Ahmedabad: The North Zone estate department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday levied a penalty ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh on four construction sites in the Gota, Bodakdev and Chandlodia areas of the city for failing to follow environmental regulations and contributing to air pollution.At the ongoing construction site of…
Ahmedabad: In an open ground at IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn), Vijay Kumar and Subhadra Dhurve from Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh demonstrate a centuries-old iron smelting technique, drawing attention from researchers across India and abroad. Working beside a clay cone furnace, the couple takes turns pumping air into a funnel using a traditional apparatus made of…
Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out on Thursday at a scrap godown near Chharodi village on the Sanand-Viramgam highway, causing panic in the area and sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. The godown, located near a company, was rapidly engulfed by the flames that spread through large quantities of highly combustible scrap…
Ahmedabad: The deadline to fill application forms for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in private schools will end on April 17. According to official data, a total of 2,06,482 applications have been submitted so far. Last year, the state received 2,38,942 applications, indicating a comparatively lower response this year so far.The admission…
Ahmedabad: A 39-year-old woman from Thaltej filed a complaint with Vastrapur police alleging assault, criminal trespass and criminal intimidation amid a dispute over redevelopment work near her apartment complex. According to the complaint registered on Wednesday, the woman was at home with her mother and her 13-year-old son, who is disabled. She stated that demolition…
Ahmedabad: With temperatures climbing in the city, candidates contesting the upcoming Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections are facing an unusual challenge: convincing voters to step out in the heat and actually vote.Voting for the AMC general elections is scheduled for April 26. Candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and…
Narratives of NurtureVaidehi Kinkhabwala’s latest exhibition, Portraits of the Unknown, pulls the quiet, often overlooked labour of care into a sharp, artistic focus. Rooted in personal experience yet expansive in scope, her works reflect on motherhood and shared responsibility through minimalist, faceless silhouettes. Through a bold palette of crimson set against stark backdrops, the artist…
Ahmedabad: The anti-narcotics task force of CID Crime and Railways seized narcotic substances and liquor worth Rs 18 lakh after raiding a flat at Aarohi Viviana Apartments in Bopal. One person has been arrested.Officials said the Ahmedabad Zone ANTF team acted on specific intelligence about illegal storage of drugs at the residence and carried out…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has refused to quash abetment charges against a landowner in a case of a farmer’s suicide in Gir Somnath district in 2014. According to the case details, a landless farmer, Ashwin Jagani, committed suicide by jumping into a well in Aug 2010. He left a suicide note, which stated that…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat will play a major role in making India a developed nation by 2047, chief minister Bhupendra Patel said while inaugurating the GCCI annual trade expo GATE-2026 at the Helipad Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar on Thursday. Addressing industry leaders and exhibitors, Patel said Gujarat’s strong industrial base, policy support and entrepreneurial culture would drive…
