Ahmedabad: It was a day to turn green for Amdavadis as citizens celebrated World Environment Day with activities ranging from plantation drives to quizzes and hands-on sessions centred on climate change and environmental protection.At the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), children explored the campus through nature trails, took part in birdwatching and photography contests. “A…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat forest and environment minister Arjun Modhwadia announced that the disease scare, which had gripped the state’s forests over the past few days, has subsided, with 12 of the 17 lions that were quarantined now released back into the wild.Modhwadia, in a video message, said that the 17 lions were kept in quarantine following…
Ahmedabad: The Cyber Centre of Excellence of the Gujarat Police has arrested two more accused in connection with a suspected cryptocurrency network involving transactions exceeding Rs 226 crore that investigators claim was linked to terror financing, global narcotics trafficking and dark web-based financial operations, officers said on Friday.Officials said the arrests were carried out as…
TNNAhmedabad: A dentist from Navrangpura has lodged a police complaint alleging that a tour operator failed to refund Rs 5.14 lakh paid for a pilgrimage package after the trip was cancelled due to unrest in Nepal.According to the complaint filed on June 4, the dentist had approached a tour and travel firm in July 2025…
Slug: Gold assets scamAhmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has suspended the lookout circular against Mahendra Shah and his son Megh Shah, who intend to return to India from Dubai. They are wanted by multiple agencies in connection with an alleged multicrore gold assets scam. The order follows the Supreme Court’s stay on their arrest last…
From an average of about 35 such days annually in 1991-2000, the figure has risen to 53, concentrated largely between mid-March and mid-June Ahmedabad: Even in the first week of June, with the monsoon nearing, Ahmedabad remains in the grip of extreme heat. The city’s maximum temperature on Friday was 41.3°C. IMD data indicates that…
Ahmedabad: The scheduled caste welfare department has issued strict instructions to all universities in Gujarat after complaints that several institutions were forcing scheduled caste (SC) students with valid freeship cards to pay tuition fees. Under the state govt’s post-matric scholarship scheme, SC students are entitled to freeship cards, obtained from district offices, which allow them…
Ahmedabad: Ahead of the school enrolment drive, the Gujarat State School Textbook Board has intensified efforts to ensure timely distribution of textbooks across primary schools. Acting chairman Manu Pawara stated that the board is working on a war footing with strong planning to deliver textbooks for all mediums, across primary to higher secondary levels, within…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat has emerged as the top-performing state among Category B states, winning five national awards under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana ‘Month of Solar – May 2026’ campaign organised by the Union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE).The awards were presented by Union minister Prahlad Joshi at a ceremony held at…
Pandya had earlier requested the HC administration to remove stray dogs from the campus for the safety of lawyers, litigants and court staff Ahmedabad: Former president of the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association and senior counsel Asim Pandya has once again appealed to the HC administration to free the court campus of stray dog menace,…
