An illustration shows a neighbourhood dispute in Ghatlodia escalating into an alleged assault, as a woman and her son accuse four neighbours and police register an FIR. Ahmedabad: A dispute over a few branches of a bougainvillea plant allegedly escalated into a clash between neighbours in Ghatlodia, with a woman accusing four persons of assaulting…
An editorial illustration shows an unidentified thief stealing six gold bars worth Rs 4.8 lakh from a woman’s handbag while she shops for puja items on Thaltej Gam Road in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad: An unidentified thief allegedly stole six gold bars weighing a total of 60 grams worth Rs 4.8 lakh from a woman’s handbag while…
An illustration shows Bapunagar police arresting a man outside his shop on a public road after a viral social media video allegedly showed him bursting firecrackers and endangering public safety. Ahmedabad: A man was booked by Bapunagar police after a video showing him bursting firecrackers on a public road outside his shop went viral on…
Ahmedabad: An insurance company cannot deduct money from a Mediclaim reimbursement on the ground that treatment was taken at a non-network hospital without establishing that the policy allows such a deduction, Ahmedabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled.The commission directed National Insurance Company Ltd to pay Rs 5,500 to a policyholder after determining that…
Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan Ahmedabad: Expensive flight tickets appear to have changed the way Amdavadis travelled during the Diwali holidays. Passenger footfall at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport fell by nearly 12% year-on-year between Nov 7 and 12. But the holiday mood remained intact, with travel operators reporting brisk demand for cabs, buses and…
Inflibnet officials said the number of theses submitted annually has doubled from 21,315 in 2015 to 43,281 in 2025 Doctoral research in India is being increasingly carried out in the fertile fields of futuristic endeavours. And the learning yield is rising by the year.In 2025, Information and Library Network (Inflibnet) Centre in Gandhinagar, an autonomous…
Ahmedabad: The proposed metro link from Thaltej to Godhavi’s South West Ahmedabad Sports Arena (Swasa) has received a push, with Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) approving zoning changes and road widening along the 7km corridor. The route is being planned ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games, which Ahmedabad is hosting.The changes will allow the metro…
Ahmedabad: The Auda board has approved the first variation of Town Planning (TP) Scheme No. 457 in Godhavi to compensate the South West Ahmedabad Sports Arena (Swasa) if its final plot shrinks due to the proposed Thaltej-Godhavi Metro route or station.Cleared under Section 71 of the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, the variation…
Ahmedabad: In a strict regulatory action following a consumer grievance, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Saturday levied a penalty of Rs 25,000 on a city eatery for mistakenly serving non-vegetarian food instead of a vegetarian dish.The enforcement action was initiated after civic authorities received a formal complaint from a citizen who was delivered a…
Ahmedabad: AMC is introducing an AI-enabled employee management system to enforce strict attendance across its 50,000-strong workforce.Here, an AI-based anomaly detection engine will identify duplicate facial profiles, weed out “ghost employees,” and flag salaries processed without attendance. Unapproved absences will directly trigger automated payroll deductions, curbing proxy logins and providing managers with real-time visibility across…
