumbai. He presented the trophy to the winner.Aishwarya bagged Rs 1 crore singing contract with Big Music, Rs 10 lakh from Star Plus , Rs 1 lakh from singer Abhijit and a scholarship worth Rs 5 lakh from LIC.The three-hour extravaganza was telecast live on Star Plus channel and saw performances by Isha Koppikar and Malaika Arora-Khan.Even Bachchan performed to a number from his forthcoming film Bhootnath .Actor Juhi Chawla, who is also part of the Bhootnath cast, was present. The film releases on May nine.(Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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No green alert for India in Kanpur
2008-04-09 08:54:00
In the first two Tests of the ongoing Test series between India and South Africa, we have seen a triple century, a double ton, some fierce pace bowling by the visiting team and a team being bowled out in the first session of a Test match.Despite such eventful happenings on the field, the real newsmakers in the series so far have been the curators.While Kannan Parthasarathy was criticised for giving a super flat track in Chennai, Dhiraj Parsana came under the scanner for leaving live grass on the wicket for the second Test at Ahmedabad.And with the third and decisive Test starting in Kanpur on Friday, Green Park curator Shiv Kumar will be under the spotlight and could be in the line of fire if the pitch is not to the liking of the hosts. Kumar, however, has an able ally in Daljit Singh, the head of the Indian cricket board's pitch and grounds committee.Singh has been stationed here since Monday. Does Singh?s presence means he was asked to inspect the preparation of the Kanpur wicket...
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Riot SIT holds first meeting in Ahmedabad
2008-04-09 08:52:00
AHMEDABAD: A five-member special investigation team (SIT), appointed by the SC to reinvestigate riot cases, held its first meeting in Ahmedabad on Monday.Led by former CBI director R K Raghavan, the team visited old secretariat in Gandhinagar.The SIT will reinvestigate 10 cases ? including the Naroda-Patia massacre case in which 86 people and the Gulbarg Society case in which 39 people were killed. The report has to be submitted to the SC within three months.(Source; timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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Smith: Tendulkar loss a massive blow
2008-04-07 08:09:00
South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes how India go about replacing the injured Sachin Tendulkar will be a key factor in the third Test.The 34-year-old batsman will miss the Kanpur encounter, which gets under way on Friday, with the groin problem which kept him out of the second Test defeat to the Proteas in Ahmedabad."The fact that people ask the question itself shows what a big loss it is for the Indian team," Smith responded when asked to gauge the impact of Tendulkar's absence."Sachin has got a stature and an aura in this team and is a terrific player. So, it is a massive loss for India and how they replace him is the key."Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Niranjan Shah confirmed in a statement on Saturday that the 'Little Master' would not be fit for the third Test.He said: "Sachin is making good progress in his recovery, but he has not recovered sufficiently to be available for the third Test."Sachin has a rehabilitation programme to continue with and will...
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Ahmedabad Start : Ahmedabad girl Aishwarya wins Chhote Ustad show
2008-04-07 08:05:00
MUMBAI: Fifteen-year-old Aishwarya Majumdar from Ahmedabad on Saturday night won the Chhote Ustad musical reality show on television.She beat Anvesha Dattagupta to bag the crown. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was the special guest at the grand finale held at the Goregaon Sports Club in suburban Mumbai. He presented the trophy to the winner.Aishwarya bagged Rs 1 crore singing contract with Big Music, Rs 10 lakh from Star Plus , Rs 1 lakh from singer Abhijit and a scholarship worth Rs 5 lakh from LIC.The three-hour extravaganza was telecast live on Star Plus channel and saw performances by Isha Koppikar and Malaika Arora-Khan.Even Bachchan performed to a number from his forthcoming film Bhootnath .Actor Juhi Chawla, who is also part of the Bhootnath cast, was present. The film releases on May nine.(Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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Singapore Airlines, agent fined Rs 80,700
2008-04-07 08:03:00
Ahmedabad News:Singapore Airlines and a local travel agency, Varun Travels Pvt Ltd, have been ordered to pay Rs 80,700 jointly to a customer, Rohit Patel, for showing carelessness and deficiency in service.In its order, the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum (Rural), Ahmedabad has also asked the two entities to pay nine per cent interest on this amount from the date of order till realisation.In addition, the Forum has also ordered them a payment of Rs 5,000 to Patel as compensation for the mental harassment, inconvenience and the expenses he incurred on litigation.Patel, a businessman, had purchased from Varun Travels a confirmed Singapore Airlines ticket on July 17, 2004 for travelling from Ahmedabad to New York via Singapore on July 28, 2004.At the time of the purchase, the ticket cost Rs 1.16 lakh under a scheme that offered a discount for to and fro travel. Problem arose when the travel agent informed Patel that the price of the issued ticket had increased and, according to the n...
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Med profs 'borrowed' to hoodwink MCI
2008-04-07 07:54:00
AHMEDABAD: The future of medical education in Gujarat could very well depend on this bunch of professors from BJ Medical College (BJMC) who were shunted from Ahmedabad to Bhavnagar medical college and back, since February this year, just to show the requisite numbers to the visiting teams of the Medical Council of India (MCI) for approval of seats.In February, 23 professors from BJMC, Ahmedabad, were transferred to Bhavnagar because an MCI inspection was due on March 2-3 to approve undergraduate seats. Sources say that in private colleges, the faculty shortfall goes up to 45 per cent.These professors, teaching post-graduate (PG) levels at BJMC were transferred on February 12 to Bhavnagar. Barely had the MCI submitted its report for approving these seats, when nine among them were transferred back to Ahmedabad on April 2, because a critical counselling session to qualify the PG seats for an MCI certificate is due here next week.All these are recognised PG-level teachers for medical e...

Ahmedabad Test: South Africa on top
2008-04-07 07:45:00
South Africa 's batsmen seized control of the second Test on Thursday after India was bowled out in the first session of a Test for the first time ever. Neil McKenzie (42) and Graeme Smith (34) shared an opening partnership of 78, overhauling India's miserable first innings total of 76, and South Africa reached 100-2 at tea.McKenzie was out at the stroke of lunch, leaving Hashim Amla (15) as the unbeaten batsman.India won the toss and elected to bat, but South Africa paceman Dale Steyn claimed 5-23 to bundle India out for its second lowest total at home - just one run more than the 75 it made against the West Indies in 1987.Makhaya Ntini took three wickets from his initial four overs and Steyn's searing pace ripped through the host's batting lineup. This was India's second shortest Test innings, behind the 17-over dismissal by England at Lord's in 1974 when it was dismissed for 42.Ntini (3-18) made the first breakthrough as opener Wasim Jaffer (9) edged an outswinger, offering ...
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Jet Airways takes delivery of ATR 72-500
2008-04-05 07:18:00
Jet Airways enhanced regional connectivity between Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Raipur and Hyderabad cities with its new ATR 72-500 aircraft in an all economy configuration. Jet Airways has also introduced an additional frequency on the Ahmedabad- Mumbai sector. Jet Airways? flight 9W 2408 will depart Ahmedabad at 0030 hrs, arriving in Mumbai 0150 hrs, thus offering the airline?s international passengers convenient connections. On the return leg, flight 9W 2407 will depart Mumbai at 0245 hrs, arriving in Ahmedabad at 0405 hrs.Commenting on the enhanced frequencies, Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Jet Airways? Chief Executive Officer said ?With smaller metros like Bhopal, Raipur and Indore growing at a fast pace, we believe that there is a strong demand for better connectivity in these areas. The airline is confident that the introduction of its services on these routes will prove popular and convenient for passengers?.Having tailor made its schedule to suit the business traveller, Jet Air...
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Modi eying GCA post
2008-04-05 07:16:00
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Home Minister Amit Shah is exerting to oust Gujarat Cricket Association chief, and Congressman, Narhari Amin only to help Narendra Modi inconspicuously take over the cash-crammed body.The wily strategy was revealed to DNA by a cricket administrator who had recently moved a no-confidence motion against Amin in the Central Board of Cricket Ahmedabad (CBCA), the most powerful affiliate of the GCA, based in Ahmedabad. And DNA has learnt that once the chief minister is sure that he can garner the required numbers to take over the GCA, he may openly step into the ring.The official said that Modi?s presence at the GCA?s helm will add impetus to the effort of Arun Jaitley, a BJP stalwart, to increase their (BJP) influence in the BCCI. Jaitley is currently the president of the Delhi District Cricket Association. ?The chief minister is very close to Jaitley,? the official said. ?And if Modi comes to power at the GCA, it will certainly help the former law minister and BJP as...
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India bundled out for 76 runs in Ahmedabad Test
2008-04-05 07:14:00
AHMEDABAD: South Africa's pace bowlers ripped through the much vaunted India n batting line-up at the Motera Stadium on the city's outskirts on Thursday, bundling the hosts out for a paltry 76 runs in 20 overs in the second cricket Test between the two sides.( Watch: India all out for 76 runs at Motera )Led by Dale Steyn and Makaya Ntini, the Proteas sent the Indian innings spiralling into an abyss from the first few overs of the match.Indian captain Anil Kumble, who passed a late fitness test, won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch that had more than a tinge of green on it. With Sachin Tendulkar out with a groin injury, India went for the extra bowling option, picking Irfan Pathan in his place.R P Singh kept his spot, despite appearing to be short of both form and fitness in Chennai. South Africa made no changes from the side that got them a comfortable draw in the Chennai Test.Ntini drew first blood for his team by having opener Wasin Jaffer caught at slip by South Afri...
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2 lakh diamond workers to get biometric a/cs
2008-04-05 07:12:00
Two lakh diamond workers will have biometric saving accounts in Gujarat. The diamond workers one lakh in each, Ahmedabad and Surat, will be able to deposit or withdraw amount as small as Rs10 or above in the bank with the account.The Union Bank of India has decided to open the accounts very soon. "These workers can probably be daily wager or may not be bank account holder. After getting money, they will be able to save it in the bank and if required they can also withdraw as small amount of money from their account," said general manager of Union Bank of India, T.K. Sharma.He also said that an official of the bank will daily visit, once or twice a day to their factory. "The diamond workers in Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad and in Surat, will not have to go to bank to deposit or withdraw cash. In Bapunagar area of Ahmedabad and in Surat there is several diamond cutting factories. Our official will daily visit these factory's' with the biometric machine to collect or disburse amount to...
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Gunman of Chotta Shakeel gang nabbed
2008-04-05 07:09:00
A sharp shooter of the Chhota Shakeel gang, wanted in several offences in Mumbai and Delhi, was arrested in Ahmedabad while he was trying to leave the country on a fake passport, sources in the Crime Branch said on Friday. Mohammad Juber alias Tabrez alias Jugnu Kasam Sheikh was caught by the Crime Branch from Naroda area when he was going to the airport on Thursday, they added. Crime Branch had received a tip off that he was going to Dubai on a fake passport, they said, adding the passport was recovered from him. After Juber's preliminary interrogation, the Crime Branch has found that he was going for a specific mission to Dubai from Ahmedabad, the sources said. Juber has several serious offences registered against him in Mumbai and Delhi, including the case of killing seven people in Mumbai when he along with his associates had attacked Mumbai Mayor Milind Vaidhya in 1999, officials said. He was also involved in the killing of a Mumbai-based wholesale dealer, Rajan Gupta, in 1995...
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Ahmedabad Weather Information - Ahmedabad News
2008-04-04 14:05:00
Friday Evening Temperature: 30°C A mix of cloudy and clear skies with showers likely. Chance of a thunderstorm. 3 to 6 mm of rain. Windy at times.
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Ahmedabad: Good Food, Good Cricket
2008-04-04 07:37:00
Dhoni - swiped greedily at a length ball.Sometimes referred to as the armpit of India, Ahmedabad is the capital of the dry state of Gujarat. It is dry because most of the state is desert and because alcohol is prohibited.The ground is often described as the worst venue to tour on the international circuit. But I can report that this reputation is undeserved and that Ahmedabad is a spread-out and pleasant city where traffic jams have nothing on groaning metropolises of Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi.The local cuisine is probably the tastiest in India, tourists are not hassled and the abundance of trees along the Sabarmati River helps one forget about the environmental disaster that is India in the 21st century.Or perhaps I am in such jolly spirits because of South Africa's brilliant performance with the ball today, bowling out India for a paltry 76 runs and following it up with a solid 224 for four with the bat. And I smuggled in a good bottle of brandy. And I can have a del...
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Proteas take 147 run lead in Ahmedabad Test
2008-04-04 07:35:00
Ahmedabad, Apr 3 (ANI): South Africa virtually batted India out of the second Test at the Motera Stadium here, taking a commanding 147-run lead in their first innings, and still having six wickets in hand at the close of play on the first day on Thursday.Having bundled India out for 76 in 20 overs, the Proteas batsmen piled up the host?s agony by scoring a formidable 223 for four at the close. All their batters managed to get good starts before off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (three wickets) and pacer S. Sreesanth (one wicket) made some inroads into their line-up.At the close of play, Jacques Kallis with 60 and A. B. deVilliers with 59 were at the crease, promising to quash any chances of India making it back into the match.Earlier in the day, the searing pace of Dale Steyn (five wickets), Makaya Ntini (three wickets) and Morne Morkel (two wickets) brushed aside the much-vaunted Indian batting line-up for their second lowest score on Indian soil.Indian captain Anil Kumble won the toss a...
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IIM-Ahmedabad works out innovative free education programme
2008-04-04 07:34:00
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad which recently announced three fold increase in its fee has come out with a free education scheme. Any student whose parents earn less than Rs one lakh a year will have free education. He will not have to pay any tuition fee nor any other expense for books and other teaching material.Giving details of the tuition fee waiver scheme, IIMA Director Samir Barua said that the management expected 15 to 20 students in this category. To a question, Barua clarified that there was no restriction on the number of students under the free education category. All those who qualified the criteria of income below Rs one lakh would get complete tuition fee and other expense waiver.Describing the idea as innovative, Barua said that there will be graded waiver of the tuition fee of students having annual income upto Rs six lakh. He claimed that the graded waiver scheme will benefit 65 per cent of the 260 students of the basic two year course. IIMA recently rais...
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Arthur happy with Ahmedabad pitch
2008-04-04 07:32:00
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur believes the Ahmedabad pitch will offer more to the bowlers in the second Test against India than the Chennai surface provided last week.The first Test between the nations petered out into a tame draw on Sunday after the batsmen ran amok but Arthur is happy with the shades of green at the Motera Stadium and is hopeful the Proteas will take advantage on Thursday."I like the look of the track," he told The Star. "At least there's a bit of grass plus moisture which I don't believe will be there when the game starts, but it's an encouraging sign."He added: "There was nothing in it for the bowlers in Chennai even when they put their backs into it. It was tough but I believe we have come out better and strong mentally from that searching test we were put through."Arthur believes he has the firepower on the bowling front to win the Test, and expects spinner Paul Harris to play a greater role than in Chennai."We battled initially to get wickets but when (...
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IIM Ahmedabad are winners at Tata Crucible-The Campus Quiz
2008-04-04 07:31:00
Tata Crucible ? The Campus Quiz 2008? saw IIM Ahmedabad victorious at the National Finals of the quiz held at Ravindra Natya Mandir, Mumbai on Thursday, March 27, 2008. The winning team slugged it out in a battle with the regional champions of 11 other cities and won the contest by a whisker on the very last question. The Chief Guest for the evening, Mr. B Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel, handed over the trophy, cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs and host of other attractive prizes to the winners. The first runner-up was the team from NMIMS- Mumbai and the second runner-up the team from ICAI-Bangalore at the Tata Crucible ? The Campus Quiz 2008 national finals. The evening witnessed some brilliant quizzing and nail biting competition between 12 teams from premier institutes, namely Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)- Hyderabad, IIM- Ahmedabad, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), IIM- Lucknow, College of Engineering- Trivandrum, SP Jain institute, ...
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Ahmedabad will soon boast of WiMAX technology
2008-04-04 07:29:00
InfoAhmedabad .com: Ahmedabad is all set to become the first city in the state to get the Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) technology. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will soon provide the high-speed wireless communication service to its customers.Releasing the new city telephone directory here on Wednesday, Satya Pal, Chief General Manager, Gujarat Circle, BSNL said, ?BSNL has plans to cover the entire city under WiMAX technology to provide hi-speed wireless connectivity to the citizens.?While testing for WiMAX is going on in some areas of Ahmedabad, towers have already been installed in the Navrangpura area, said officials. It is a part of the WiMAX pilot project for which around 10 cities across the country have been selected, including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Hyderabad, Hisar, Pinjore, Rohtak and Panipat, they said.When inquired about its installation in BSNL Vadodara Circle, Sandeep Govil, Divisional General Manager of the circle,...
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Don't blame pitch for Motera debacle: Daljit Singh
2008-04-04 07:27:00
India's dismissal for a mere 76 runs in the second Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday may have been blamed on the pitch, but the chairman of BCCI's Ground and Pitch Committee insists there is no devil in the 22-yard strip.Even though India crashed to one of their lowest totals in Test history, Daljit Singh said the wicket prepared by Dhiraj Parsanna was not a poor one."The track had some moisture and some grass cover. We (India) had a very strong batting line-up and we just needed our top batsmen to stay there for one or two hours," Singh told PTI.The grass was needed to hold the wicket for five days, he argued."It is already touching 40 degrees Celsius in Ahmedabad. The track which has been prepared needs to be good enough to hold for five days of cricket. We don't need a situation where the wicket starts to crumble on the third day itself," he said."I would say that it was just a bad session and nothing else. Our top order batsmen needed to apply themselves more to sail through the ...
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Cinemax wooing visitors with 360 degrees entertainment
2008-04-04 07:25:00
The multiplex developers now envision more services than just movies to the customers.Cinemax India Limited which launched its first multiplex in Ahmedabad and second in state will offer equal share to food court and gaming zone. "Customers are interested in 360 degrees entertainment with more value added services. Considering the factor we have also added food court and gaming zones to our business" said senior vice president Cinemax India Ltd., Devang Sampat. The company is already operating gaming zones along with screens at two of its 19 premises. Cinemax would also add food court to its multiplex for the first time in, beginning with Ahmedabad. "We expect an annual turnover of Rs 6-8 crore with addition of the food court and gaming zones to our multiplexes this year," said Sampat. Cinemax's total turnover for FY07-08 is expected to touch Rs 110 crore." He added.Following the new multiplex in Dev Arc Mall in Ahmedabad another will be soon launched in Rajkot and a second in Ahme...
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It Industry Jobs - Jobs at Ahmedabad
2008-04-03 14:03:00
Php Developer Jobs Ahmedabad Position Title : PHP developerReference No : RF-WD-07060129Job Location (City) : AhmedabadJob Type : Full TimeWork Experience : 1 to 2 yearsPosition Level : DeveloperEmail : careers@Offshoresoftwaredevelopmentindia. comPosting Date : 03-April-2008Job Description (1) Sound knowledge in PHP development, MySQL, AJAX technology and JavaScript (2) Any experience with Joomla development, Drupal development or OSCommerce is an added advantage.Net Developer Jobs AhmedabadPosition Title : .Net developerReference No : RF-WD-07060128Job Location (City) : AhmedabadJob Type : Full TimeWork Experience : 1 to 2 yearsPosition Level : DeveloperEmail : careers@Offshoresoftwaredevelopmentindia. comPosting Date : 03-April-2008Job Description (1) Sound knowledge in .Net 2.0, 3.0, C#, MS SQL server 2005, Java Script, Xml, AJAX (2) Any experience with Sharepoint server, BizTalk server is an added advantageMore It Industry Jobs