Gujarat police appointed nodal officers in every district and established dedicated support teams to investigate complaints and coordinate field-level action Gandhinagar: Bank accounts used to quietly channel stolen money have come under the scanner in Gujarat’s anti-cybercrime drive. The state govt says action against 913 mule accounts helped expose cyberfraud transactions worth Rs 2,289 crore….
“The universal affidavit will be mandatorily accepted by all govt offices, service centres, and authorities operating at district, taluka, rural, and urban levels Gandhinagar: A standardised “universal affidavit” format for availing public services across the state was announced by the state legal department on Monday. An official statement said that where no specific format is…
Lions, tigers and leopards are provided coolers inside their enclosures, while several other animals receive water pools replenished regularly with ORS mixtures to prevent dehydration Ahmedabad: As Ahmedabad swelters under a relentless summer with temperatures soaring past 42 degrees celsius, the residents of Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden, popularly know as Kankaria Zoo, are feeling the…
Ahmedabad: Imagine driving at 60 km/h as dusk falls. Suddenly, a 60-square-metre digital billboard erupts in a flash of brilliant white light. In the single second it takes your pupils to adjust, you have travelled 17 metres effectively blind. In that distance, a braking car, a drifting motorcycle, or a pedestrian can become a casualty…
Ahmedabad: On Sunday, the maximum temperature in the city was 41.5 degrees celsius, 0.2 degrees higher than normal. On Saturday, the maximum temperature touched 40 degrees celsius.At 23.8 degrees, the minimum temperature on Sunday was 4.3 degrees lower than normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the city’s maximum temperature is likely to…
Ahmedabad: A 65-year-old grocery trader from the Old City lost nearly Rs 40,000 after falling prey to an online fraud while trying to avail of a promotional grocery offer advertised on social media.According to a complaint registered with Karanj police, Sunil Rajput, who runs a provision store near Victoria Garden, came across an advertisement on…
Ahmedabad: A 75-year-old Vastrapur resident died of injuries four days after he was allegedly knocked down by an unidentified vehicle near Vastrapur Lake, with the driver fleeing without stopping to help, police said.The deceased, Harivadan Trivedi, suffered severe head injuries in the accident that occurred on the morning of May 27. His son, Bhargav Trivedi…
Ahmedabad: AICC Gujarat in charge Mukul Wasnik on Sunday launched “On the Threshold of Career: What After 12th?”, a career guidance booklet that the party’s media convener Manish Doshi has been publishing for the past 21 years.Speaking at the event, Wasnik and GPCC president Amit Chavda said the booklet has helped thousands of students from…
Gandhinagar: The first phase of Population Census 2027 will begin across the state from Monday, with the directorate of census operations appealing to all citizens to participate. The last census in India was conducted in 2011.An official statement said that so far, 3.74 lakh citizens, including chief minister Bhupendra Patel, deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi,…
Gandhinagar: On the eve of World Milk Day which is observed on June 1, the state govt said that milk production in Gujarat has increased by 12.5 million tonnes in the past two decades, with lakhs of families earning their livelihood from animal husbandry.An official statement said that with an annual production of over 19…
