Along with the drug, police seized two mobile phones, a digital pocket weighing scale, 88 empty zip pouches and a bag Ahmedabad: A BBA student looking for a way out of financial hardship allegedly found herself on the wrong side of the law. The 24-year-old from Bhavnagar wanted to open a small restaurant to support…
Diploma engineering seat admissions Ahmedabad: All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has extended the deadline for admissions to technical courses by one month, providing relief to students and colleges with vacant seats. Following the extension, the diploma engineering admission committee is preparing to conduct additional rounds to fill 3,462 vacant seats in govt colleges across…
Ahmedabad: A sessions court here on Wednesday denied regular bail to Popular Builders owner Dashrath Patel (68) in two cases of alleged land grabbing in Godhavi and Chekhla villages.In connection with the land case in Chekhla, Dashrath’s elder brother, Raman Patel, has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.Both the brothers along with others were charged…
The trend is seen across other cities in Gujarat as well Ahmedabad: After years of steady improvement in air quality, Ahmedabad’s progress in reducing particulate pollution appears to have slowed, with the city’s annual PM10 concentration rising in the latest assessment after registering sharp gains under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).According to data by…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt on Wednesday raised the annual family income ceiling for students from the unreserved category seeking financial assistance under its foreign study loan scheme from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, widening the eligibility net for those aspiring to pursue higher education abroad.The social justice and empowerment department issued a resolution on…
Ahmedabad: The road to the proposed riverfront-airport tunnel is no longer blocked on paper. The tunnel, planned beneath the Army Cantonment firing range, was stuck for three years after the Army withheld its no-objection certificate. Now, the state’s urban development department has granted preliminary approval to the Hansol TP scheme alignment that reserves a 24-m…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat education department, in collaboration with Children’s Research University (CRU), Gandhinagar, held a statewide programme under “Tarunya Saptah” for secondary and higher secondary school students as part of “SPARSH: Support Programme for Adolescent Resilience, Safety and Health”.The weeklong initiative focused on adolescent development, including physical, mental, emotional and social well-being. Experts from different fields…
Ahmedabad: An early-morning tip-off led State Monitoring Cell straight to a residential locality in Bodakdev, where officers caught two men red-handed unloading a stash of illicit booze worth Rs 4.1 lakh on Wednesday.Police seized 597 bottles of Indian-made foreign liquor and other materials totalling Rs 9.1 lakh, according to a complaint filed by SMC at…
Ahmedabad: Twenty-two years after Reserve Bank of India halted fresh licences for new urban co-operative banks following the Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank (MMCB) scam, Gujarat could see new entrants in the sector with the central bank’s proposed licensing relaxations.The 2004 ban was imposed after the MMCB crisis, in which depositors lost savings estimated at more…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has quashed income tax reassessment proceedings initiated against Adani Exports for the assessment year 2010-11, setting aside a notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and the consequential order rejecting the firm’s objections.Adani Exports, a partnership firm engaged in manufacturing and exporting gold jewellery from the Special…
