File photo of Hemant Modi in police custody Ahmedabad: The cameras kept rolling, and the roles kept coming as nobody realised that Hemant Nagindas Modi had a life sentence hanging over him. The 54-year-old, arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch last week, allegedly spent nearly 12 years on the run after jumping parole — not…
Ahmedabad: Tension gripped a locality in Ramol after locals discovered a man’s body in a pool of blood on Monday morning. The dead man, identified as Ghanshyam Prajapati, 34, is believed to have died by suicide in the public area by slitting his right wrist with a glass shard, police said. According to Ramol police…
Gandhinagar: The state govt has initiated intensive screening of passengers arriving at the Ahmedabad airport from African countries like Uganda, Congo and South Sudan in view of the Ebola outbreak in these countries. While there have been no suspected cases in Gujarat yet, state health minister Praful Pansheriya on Monday said that following the Centre’s…
Gandhinagar: The state govt on Monday issued charge arrangement orders, giving additional charge to IAS officers.Suthar Raj Rameshchandra, chief executive officer, Surat Urban Development Authority (Suda) has been given additional charge of the post of MD, Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (DGVCL), relieving Yogesh Choudhary of additional charge of that post.K P Joshi, MS, Paschim…
Ahmedabad: Convicted murderer Satish Ruparelia pulled off a feat few fugitives ever manage: After jumping parole twice —remaining undetected for 13 years the second time — he built an entirely new public life under the nose of the law, just 4km from the Sabarmati Central Jail he fled. Sentenced to life for the sensational 1994…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat govt has proposed to invest nearly Rs 460 crore for a dedicated electronics manufacturing cluster (EMC) in Sanand. The move is aimed at strengthening the state’s ambitions of emerging as a major semiconductor and electronics manufacturing hub.The proposed cluster, planned over 91.53 hectares situated mainly in Hirapur and Charal villages of Sanand…
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Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Medical Association (AMA) on Sunday organized ‘Rupantaran,’ a soft skill training programme for the doctors and staff members of city-based medical institutions. Dr Jignesh Shah, president of AMA, said that the purpose of the event is to strengthen the bond between doctors and patients, and improve quality of care. Source link
Ahmedabad: A senior citizen was detained by city police on Friday after an 11-year-old girl was allegedly molested. The girl’s mother had approached the Abhayam 181 women helpline.“The caller informed us that her daughter was profusely crying after being molested. A team immediately reached the residence along with a police team. The girl was counselled…
Ahmedabad: Kalupur police have arrested two more accused in the Rs 8.7 crore theft from the RBI currency chest at Bank of Baroda’s Kalupur branch and recovered Rs 60 lakh in cash from their possession, officials said.The latest arrests come days after police nabbed the main accused, Harsiddh Kadiyar, a joint custodian at the bank,…
