Ahmedabad: Rumours of fuel shortages that swept through Gujarat in March when the West Asia crisis was at its peak had a ripple effect on how Gujarat preferred its vehicles. Buyers walking into showrooms inquiring about petrol and CNG models of two- and four-wheelers, began leaning towards EVs. This momentum continued in April as well…
Ahmedabad: The special operations group (SOG) of the city crime branch has arrested a 32-year-old trader for allegedly storing and selling duplicate electric wires and related packaging material of multiple brands, officials said on Tuesday. Goods worth Rs 16.6 lakh were seized during the action.Acting on specific inputs received through an investigation officer associated with…
Ahmedabad: Around 500 workers at an industrial unit in the Memco area went on strike on Wednesday, raising demands over salary hikes and overtime payments. The workers staged a protest and halted operations, also listing eight demands related to wages and working conditions.Sources said employees had earlier raised concerns about pay revision and overtime compensation,…
Ahmedabad: Rumours of fuel shortages that swept through Gujarat in March when the West Asia crisis was at its peak had a ripple effect on how Gujarat preferred its vehicles. Buyers walking into showrooms inquiring about petrol and CNG models of two- and four-wheelers, began leaning towards EVs. This momentum continued in April as well…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Subordinate Services Selection Board’s (GSSSSB) changing stand on a basic economics principle — the law of demand — triggered a legal battle after it treated two different answers to the same question as correct in recruitment exams held eight years apart. In 2016, the board in its answer key had held…
Ahmedabad: In an incident, which locals allege was the result of civic body’s negligence, a young man on a motorbike fell into an open pit on the busy Bibi Talav Road in Vatva on Tuesday night. The pit, not repaired for over a fortnight, was also not barricaded, locals said. The youth riding by fell…
Ahmedabad: Online auctions of two commercial plots in Bodakdev have fetched the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Rs 365.8 crore. The civic body had announced online auctions of 19 residential and commercial plots earlier this year, following which five plots in Bodakdev, Thaltej, Motera and Shilaj went under the hammer on Tuesday. There were no takers…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s Class 10 students have scripted history this year by delivering the highest pass percentage ever recorded in SSC exams conducted by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB). The pass rate for regular candidates stands at 83.86%, improving by 0.78 percentage points over last year. The overall pass percentage, including repeaters and…
Ahmedabad: Just as summer is peaking, Ahmedabad is set to face a 10-day water squeeze, with supply expected to dip in eastern and western areas of the city. From Thursday, residents across five zones — West, Central, North, East and South — will see a 10% to 15% cut in morning and evening water supply….
Ahmedabad: Science has emerged as a paradoxical subject in the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) Class 10 exams this year — widely regarded as challenging, yet producing the highest number of top scorers.According to official data released by the Board, science recorded the maximum number of A-1 grades (91–100 marks), with as…
