The incident came to light at 6.30pm when a relative informed the complainant over the phone that Magan was lying dead in a field owned by a local farmer near the railway crossing on the outskirts of the village. Ahmedabad: A 36-year-old truck driver was found murdered in a field near a railway crossing in…
Seed saviours conserve crop varieties in Gujarat World Environment DayAhmedabad: Hitesh Meniya, a farmer in Vadali near Surendranagar’s Chotila, made an observation: Crops have not been tasting the same for some years. “Seemingly high-yield variants fast replaced conventional seeds. Tomatoes have lost their tanginess and bitter gourds their bitterness,” said Meniya. “Some three years ago,…
Ahmedabad: The heat has returned, and this time around, it has brought along humidity. Amdavadis experienced a sweltering 41.4°C on Monday after a short-lived respite gifted by pre-monsoon showers. From 37°C on Tuesday, the rise in maximum temperature was 4.4 degrees over three days, albeit just 0.1 degree above normal on Thursday. However, Ahmedabad’s maximum…
Ahmedabad: A couple, both teachers, leave home together on Wednesday for census duty. On the way, the woman “goes missing” and the man approaches police to file a missing person’s complaint. Only, the woman — Reena Zala, 45, a teacher at Chaloda Primary School — is found dead near the Narmada Canal on the outskirts…
Standing committee chairman Kamlesh Patel instructed the civic administration to backfill all open trenches and potholes dug for various infrastructure projects within a week Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) standing committee on Thursday directed officials to expedite pre-monsoon road safety measures across the city. Standing committee chairman Kamlesh Patel instructed the civic administration to…
Navrangpura police on Wednesday registered a cheating complaint against three office-bearers of an Ahmedabad-based visa consultancy firm Ahmedabad: A farmer from Banaskantha was allegedly duped of Rs 3 lakh by three visa consultants who promised to secure work permits for him from Luxembourg and Finland.Navrangpura police on Wednesday registered a cheating complaint against three office-bearers…
Ahmedabad: On the eve of World Environment Day, the state unit of the Congress party said that 1,313.39 hectares of forest land in the state has been diverted for other purposes and a several positions in the state forest and environment department are vacant.State Congress spokesperson Parthivrajsinh Kathavadia said, “According to a report of Global…
Ahmedabad: The Anupam Bridge in the eastern part of the city will stay temporarily shut from midnight to 6am on Friday and again on June 10, 13 and 14 for work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project.National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited said the closure will be a temporary night-time restriction as authorities conduct steel…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit South Gujarat on Friday, where he will unveil projects worth Rs 18,777 crore and also address a public rally in Surat. The PM will lay the foundation stones and inaugurate projects of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC)…
Ahmedabad: A phone call offering a “senior citizen pension card” ended up costing a 63-year-old businessman Rs 9.22 lakh after cybercrooks allegedly tricked him into installing a malicious mobile application that gave them access to his banking details.The victim, a Vasna resident who runs an airconditioner business near Gujarat University, approached the Cybercrime police after…
