Ahmedabad: Citizens are fighting an animal bites menace as the number of cases have seen a sizable rise from last year. According to data from Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), a comparison between the first quarters of 2025 and 2026 shows a 20.8% rise in dog bites, an alarming 44.7% increase in monkey bites and a…
Ahmedabad: If hospital stays can make one nervous, the bills can get even more dreadful, particularly for people of Gujarat as the state ranks fifth nationally on the average cost of one hospitalization. In urban areas, one hospitalization costs an average Rs 51,742, higher than the national average of Rs 46,774, according to the Ministry…
Ahmedabad: A 46-year-old man was killed and three others were injured after an iron barricade fell on an autorickshaw in the Makarba area on SG Highway around 9.15am on Sunday. The rickshaw overturned from the impact, a police officer said. The dead man has been identified as Ajay Mahto, a labourer from Bihar. The injured…
Ahmedabad: In a case of deception, a 41-year-old man accused of operating multiple mule bank accounts linked to cyberfraud allegedly tried to mislead investigators by filing a complaint himself as a victim, prompting action by Mehsana cybercrime police.According to officials, the accused, a resident of Mehsana, recently contacted the cyber helpline claiming he was cheated…
Ahmedabad: Four suitcases containing gold jewellery and other items — cumulatively worth over Rs 13 lakh — were stolen from a luxury bus parked at Naroda Patiya, a complaint filed with Naroda police on Saturday stated.The complainant, Naresh Chandanani, 50, told police that he was travelling with his family to attend a wedding in Junagadh…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat imported nearly 1,500 metric tonnes of silver in FY26, among the highest in recent years, signalling a shift in bullion consumption even as prices remain elevated, according to data by air cargo operators and bullion traders. Jewellers and bullion traders attribute the rise in imports to a mix of affordability, investment demand and…
Ahmedabad: An 18-year-old woman from the western part of the city was reunited with her family after leaving home following an argument on Friday. Officials from the Abhayam 181 women’s helpline said the college student lives with her parents and grandparents. On Friday, she argued with her parents over her studies after they told her…
Homemaker in Ahmedabad has filed a police complaint accusing a neighbour of molesting her in a lift (AI image used for representational purpose only) AHMEDABAD: A 40-year-old homemaker living in an apartment complex in Anandnagar has lodged a police complaint alleging that she was molested inside the lift by a resident. According to the complaint…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has officially released the academic calendar for the 2026-27 academic year, outlining key dates for exams, vacations and instructional periods. As per the newly declared schedule, the board exams for Classes 10 and 12 in 2027 will commence on Feb 25 and conclude on March…
Ahmedabad: A local court here on Saturday acquitted Parth Modhwadia, the son of forest and environment minister Arjun Modhwadia, and 24 others in a decade-old booze party case by raising a question about the police raid on the party and investigation undertaken by a police officer, who herself was suspended on bribery charges.In May 2016,…
