Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court issued notice to state govt over a petition complaining that the district authorities insist on taking prior permission for sale of property by Hindus to a Muslim, though the property does not fall under the notified disturbed areas or within 500 metres of their periphery.The case involves a 387sq foot commercial…
Ahmedabad: Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), Ahmedabad, has urged the state govt to relax the plan-approval process for highrise projects up to 70 metres by delinking Special Technical Committee (STC) scrutiny from the Transferable Development Rights (TDR) mechanism. CREDAI has cited prolonged delays caused by irregular TDR availability.According to sources, CREDAI…
Ahmedabad: The role of angadias is being probed in the alleged Rs 680 crore bogus political donations racket in which money given to political parties was routed back to donors after deducting commissions.CID has registered FIRs against four registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) based on income tax department complaints. Office-bearers of the parties and chartered…
Ahmedabad: He had an Audi, two high-end motorbikes, two iPhone 17 Pro Max handsets, and a taste for the high life. What he did not have was the Rs 60,000-a-month IT salary that once funded it all. After losing his job, 25-year-old Darshit (name changed) turned to bike theft to bridge the gap between his…
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Amid ongoing debate over appointments to key administrative posts by Gujarat University’s former vice-chancellor, a fresh controversy appears to be brewing over the new chief accountant.Sources said the current VC in charge has given the post to a woman officer from Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC). The move has raised questions…
The contraband was found inside packets labelled as dehydrated guava Ahmedabad: Based on passenger profiling, the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Ahmedabad customs at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) intercepted a passenger with 973g of hydroponic marijuana on Tuesday.The male passenger, a resident of Surat, had arrived from Bangkok, said investigators.‘During examination of one…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s market for vitamins, minerals and nutraceuticals has crossed the Rs 1,000-crore mark, growing 38.3% in four years as consumers increasingly turn to supplements for nutrition, fitness and preventive health.Pharmarack data shows the market grew from Rs 756.3 crore in Aug 2022 MAT to Rs 1,046 crore in Aug 2026 MAT. Vitamins remained the…
Ahmedabad: The lions are back in Barda after 143 years, and Gujarat is now redrawing the forest map around them. In a major administrative overhaul aimed at strengthening wildlife management in Porbandar, the state govt has restructured the Porbandar forest division, creating a sharper range-and-beat network, adding forest areas and deploying two assistant conservators of…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court issued notice to state govt over a petition complaining that district authorities insisted on `prior permission’ for sale of property by Hindus to a Muslim, even though the property does not fall under the notified disturbed areas or within 500 metres of their periphery.The case involves a 387sq foot commercial property…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s reputation for “dhandho” is reflected in the India edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report 2024-25, which tracks entrepreneurship activity across economies on multiple indicators. The report places Gujarat ahead of the national average on two key measures tied to entrepreneurship pipeline strength—perceived opportunities and entrepreneurial intentions.According to the authors, 83.6% of…
