Officials have not disclosed how much, if any, money was ultimately transferred to the accused through the scheme Ahmedabad: Hundreds of NEET aspirants were expecting exam fee refunds. Instead, a 19-year-old college student from Bihar was allegedly trying to divert the funds to his own bank accounts. By exploiting weak passwords, he is suspected to…
Ahmedabad: A 35-year-old woman from the Thakkarbapanagar area of Ahmedabad was booked after immigration authorities alleged that she travelled abroad multiple times using forged passports issued in the names of other women. She allegedly replaced the original passport holders’ photographs with her own to impersonate them, said police. The probe has been shifted from the…
Schools have been given time until July 15 to submit their applications through the official online portal Ahmedabad: The process for class expansion in granted secondary and higher secondary schools across Gujarat has officially begun with the commissioner of schools inviting online applications from schools seeking approval to increase divisions in Classes 9 and 10,…
Ahmedabad: The state govt may have tightened prohibition laws by prescribing longer jail terms for violators, but in this case it failed to secure even the minimum one-year sentence for a man in an inebriated condition who was found loitering on a public street.A resident of Kankaria was booked under Sections 66(1)B and 85(1)(3) of…
Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar: Positioning the state as a global hub for semiconductors, clean energy and advanced manufacturing, the Gujarat government on Monday unveiled the ‘Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026’. Launched in Gandhinagar by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and Dy CM, Harsh Sanghavi, the policy aims to attract investments worth Rs 10 lakh crore in next five…
Sources cited growing student numbers and new programmes as key drivers Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) seems to be in an expansion mode. The top B-school is all set to acquire a 21,707-square-metre (5.4-acre) land plot in Vastrapur from Ahmedabad Education Society (AES).The AES, registered as a trust, owns an open land…
Under the policy, startups will receive sustenance allowance of Rs 25,000 per month for one year, while startups with women co-founders will receive Rs 30,000 per month Ahmedabad: The Gujarat govt has announced sustenance allowance, seed support, and additional incentives for women-led and high-technology ventures under the Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026.Under the policy, startups…
Gujarat’s minister of state for agriculture, Ramesh Katara Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s minister of state for agriculture, Ramesh Katara, has issued a public apology after facing widespread backlash over his controversial remarks against teachers during a govt event in Godhra. The comments sparked strong reactions from teachers’ associations and the education fraternity across the state.During the event…
The latest sanction covers installation on 598km spanning 48 block sections, at an estimated cost of Rs 140 crore Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad division of the Western Railway is set to become fully equipped with Kavach 4.0 after Indian Railways approved the expansion of the indigenous train protection system across the remaining sections of the division.The…
The DEO office has scheduled a hearing on June 19 at 11am Ahmedabad: The district education officer (DEO) of Ahmedabad city has initiated action on proposals submitted by secondary and higher secondary schools seeking reduction of classes due to declining student strength and related factors. Around 12 schools have been issued official notices to remain…
