IIM-A grad launches subzi mandi on laptop Oct 31, 2009
Once the order is placed, customers will get the vegetables at the time specified by them, adds Sharma, who grew up in Vadodara and joined IIM-A after getting an engineering degree from MS University. His stint at IIMA landed him a lucrative job with a top MNC and was based in Surat. (India Times)
For Rs 1 lakh a day, travel like a maharaja Oct 5, 2009
With 23 AC coaches, the Maharaja Express will start its seven-day and six-night maiden journey, carrying 88 tourists to Delhi, covering Vadodara, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur, Ranthambore and Agra on the way from VT station on January 9. The train will return to Mumbai from Delhi on January 17. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Shootout on train in Gujarat Oct 4, 2009
VADODARA (Gujarat): A shootout on a packed running train in Gujarat following a tiff between a passenger and a rail staffer over bill payment left a youth dead and another injured, police said Sunday ... 30 pm on Saturday in the general compartment of the Gorakhpur-Mumbai Awadh Express near Vadodara, said Vadodara government railway police Inspector DJ Choudhary ... The passenger retaliated by whipping out a revolver and threatened to shoot the staffer, when the train was near Limbadi station in... (India Times)
Real estate moves towards industrial hubs in tier 2 & 3 cities Sep 10, 2009
In Gujarat, which has seen considerable industrial progress, cities of Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara come readily to mind. Baddi in Himachal Pradesh and Pantnagar and Rudrapur in Uttaranchal attracted a lot of residential developers, thanks to government policies. (India Times)
Kiss-or-miss: Irfan Pathan fends off close encounter Aug 18, 2009
Before the blushing Vadodara all-rounder could step aside, the enamoured girl had her arm round his neck and tried to pull him down. Irfan pushed her aside with one hand and when that didnt work, with both. (India Times, India)
Pune woman dies of swine flu, toll 28 Aug 17, 2009
Besides Pune and Bangalore, one person each has died due to the viral disease in Ahmedabad, Nashik, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Raipur and Bilapur and two each in Mumbai and Vadodara. Shamshad Begum and Shilpa Hegde fell prey to the infection at different hospitals here last night, health officials said today. (India Times, India)
Cosmo Films could propel to high-growth zone Aug 17, 2009
Cosmo Films (CFL), promoted by Mr. Ashok Jaipuria in 1981, is one of the global leading manufacturers of Bi-axially Oriented Polypropylene Films (BOPP) with an annual capacity of 91,000 tonne spread between its two plants located at Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Vadodara in Gujarat. BOPP film is used in packaging most consumer goods ranging from soaps, food drinks, toys to cigarettes. (India Times)
Swine flu: 12 deaths in Pune, India toll rises to 19 Aug 13, 2009
Besides the Pune deaths, one person each has succumbed to the virus in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Nashik, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram and two in Mumbai. Ten people last night tested positive for swine flu in Gujarat, taking the total number of those afflicted by the disease countrywide to 1,203. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Low-key festivals in flu season Aug 12, 2009
Four people died of swine flu in the country on Tuesday, taking the total number to 11, including 63-year-old Thane woman Sayeeda Dorjeewala, 13-year-old Pune girl Shruti Gawde, 7-year-old Vadodara girl Arya Borde, and a 35-year-old man from Kerala. A 35-year-old pharmacist Sanjay Tilekar and 35-year-old doctor Babasaheb Mane succumbed to the disease on Monday in Pune, even as six of the nine patients under treatment at Punes state-run Sassoon Hospital were put on the ventilator, four of... (India Times)
33% Indians likely to get H1N1: Azad Aug 10, 2009
Kounteya Sinha, TNN 10 August 2009, 03:50am IST. NEW DELHI: Admitting that the no government measur 00004000 e could prevent the spread of the H1N1 influenza in India, Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Sunday that around one-third of the Indian population was likely to get infected with the virus over the next two years, in accordance with WHO predictions. (India Times, India)
MS University orders verification of marksheets Aug 1, 2009
VADODARA: Examination section of the Maharaja Sayajirao University here has been asked to verify genuineness of the marksheets and degree certificates received from a private company. Talking by phone, A V 00004000 Gupta, Registrar of the university, said "I have asked the examination section to verify the marksheets and degree certificates' genuineness after receiving a report from Nikhil Desai, Dean of the science faculty in this regard.". (India Times, India)
Irfan dropped for other reasons: Yusuf Jul 29, 2009
AHMEDABAD: Vadodara all-rounder Irfan Pathan's omission from the 30-member probables list for the Champions Trophy has come as a surprise to many. ( ). (India Times, India)
Mumbai most preferred for investing in properties: Survey Jul 22, 2009
Over 3,000 people from the metros and other cities, including Pune, Thane, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad and Vadodara participated in the survey. "Market sentiments are reviving and people are willing to invest. Based on our survey, more than 60 per cent of customers are looking at buying residential properties in the next six months. They also are expecting a lowering of interest rates on home loans", Consim Info Founder and CEO Murugavel Janakiraman said. (India Times)
Accused in Ahmedabad hooch tragedy held Jul 17, 2009
The two were arrested near Vadodara, a senior police officer said. Chauhan allegedly manufactured the spurious liquor in his village in Mahemdabad taluka of Kheda district. (India Times, India)
I'll marry a girl of my parents choice: Yusuf Pathan Jul 15, 2009
I will marry a girl of my parents choice: Yusuf Pathan - Vadodara - City - NEWS - The Times of India ... VADODARA: "Marriage is not on cards for the time being for me as I am focusing on my cricket," said Yusuf Pathan, who recently returned from the successful West Indies One Day International (ODI) series. (India Times, India)
Irrfan can marry after Yusuf! Jul 1, 2009
There were several phones ringing at once in the Pathan household in Vadodara, and theyd started ringing early in the morning yesterday ... For instance, my father believed that I would never marry outside Ahmedabad, but it was truly my fate that brought to me this household in Vadodara ... The wedding will, of course, take place in Vadodara. (India Times, India)
Irfan Pathan to marry Shivangi Jun 30, 2009
VADODARA: It's a decision that could break a million hearts ... "It will take some time but certainly in Vadodara. It will be a traditional wedding," he said ... "I was the one who proposed to her about three years ago. I was in Vadodara when I called her up and asked her if she would marry me," he said. (India Times, India)
ONGC scores hat-trick on gas discoveries Jun 23, 2009
The other two discoveries included an oil find in Charada-3 offshore block in Cambay basin and oil and gas find in Matar in Vadodara district, both in Gujarat. ONGC chairman RS Sharma confirmed the three discoveries, but declined to elaborate on the size of these finds. (India Times)
ONGC discovers 3 new oil & gas fields Jun 22, 2009
It has found oil in the Cambay basin, oil and gas in Matar area in Vadodara distric (Gujarat) and gas in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin, two persons close to the development said ... Matar area in Vadodara district struck oil and gas from two intervals ... It has found oil in the Cambay basin, oil and gas in Matar area in Vadodara distric (Gujarat) and gas in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin, two persons close to the development said. (India Times)
119 Ahmedabad schools get 0% Jun 5, 2009
Besides, 12 schools each in Vadodara and Surat districts recorded zero per cent pass percentage, while 13 schools from Panchamahal district figured in this category. There are 1,236 schools in the state whose result averaged between zero and 30 per cent this year, compared to 968 schools last year. (India Times, India)
Race attack deals crushing blow to IT dream May 31, 2009
He recalled the case of Nikunj Patel of Vadodara, a taxi driver in Melbourne ... Premal Umap, a Sydney-based security professional who belongs to Vadodara, said such racial attacks were common. (India Times, India)
It's a good time to buy property overseas May 28, 2009
Brokers claim buyers in cities like Surat, Bhubaneshwar, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Kolkata and Amritsar are also showing interest. "Its really a good time to buy property overseas since prices in most of these markets are even cheaper than in some top Indian cities. The demand is more in Dubai, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia and London," C.B. Richard Ellis CMD (South Asia) Anshuman Magazine told ET.. (India Times)
States alerted on regrouping of SIMI May 25, 2009
In Gujarat, police have been asked to keep a special watch over places like Vadodara and Surat. Though the surveillance list has 73 names procured from call lists of SIMI members arrested from MP, Bihar, AP and Maharashtra. (India Times, India)
SBI attracts 548 kg gold in two months May 24, 2009
"Our branches in four centres of Gujarat - Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot and Vadodara, have arracted 548 kgs of gold in the last two months," a senior SBI official said. "Gold desposit scheme has done exceptionally well especially in Ahmedabad with 80% of deposits coming to bank vaults are from the city out of the total gold deposits of 548 kilograms recieved so far from across the state," he added. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Rajpipla's gay prince to get reel life May 8, 2009
VADODARA: Hollywood's flirtations with gay issues with movies like 'Philadelphia', 'Brokeback Mountain' and more recently 'Milk' have almost always done well at the Oscars. So, how about a film on a young Indian prince who sheds his royal baggage to come out of the closet and shock the world. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Vadodara: 7 tribals killed in mishap May 2, 2009
Seven tribals killed in mishap - Vadodara - Cities - The Times of India ... VADODARA: At least seven persons were killed and 19 others injured when their tractor collided with a tempo near Shingwada village in the district, police said on Saturday. (India Times, India)
RIL in KG deal with 12 fertiliser cos Mar 28, 2009
37 mmscmd, Gujarat State Fertilisers cals Vadodara plant 0. 72 mmscmd, Rashtriya Chemical Fertilisers Trombay unit 0. (India Times)
Indian entrepreneurs winning global awards for breakthrough innovations Mar 27, 2009
Janak Seth, who runs Century Pharmaceuticals in Vadodara is also on medicine's recognition row. A few years back, he designed a molecule that forces cancerous and asthmatic cells to commit suicide. (India Times)
Areva T&D gets orders worth Euro 33 mn Mar 21, 2009
The electrical equipments to be delivered will be manufactured at Vadodara, it added. At 2:04 pm, the shares of the company were trading 1. (India Times)
