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Gujarati News: February 2006
Animation film using sand as a medium
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | AY
A short animation film, of 3 minutes 20 seconds duration, developed by eight PG Diploma students of Animation Design at National Institute of Design (NID) with sand as a medium has found place in the tenth Spanish Animation Festival, ANIMAC, to be held in Spain’s Lleida city starting March 2. The students developed 5000 frames with 25 frames moving per second in a month and half. Sand as a medium of drawing is rare in India, despite the country being one of the fastest growing markets for animation films. In sand animation, a glass table is used in which light is thrown from inside the table. Sand, arranged on the table with varying density, gives tone to the film as it moves with the changing figure. The changing figures are captured on video camera. As the movie progresses and as elements such as roads, trees, empty streets, walls, skeletons and dust appear and disapper, you get at the central meaning of the medium: that eventually everything turns into sand and fades away.
New plans chalked out to attract tourists
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | AY
The Junagadh district administration has chalked out an action plan worth about Rs 20 crore to lure domestic and foreign tourists. The district has potential tourism prospects. It is essential that maximum number of tourists visit this district to see various tourist places and pilgrimages and get acquainted with the glorious historic and cultural heritage and the ‘asmita’ of these places. Junagadh district occupies a prime position due to its unbroken history. It is also well known for its Gir forest and Asiatic lions. The town has flourished since its existence as an independent princely state from Chandragupta Maurya's period to the British rule and after the country's independence. It is the birth place of renowned Gujarati saint-poet Narsinh Mehta. The city also has Girnar hills, where well-known Hindu and Jain temples are situated.
Forensic lab coming up in Saurashtra
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | AY
Gujarat's Saurashtra region will get soon an ultra-modern forensic science laboratory. The laboratory will be helpful to provide a scientific analytical service in investigating crime. The State Government has allotted 5000 sq metre land at the University Road here for the purpose. Fundamental planning for construction has been completed and the building work would soon start after getting the soil report. Presently, Junagadh city has such a laboratory.
Chicken doing low business in Ahmedabad
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | AY
Chicken is selling in Ahmedabad markets at Rs 30 per kg, as against Rs 60-100 per kg. The Gujarat Poultry Farmers Association has urged the Government to declare farming and transportation of poultry as a free trade in the State, with certification by veterinary doctors registered by the council, on the lines of the Centre and several other State governments. They hailed the State government's initiative to check the spread of bird flu among laying birds in Gujarat, especially those coming from adjoining Navapur taluka town in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra.
Farms sealed in Surat after tests confirm bird flu
Monday, February 27, 2006 | AY
Poultry farms in Surat have been sealed after bird flu was confirmed in the region. Samples from two poultry farms in Uchchal town of Surat were detected with H5N1 strain of avian influenza. Health and animal husbandry officials said they had as a precautionary measure already culled birds in farms within 10 kilometers of Navapur but now all birds across 71 villages, which included the unorganized poultry sector, will be cleared out.
State supplies power to Rajasthan
Monday, February 27, 2006 | AY
Facing electricity shortage in Rajasthan since November, the state will be buying power units from Gujarat and Orissa to match demand and supply by subscribers. RRNVL will get about 250 MW additional power from the Gujarat energy corporation at peak hours beginning today. There is shortage of 32 lakh units per day in power availability as Singrauli unit six (500 MW) closed down on Friday and the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) Rawatbhatta unit 3 too is lying closed since February 11.
State taking efforts to improve judiciary
Monday, February 27, 2006 | AY
To clear the large number of pending cases and to expedite the justice delivery system, Gujarat will set up evening courts. The first such court will come up in Vadodara sometime in mid-March. Stating that these courts can for a start, try petty cases, it would mean the poor people would not have to abstain work (and lose day's wages) to attend the court proceedings. Giving details about pendency of cases, the Minister said at least 41 lakh cases were pending in 2004-5, which will come down to 35 lakh by the end of 2005-6. 5,000 lok adalats were set up last year itself, taking the total number of such adalats to 50,000.
Gujarats child sex ratio alarming
Monday, February 27, 2006 | AY
Gujarat teachers took a vow to fight against the social evil of female foeticide which has brought down Gujarat's child sex ratio to an embarrassing low of 878 girls per 1000 boys. The pledge was administered by state Education Minister Anandiben Patel at a convention of Higher Secondary teachers held here. The teachers promised never to indulge in pre-natal sex selection nor let others do it. Ms Patel said it was the duty of the teachers to spread awareness about the menace of female foeticide and called upon them to whole-heartedly participate in the 'Beti Bachao Abhiyan' being carried out in the state. The state government is making an all-out effort to crack down on doctors aiding parents who are indulging in this crime.
Disaster alarm set up in the state
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | AY
Sonodyne Electronics Co Pvt Ltd , India has prepared a prototype of disaster alarm system which will be installed on the Indian coastline very soon. This system will alert the coast guards if any disaster like Tsunami is striking the coastal region. After much research and development, the company has manufactured its hardware portion and is looking for software company. He said that the prototype of the system will be displayed to the Department of Science and Technology (DST) by June 2006 for approval. The company is also doing research on various such projects informed the vice-president of Sonodyne International Ltd, during the inauguration of Sonodyne Listening Room in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. This is the second listening room of the company in the country and other two listening rooms will be developed in Mumbai and Kolkata, each, by March 2006. The listening room will have an entire range of amplifiers and speakers displayed in an exclusive and elegant musical space.
Quenching thirst by a new technology
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 | AY
The Bhavnagar-based Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) has developed brackish water reverse osmosis (RO) membrane based on thin film composite (TFC) technology. CSMCRI had set up its first improved indigeniously developed RO membrane based on TFC technology in Mocha near Porbandar in Gujarat and after running it successfully for two years it was handed over to Gujarat Water Supply Board. The plant has an output of 1,800 liters per hour and caters to the need of some 2,000 villagers. In a bid to facilitate remote villages and also to address special situations after natural calamities where no electricity is available, the institute embarked on the development of animal powered desalination technology. Membrane modules give over 90 per cent salt separation and the permeate output is 300-400 liters per hour and 1200-1500 liters per hour for 4" and 8" diameter modules, depending on feed water salinity and operating pressure employed. The capital cost of each plant is around Rs 11 lakhs and the cost of water is 9-10 paise per liter of which the power cost is around 60 per cent.
Best Bakery case verdict
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | AY
Four years after Gujarat riots, a sessions court here would on February 21 decide the fate of 17 accused held on the charge of torching the Best Bakery in Vadodara. Altogether 17 accused are facing charges of rioting and murder of 14 people who had taken refuge in the Best Bakery on Hanuman Tekdi on March 01, 2002. The apex court, on April 12, 2004, asked a Mumbai court to conduct the retrial so that the accused were given a fair trial outside Gujarat and the witnesses deposed without any fear. While ordering retrial, the apex court had quashed the lower court order acquitting all the 21 accused. Four of them were untraceable and 17 were arrested and brought to Mumbai for retrial.
IIM ties up with French business school
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | AY
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, signed an agreement with ESSEC Business School in France, which will facilitate not just student exchange but also a double-degree programme and joint research. The agreement was signed by IIM(A) director Bakul Dholakia and ESSEC Business School president Pierre Tapie and is testimony to over 20 years of collaboration between these two premier management education centres. As part of the double degree agreement between the MBA programmes, selected students can study the elective component in the other country after going through the core programme in their home country.
State appointed monitoring cell to check on bird flu
Monday, February 20, 2006 | AY
Veterinary teams have rushed to Surat district in south Gujarat to check the spread of bird flu from neighbouring Nandurbar district of Maharashtra where the disease has originated. The Gujarat government has sent 11 teams and set up a 24-hour monitoring cell in the district. The H9 strain of the virus was found in 37 cases after 1,269 birds were examined in zoos, wetlands and poultry farms across the state. The H9 flu was found in the samples tested from the districts of Bharuch, Vadodara, Junagadh, Dahod and Navsari. The forest department has written to field offices to maintain vigil at 26 wetlands in sanctuaries and national parks.
Lower gas-price technology
Monday, February 20, 2006 | AY
India's state-owned GAIL has inducted a new technology to lower the gas price for consumers by reducing the transport cost of LNG. GAIL has invited bids to appoint a consultant to prepare a detailed feasibility report for the setting up of three projects using the new technology that envisages regassifying liquefied natural gas onboard the carrier vessel. It said the new technology allows the same vessel to travel from one coast to another and pump gas directly into the distribution network as per demand in the area. The new technology is expected to save around $126 million in a 5 million ton LNG import facility. The feasibility report would examine the viability of on-board regassification projects at Krishnapatnam in southerAndhra Pradesh state, Hazira in western Gujarat state and Kerawalapitiya port near Colombo in Sri Lanka.
Kala-azar detection kit developed
Sunday, February 19, 2006 | AY
An indigenous detection kit for Kala-Azar has been developed which would detect the disease without any surgical procedure within ten minutes with 100 per cent accuracy and specificity. The kit named 'Signal-Ka' which would play a crucial role in eradicating the disease from the country by 2012 as envisaged by the World Health Organisation. It would help replace the present system of diagnosis which requires painful puncturing of bone marrow or spleen that sometimes proved fatal. The kit has been developed by the All India Institute of Medical Science in collaboration with the Department of Biotechnology and commercially produced by M/s Span Diagnostics Ltd., Surat. The kit costing just Rs 60 to Rs 70, which is one fifth of the conventional detection method, has undergone clinical trial at AIIMS, NICD.
Narmada festival starts in Gujarat
Sunday, February 19, 2006 | AY
As part of 'Year of Tourism', being observed this year, Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 'Narmada Mahotsav' at Kevadia colony in the backdrop of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) dam on the Narmada near Madhya Pradesh border. The five-day festival has been jointly sponsored by Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNL), Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) and Gujarat Tribal Welfare Department. Mr Modi said he wished to develop the dam site, its huge reservoir as a place of tourist interest. The dam has reached a height of 110.64 metres, generating power with surplus water reaching distant Kutch through the main canal of the river. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNL) is executing the inter-state multi-purpose river valley project.
Bomb explodes in Ahmedabad today
Sunday, February 19, 2006 | AY
A powerful bomb blast ripped through a railway station platform in Ahmedabad, the main city of India's Gujarat state today. The bomb exploded minutes after a train had passed Kalupur railway station and injured 14 people. The explosion tore open the roof of the platform and shattered glass on kiosks and offices. Ahmedabad bore the brunt of Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 in which human rights groups say about 2,500 people, mostly Muslims, were killed.
False alarm at Ahmedabad airport
Saturday, February 18, 2006 | AY
A bomb hoax in the Air India direct flight from London created a panic at the Ahmedabad international airport today morning. Luggage of all the 282 passengers was thoroughly checked by the airport staff and police before the threat was declared hoax. Airport authorities received a call about a bomb in the flight. However, the authorities maintained secrecy about it and no passenger had any idea of the lurking threat until they got off.
Naval orchestra to rock Ahmedabad
Saturday, February 18, 2006 | AY
A 112-member Naval Symphonic Orchestra Band will perform a live concert at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad. Talking about the band, Vora said the band, based at INS Angre in Mumbai known as Castle Barracks, has a 125-peice Symphonic Orchestra. The instruments used in the band are same as military bands all over the world and rare of foreign origin. Commodore Uttpal Vora, Noval officer further added that the band will be performing from a wide repertoire of music ranging from western classical, popular, Indian and other forms of music by noted arrangers and composers.
Gujarat Fluoro has huge plans ahead
Saturday, February 18, 2006 | AY
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. expects to sell between five and seven million carbon credits in the fiscal year to March 2007. Deepak Asher, vice-president for corporate finance, declined to give financial details but tyre cord maker SRF Ltd. earlier said it expected revenues of 850 million rupees from a sale of 1.4 million carbon credits this quarter. The two are among many Indian firms that have registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to cut greenhouse gases. Under the Kyoto Protocol, industries in developed countries can offset their carbon dioxide emissions by buying carbon credits from projects that cut emissions in developing countries. The company has proposed to cut HFC 23, a greenhouse gas emitted while making refrigerant chlorofluorocarbons at its plant in Gujarat.
Surat tops in having high number for HIV
Thursday, February 16, 2006 | AY
Surat has the highest prevalence of HIV in Gujarat among female sex workers (FSW) and gay men (MSM) according to a recent sentinel surveillance of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STD) carried out by six NGO partners and Gujarat State Aids Control Society (GSACS). It has pointed out that Surat is highly vulnerable as 13.20 per cent of female sex workers have been infected with HIV, while among gay men, it is 15.60 per cent. Huge migrant population in Surat is suspected to be responsible for high vulnerability, states Gujarat State Aids Control Society, which is all set to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Orissa government.
Test for admission to professional colleges
Thursday, February 16, 2006 | AY
Students in the open category taking the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET) for admission to medical colleges in the 2006-07 academic session will have to score a minimum of 70 per cent qualifying marks in physics, chemistry and biology in the ten plus two examination of Gujarat Higher Secondary Board. Students will get a weightage of 60 per cent in the plus two exam and 40 per cent in GCET in the merit list for admission to medical colleges in dental, ayurvedic, homoeopathic, nursing and physiothrapy streams. GCET is being introduced for the coming academic session, beginning June 2006.
Pavagadh - Hot spot for temple tourists
Wednesday, February 15, 2006 | AY
The State Government has chalked out a Rs 4.75 crore plan to promote Pavagadh as a major tourist destination in the Central Gujarat region, and is also seeking permission of the Union government for deforestation of 100 acres of forest area at Machchi to create space for parking and setting up amenities for visitors to the historic temple on the hilltop. The project will be done in collaboration with the Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) and Vadodara-based Heritage Trust run by well-known architect Karan Grover. To provide guidance to tourists, particularly those coming from outside the state and abroad, Vaghela said 20 youths well-versed in Gujarati, Hindi and English were being imparted training by the GTCL to work as guides.
Flyover in place of an underpass
Wednesday, February 15, 2006 | AY
The Rs 6.50-crore project to construct an underpass at Parimal railway crossing, has been transformed into a flyover project worth Rs 17.17 crore. Bypassing the roads and buildings committee, the proposal for a flyover project has been placed on standing committee agenda by the Municipal Commissioner’s office. When asked about the sudden decision, Mayor Amit Shah said that a soil test of the area showed chances of landslide and that may have made officials change their minds.
MF Hussain’s Ahmedabad gallery vandalised
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | AY
An art gallery in Ahmedabad where works of noted painter M F Hussain are on display, was vandalised by a group of unidentified persons. The group tried to force their entry into the Hussain-Doshi Gufa, damaging the front gate and breaking the windowpanes. Hussain has been under attack over his depiction of Hindu deities. BJP has described it as an "insult to the nation" and demanded his arrest. Vishwa Hindu Parishad has called it a "challenge to the patriots".
GCRI gets MRI machine for Rs 3 cr
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | AY
Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI) procured a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine last week after long deliberations. Bought with the help of Rs 3 crore it received from National Cancer Control Project, this is an important equipment used in cancer detection and seen as boon for people coming for cancer treatment at GCRI-run M P Shah Cancer Hospital. However, experts opine that this machine cannot perform spectroscopy, a crucial test to rule out or confirm malignancy in a patient. It will directly benefit private hospitals and diagnostic centres where much more advanced machines are installed. Health Minister Ashok Bhatt says that, the purchase was based on the specifications prescribed by the committee of experts.
Gujarati music station to be launced by World space
Monday, February 13, 2006 | AY
WorldSpace is planning to launch a Gujarati station shortly. Chief operating officer, WorldSpace says that the expansion of their portfolio of stations is a part of the company's constant endeavor to provide a better and enhanced experience to subscribers. WorldSpace currently offers subscribers a choice of over 40 stations including regional language stations of Kannada, Tamil, Telegu, Malayalam, Bengali, contemporary hindi film music, classic hindi film music, hindustani classical music and carnatic classical music.
Piped gas project to be completed in June
Monday, February 13, 2006 | AY
Urban Development Minister I K Jadeja said that Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC), has plans to complete the work of laying the pipeline crossing 15 sectors (covering 175 km) to supply domestic gas in the Capital city, by June. When the entire pipeline project would be commissioned by June, over 35,000 households, besides ministerial bungalows, would start getting piped domestic gas. The gas connection charges for private houses have been fixed at Rs 6,500 with the GSPC also providing installment facility to customers, while those living in government houses would have to dole out the refundable deposit of Rs 3,000 plus the monthly rent of Rs 35.
Mona Thiba starts doing Bhojpuri films
Sunday, February 12, 2006 | AY
Mona Thiba, the reigning queen of Gujarati films, makes her debut in Bhojpuri films with Tohar Kiriya. Also starring Ravi Kissen, the film opens all over on February 10. And even before the release of her first Bhojpuri film, she is already working in five other Bhojpuri projects, including Ab To Ban Ja Sajanwa Hamar which is now complete. Produced by Saira Banu and Sultan Ahmed under the banner of Sharp Focus, the film also stars Ravi Kissen, Naghma, Farida Dadi, Anand Jog, Tej Sapru, Ascharya and Saahil Jaffrey. Mona has worked in 15 Gujarati films till date and has won the State Award for Best Actress twice; for Dikri No Mandvo and Mindhol Chhutye Mandve.
Gujarat asks centre for NIPER
Sunday, February 12, 2006 | AY
A strong demand was made at the centre by the Gujarat govt to set up the ''National Institute for Pharmaceuticals Education and Research'' (NIPER) at Ahmedabad. Gujarat accounts for more than 45 per cent of production of drugs in the country. State Health Minister Ashok Bhatt said that the Centre should also set up an institute for herbal medicines, which had been used in the countries for centuries. He also said herbal medicines should be brought under the ambit of the new Drugs Policy. The Gujarat minister said the UPA government should also take effective measures to prevent shifting of major pharmaceutical industries from one state to another due to formation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in some states, which were offering total exemption on taxes like excise duty, income trax and sales tax.
Pantaloon and Kshitij has new business strategies
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 | AY
In its expansion plans targeting cash-rich Gujarat, Kshitij — backed by the Pantaloon chain — is looking for space in Surat and Rajkot, besides opening three malls in Vadodara and one in Ahmedabad. Pantaloon and Kshitij had recently announced expansion of 51 malls in 29 cities across the country. Of the four new malls opening in the state, the two in Vadodara and the Ahmedabad one are funded by Kshitij Venture Capital Fund. Gujarat is a vibrant market with huge potential, and Ahmedabad has seen tremendous retail growth in the last three years. Kshitij’s equity commitment would be Rs 13 crore for the university road mall and Rs 17 crore for the other one in Sarabhai circle in Vadodara.
Cambay Spa in Ahmedabad
Wednesday, February 8, 2006 | AY
Mumbai-based Cambay Spa & Resorts has launched Gujarat's first and only spa centre targeted at corporates, professionals and health enthusiasts. It has introduced a range of therapies - European, Oriental and local ones aimed at developing sharper, relaxed minds and toned bodies to combat stress. The resort is also likely to tie up with some call centres and BPOs in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
NRI takes Indian tunes to US
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 | AY
Mahendra Patel or Mac (67), a computer professional in New Jersey and a trained singer, will get behind the microphone to record Gujarati and Hindi devotional songs. This collection will be gifted to Indian senior citizens in the United States. Mac and a local musician Abhilash Vyas has arranged the music and in all, the duo will record around 300 songs on 30 CDs. The collection will include old and new bhajans. Mac, who is married to an American, travelled across Saurashtra and South Gujarat to pick the songs. His personal favourites are devotional songs of Lord Krishna in Gujarati and of Sai Baba in Hindi.
Ekta Kapoor to produce Bhojpuri film
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 | AY
Television soap queen and film producer Ekta Kapoor has joined hands with Bhojpuri film production banner Siddhivinayak Media Entertainment to produce two big budget Bhojpuri films. 'Hum Bal Brahmachari Tu Kanya Kunwari', will be a joint production of Ekta's Balaji telefilms and Siddhivinayak Media Entertainment headed by writer-director producer Mahesh Pandey. The film hits the screen in April and stars Bhojpuri actors Kunal Singh, Sikander Kharbanda, Brijesh Tiwari, Divya Desai, Ali Asgar, Yunus Pervez and Sanjay Pandey. The film will be shot in Raj Pipla in Gujarat and Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.
New strategies by Modi
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 | AY
Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in an attempt to promote Gujarat as a tourist destination among foreigners, is planning to develop its website and literature pertaining to tourism in different European languages. The website, which is in the process of development, will be launched soon. A 'tourism council' would also be set up in the state, comprising a team of experts who would work towards promoting the state as an ideal tourist locale. Modi said Gujarat had a lot of potential in the tourism sector but has not produced effective results to put itself on the tourism map of the country.
Vadodara is the choice of place for film makers
Tuesday, February 7, 2006 | AY
The rising cost of production in Mumbai's very own Bollywood is pushing the film makers to opt for economical production sites like Vadodara. The city, lately witnessed hosting of muhurat shot of a Hindi film ‘Saazish – Ek Plan’. Vadodara has now become a buzz word amongst Bollywood directors, as film can be produced with low cost and that too without compromising the quality. The film will be shot at prime locations in Vadodara, Umargam and Udwada. The entire 30-member crew belongs to Gujarat. Even the main character of the film – Dezan Wadia hails from Vadodara. The city’s biggest advantages are the standard facilities and it's proximity to Mumbai.
Bahu of kyunki serial goes Gujarati
Sunday, February 5, 2006 | AY
The small screen’s Tulsi (Smriti Z Iraani) goes Gujarati with Maniben.com which opens in the city at Tejpal auditorium this Sunday. Iraani made her theatre debut last year with the Hindi play, Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum. This time she taps the large theatre-going Gujarati population with Maniben.com. The play premiered in Ahmedabad on January 4 and now it’s Mumbai’s turn with shows lined-up for the next couple of Sundays. The play is written and directed by Imtiaz Patel. He has also written the Gujarati play, Jaldi Karo Koi Joi Lese,which was staged in Hindi as the sex-riddled Jaldi Karo Koi Dekh Lega with Jessica Choksi. His on-going Gujarati plays include Sanjay Goradia’s Chhagan Magan Tara Chhapre Lagan, Vipul Mehta’s Hun, Raju Ne Rukhshana and Mehul Buch’s Tame Aavya Ne Hame Favya.
ICFAI eyes on Gujarat
Sunday, February 5, 2006 | AY
Hyderabad-based Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts India (ICFAI) has now set its eyes on Gujarat. ICFAI will shortly establish its university in Gujarat, making it the sixth state where ICFAI sponsored universities have come up. The state government was keen that the institute, if given university status, should design courses related to ports and marine manage-ment and engineering, keeping mind the state's 1,600 km coastline. It was in September last year that ICFAI was offered private university status.
Minister's car meets with an accident
Sunday, February 5, 2006 | AY
Gujarat Civil Supply Minister Chhatrasinh Mori suffers from injuries after the car in which he was travelling collided with a truck. The accident took place late on Friday night in which three others were also hurt along with Mori. Bharatsingh Parmar, the state general secretary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), was also injured in the accident. Mori was travelling from Rajkot to Ahmedabad when the collision took place near Bavla-Sanand crossroads, about 20 km from Ahmedabad.
Gujarati singer passed away
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 | AY
Well-known classical singer and former music producer of All India Radio Chandubhai Rathod has passed away at Jetpur on 15 of Jan, due to Leaukemia. He was 68 and is survived by his wife. Dr Rathod had staged several programmes in the United Kingdom and the United States. He was a staunch follower of the Swaminarayan sect.
Software centre coming up in Gujarat
Wednesday, February 1, 2006 | AY
Tata Consultancy Services is planning to develop a software development centre at Infocity in Gandhinagar. The centre is expected to house 2,000 seats, built over 35 acre of land. The company has already recruited over 480 employees in the State for working on the project. The Gandhinagar facility will cater to the needs of the Government and utility sector clients of TCS, as well as focus on ERP (entrepreneurs reengineering process) projects being executed by the company for the global clients. This will be company's next major centre after those at Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram.
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