Gandhinagar: The state govt said on Thursday that the Industrial Construction Skills Training Institute (ICSTI) set up by L&T at Vadnagar in Mehsana district, has commenced full-scale operations, with its first batches of trainees already deployed across major infrastructure projects in the country after completing short-term, industry-oriented courses.The industrial training institute has completed training for…
The report also highlighted that against the capacity of 14,108 inmates, the state prisons held 17,766 inmates, which was 25.9% higher Ahmedabad: In 2024, the state prison department recorded 201 inmates absconding during the parole period, accounting for 63% of the country’s total absconding prison inmates (319). Out of the total, 153 or 76% were…
Ahmedabad: As part of the push for participative and doorstep delivery of justice, the Supreme Court decided to launch Supreme Court Action for Mediated Adjudication and Disputes Harmonisation Across Nation (SAMADHAN) Samaroh, which commenced on April 21 and will culminate in Special Lok Adalat between Aug 21 and 23, 2026.According to the legal services authority,…
Ahmedabad: Amid concerns and debates over aggressive stray dogs in light of the recent Supreme Court directive, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has said that over 100 such dogs were captured from various areas of the city and housed in shelters during 2025-26. Of these, 29 were tested for rabies using rapid test kits and…
Applicants get 90 seconds to complete parallel parking. Many either run outof time or touch a boundary marker, both of which result in failure Parallel parking has become the single biggest hurdle at driving licence tests in Gujarat, tripping up three out of every four candidates who fail, even when their cars come fitted with…
Ahmedabad: If a murder convict jumps parole, you would expect him to disappear into hiding. But Hemant Nagindas Modi allegedly spent the last decade quite brazenly in front of the camera. For nearly 12 years, the 53-year-old — known in entertainment circles as Spandan Modi and sometimes Twinkle Dave — acted alongside some of Bollywood’s…
Exams will be conducted from June 19 to June 22 at designated centres in various districts of Gujarat Ahmedabad: Approximately 30,000 students from across the state have registered to appear for supplementary exams, announced the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) on Thursday.According to the official notification released by the board, the schedule…
Using aliases such as “Twinkle Dave” in theatre circles and “Spandan Modi” in films, he gradually entered Gujarati entertainment circles before shifting to Mumbai for film and serial work Ahmedabad: Long before police tracked him down as a parole jumper, Hemant Nagindas Modi, 53, had already mastered the art of becoming someone else.Years before entering…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad’s most dangerous traffic junctions tell a familiar story: speeding vehicles, broken signals, risky road design and weak enforcement combining into deadly daily routines. From Naroda Patiya in the east to SG Highway and the under-construction corridors in the west, commuters navigate intersections where one mistake can turn fatal.At Naroda Patiya junction — identified…
Ahmedabad: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) came under fire after major technical glitches disrupted its online portal launched for accessing scanned copies of Class 12 answer sheets, with thousands of students and parents nationwide reporting problems.The board had earlier maintained that the portal was functioning efficiently, stating that within the first three hours…
