Gandhinagar: State govt said on Tuesday that, on average, about 11,000 people have been using the new electric bus service every day in the state capital and that many preferred the service instead of their private vehicles.Equipped with air conditioning and CCTV, the new E-bus service has been operational in Gandhinagar since June 29 and…
Ahmedabad: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has refused to grant regular bail to Shama Parveen Ansari, 30, who was arrested in a case linked to alleged online terror propaganda of al‑Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).In July last year, Gujarat ATS arrested Ansari from Bengaluru for allegedly spreading al-Qaida propaganda through social media.She…
Increased activity, often illegal, around lion habitats has brought people and the big cats dangerously close. Gujarat has warned that illegal resorts violating permission norms and conducting activities that affect lions will be shut down and their structures razed Ahmedabad: Ten incidents of lion-human conflict in Greater Gir in 45 days is a disturbing number….
the medical body emphasised strict preventive measures to mitigate the spread of this dangerous sandfly-borne pathogen Ahmedabad: Amid rising concern over the spread of the deadly Chandipura virus, the Gujarat State Branch of the Indian Medical Association (GSB-IMA) on Tuesday issued a comprehensive medical advisory for both the general public and practicing paediatricians across the…
Ahmedabad: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport has become the third airport in India to earn Airports Council International’s (ACI) Level 5 Airport Customer Experience Accreditation, the highest recognition under the global programme.The airport, operated by Adani Airport Holdings Ltd, moved up from Level 4 accreditation, which it received in June 2025. The accreditation recognises…
Ahmedabad: Whenever identical twins — city-based businessmen Sanjeev and Rajeev Chhajer– fly for business or pleasure, they first hit a roadblock at Digi Yatra. The app, which promises quicker airport entry and security clearance through facial authentication, struggles to distinguish between them forcing one of them out of the fast-track process and into manual verification…
The session concluded with a roadmap for institutionalising these reforms Ahmedabad: Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) on Tuesday hosted a day-long workshop on police image and best practices in policing to address the widening trust gap between law enforcement and the public. IPS officers of DGP and IGP ranks from various states participated in the event…
Ahmedabad: IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) got a new centre of excellence — Mattu Centre of Research in Security Pricing and Corporate Finance — on Monday. The centre will carry out research in asset pricing, corporate finance, corporate governance, and broad themes in financial economics, said officials. It will have Joshy Jacob and Ellapulli Vasudevan as co-chairs,…
Ahmedabad: An Export Inspection Agency officer from Vadodara has come under CBI scrutiny over an alleged bribe-for-clearance racket. The agency alleges that an EIA deputy director, consultants and private persons created a channel to collect money for certificates of origin. The FIR claims bribes were routed through bank accounts and some transfers matched the officer’s…
The two followed her around the mall. She informed a security guard who called the police Ahmedabad: A Vastrapur police team arrested a man and detained a minor boy at a mall in Vastrapur for allegedly harassing a woman. The 21-year-old woman on Monday filed a complaint against the 25-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy…
