Gujarat Police’s State Monitoring Cell conducts an evening raid at Manpasand Gymkhana in Dariapur, detaining over 150 people in connection with an alleged gambling operation. Slug: Gambling DenAhmedabad: The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) of Gujarat Police on Sunday evening raided the controversial Manpasand Gymkhana in Dariapur, detaining more than 150 people allegedly involved in gambling…
Ahmedabad: A two-hour railway recruitment test allegedly remained “alive” on a computer server for more than 48 hours — leaving a window wide open for answers to be altered, candidates to be favoured and an examination meant to be tamper-proof to be manipulated, a CBI investigation has found.The alleged manipulation came to light during a…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has ordered Central Bank of India to release the fixed deposits (FDs) of a youth who was denied encashment after a family court had ordered a status quo following matrimonial dispute between his parents.The youth approached HC earlier this year when the bank refused to give him the money in Sep…
Ahmedabad: A 15-year-old girl contacted the Abhayam 181 women’s helpline alleging mental and physical harassment by her stepbrother. According to a helpline counsellor, the girl said her 25-year-old stepbrother from her mother’s first marriage had recently moved in with the family after facing financial difficulties.The counsellor said the youth allegedly abused the girl’s parents when…
Ahmedabad: A 39-year-old businessman from the city has alleged that his identity documents were misused to open multiple bank accounts and conduct transactions worth several crores, resulting in an income-tax demand notice and what he describes as a prolonged breach of trust.In his complaint, the businessman stated that he earlier worked as a dance choreographer…
Amid red alert, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation launches pre-monsoon prep Ahmedabad: At 3:30pm on Saturday, civic workers were frantically laying diversion pipes opposite Vanchetna Kendra in Vastrapur — a last-minute measure to redirect stormwater on the road leading from Sunrise Park Society towards Drive-In Road.A few kilometres away in Shrinandnagar, small sandbag bunds were being hurriedly…
Specially selected Vernonia elliptica climbers have been planted to spread naturally across the shelter’s roof in the coming months Ahmedabad: The municipal corporation has developed the city’s first tree-integrated green bus stop as a pilot project at Acher AMTS station near Rajul Park Society in Sabarmati.The shelter has been designed around an existing mature tree,…
Ahmedabad: Gaping infra hole keeps Shela vulnerable Ahmedabad: During this monsoon, waterlogging in Shela worsened, particularly along Club O7 Road and VVIP Road. However, there is little likelihood of immediate relief.Two years ago, Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) implemented a Rs 240 crore drainage network project in Shela, and 75% of the work has been…
Auda ramps up monsoon preparedness in Shela, Sanathal, Telav Ahmedabad: In view of the possibility of heavy rainfall during the monsoon season, the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) has deployed machinery and manpower across the Shela, Sanathal and Telav areas to ensure a swift response to waterlogging and minimise disruption to daily life. As part…
Sanjay Chitara (extreme right) with sons Vivek (centre) and Sumit working on a Mata ni Pachedi piece at their home-cum-studio in Vejalpur. Both Sanjay and Sumit have won national awards for their exceptional work In the iconic scene from “Mother India”, Nargis’s Radha drags the plough through the field. Decades later, that familiar image appears…
