Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s textile industry has welcomed the Centre’s decision to suspend the 11% import duty on cotton till Oct 30 and claimed that it will improve the sector’s competitiveness at a time when rising raw material costs and subdued demand have weighed heavily on profitability.Industry players said cotton prices have risen sharply over the past…
Coaches say the structured routine, and the small give-and-take of group life, prepare children for preschool The smallest person in the room is 18 months old. She cannot yet say her own name clearly, but she can do a passable downward dog. Around her, a dozen toddlers are hopping, crawling, and rolling on mats, filling…
G S Malik Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Gyanendra Singh Malik during a press Conferenceon Monday,18,November,2024 Ahmedabad: In a sudden move, the home department on Saturday issued a notification appointing 1993-batch IPS officer Gyanender Singh Malik as the new head of the Gujarat police force and the director general of police (DGP). Malik, who is currently serving…
IIT Gandhinagar to embark on a 42-day journey Ahmedabad: Fifty-six students of IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) will embark on a 42-day journey across India this year under the institute’s Explorer Fellowship programme, the highest participation figure in the decade-old initiative’s history. The fellowship challenges students to explore interior villages, developing towns, and grassroots organisations — all…
Mega demolition drive by AMC in Motera, Ahmedabad, on Saturday, June 6, 2026 Ahmedabad: Under tight police security, the estate department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) West Zone on Saturday launched a demolition drive targeting illegal constructions in 37 houses in Shivnagar near Asaram Ashram in Motera.Authorities began the drive by demolishing unauthorised extensions…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) will hold supplementary examinations for Class X and Class XII students from June 11 to 20. The exams will be taken by students who failed the main examination, as well as those who passed but are dissatisfied with their results. Around 1.94 lakh students are…
Ahmedabad: With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (MI), several new courses have emerged in the past couple of years. Along with these technologies, rising market demand for specialisations in fields such as management and data science has prompted state-based institutions to offer dual degree programmes, both in terms of duration and…
Ahmedabad: The city saw partial cloudy weather but the temperatures remained up at 41.5°C, the maximum temperature was 0.6 degree higher than normal and was the highest among the state cities and towns on Saturday. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the maximum temperature on Sunday is likely to be in the same range.At…
Ahmedabad: Brakes were pressed on police’s four-day search operation for 12-year-old Vatva twins when it emerged that the boys had not endured any unpleasant fate and instead had taken a train to Mumbai for a bicycling adventure.Vatva police had sounded an alert after receiving a complaint that the twins had gone missing. However, CCTV analysis…
Ahmedabad: Bopal police on Saturday arrested a 19-year-old youth and detained a minor for their alleged role in a burglary at a bungalow in the Shilaj area of the city. Police recovered valuables worth around Rs 5.2 lakh from them.The case was registered at Bopal police station on Thursday. Investigators said the theft took place…
