Ahmedabad: National security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday described national security as a “complex and multifaceted phenomenon” and stressed that the biggest mistake in assessing a nation’s strength is ignoring the willpower of its people.While factors such as military strength are critical, inherent strength of people often proves decisive in security matters, he said,…
Ahmedabad: Investigators probing the suspicious deaths of the Prajapati siblings in Chandkheda were finally able to question their mother, Bhavna, on late Monday evening after her discharge from a private hospital. Maintaining that three-month-old Raha and four-year-old Mishri were not murdered, she, like her husband Vimal, blamed the deaths on contamination in the dosa batter…
Ahmedabad: A State Reserve Police (SRP) jawan on duty at the New State Secretariat in Gandhinagar allegedly committed suicide in the wee hours of Tuesday. He was found hanging from a tree behind Gate No. 3 where he was posted.Inspector A G Solanki from Sector 7 police said that the deceased, Rajendrasinh Gohil, 49, was…
Ahmedabad: For the fourth consecutive day, Ahmedabad has felt like a kiln, with the mercury stubbornly refusing to drop below the 40-degree mark. While the daytime heat was predictably fierce at 41.4°C, two degrees above the seasonal average, night brought little relief. In a staggering 24-hour leap, the minimum temperature staged a dramatic 3.5-degree climb,…
Ahmedabad: A team from the city crime branch’s Special Operation Group has arrested three persons with 133 counterfeit Rs 500 notes notes and printed sheets during a late-night raid in Bapunagar.SOG officials, in a statement, said that the three arrested are Bhavesh Makwana, 28, of Bapunagar; Anil Ashwar, 31, of Krishnanagar; and Jitendra Prajapati, 43,…
Ahmedabad: Two men were arrested on Monday with mephedrone valued ar Rs 12.4 lakh by the city crime branch. A team on patrol in the Gheekanta area received specific inputs leading to a raid opposite Navtad ni Pol. Two men, identified as Malaram Devasi and Ashok Darji were arrested with 412g of mephedrone on them….
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has refused to grant regular bail to a college professor who was arrested on charges of seeking sexual favours from his student in a Modasa college.The professor was arrested in Nov 2025 after the Aravalli district police filed a chargesheet against him with regard to allegations of offences under Sections…
Gandhinagar: The women’s reservation bill, granting 33% reservation to women in Parliament and state assemblies, will be implemented in Gujarat from the 2029 general elections, said minister of state for women and child welfare, Manisha Vakil, on Tuesday.“The women’s reservation bill will be implemented in Gujarat from the 2029 general elections. It will come into…
Gandhinagar: The state’s shipbuilding and repair policy, which is expected to be announced next month, will offer a slew of incentives to industries, including interest subvention for reducing interest rates on financing, electricity and water subsidy, and dredging support for the shipbuilding ecosystem.Beyond fiscal support, the proposed policy will ensure long-term waterfront access, single-window clearances,…
Vadodara: Every day before dawn, little Prem would travel with his father, Rakesh Tiwari, in their tempo to the wholesale vegetable market in Sayajipura, 40km from their Chhani home.But the early morning rides were not merely commutes; they were the beginning of a long journey powered by grit and perseverance toward his dream of becoming…
