Gandhinagar: The state forest and environment department has drawn up an ambitious greening target for 2035, aiming to increase Gujarat’s forest cover by 9%, tree cover by 4%, overall green cover by 12% and mangrove plantation by 336 sq km by 2035.A presentation made by the department at the committee of secretaries (COS) meeting earlier…
Ahmedabad: Between April 12 and 18, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s health department collected 250 food samples from units across the city for laboratory testing, including 60 samples of paneer and other dairy products. During inspections, officials found that 11 food units were using analogue paneer instead of milk paneer without informing customers. Legal action will…
Ahmedabad: Over 200 students of St Xavier’s College were barred from taking their semester examinations due to attendance shortfall, triggering protests on the campus. The college administration enforced its attendance policy during the final exams for the second, fourth and sixth semesters, which began on Saturday.According to college rules, students must maintain at least 75%…
Ahmedabad: The deadline for submitting online applications for admissions to private schools under the Right to Education (RTE) Act has been extended by six days, officials said on Friday. The last date, earlier set for April 17, has now been pushed to April 23 in view of difficulties faced by parents in securing necessary documents…
Ahmedabad: The real estate sector in the city is grappling with mounting challenges as shortages of key construction materials, rising input costs and labour scarcity disrupt project timelines and planning, developers said following a meeting on Friday.Builders convened under the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), Ahmedabad, to assess the worsening situation…
Ahmedabad: St Xavier’s College has refused to participate in the system this year despite the govt’s announcement to include autonomous colleges in the Gujarat Common Admission Service (GCAS),The state govt decided to conduct admissions to colleges affiliated with govt universities, including Gujarat University (GU), through GCAS. As part of this move, all autonomous colleges were…
Ahmedabad: An 1886 report on Ahmedabad’s historic monuments offers a striking glimpse of the city’s built heritage 140 years ago, documenting encroachments, neglect, and early preservation efforts. One passage describes how the Ahmed Shah Mosque in Bhadra had been taken over by a squatter who began constructing shops on the premises. The structure, the report…
Ahmedabad: The city experienced a partly cloudy sky on Friday under the influence of the Western Disturbance, with a trough and an upper-air cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan. However, the mercury touched 40.9 degrees celsius, 1.3 degrees above normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the maximum temperature on Saturday is likely to be…
Ahmedabad: A deputy mamlatdar posted at the Gandhinagar collector’s office was arrested on Friday by the Anti-Corruption Bureau over an alleged bribe demand of Rs 9.5 lakh, officials said. The accused, Bipinchandra Parmar, a Class III employee serving in the land allotment branch, was allegedly caught accepting Rs 4.5 lakh as the first instalment of…
Ahmedabad: A special court here on Friday convicted a 41-year-old woman from the Philippines for smuggling 2.1kg of heroin in India at the behest of an international drug syndicate, and sentenced her to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The court also fined her Rs 4 lakh. According to the case details, Ginalean Padiwan Limon, a…
