Gandhinagar: BJP candidate Harshad Parmar won the bypoll to Umreth assembly seat in Gujarat on Monday, defeating his nearest rival from Congress, Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan, by a margin of more than 30,000 votes. Parmar bagged 85,500 votes, while Chauhan polled 54,757 votes, according to data on the Election Commission’s website.The bypoll, held on April 23, was…
Ahmedabad: A detailed analysis of the Class 12 board examination results has revealed that students across both science and general streams struggled the most in core academic subjects, with physics and statistics emerging as the most challenging.In the science stream, physics recorded the highest number of failures. Of the 1,10,990 students who appeared for the…
Ahmedabad: Cybercrime police have uncovered an online racket where the main accused allegedly posed as a “love guru” and astrologer to target people facing relationship problems and extort money out of them.The accused, Rajnish Bhargava, 23, was arrested in Bikaner within a week of the case being registered. Police said he created multiple fake Instagram…
Ahmedabad: A 26-year-old labourer was killed following a dispute over vehicle parking at Madhavpura market in the city on Sunday, with cross-complaints registered at Madhavpura police station. The deceased has been identified as Mithilesh Mishra. His brother, Sandeep, 29, filed a complaint stating that the incident occurred between 12.30pm and 1pm on Sunday. According to…
Ahmedabad: The city breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday as a passing weather trough brought a much-needed dip in temperature, breaking a nearly month-long streak of 40-degree days. But don’t pack away the umbrellas and glucose just yet; the IMD warns that this breezy interlude was merely a temporary pause. With the heat…
Ahmedabad: A husband’s loan repayments cannot dilute his primary legal duty to support his family, the Gujarat high court has ruled while enhancing maintenance for a woman and her daughter. The court increased the monthly amount significantly after reviewing the man’s income and obligations. The case stems from a May 2025 order of a family…
Ahmedabad: With 3,99,526 students clearing the GSHSEB Class 12 general stream, the focus now shifts to the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS), which is set to open registration from May 7 to May 28. The first round of admissions is likely to take place between June 2 and 6.While more than 44,000 students passed in…
Ahmedabad: Academic excellence has hit a new high in Gujarat as the number of students securing top-tier grades in the Class 12 science stream more than doubled this year. With A-1 grade achievers jumping from 429 to 930, the state is seeing an influx of high-performing candidates ready to battle for seats in prestigious govt…
Ahmedabad: The Class 12 examination results this year reflected a positive trend in overall school performance across Gujarat. The number of schools recording a 100% pass result increased, while those posting very low outcomes declined sharply.In the Science stream, schools with a 100% result rose from 194 last year to 209 this year. At the…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has hit a historic milestone, with the Class 12 science stream recording its highest pass rate in 11 years at 84.33%. While the science stream reached a decade-plus peak, the general stream also maintained momentum with its second-best performance ever, fuelled by a massive surge…
