Ahmedabad: The Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) on Tuesday announced Round 1 seat allotments for MBA and MCA programmes for the 2026-27 academic year.Of the 4,857 candidates who completed registration by paying fees, 4,723 made it to the merit list — 2,469 for MBA and 1,647 for MCA, with 177 eligible for both programmes.In…
Gandhinagar: State govt said on Tuesday that Gujarat had cut carbon emissions by 49.8 million tonnes during 2025-26, a step towards its net-zero goal.The state also generated a record 67,655 million units of electricity from renewable sources in the same period, govt said.A key driver behind this has been the rapid expansion of solar, wind,…
Ahmedabad: A one-year-old boy was killed after a speeding car ran him over inside the Government Polytechnic campus in Sector 26 on Monday afternoon.The victim, Lavyansh Amliyar, was the son of Urvish Amliyar, a mason from Simaliya Khurd village in Dahod district. Urvish and his wife, Laxmi, were engaged in construction work on an under-construction…
Ahmedabad: Days after the blast at an illegal firecracker factory in Ramol claimed 10 lives, police across Gujarat intensified inspections of firecracker units, leading to the seizure of illegal stock worth Rs 39.6 crore from two godowns at Matoda Patiya in Ahmedabad on Monday.Changodar police raided two adjoining warehouses operating under the name Ambika Trade…
Ahmedabad: Darshil Modi, who owns an Amul parlour in Bopal, has been awarded a one-year jail term by an Ahmedabad rural court after an 18-year-old was electrocuted by a signboard pole in 2020.According to the prosecution, Modi erected an iron pole for an advertising signboard on a public road and illegally drew an electricity connection…
Ahmedabad: A local court on Tuesday allowed state govt to withdraw a criminal case registered against Hardik Patel, BJP MLA and former Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) convener, and six others “in the interest of justice”.State govt has withdrawn several other criminal cases against Patel in the past. In this case, Nikol police filed an…
Caption: Forest department says it has found no evidence to support the big cat’s visit to ChandkhedaAhmedabad: The news of a leopard sighting at Serendeep Mansions in Shela early on Monday was followed by reports on Tuesday of a big cat strolling in Chandkheda.A picture of a leopard crossing a Chandkheda road went viral, with…
Caption: Forest department says it has found no evidence to support the big cat’s visit to ChandkhedaAhmedabad: The news of a leopard sighting at Serendeep Mansions in Shela early on Monday was followed by reports on Tuesday of a big cat strolling in Chandkheda.A picture of a leopard crossing a Chandkheda road went viral, with…
Ahmedabad: While lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, and hypertension raise the risk of cardiovascular diseases, they can also lead to neurological diseases, said experts on World Brain Day, observed annually on July 21.This year’s theme is ‘Brain Health: Access to All’, reflecting the need for prevention and early intervention for all classes of society.“A…
The court also fined Tafzulhusen Kureshi Rs 5,000 and ordered Rs 1 lakh compensation for the child under the Victim Compensation Scheme. Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court on Tuesday sentenced an 84-year-old shopkeeper from Madhavpura to five years in jail for sexually harassing and assaulting a 5-year-old girl who visited his shop to buy chocolates.The…
