Ahmedabad: A multi-crore investment fraud has surfaced in the city, with multiple FIRs lodged against an Ambli resident and his associates for allegedly cheating investors through bogus stock market and gold investment schemes.Police said the man, who operated from an office on SG Highway, lured victims with promises of returns exceeding 2% per month. He…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has issued notice to Vodafone Idea promoter Kumar Mangalam Birla and the company’s office-bearer Balesh Sharma in response to a petition seeking suspension of the licence for the telecom service provider for not supplying a telephone directory and itemised bill to its subscribers.The petition was filed by Vadodara resident Vasudev…
Ahmedabad: The city crime branch on Thursday arrested a 31-year-old man who had been absconding for nearly two years in connection with a murder case registered at Vatva police station here.The accused, identified as Jayrajsinh Chauhan, was wanted in an offence registered in 2024 under sections related to murder, robbery, assault and criminal intimidation. Police…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma will hold a joint roadshow in eastern Ahmedabad on Friday, the last day of campaigning for the civic body elections.A party statement said that the roadshow will begin from Shyamshikhar Char Rasta in Bapunagar areas of the city and pass through India Colony Road,…
Ahmedabad: Temperatures are expected to rise in Gujarat over the next few days, with hot and humid conditions likely in coastal areas on Friday and Saturday. According to the state forecast, there will be no major change in maximum temperatures over the next 24 hours.Temperatures are then expected to rise gradually by 2 to 3…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt has received expressions of interest (EOIs) from eight companies under the Global Capability Centre (GCC) policy, which was announced in Feb last year. Companies have proposed around Rs 18,000 crore in investments to set up facilities to advance research and development (R&D).Top govt sources said that the EOIs received under the GCC…
Ahmedabad: A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday after holding he was held guilty of murdering a person over a quarrel regarding cigarette smoking in 2020.According to the prosecution’s case, Hitesh Parmar, a resident of Behrampura, stabbed Ajay Kabira to death on the evening of Nov 3, 2020, in the jurisdiction of…
Gandhinagar: The role of secretariat officer in the administrative system is crucial as decisions made at this level have long-lasting effects on governance, said chief secretary Manoj Das, while inaugurating a three-day special training workshop for deputy secretary-level officers. The training programme is being organised by Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA) between April…
Ahmedabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday criticised the BJP over the Uniform Civil Code and urged people to vote against the ruling party ahead of the local polls.Addressing an election rally in Ahmedabad ahead of Sunday’s AMC election, the AIMIM chief said, “I request you all to use your votes…
Gandhinagar: Voting concluded without any major untoward incident for the Umreth assembly constituency byelection on Thursday, with 59.04% of the voters exercising their franchise.A statement by the office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) said that before voting, a mock poll was conducted on EVMs at each polling station. It was attended by polling agents…
