The delegation commenced its Gujarat visit with a meeting in Gandhinagar with chief minister Bhupendra Patel and deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi Gandhinagar: A five-member delegation of World Athletics, the international governing body for athletics, on Monday visited Gujarat under the leadership of Antti Pihlakoski, chairman of the Bid Evaluation Panel, an official statement said….
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt announced on Monday that former Agniveers will get a 20% reservation in direct recruitment to Class III posts in the state police armed units, the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF), the jail department, and the forest guard cadres.The former Agniveers will also be exempt from physical fitness tests and granted relaxation in…
A student at Nirma University has bagged an offer of Rs 94 lakh to work with LinkedIn — a new record for the university and among the highest offers across Gujarat’s institutions this year. The previous high at Nirma was Rs 88 lakh, set in 2022. The figure stands out because it arrives in a…
Gandhinagar: Minister of state for prisons Kamlesh Patel said on Sunday that jails in the state are no longer just places for serving punishment, but have evolved into centres of rehabilitation. Patel was speaking at an event in Gandhinagar, where appointment letters were presented to 11 Class I and Class II officers who have been…
Ahmedabad: A 48-year-old loan agent from Thaltej lost Rs 11.25 lakh from his and his wife’s bank accounts after fraudsters allegedly gained access to his mobile through a fake ‘traffic challan APK file’ sent on WhatsApp, according to a cybercrime complaint filed on Saturday.Police said the complainant, a resident of Thaltej, received a WhatsApp message…
Ahmedabad: A long-running financial dispute culminated in the murder of a 32-year-old man in broad daylight on Ahmedabad’s busy Relief Road on Sunday, leaving commuters shaken.Police identified the victim as Jayshankar Rajput, a resident of Hatkeshwar, and the accused as Shakib Salim Sheikh of Vatva. Investigators said the two had been at odds over a…
Ahmedabad: A businessman from Gandhinagar was allegedly cheated of Rs 27 lakh after fraudsters posing as angadia operators convinced him to deposit cash at an Ahmedabad office using a fake delivery token.According to an FIR filed with Kalupur police, the complainant, who runs a chemical business in Chhatral, wanted to send Rs 27 lakh to…
Ahmedabad: Alert passers-by helped avert a tragedy on the CTM-Ramol double-decker overbridge on the Narol-Naroda highway after a man climbed the bridge’s iron safety railing and stood on the ledge. After a tense few minutes of persuasion by locals and commuters, the man climbed back to safety.The incident took place on the busy overbridge on…
Mohammad Taslim Shaikh in custody Ahmedabad: The city crime branch has arrested Mohammad Taslim Shaikh, a former member of the Abdul Latif gang and a life convict in the 1992 Radhika Gymkhana mass murder case and the killing of former Rajya Sabha member Rauf Valiullah. Shaikh had been absconding for nearly seven years after jumping…
Ahmedabad: India’s leading distance swimmer Aryan Nehra loves thriving under pressure, and he did so admirably at the 79th Senior National Aquatics Championships in Ahmedabad, breaking national records in the men’s 800m and 1,500m freestyle, and winning another gold in the 400m freestyle on Sunday, the last day of the championship.“I am happy with my…
