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  NIFT - Gandhinagar
NIFT was set up under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.
Over the years, NIFT has set academic standards and excelled in thought leadership by providing a pool of creative genius and technical competence to the fashion industry, nationally as well as globally, through a network of seven centres at New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.
The facilities also include spacious auditorium as well as Resource Centre cum library, including material wing covering 340 sq.
gandhinagar.niftindia.com   (156 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad district is surrounded by Mehsana, Sabarkantha, and Gandhinagar districts to the north, Kheda district to the east, the Gulf of Cambay and Bhavnagar district to the south, and Surendranagar district to the west.
The territory of the new Archdiocese comprises the districts of Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banaskantha and Sabarkantha.
GANDHINAGAR : A large number of delegations and voluntary organisations in Gujarat, which met the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minority, have suggested that the identification of socially and economically backward classes should be based on an uniform criteria without discriminating on grounds of caste, creed, religion or language.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gandhinagar   (4202 words)

  
 Gandhinagar   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gandhinagar, named after the father of the Nation, is the new capital city of Gujarat.
Thus was the genesis of Gandhinagar, the second planned city in India after Chandigarh.
It is a unique cultural complex built in Gandhinagar in memory of Lord Swaminrayan.
www.ahmedabad.com /travel/cities/gandhi.htm   (270 words)

  
  Gandhinagar Related Newslinks on IndianNGOs.com
GANDHINAGAR: Even as ghastly visuals of amputated body parts and skulls of children stuffed in gunny bags being fished out from Nithari's drains are aired across the nation, thousands of shuddering parents in Gujarat want to know about their missing children's whereabouts from the state government.
GANDHINAGAR: Even as the National Board for Wildlife, chaired by the Prime Minister, prepares to meet on June 19 to discuss, among other things, the ticklish issue of translocation of Asiatic Gir lions to Kuno-Palpur in Madhya Pradesh (MP), senior state forest officials said the issue cannot be decided without Gujarat's view being heard.
GANDHINAGAR : A large number of delegations and voluntary organisations in Gujarat, which met the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minority, have suggested that the identification of socially and economically backward classes should be based on an uniform criteria without discriminating on grounds of caste, creed, religion or language.
www.indianngos.com /news/gandhinagar.htm   (837 words)

  
 Gujarat. Gandhinagar, the capital city.
Gandhinagar, Gujarat's new capital city, rises on the west bank of the Sabarmati river, about 32kms, north-east of Ahmedabad, the commercial and cultural heart of Gujarat.
Gandhinagar presents the spacious, well-organised look of an architecturally integrated city.
Deer Park - Adjacent to Sarita Udyan, at Indroda village, on the outskirts of the capital city, is the sprawling deer park - a big draw for both children and adults.
www.travelmasti.com /domestic/gujarat/gandhinagar.htm   (441 words)

  
 Gandhinagar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gandhinagar is perhaps the only new capital of a state in India that was designed and planned by Indian Town Planners - H.K. Mewada and Prakash M. Apte, then in service with the State Government.
Gandhinagar has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 73%.
In Gandhinagar, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gandhinagar   (1042 words)

  
 Gandhinagar Archdiocese
In 1960, Gujarat was established as a separate state and Gandhinagar was developed as the state capital.
On 11 November 2002, Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, was established as an Archiepiscopal See and Bishop Stanislaus Fernandes, sj was named Archbishop.
The Archbishop called an Assembly of the Priests and Religious of the Archdiocese on 12 February 2003 to prepare a Vision Statement for the Archdiocese.
www.cbcisite.com /Gandhinagar.htm   (721 words)

  
 Gandhinagar Visiting Places and Tourist Attraction : Gandhinagar Guide - Gujarat
Gujarat Guide Online provides information about Gandhinagar Tourism.
Deer Park - Adjacent to Sarita Udyan, at Indroda village, on the outskirts of the capital city, is the sprawling deer park - a big draw for both children and adults.
Located near Gandhinagar, on the Sabarmati river back, is Pethapur village, only 7kms from the capital.
www.gujaratguideonline.com /Gandhinagar-Places.html   (393 words)

  
 Gandhinagar - Capital Of Gujarat
Gandhinagar, Gujarat's new capital city, rises on the west bank of the Sabarmati river, about 32 kms.
Gandhinagar presents the spacious, well-organized look of an architecturally integrated city.
Rail : Nearest Railway Stations are Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
www.rajkot.com /tourism/gandhinagar.htm   (202 words)

  
 Gandhinagar City of Gujarat State
Although Ahmedabad was entitled to be the capital of Gujarat state when the old state of Bombay was split into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960, a new capital was planned 32km north-east on the West Bank of the Sabarmati River.
Named Gandhinagar after Mahatma Gandhi, who was born in Gujarat, it is India's second planned city after Chandigarh and, like that city, is laid out in numbered sectors and preplanned areas.
The town was build under a planned scheme and it was to be made the centre for administration, hence all the arrangements were planned accordingly.
www.gujaratplus.com /web/gujarat/cities/gandhinagar.html   (544 words)

  
 Gandhinagar constituency, Gujarat, indian elections, indian elections 2004, forthcoming indian elections, elections in ...
Gandhinagar constituency, Gujarat, indian elections, indian elections 2004, forthcoming indian elections, elections in india
Gandhinagar is one of the most important cities of western India.
Gandhinagar was named Gandhinagar, after the Gujarat-born Mahatma Gandhi.
www.indian-elections.com /gujarat/gandhinagar.html   (123 words)

  
 Gandhinagar: The Green city of India
Gandhinagar has a good number of schools and colleges which are affiliated with the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board.
Since Gandhinagar is a planned city, it has a very good transportation and communication infrastructure.
The airport is situated in Ahmedabad; the railway stations are situated in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad; by road, the city is well connected with the rest of the country.
www.southasiabiz.com /2006/10/gandhinagar_a_picturesque_indi.html   (742 words)

  
 Narmada comes to Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad-Cities-The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: )
GANDHINAGAR: The gardens and parks of the state Capital, which had started withering for want of water, will now look more greener, thanks to the commissioning of the Rs 105-crore Narmada pipeline project.
The pipeline water will also be supplied to 200 MW Gandhinagar thermal power plant where increased impurities in the water have caused serious pollution problems for those residing in the GEB colonies and the surrounding localities.
Currently, the Capital is being supplied water through a network of 45 tube-wells, but because of over exploitation of ground water, the contents of fluoride had increased alarmingly and the state government was forced to find out new sources of drinking water for the urban areas.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/657067.cms   (351 words)

  
 Khaleej Times Online - Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar to become solar cities
AHMEDABAD Plans are afoot to turn Gujarat's two main cities — Ahmedabad and state capital Gandhinagar — by the end of 2006 with the blue-prints for the two projects having been prepared separately under the guidance of the energy division of the federal government.
For Gandhinagar, the seat of power of the Gujarat government, the BJP administration has decided to spend Rs2.3 billion for setting up a solar energy producing plant to turn the state capital into an ideal Indian city using a non-traditional source of energy.
Gandhinagar, one of the five Indian cities with a record number of trees, has 16613 low-rise government-built buildings, 43 multi-storied government office buildings, 41 ministers' bungalows, besides countless private housing societies, shopping centres and bungalows.
www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/2005/December/subcontinent_December388.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=   (257 words)

  
 Gandhi Nagar Gujarat, Capital City of Gujarat, Gandhinagar Gujrat Tourism, Akshardham Travel, Swaminarayan Temple, ...
Gandhinagar, Gujarat's new capital city is located on the west bank of the Sabarmati River, about 32 kms north east of Ahmedabad, the commercial and cultural heart of Gujarat.
Koba: At a distance of 10 kms from Gandhinagar on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Highway is the village Koba, which has shot into eminence because of its Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra, a Jain Temple Institute that carries out research in philosophy and religion.
Vaijanth Mahadev at Vasan: At a distance of 13 kms from Gandhinagar is the village of Vasan, which is famous for its Shiva Temple believed to be 2000 years old.
www.indiantravelportal.com /gujarat/gandhi-nagar   (578 words)

  
 Gandhinagar India, Gandhinagar City Map, City Map of Gandhinagar, City map of Ahemdabad Gandhinagar, India Gandhinagar ...
Gandhinagar India, Gandhinagar City Map, City Map of Gandhinagar, City map of Ahemdabad Gandhinagar, India Gandhinagar city map
Home >> States and U.T. Gujarat >> Gandhinagar City Map
A travel agent who informs you of various tourism options is the best travel agent.
www.mapsofindia.com /maps/gujarat/gandhinagar.htm   (212 words)

  
 Child Haven home for destitute children - Gandhinagar, India
The use of the cottage was donated to Child Haven by the family of the late owner, Sindhuben Joshi, a beloved social worker with the women and children in and around the village of Changa.
The home was later moved to Gandhinagar, capital of Gujarat State and reputedly the greenest capital city in the world.
They attend public (Gujarati language) school and are tutored in English and other subjects in the home.
www.childhaven.ca /gandhin.htm   (120 words)

  
 The Hindu : 26 killed as terrorists storm Gandhinagar temple
At least 26 persons are feared killed and 42 injured in a terrorist attack on the 10-year old Akshardham temple complex of the Swaminarayan sect here this evening.
Police, personnel of the Border Security Force, the Rapid Action Force and other paramilitary forces available in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad have cordoned off the entire complex, spread over 23 acres and are waiting for the arrival of special commando forces from Delhi.
One of the injured admitted in the Gandhinagar Civil Hospital said that he had seen two masked men in Army uniform firing at the people.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/09/25/stories/2002092506150100.htm   (658 words)

  
 Gandhinagar district - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gandhinagar District is an administrative division of Gujarat, India, whose headquarters are at Gandhinagar, the state capital.
Gandhinagar district is bounded by the districts of Sabarkantha to the northeast, Kheda to the southeast, Ahmedabad to the southwest, and Mehsana to the northwest.
Connected to Ahmedabad by the Sartej-Gandhinagar highway, and with Vadodara with the Ahmedabad-Vadodara highway, these three cities form the top population centers and commercial heart of Gujarat and western India.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gandhinagar_district   (161 words)

  
 rediff.com: Gunmen storm Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar, 30 killed, 100 hurt
Inspector General of Police (Gandhinagar) Pramod Kumar, however, said some 50 to 60 devotees were inside the temple, but were safe and away from the area where the militants were operating.
Union Minister of State for Defence Harin Pathak said hospitals in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad and teams of doctors have been kept in readiness to attend to the casualties.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Home I D Swami appealed to the citizens of Gandhinagar to maintain peace and communal harmony.
www.rediff.com /news/2002/sep/24guj1.htm   (467 words)

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