Ahmedabad: Homebuyers in Ahmedabad may have to pay more for under-construction properties from July 1, as real estate developers have decided to increase prices by 5-10% amid a sharp rise in construction costs triggered by supply disruptions following the West Asia conflict.The decision was taken during a meeting of nearly 400 developers organised by Credai…
The two accused nabbed by Ahmedabad cybercrime police from Rajasthan ran multiple Telegram accounts. They would allegedly contact NEET aspirants and their parents with the lure of access to exam Re-NEET papers Ahmedabad: Twelve complaints against them in different states, and transactions worth Rs 1.5 crore. Ahmedabad cyber crime branch’s first arrests in the NEET…
Two years after a NEET-UG scandal, fraudulent networks are still targeting medical aspirants, offering to manipulate exam centres and answer sheets across multiple states. AHMEDABAD: Two years after the NEET-UG malpractice scandal at a Godhra examination centre exposed how organised networks allegedly manipulated answersheets, fraudsters continue to market similar services to medical aspirants and their…
Slug: Stock Market LureAhmedabad: A 71-year-old retiree from Vasna has fallen victim to an elaborate cyber fraud in which scammers posed as stock market advisers and duped him and his wife of over Rs 1.2 crore.According to a complaint lodged with the cybercrime police on Saturday, the fraud began on March 19, when the victim…
Ahmedabad: A 6-year-old boy died on Friday while his mother and younger brother were rescued after they entered the Narmada main canal near Sherisa village in Kalol taluka of Gandhinagar district following a domestic dispute. Santej police are probing the case after a complaint was lodged on Sunday.According to the complaint, the 24-year-old woman had…
Ahmedabad: A 22-year-old woman approached the Abhayam 181 women helpline after her family refused to take her back. According to helpline officials, the woman had left home at the age of 20 to marry a youth of her choice.“After her elopement, her father allegedly died by suicide, fearing social stigma. The family not only lost…
Ahmedabad: The city crime branch arrested two brothers wanted in connection with an attempted murder case registered at Vastrapur police station and recovered a country-made revolver from one of them during a late-night operation near the riverfront in Danilimda.According to a complaint filed by a detection of crime branch (DCB) officer, the accused were identified…
Gandhinagar: Around 2.4 lakh candidates on Sunday appeared for the written examination for recruitment of constables in the state police force.A statement from the Gujarat Police Recruitment Board said that of the 2.6 lakh candidates shortlisted for the written test, 2.4 lakh (91%) appeared at centres in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara, Gandhinagar and Anand.The examination…
Gandhinagar: The state govt said on Sunday that Gujarat has emerged as the leading state in implementing Phase II of the Pradhan Mantri-SVAMITVA scheme, issuing more than half of all property cards prepared across the country. Govt added that drone-based mapping has been completed in over 11,500 villages.An official statement said that 32,35,260 property cards…
Ahmedabad: A 69-year-old woman living alone in the Satellite area has alleged that two housekeeping workers hired through a cleaning service agency stole gold jewellery worth Rs 3.7lakh from her apartment while carrying out cleaning work. Satellite police have registered a theft case and launched an investigation.According to the complaint, the victim, who resides in…
