Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court on Tuesday sentenced a tuition teacher to five years’ imprisonment for molesting a girl student even though she had retracted her statement and turned hostile in court.In this case, the teacher from Behrampura was booked under BNS and Pocso Act in May 2025 after a woman filed a complaint at…
Subhash Bridge Subhash bridge 24,Juine,2026 Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: Workers who were removing the upper spans of Subhash Bridge during the repair works a few weeks back watched a large chunk of concrete from the bridge’s deck crash down, exposing severely corroded steel reinforcement bars inside. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation engineers immediately put forth a proposal…
DGCA begins probe into taxiway mix-up at Ahmedabad airport Ahmedabad: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) launched an investigation after an Air India aircraft made a wrong turn while taxiing at Ahmedabad airport, resulting in an IndiGo plane preparing for departure being stopped on the same taxiway on Wednesday evening.According to the aviation regulator, Air…
Ahmedabad: A 16-year-old boy was killed after a speeding dumper rammed into his electric two-wheeler while he was on his way to tuition classes near Pirana on Tuesday morning. The driver fled the scene after the accident, prompting police to launch a search using CCTV footage and the vehicle’s registration details.The accident occurred on the…
He Collected The Money From An Angadia Operator To Secure The Release of Rs 11 Crore Seized During An ED SearchAhmedabad: Crime branch on Wednesday arrested a man who posed as a middleman and allegedly collected Rs 3 crore from an angadia operator by promising to use his “high-level contacts” in the ED and the…
Gandhinagar: In a bid to improve hygiene standards and reduce the risk of infections in public healthcare facilities, Gujarat govt on Wednesday launched the Namo Swachhata Abhiyan, a seven-day statewide campaign to clean, repair and upgrade govt health institutions ranging from civil hospitals to primary health centres.The intensive drive aims to ensure that patients and…
Ahmedabad: Air Marshal P V Shivanand on Wednesday assumed charge as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Air Command (SWAC), one of the Indian Air Force’s key operational commands responsible for air defence in the country’s western region, stated a release by the defence PRO.Commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad city police arrested three men on Tuesday for allegedly possessing 1.8 kg of ambergris, a prohibited wildlife derivative worth an estimated Rs 1.82 crore in the grey market, during a raid near the Sanathal bridge on the Sardar Patel Ring Road.The accused were identified as Vishvarajsinh Chudasama (27) and Darshan Sabhad (24),…
Ahmedabad: In a couple of weeks, passengers arriving at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport will be able to board the next available cab instead of waiting for a driver assigned through a ride-hailing app to reach the pickup point. The airport operator recently concluded a pilot project with Uber aimed at reducing passenger wait…
Ahmedabad: Agricultural non-performing assets (NPAs) in Gujarat registered an 11.2% growth, from Rs 6,371 crore in FY2025 to Rs 7,083 crore in FY26, according to the latest report by State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) Gujarat. According to farmers and bankers, the rise in NPAs is due to poor yields that hit farmers, who are already…
