Ahmedabad: Global companies looking beyond established technology hubs are increasingly turning to Ahmedabad-GIFT City, drawn by lower costs, a large talent pool and GIFT City’s financial-services ecosystem. The corridor could attract 40-50 new global capability centres (GCCs), generating demand for 4-6 million sq ft of Grade A office space and more than 50,000 high-skilled jobs,…
The accused had dug a pit near the pipeline to pilfer oil Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), in coordination with Rajasthan Police, busted an interstate gang that tapped an HPCL pipeline in Rajasthan to steal crude oil for sale along the Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway. Eight people, including five from Gujarat, have been arrested.The operation followed intelligence…
Ahmedabad: Ved Panchal led Vadodara’s charge as the hosts’ paddlers made a strong start in the qualifying rounds and booked their places in the men’s and boys’ U-17 main draws of the 4th Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament. The tournament, organised by the Table Tennis Association of Baroda (TTAB) under the aegis of Gujarat…
Over 4,000 various offences were registered from 2022 to 2026 Ahmedabad: The biggest problem on Ahmedabad’s Metro does not come from ticketless commuters. It is ‘drunkenness’, albeit of a different kind. Here, ‘mava’, the betelnut-lime-tobacco chewing mix, which is a staple for thousands of Amdavadis, is the culprit. Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) data from…
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Waterlogging during rain fall at Adalaj to Kalol Highway on Tuesday Ahmedabad: A short, sharp morning downpour transformed the city’s early routine on Tuesday, as rain swept across several pockets between 6am and 9 m.While Ahmedabad averaged a modest 10.36 mm over those three hours, the eastern suburbs bore the brunt of the storm, catching…
Ahmedabad: On Tuesday, the health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) released the city’s disease surveillance statistics.Between Aug 1 and 9, a total of 113 cases of gastroenteritis (diarrhoea/vomiting), 46 cases of typhoid and 17 cases of jaundice were reported in the city over the nine-day period. During the same timeframe, authorities logged 13 cases…
Ahmedabad: The late-July rain followed by the spell of hot, humid weather have ushered in a wave of seasonal infections in the city. Several patients have tested positive for viral infections and H1N1, while doctors are also encountering infections within families. Dengue, malaria, chikungunya, typhoid, and jaundice are adding to the seasonal disease burden.Doctors have…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt has decided to establish a Quantum Mission to promote quantum technology, seen as the next frontier in computing, communication and security. Department of Science and Technology (DST) will help set up the mission to fast-track projects in the sector, including those allotted to Gujarat under the National Quantum Mission.“Gujarat will form the…
The plan is to convert industrial zones in AMC & Auda limits into non-industrial zones & restricting setting up of new industries in the city Gandhinagar: As it readies to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and probably also the 2036 Olympics, Ahmedabad is redrawing its development plan, which puts industries out of its limits. The…
