Ahmedabad: Abhayam counsellors persuaded community leaders to allow a woman to return to her family after she complained of harassment by her husband. The woman’s family was reluctant to accept her fearing being ostracized by their community.About three years ago, the woman married a man she loved. Around one-and-a-half years into the marriage, problems began…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has announced that it will sponsor 40 students annually for the India Semiconductor Workforce Development Program (ISWDP), an initiative by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, in collaboration with Synopsys and Samsung since 2025.The scheme is part of a broader national effort under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), through…
Ahmedabad: In the 2026 elections to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), six sons of former councillors from the BJP and the Congress contested the polls. The BJP fielded five sons of former councillors, while the Congress gave a ticket to one. Of these, four sons of former BJP councillors emerged victorious, while the son of…
Ahmedabad: Five years after being buried under a saffron landslide in 2021, the Gujarat Congress seems to be finally emerging from the rubble. The party has improved its numbers in key cities and made inroads in new urban regions, though its losses in rural areas reveal a split performance. While it has not been able…
SABARKANTHA: At least six women were killed and eight others were injured after a private bus collided with a van on a highway in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district on Wednesday, police said, according to news agency PTI. The van was carrying women from Modasa in Aravalli district when a speeding bus hit it from behind on…
Ahmedabad: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) faced a total washout in the 2026 Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections, failing to win a single seat. This is a sharp decline from the 2021 polls, where the party made a strong debut with seven councillors: three from Maktampura and four from Jamalpur.Despite fielding 36 candidates across more than…
The BJP dominated Gujarat’s local body elections, securing nearly 60% of the vote in municipal corporations and maintaining a strong lead across taluka panchayats, district panchayats, and municipalities AHMEDABAD: The BJP secured nearly 60% vote share in Gujarat’s 15 municipal corporations, underlining its strong dominance in urban local body elections. The party won 59.36% of…
Gujarat civic body election The sweeping electoral victory by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across Gujarat’s municipal corporations has resulted in a striking democratic gap, with 10 of 15 municipal corporations failing to meet the mandatory 10% seat threshold required to appoint a leader of opposition (LoP).Two, Morbi and Porbandar — have no opposition presence…
Ahmedabad: When results of the AMC elections were announced on Tuesday, the BJP secured a massive mandate with 160 seats, but the most talked-about outcome came from Khadia ward in the Old City area. Long regarded as a BJP stronghold for over four decades, Khadia sprung a major surprise as the Congress swept all four…
Ahmedabad: The contest in Chandkheda ward during the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections turned high-profile as ‘cousins’ from the Congress and BJP were pitted against each other. Congress fielded sitting woman corporator Rajshree Kesari for one of the four seats in Chandkheda ward. The BJP, meanwhile, fielded Yashkumar Jadav, son of former corporator Jayanti Jadav, for…
