Ahmedabad: The Shahibaug police have registered an offence against a Civil Hospital security guard for allegedly assaulting a 25-year-old patient’s relative and abusing him inside the hospital premises.According to a complaint lodged on Saturday, Rahul Marwadi, a resident of Meghaninagar, said he works as a daily wager and lives with his mother. His grandfather, Madanlal,…
AHMEDABAD: Homegrown pharma major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd on Monday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based Organon & Co in an all-cash transaction at $11.75 billion. The US-listed firm’s acquisition marks one of the largest outbound deals by an Indian drugmaker.Under the agreement, Sun Pharma will buy all outstanding shares of…
Ahmedabad: In the municipal corporation elections held on Sunday, Ahmedabad recorded an average voter turnout of 45.7%. Wards in the Old City and eastern parts of the city registered higher turnout compared to the city average. Notably, wards such as Shahpur, Dariapur, Jamalpur and Khadia, which have a sizeable Muslim voter base, logged higher participation…
Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan voted with his family in Vadodara for Gujarat local body elections VADODARA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Yusuf Pathan on Sunday said the BJP is unlikely to be removed from power in Gujarat for the next 40–50 years, underlining the party’s sustained public support in the state.Speaking to mediapersons after voting…
Ahmedabad: A video shared on social media on Sunday evening alleging the presence of an insect in a sandwich served at an ITC hotel in Vastrapur led to action by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). “A citizen lodged a complaint stating that a small flying insect was found in a sandwich served at the ITC…
Ahmedabad: As the city voted to elect 190 councillors to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Sunday, several voters reached polling booths only to discover that their names were missing from the electoral rolls. In Ramol-Hathijan ward, around 1,000 residents from 303 households of Pushpak City found themselves in a bind after their names did…
Ahmedabad: The state unit of the Congress party said that “mismanagement and insufficient information” provided by the State Election Commission (SEC) caused inconvenience to voters, and many could not cast their vote as the location of polling stations was changed overnight.State Congress media convener Manish Doshi said that voters could not access details of their…
Gandhinagar: Residents of Dela village situated in Mehsana Municipal Corporation limits boycotted the civic body’s first election, with none of its residents turning up to vote between 7am and 6pm. The village is protesting its inclusion in the corporation limits. Dela was included within Ward 4 of the municipal corporation, and the polling station was…
Ahmedabad: Amdavadis voted on Sunday to elect 190 corporators to the state’s largest municipal corporation, recording a voter turnout of 45.7% in 45°C heat. The 2021 turnout for civic body polls was 42.5%.No major law and order issues were reported, though Congress and BJP workers briefly clashed at a polling station in Kubernagar ward and…
Ahmedabad: The Infocity police in Gandhinagar on Saturday registered a complaint of a ₹3.4 crore fraud involving fake UK work permit visas, based on a complaint filed by a visa consultant. The complainant, a 31-year-old who runs a visa consultancy firm in Kudasan, alleged that he was cheated by two persons who promised to arrange…
