Articles tagged under: VMC

Crackdown on beef samosas in Vadodara; Police uncover statewide network

April 10, 2024
Crackdown on beef samosas in Vadodara; Police uncover statewide network

Vadodara: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the police, along with the Food Department of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), conducted inspections at 23 shops and food trucks on Tuesday. Additionally, a statewide network has been exposed, with beef samosa franchises discovered in Surat and Nadiad. Shockingly, it has been revealed that beef samosas worth 80 lakhs are sold annually in Vadodara alone. This action follows a raid on Hussani Samosa, which was found to be filling samosas ...Read More

3-year-old child loses a toe due to dilapidated park slide in Vadodara

March 12, 2024
3-year-old child loses a toe due to dilapidated park slide in Vadodara

Vadodara: One of the toes of a three-year-old boy got amputated after getting stuck in a gap in a dilapidated slide in a city park. The incident occurred in Tahura Park in the Tandalja area when the three-year-old boy was playing on the slide. There was a cut in the slide, and the boy's toe got stuck in it. After getting caught in that gap in the slide, the toe was amputated. The boy was rushed to the hospital immediately, but the doctors were unable to reattach the amputated toe, leaving the...Read More

Vadodara ring road works kick off

March 09, 2024

Vadodara: Gujarat Chief Minister had on 3rd March done e-khatmahurat of a 75-meter ring-road around Vadodara. Rs. 317 crore ring-road project was shelved for last 12 years. Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA) had in 2012 proposed a 66.08 km long 75-meter ring-road in its approved-draft and second revision development plan-2012. VUDA had decided to link two main roads and do phase-wise execution of the project for smooth execution. The first phase of the project involves 66.08 km. A road...Read More

VMC bans sale of non-veg on Mahashivratri

March 06, 2024
VMC bans sale of non-veg on Mahashivratri

Vadodara: The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC), through a notification, has prohibited the sale of non-vegetarian food on March 8th on the occasion of Maha Shivratri. Considering the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri, the VMC has issued a notification ordering the closure of non-vegetarian shops on March 8th. The civic body will also keep the slaughterhouses shut in view of the festival. Action, as per the law, will be taken against the traders who open the shops and sell meat on March...Read More

Gujarat CM performs ground breaking for 67 km long Ring Road of Vadodara; Inaugurates new District Collector office building

March 03, 2024
Gujarat CM performs ground breaking for 67 km long Ring Road of Vadodara; Inaugurates new District Collector office building

Vadodara: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today virtually performed ground breaking for a ring-road around the city of Vadodara. The ring road will be 75 meters wide and 67 km long. The works kicked off today will involve a 27 km length worth Rs. 317 crore. Local MLA and party whip Balu Shukla in his address in the function said the ring road will perhaps eventually connect Por and Karjan. Shukla said once in 2009-10 only 40 meter wide ring-road was conceived. The Chief Ministe...Read More

Vadodara to get ring road, new collector office; Gujarat CM to visit the city on March 3

March 01, 2024
Vadodara to get ring road, new collector office; Gujarat CM to visit the city on March 3

Vadodara: Gujarat Chief Minister during his visit to Vadodara on 3rd March will perform groundbreaking for the first phase of the proposed 75-meter ring road. Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA) has recently approved Rs. 50 crore budget for this for the next financial year. The Chief Minister will in total perform groundbreaking for Rs. 700 crore development works. He will dedicate the new office of the district collector at Old Padra Road. With this, the district collector's office w...Read More

Vadsar railway over bridge in Vadodara to shut for traffic for nearly one month

February 25, 2024
Vadsar railway over bridge in Vadodara to shut for traffic for nearly one month

Vadodara: Due to resurfacing works, Vadsar railway over bridge in Vadodara will remain shut for commuters during 25 February 12 midnight to 16 March. Traffic branch of police has declared alternative route for this period. The bridge work is beinc arried out by the State government's Bridge project branch. The alternate route declared is from Sushen circle to Jupiter char rasta, GIDC water tank 3 rasta to Navin cut to right side wrong side to Vadsar railway over bridge Vasdar bridge petrol ...Read More

Pandya bridge and Gorva – Madhunagar bridge to shut for traffic for bullet train project works

February 11, 2024
Pandya bridge and Gorva – Madhunagar bridge to shut for traffic for bullet train project works

Vadodara: Pandya bridge and Gorva - Madhunagar bridge in Vadodara will remain closed for traffic in coming days due to gurder launching work of high-speed rail project (bullet train project). L&T is doing civil work of the project for which Pandya bridge will be shut for traffic during 26 February to 7 March period and Madhunagar bridge will shut for traffic during 12 April to 19 April period. Police have announced alternate traffic plans during these periods. DeshGujaratRead More

VMC serves notice to 6 schools with dilapidated buildings

January 26, 2024
VMC serves notice to 6 schools with dilapidated buildings

Vadodara: The city civic body today issued closure notices to six schools run by the Vadodara City Primary Education Committee due to the dilapidated condition of their buildings. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation has served notices to these schools as the deteriorating structures pose a threat to the security and safety of students and staff. The notices have been posted on the following schools: Madhavrao Golwalkar Marathi Shala in Sayajiganj, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Prathmik Shala, Ra...Read More

Panipuri vendors wash potatoes with their feet in Vadodara; Video goes viral

January 25, 2024

Vadodara: A video circulating on social media from the Dandia Bazar area has shed light on unsanitary practices among panipuri vendors. The footage reveals vendors washing and mashing potatoes with their feet, raising concerns about the hygiene standards in panipuri preparation. Despite previous interventions by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation, the problem of unhygienic panipuri preparation persists in the city. Prompted by the viral video, the health department took immediate action, after ...Read More