Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt has reportedly taken an in-principle decision to accord direct approval of liquor permit shops in four- and five-star hotels of the state, top sources said. The decision has been taken to steer clear of procedural delays in granting permissions to hotels to run liquor permit shops even as Ahmedabad is gearing…
Ahmedabad: The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick hatched in Gujarat’s Naliya grasslands on March 26, 2026, only to go missing since April 19 is now feared dead. The forest department issued a statement on Thursday expressing the likelihood of the chick being predated by carnivores.The birth of the chick, locally known as Ghorad, had been…
Ahmedabad: The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick hatched in Gujarat’s Naliya grasslands on March 26, 2026, only to go missing since April 19 is now feared dead. The forest department issued a statement on Thursday expressing the likelihood of the chick being predated by carnivores.The birth of the chick, locally known as Ghorad, had been…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Friday permitted a 16-year-old rape victim from Vatva to get her 22-week pregnancy terminated and directed the authorities at the Civil Hospital to carry out the medical termination of pregnancy after getting the victim’s consent.Justice M R Mengdey permitted the abortion to be carried out after the victim, through…
Ahmedabad: On Thursday, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s health department acted to seal a food outlet, “Barbecue World,” near Panjrapol Crossroads in Ambawadi. The department received a complaint that a customer had discovered an insect in food served at the eatery. Acting on this complaint, the unit was subsequently sealed.The department received the complaint via CCRS,…
Ahmedabad: When social reformer Ravishankar Maharaj declared the birth of Gujarat at Sabarmati Ashram on May 1, 1960, the new state was largely agrarian, dotted with textile centres and traditional trading towns. Sixty-six years later, Gujarat stands transformed — more urban, more industrial and more diversified than at any point in its history.As the state…
Ahmedabad: A nearly seven-minute video recorded before his death has put the spotlight on a man’s suicide in Ranip last month. The 43-year-old man alleged emotional turmoil and family disputes in his final message. A two-page detailed note added further allegations and named multiple individuals. Following a complaint based on the video and note, the…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad city recorded an average of 17 heat-related emergencies per day over the past seven days, according to EMRI 108 data. Officials, however, said there has been no major spike in severe heatstroke cases so far despite the mercury touching 44 degrees twice during the period.Ahmedabad was the second hottest city in Gujarat on…
Ahmedabad: City police on Wednesday formally operationalised the newly carved Zone-8, nearly two months after a deputy commissioner was appointed for it, while also unveiling a broader restructuring that includes three new police stations. A notification from the state home department said the city’s total number of police stations has increased from 49 to 52,…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has stayed the probe against a pastor’s family accused of converting a Hindu woman to Christianity through allurement and force. The order was passed because charges under the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act were invoked by the police without obtaining the mandatory sanction from the competent authority.Last week, the police…
