Ahmedabad: District education officer (DEO) City has directed all govt and grant-in-aid secondary and higher secondary schools to submit proposals for scholarship benefits under the War Concession Scheme for the 2026-27 academic year.Schools must submit completed proposals along with certified documents to the designated office by Aug 20.The scheme is available to students whose parents…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s housing market is seeing fewer buyers take home loans, but those who remain are borrowing substantially more. Housing loan demand is shifting towards fewer, higher-value borrowers, with the average loan size surging 72% in a year to Rs 18.8 lakh in the June quarter compared to same period last year.The latest report by…
Ahmedabad: A total of 16 school teams participated in the Satellite Model Making Challenge on Tuesday, organised by the Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC) in collaboration with Isro-SAC ahead of National Space Day on Aug 23.Students in Classes 9 to 12 participated in teams of three, each with a mentor. The satellite models…
Ahmedabad: With Asiatic lions increasingly being spotted on Shatrunjaya hill in Palitana, Gujarat forest department is planning to launch round-the-clock drone surveillance to safeguard Jain pilgrims.Forest minister Arjun Modhwadia suggested that pilgrims venture out only between dawn and dusk for their safety.The department plans to set up four pre-fabricated watchtowers and four cabins to monitor…
Ahmedabad: Fourteen iPhones allegedly vanished from a parcel inside a luxury bus travelling from Pune to Ahmedabad. The phones, valued at Rs 10.7 lakh, were reportedly removed while the driver and cleaner were distracted.The parcel’s sender approached Ramol police on Monday.According to the complaint, the theft took place between 10.30am on July 15 and 3.30pm…
Ahmedabad: When a 64-year-old shopkeeper’s mobile phone began undergoing an automatic system update, he did not realise that he was about to become a cyberfraud victim. He put his phone aside and, within minutes, lost Rs 82,400 through an unauthorised UPI transaction.The complainant told Sarkhej police that he was at home around 2pm last Wednesday…
Ahmedabad: An overcast sky covered Ahmedabad and much of Gujarat on Tuesday. However, despite a seasonal trough stretching across the region, heavy monsoonal downpours remain elusive, leaving most of the state facing a prolonged dry spell.In Ahmedabad, conditions remained mild and typical for the season. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 33°C and a…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University and UGC’s Information and Library Network (Inflibnet) Centre in Gandhinagar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, enabling PhD candidates to conduct research under the mentorship of scientists at UGC’s inter-university centre.Under the seven-year agreement, GU has formally recognised Inflibnet as an official research centre. Qualified researchers can now pursue full-time…
Ahmedabad: This monsoon, like every other in recent years, Bopal turned into a bowl. Water pooled across the area, submerging roads and stranding residents, until the neighbourhood resembled the very thing revenue records say has been buried beneath it all along — a lake.The irony sits in plain sight. As Bopal went under, few noticed…
Gandhinagar: Newly appointed BJP national secretary Jagdish Patel has been given additional charge as the co-in charge of Uttar Pradesh, alongside Vinod Tawde, who will serve as the in charge, according to a statement issued by the BJP central office on Tuesday. Newly appointed BJP national secretary Jagdish Patel Jagdish, 61, represented Amraiwadi assembly constituency…
