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₹1 Land Scam Rocks Vadodara's Navratri - Citizen Activist Serves Legal Notice Over Decade-Long Corruption Allegation
An activist's legal notice accuses the Vadodara Municipal Corporation of enabling private profiteering on public grounds, turning a sacred festival into a commercial venture and costing the exchequer crores. VADODARA, GUJARAT – Vadodara’s celebrated Navratri festival is embroiled in a significant controversy after the Municipal Corporation (VMC) was accused of leasing prime public grounds to private organizers for a token rent of just ₹1. The practice, alleged to be a decade-long scheme of cronyism, allows organizers to generate massive profits by charging citizens exorbitant entr
Vadodara Garba Controversy: Advocate Slams ₹1 Ground Allotment, Citing Breach of Public Trust, red eye against organizers' huge earnings and extortion in the name of 'donations'
VADODARA – An advocate has formally challenged the Vadodara Municipal Corporation's (VMC) policy of allotting city-owned grounds to Garba organizers for a token rent of just ₹1, calling it an "ethically and financially indefensible" practice that enables opaque private profiteering at public expense. In a detailed representation-cum-objection dated September 2, 2025, Advocate Rahul Vasudevbhai Vyas has urged the Mayor, Municipal Commissioner, and District Collector to overhaul the system, arguing it compromises the core principles of transparency, fairness, and the spiritual values
Vadodara’s Dark Reality: Accidents, Drugs, and the Erosion of Humanity in a City Divided by Wealth and Power
Once celebrated as the cultural capital of Gujarat, Vadodara is now grappling with a disturbing transformation. The city, known for its rich heritage and vibrant traditions, has become a hotspot for accidents fuelled by drugs, alcohol, and the reckless driving of luxury cars. Behind these incidents lies a deeper malaise: a systemic bias that protects the rich and powerful while leaving the middle and poor classes to suffer. In recent months, Vadodara has witnessed a surge in accidents involving luxury vehicles, often driven by affluent youths under the influence of drugs or alcohol. These i
Talking with the non-political candidate for the Vadodara Lok Sabha. An Interview
I am Dr. Rahul Vasudevbhai Vyas, a young social entrepreneur who is confident, committed, and competent to serve society. My zeal to serve has motivated me to contest as an Independent Candidate in the Lok Sabha Elections-2024 from Vadodara -20 Constituency. Since my younger days, I have been actively engaged in social dialogue on pertinent social challenges and worked for social action for tangible changes in the neighborhood. Vadodara, the cultural capital of Gujarat needs a young and dynamic leader who can realize the vision of our great king, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad. I have st
Union Home Minister Amit Shah's grand roadshow in Sanskari Nagari raises questions about whether the ECI guidelines can be applied to the ruling party?
At 7.10 pm, Amit Shah reached the venue of the roadshow, and the roadshow was started. The roadshow started from Ranmukteshwar temple in the Pratapnagar area of the city and proceed towards Gendigate and Mandvi in the old city areas of Vadodara. Mr. Shah head towards the Nyay Mandir before the culmination of the roadshow at Khanderao Market crossroads. The Vadodara city unit of the BJP geared up for the event with hoardings and stage to welcome Mr. Shah with performances as well as Rangoli and other decoration on the route of the roadshow. A team of Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) clea
Knowing your candidate is necessary to make the right choice in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
The government which delivers the services must have a strong sense of duty and work in a transparent, corruption-free, time-bound and accountable manner. Our foremost priority is the removal of poverty, hunger, malnutrition, disease and illiteracy for Sustainable Development. I am Dr. Rahul Vasudevbhai Vyas, a young social entrepreneur who is confident, committed, and competent to serve society. My zeal to serve has motivated me to contest as an Independent Candidate in the Lok Sabha Elections-2024 from Vadodara -20 Constituency. Since my younger days, I have been actively engaged in socia
In the year 2022-23, the municipality completed the Integrated Health Management Information System project: What did it do with ₹ 21.50 crore? Have you done health IDs of the citizens of Vadodara?
The Integrated Health Management Information System project under the Smart City in Vadodara city has been completed at a cost of Rs 21.50 crore, the bmc has shown in the budget for the year 2022-23, but even today there is no place for this project. Under this project, all the Urban Primary Health Centers of Vadodara city have been equipped with integrated health management information system. Under this project, it was planned that doctors, patients, laboratories and pharmacies would all be digitally integrated and citizens would get their own unique health ID number. It was said that c
So far, the municipality has made payments of over Rs 100 crore: Mu. Corporation to pay Rs 6.73 crore annually to temporary drivers
The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has been getting drivers on contract instead of regularly recruiting drivers over the years. It will be surprising to know that in the last 15-17 years, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation has paid more than Rs 100 crore to the drivers who supply the drivers. The vehicle pool branch of The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) allocates vehicles in three shifts to various offices and wards of the municipal corporation. At present, there are around 400 different types of vehicles in the Vehiclepool branch. Also, under the Smart City project, 30 vehicles
Vadodara city may not be smart, but its VMC is, spent ₹ 748 crore under smart city initiatives.
The main objective of the Smart Cities Mission was to provide the best quality physical infrastructure using advanced technology. Providing equal access to social infrastructure and mobility, enhancing the quality of life for the citizens, making smart use of the potential of Vadodara city, enhancing the economy of Vadodara, protecting ecology and creating a futuristic global city with a focus on preserving the identity and culture of the city. 100 cities in the country were covered under the Smart City Mission. This included the city of Vadodara. The central government has decided to give
Vadodara Municipal Corporation spent ₹4 crore on repair of CCTV cameras in the city and ₹100 crore for installation of CCTV Cameras
CCTV cameras have been installed on various highways in Vadodara city by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation under the Vadodara Eye project at a cost of ₹ 100 crore.The main purpose of installing these CCTV cameras was the safety and security of the people, but cameras being installed to generate huge income. Based on the cameras, the city police penalise traffic rule violators and it is estimated that the city police have earned lakhs and crores of rupees from it. The Vadodara Corporation, on the other hand, is catching select people who litter and the income is only getting nominated. Th
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