Gujarat University vice-chancellor Neerja Gupta’s tenure ends on June 30 Ahmedabad: With Gujarat University vice-chancellor Neerja Gupta’s tenure ending on June 30, delays in forming the mandatory search committee have triggered intense speculation over who will head the state’s largest university next. The state govt has yet to appoint the crucial third member of the…
In Gujarat, cooperative sugar societies have ensured that farmers receive maximum benefits not only from sugar production but also from the income generated through various by-products such as molasses, ethanol, and power generation through co-generation Gandhinagar: In a major relief to the state’s agriculture sector, the Gujarat govt has officially approved the sugarcane prices paid…
Urban Gujarat residents consume only 5.251kg of vegetables per person every 30 days, less than half the recommended 12kg Ahmedabad: Gujaratis may love their fafda, gathiya, and farsan, but new govt data suggests the state’s appetite for oil is now far above healthy limits. A new analysis by the Union ministry of statistics and programme…
Ahmedabad: Two separate ATM card swap frauds reported in different parts of Ahmedabad have left customers cheated of a total of Rs 1.4 lakh. Police registered offences against unidentified accused on Tuesday.In the first case registered with Anandnagar police, a 47-year-old homemaker from Satellite alleged that two unidentified men swapped her ATM card while she…
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has not yet issued marksheets for the Class X results declared on May 6 Ahmedabad: It has been three weeks since the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) declared the Class X results, but students are yet to get their original marksheets. Officials have cited…
The department has begun identifying weak lions across the landscape Ahmedabad/Rajkot: A fresh health scare has gripped Gir, the only home of the Asiatic lion, after five lions died over 10 days across the Gir East and Gir West forest divisions. The deaths have triggered alarm in the forest department and revived memories of the…
The accused in custody on Tuesday. The crackdown followed a tip-off received by Gujarat ATS on May 25 Ahmedabad: A scrap warehouse in Gujarat’s Valsad district was allegedly being used as a covert drug manufacturing unit where banned mephedrone (MD) was processed into high-grade powder before being distributed to buyers, officials from the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist…
File photo of AI 171 that crashed into the hostel of the B J Medical college on June 12 last year killing 260 Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt announced on Tuesday that a new hostel complex equipped with state-of-the-art facilities like a modern mess, gymnasium, recreation room and attractive landscaping will be constructed at the site…
Engineering courses surge Ahmedabad: Computer engineering and allied courses—information technology (IT), artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI-ML), and data science—have expanded sharply in Gujarat over the past decade. In 2025, these programmes together offered 41,646 seats, up from 4,560 in 2015, an addition of staggering 37,086 seats and an 813% rise, according to Admission Committee…
Ahmedabad: The city recorded a maximum temperature of 43.2°C on Tuesday, 1.3 degrees above normal. It was the second consecutive day of temperatures above 43°C for the city. At 28.2°C, the minimum temperature was on a par with long-term normal temperatures. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the city’s maximum temperature is likely…
