Rajesh Bhatt

After 'The Kerala Story' and ' The Naxal Story', director Sudipto Sen is all set to come up with another intriguing project, 'Charak: Fair of Faith', which challenges the notions of faith and superstitions.

The city's skyline seemed like a scene straight from the animated film 'Tangled'.Tukkals floated up to speckle the sky with light as Uttarayan festivities drew to a close.

Uttarayan is about fun and basking in the warm sun for most Amdavadis, but not for all. Every year some have their throats slit by manja on bridges or roads and some are injured in road accidents because of stray kites.

For the past two weeks, Memon, a 43-year-old builder, has devoted almost all his time at the site of 'Bhid Bhanjan Hanuman' temple in Hanuman Gali of Mirzapur area of the walled city of Ahmedabad.

The campaign launched by Anna Hazare against corruption has inspired many to take the menace head-on.

The unusual heat has led to an increase in fire incidents in the city.

Three persons sustained injuries when a house collapsed in Shahpur on Tuesday. The three were rushed to a nearby hospital and are said to be out of danger.

A godown of scrap material was gutted in a major fire on Friday morning at AEC crossroads in Naranpura.A team of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) doused the flames after four hours of firefighting.

A man died of asphyxiation after he entered a storage vessel at a Vatva GIDC unit on Thursday afternoon.

A 36-year-old woman died in an LPG blast in Naroda on Friday evening while her husband and daughter sustained severe burn injuries and were taken to a hospital by EMRI officials.

Three Road Stretches Marked For Immersion Processions, Trucks

A three-storey building in Mandvi ni Pol, Khadia, collapsed on Friday afternoon, killing a two-wheeler rider.Four parked vehicles were also damaged in the incident.

Two person who were injured in the house collapse are still under treatment on Monday. Police officials said that the two had died before they could be admitted to the hospital.

A fire in the server room of the State Bank Of India (SBI) on the Gujarat University campus has destroyed several important documents. The fire was caused by a short-circuit, according to the additional chief fire officer, Rajesh Bhatt.

AHMEDABAD: A major fire broke out at the Air India Radio office on early Saturday morning, destroying official records, a Fire Department official said.

Monday was a busy day for the men in blue as Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) received over 30 calls related to house collapses, fire and trees falling.

A 28-year-old labourer died at a construction site in Naranpura late on Saturday night after the dug-up site was filled with nearby land that buried four labourers.

Fire in any building sets off panic. This, however, was not the reaction when a two-storeyed building caught flames at IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) last week. Several people gathered around, but they were not there to douse the fire. Instead, they had assembled to study it.

A group of thieves struck at the residence of Rajesh Bhatt, additional chief fire officer of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES), at Pankaj Society near Bhattha, Paldi, on Tuesday and made off with valuables worth Rs 1.5 lakh.

A major fire near Adani CNG pump in Nava Vadaj gutted three parked vehicles, including a car and two bikes, along with a fast-food handcart late on Thursday evening.

A fire broke out in the industrial estate of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) Phase II in Vatva on Thursday evening. No casualty or injury was reported in the incident.

The graceful Ms Gracy Singh seems to be a glowing with pride of late. And little reason why she shouldn't... a little while back her detractors were trying to write her off as the 'village belle' and now her basket is spilling with offers of all sorts.

A textile unit in Narol was gutted in a fire that started on Monday night. By 10.30pm on Tuesday, four fire-tenders were still busy dousing the flames, said Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) officials.

A truck driver who got trapped in the wreckage of another accident-hit vehicle was rescued by city fire brigade officials on SP Ring Road near Bopal early on Friday morning