Ahmedabad: The Sabarmati Central Jail will introduce a system to prevent first-time offenders from coming under the influence of hardened criminals, a phenomenon that prison officials say has long contributed to repeat offending and the growth of criminal networks.Senior jail officers said the administration has conceptualised a segregation policy under which newly admitted inmates, first-time…
Slug: 4-City StudyAhmedabad: What if a city’s sewage system could function as a giant public-health scanner, quietly revealing which viruses are circulating among millions of people long before they appear in clinics and hospitals?Just one year of wastewater surveillance in four Gujarat cities — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, and Rajkot — has yielded 170 DNA and…
Ahmedabad: The city crime branch on Sunday arrested a 30-year-old employee of a jewellery shop in Manek Chowk for allegedly stealing around 280 grams of gold worth Rs 42.1 lakh over six months.According to police, a complaint was registered with Khadia police stating that an employee had allegedly siphoned off small quantities of gold from…
Ahmedabad: A 37-year-old homemaker from Nikol was allegedly duped of Rs 7.5 lakh after cyberfraudsters sent her a fake KYC update message on WhatsApp and gained unauthorised access to her bank account, according to a complaint filed with the Cybercrime Police.The complainant told police that she received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number on…
Gandhinagar: Speaking at the valedictory function of a two-day workshop on environmental protection in Gandhinagar on Sunday, state forest and environment minister Arjun Modhwadia said that while govt is pursuing a policy of sustainable development, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has the most crucial role in curbing pollution in the state. An official statement…
Ahmedabad: The civic body has scrapped temporary speed breakers, mandating that all humps now strictly comply with guidelines and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has adopted a uniform, engineering-based approach for speed calming across its 2,800-km road network to curb urban road fatalities.In residential and high-traffic areas, road humps are…
Ahmedabad: Venus and Jupiter, two of the brightest planets in the solar system, will come very close to each other ‘visually’ in the Earth’s sky on June 9, say state-based scientists. It will be the closest visible Venus-Jupiter approach until late 2028, they added. Dr Narottam Sahoo, science communicator, told TOI that the conjunction —…
Ahmedabad: As World Brain Tumour Day is set to be marked on Monday, the Gujarat Cancer Research Institute (GCRI) has treated 1,327 patients over the past five years.Dr Shashank Pandya, director of GCRI, said that new-age techniques have helped reduce complications in such surgeries, along with managing conditions like cavernous haemangioma and hemangioblastoma. “Those eligible…
Gandhinagar: Candidates finalised by the BJP to contest the four Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat held a meeting with party MLAs in Gandhinagar on Sunday, ahead of filing their nomination papers at the assembly on Monday. State BJP leaders said the meeting was held to ensure coordination between the Rajya Sabha candidates and the legislators.Speaking…
Ahmedabad: A 17-year-old girl recently approached Abhayam 181 helpline after constant threats by two youths who allegedly raped her about a year ago.“The girl completed 17 years a few months ago. According to her statement, she came in contact with a youth living near her society about a year ago and developed friendship. He took…
