24-Dec-2009 |
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| Hot air balloon expedition to start from Vadodara |
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| by EME (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) School of Vadodara |
| EME (Electrical and Mechanical Engineering) School in Vadodara will organise the 9th Corps Reunion Hot Air Balloon expedition on Sunday. The school was the first to have its own hot air balloon in the country.
The EME balloonists led by Major Dwij Kishore will fly at an altitude of 8,000 feet and travel 450 km with two halts at Dahod and Ujjain before reaching Bhopal where the hot air balloon race will take place. The balloon will take off from Vadodara. |
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| Vadodara - the hub to monitor marketing spending in India |
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| by TAM |
| Vadodara is the city which plays the major role of influencing practically all marketing decisions taken in India. AdEx India the organisation that monitors media spends has its nerve centre in Vadodara which tracks by the second, or even by the column centimetre, nearly all of the Rs 20,000 crore of advertising spends made in print and television advertising in India. |
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| Cricket8 tournament, a three-day event to be held in Vadodara |
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| Tournament organized by Lifeline Foundation starts from Friday |
| From Friday, Cricket8 tournament, a three-day event organized by Lifeline Foundation is to be held in Vadodara where twenty teams of cricketers will clash against each other for a cause. These corporate teams will bat for poor and needy patients from the city who need medical appliances but can't afford to buy it. The corporate cricket tournament has been organised for collecting funds to buy medical appliances and rent it to the needy ones. Lifeline Foundation runs accident helpline on highways in several states. |
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23-Dec-2009 |
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| Sterling Hospital of Vadodara plans to setup a referral hospital in Africa |
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| with an aim to promote medical tourism to Gujarat |
| Sterling Hospital of Vadodara has a plan to setup a referral hospital in Africa with an aim to promot medical tourism to Gujarat. Sources of Sterling Hospital, which has recently received certification from the National Accredited Board for Hospitals and Healthcare (NABH), said that it took this decision as the highest umber of foreign patients in the hospital were from Africa. |
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09-Nov-2009 |
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| British Council to organise UK education fair in Vadodara on 24 November |
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| With the support of Vadodara chapter of Association of British Scholars (ABS) |
| British Council to organise UK education fair in Vadodara with the support of Vadodara chapter of Association of British Scholars (ABS). Students aspiring to pursue higher education in UK will get a chance to meet representatives from nearly 25 UK-based universities in Vadodara. |
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10-Oct-2009 |
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| 150 years old Dipak Open Air Theatre of Vadodara to be rennovated |
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| at a cost of Rs. 2.02 Crore |
| 150 years old Dipak Open Air Theatre of Vadodara will be rennovated at a cost of Rs. 2.02 Crore. The tender for the same has been approved by Vadodara Municipal Corporation recently. The theatre, which was the first open air theatre in the city, was earlier known as Wankaner Theatre and it was redone in 1954. |
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| New Univerisity for Central Gujarat which will include 150 colleges including some from Vadodara |
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| Gujarat State government is going to setup a university for Central Gujarat |
| A new univerisity for Central Gujarat will soon. The new university will have 150 colleges of Vadodara, Kheda, Anand, Godhra and Dahod districts. This will effectively mean that GU will be limited to Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad districts alone. |
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08-Oct-2009 |
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| Training Camp of Mumbai Indians shifted to Vadodara |
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| due to rain in Mumbai |
| The conditioning-cum-cricket camp of the Mumbai Indians, which started two days ago, has been shifted to Vadodara due to rain in Mumbai. |
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06-Oct-2009 |
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| Maharaja Express, a super luxury tourist train to halt at Vadodara for 1 day |
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| will start from January 2010 |
| Maharaja Express, a new super luxury tourist train will be launched from January 2010 from Mumbai. This train is the introduced by Royale Indian Rail Tours Limited (RIR) a joint venture of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Cox and Kings India. The train will spend an entire day at Vadodara. Tourists will be taken to the World Heritage Site of Champaner-Pavagadh, century-old Jambughoda Palace and the magnificent Laxmi Vilas Palace. |
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| Bhikhu Parekh felicitated at Vadodara by The Baroda Lions Club Education Trust |
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| The Baroda Lions Club Education Trust on Monday evening felicitated the eminent professor of political philosophy and true Barodian by heart, Lord Bhikhu Parekh, at a special function held here. |
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05-Oct-2009 |
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| Liver Transplant Foundation setup at Jaslok Hospital by a trust from Vadodara |
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| to provide financial aid to economically backward patients undergoing liver transplant |
| Vadodara's Parul Education Trust has set up the Parul Liver Transplant Foundation to provide financial aid to economically backward patients undergoing liver transplant at Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital. The foundation will also run campaigns to create awareness on liver donation. The trust runs 17 colleges in their campus on the outskirts of Vadodara and has applied for deemed university status. |
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| Vadodara gets new state-of-art 14 disaster management vehicles |
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| Dedicated to the nation by Mr. Balkrishna Shukla, Mayor and MP of Vadodara |
| Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) being allocated 14 differently equipped disaster mitigation vehicles which will help a lot towards preparedness in the event of a disaster in and around Vadodara city. These vehicles include two multi-function vehicles with cranes (MFVC) and two foam nursers and given to Vadodara Municipal Corporation by Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority. |
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03-Oct-2009 |
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| World's longest, 4.2 km long painting by students of schools in Vadodara |
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| painting is on traffic awareness |
| More than 8,000 children from various schools of Vadodara city sketched a 4.2 km long painting on traffic issues, which its organisers claim to be the world's longest painting.
The main aim of the event was to spread traffic awareness wherein children were asked to paint their perception of traffic issues in Vadodara city. |
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01-Oct-2009 |
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| Vadodara kids will attempt to break Guinness Records of world's longest painting |
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| an event on 2 October 2009 at United Way Garba Ground, Vadodara |
| Vadodara, the cultural capital of Gujarat state will release its creativity on canvas on Gandhi Jayanti, October 2, to spread a message on road behaviour and in the process, break some 11 world records, including one of the longest painting on one theme by the largest number of artists. Organised by Vadodara Marathon, 7500 students from Vadodara, including 600 from municipal schools and 500 differently-abled children, of class III and above will paint on traffic awareness and civic sense on roads. |
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30-Sep-2009 |
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| An Indoor and an Outdoor Sports Complex for Vadodara city |
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| VMSS gets grant for one such projects from Gujarat Municipal Finance Board (GMFB). |
| Two sports complexes are to come up in Vadodara city, an indoor complex at Sama and an outdoor one in Manjalpur. Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) is planning appointment of an agency to plan and design the outdoor sports complex at Manjalpur project as well as provide project management services. |
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29-Sep-2009 |
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| Rs. 185 crore worth development projects of Vadodara gets approval |
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| under JNNURM |
| Detailed Development Projects of amount Rs. 185 crore for Vadodara city got approval under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).Projects for supply of water to areas that were added recently to Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) limits and those for strengthening the storm water drain network in the city were cleared under JNNURM at a meeting in Delhi.The civic body had laid DPRs for strengthening Bhukhi storm water drain with masonry work. Similar proposals were also made for Kalali, Novino-Jambuva, Maneja-Makarpura, Gotri-Bhayli, Tarsali-Ruparel and Undera-Gotri storm water drains. Nearly 70% of Vadodara city will be covered with the works that are being done at present |
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28-Sep-2009 |
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| Vadodara Darshan - a tourist bus service launched by TCGL |
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| Launched on Sunday, 27 September 2009 |
| On the eve of World Tourism Day, the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) has launched city tour facility of the important heritage sites and monuments in Vadodara city starting on Sunday. |
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| Plan to convert Gaekwad Railway Salon into Vadodara City Museum |
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| Near Railway station of Vadodara |
| Gujarat state government and Vadodara district administration is considering a plan to house the Vadodara City Museum in the Gaekwad Railway Salon. But some experts have voiced their opinion against it by raising conern over parking and other issues. |
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19-Sep-2009 |
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| Gujarat's first KnowledgeIT zone to be set up at Vadodara |
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| On about 2,000 hectares of land, acquired from Dhumad, Luna and other villages on the city's outskirts |
| Gujarat's first ever Knowledge and Information Technology zone will be set up on the outskirts of Vadodara city, to encourage IT industries to invest in the state, a top official said today.
The government is mulling over a proposal on amending the rules for setting up of KnowledgeIT zone on about 2,000 hectares of land, acquired from Dhumad, Luna and other villages on the city's outskirts, |
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18-Sep-2009 |
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| Setu Helpline setup to help senior citizens of Vadodara |
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| a gift to Narendra Modi on his birthday |
| Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat is gifted with a unique gift on his birthday by his fan club of Vadodara. They will operate a helpline, named as Setu Helpline which is a brainchild of the Narendra Modi Fan Club and the Samanvay Foundation. The youth members of the helpline will help senior citizens in works like making payment of their telephone and electricity bills, booking gas refills, going to hospital for medical check-up etc. The youths will also pass their leisure time with them.
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17-Sep-2009 |
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| Western Railway agrees to allow VMSS to construct railway overbridges on its own |
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| In principle permission received by Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan (VMSS) from Western Railway |
| To speed up the construction of railway overbridges (ROB) in Vadodara, the Western Railway has agreed to allow the Vadodara Mahanagar Sevasadan (VMSS) to construct the entire overbridge on its own. VMSS was facing problems in completing the overbridges at Vadsar, Jetalpur and Navayard. In all the cases, the railway authorities have not built their portion on time. Despite several coordination meetings, these projects are delayed simply because of the railway authorities. |
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15-Sep-2009 |
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| Rain water harvesting is made mandatory for new constructions in Vadodara |
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| a notification issued by Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan |
| Considering the depleting groundwater level, the Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan has issued a notification whereby any upcoming construction within its limits will require to have percolating wells for rainwater harvesting. Even those constructing new buildings by demolishing old structures in the Walled City areas will have to follow the rules. |
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14-Sep-2009 |
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| ABVP candidates wins in M S University Students Union elections |
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| wins for both the posts, Vice President and General Secretary |
| M S University Students Union(MSUSU) elections, Urvi Jansari, was declared victorious for the post of Vice President(VP) and Shravansinh Rathod won the post of General Secretary(GS). Both are candidates of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP). |
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13-Sep-2009 |
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| Jet Airways resumes it flights from Vadodara |
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| after the strike of piolots was called off |
| Jet Airways has resumed operations on a modest scale with 37 flights, including Vadodara-Mumbai on Sunday after a crippling five-day strike by pilots ended overnight. |
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12-Sep-2009 |
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| Elections for Baroda Dairy to be held on 12 October |
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| announcement made on 10 September 2009 |
| Elections to the board of the Vadodara District Milk Cooperative Union Ltd (VDMCUL), also known as Baroda Dairy, will be held on October 12. |
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10-Sep-2009 |
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| Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan to cover entire city for piped gas service for domestic use |
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| will form a new joint venture |
| The Vadodara Mahanagar Seva Sadan (VMSS) fo(formely known as Vadodara Municipal Corporation, VMC) has received the state government?s permission to form a joint venture to cover the entire city with piped gas connections for domestic use. The civic body is most likely to form the JV with Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL). |
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| Spread in 386 acres, first ?plug-and-play? engineering SEZ set up in Vadodara by Synefra |
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| along the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) |
| Synefra Engineering & Construction Ltd, a Suzlon group company, has established the first ?plug-and-play? Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for high technology engineering products and services in the Vadodara?Synefra Hi-Tech Engineering SEZ in an area of 386 acres of land at a cost of Rs. 140 crore. |
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