Ahmedabad: Dealers in Ahmedabad district have scheduled deliveries of vehicles worth an estimated Rs 177 crore this rath yatra. Sale of cars and two-wheelers, besides electric vehicles are set to record double-digit growth over last year.Dealers expect to deliver around 7,200 two-wheelers, 31% more from 5,500 in 2025, while scheduled car deliveries are estimated at…
Real estate to mutual funds Real estate professionals offer their clients contracts to discuss home purchases, insurance or real estate loans. Home sales agents sit at the office with new home buyers in the office. Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s mutual fund market is witnessing a new wave of investors as retirees and individuals inheriting family wealth increasingly…
Move is expected to speed up the disposal of govt files, accelerate implementation of policy decisions and help citizens get their work completed in less time Gandhinagar: To make administrative work faster and more efficient, the state govt has decided to raise the number of section officer posts in the secretariat cadre from the present…
Barrier-free gardens have been planned across all 17 municipal corporations, complete with wheelchair-friendly pathways Gandhinagar: The state urban development department has issued a govt resolution to create facilities in public parks accessible to persons with disabilities. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the department has rolled out an accessible garden scheme that mandates the creation of sensory-rich,…
Vadodara/Ahmedabad: After making global headlines for slowing ships in the Persian Gulf during the Strait of Hormuz crisis, barnacles—tiny shell-covered marine creatures that cling to rocks and ship hulls—are now exposing alarming levels of microplastic pollution along Gujarat’s coastline.A study by researchers from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU) and the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) has…
I-T department had wronglyinvoked Section 55A, said HC Ahmedabad: In a case that sounds stranger than fiction, Gujarat High Court has quashed income tax department’s attempt to reopen the assessment of a woman who died five years before a demand notice landed in her name.The case involves Padmaben Trivedi from Bhimpore village in Nani Daman,…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt on Wednesday announced a rehabilitation package for businesses, commercial establishments and service units affected by the recent floods in Surat district and Surat Municipal Corporation areas. As part of the relief measures, govt will also waive property tax for one year in flood-affected residential and commercial areas of Surat city.Heavy rain had…
Ahmedabad: A truck driver was killed and another injured after their vehicles collided on the Sarkhej-Dholka Road near Bakrol village on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 7.30am when an Eicher truck loaded with bricks collided with another truck. The impact crushed the cabin of the Eicher truck, trapping the driver inside. He died before…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University completed the first round of postgraduate admissions, with a total of 4,118 seats allotted across various programmes. The data reflects a strong response from students seeking admission to diverse academic streams, including commerce, arts, science, law and education.Among the major courses, MA recorded the highest number of allotments, with 896 seats, followed…
Ahmedabad: Two separate road rage incidents in the city left two people injured and a car damaged, with three FIRs registered at Sarkhej and Vadaj police stations.In the complaints filed at Sarkhej police station, a minor traffic dispute between a motorcyclist and an autorickshaw driver escalated into an assault involving sticks and fists near Janpath…
