Ahmedabad: Authorities have expressed serious concern over the absence of action against grant-in-aid schools that have failed to carry out mandatory financial audits, pointing to administrative apathy at the district level. In Ahmedabad, the district education officer (DEO) issued strict notices to 153 granted secondary and higher secondary schools for failing to complete their required…
Gandhinagar: An analysis of school dropouts in Gujarat has found that the lack of admission opportunities at higher levels is one of the key reasons students leave school at different stages. A study conducted by the state education department shows that around 4 lakh students drop out from their schools due to non-availability of admission…
Ahmedabad: Hours before voters were to head to polling booths in Mehsana, a clash turned fatal. A 30-year-old man lost his life after being attacked during a confrontation late on Friday. The victim, Miten Chaudhary, was campaigning for his uncle, Mahendra Chaudhary, a BJP member contesting the Mehsana Municipal Corporation election from Ward 4.According to…
Shashank Nimkar’s venture recycles ceramic rejects Things end up in landfills for a reason — no one has figured out how to make money from them. Metals rarely reach a dump. They have resale value, so an entire economy exists to recover every last kilo. What gets left behind is the material with no price…
Shashank Nimkar’s venture recycles ceramic rejects Things end up in landfills for a reason — no one has figured out how to make money from them. Metals rarely reach a dump. They have resale value, so an entire economy exists to recover every last kilo. What gets left behind is the material with no price…
Ahmedabad: A city sessions court on Friday acquitted seven policemen in a case of murder of one Raju alias Kanti Thakkar in Sardarnagar police custody in 2013 and then attempting to destroy evidence by trying to dispose of his body. Additional sessions judge M P Purohit acquitted PSI Babu Patel, Bhadreshsinh Jadeja, Jagdish Patel, Dharmendrasinh…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Friday dismissed 18 petitions challenging the rejection of candidates’ nomination papers and the acceptance of rival nominations for the local body elections, ruling that such disputes cannot be heard under Article 226 once the electoral process has begun.The petitions were filed by candidates after rejection of their nominations at…
Ahmedabad: Airfares from Ahmedabad to Kolkata have risen sharply, with one-way ticket prices touching Rs 17,000-22,000 on election dates. The rise is a result of election travel, the ongoing IPL matches and peak holiday demand. Hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices has further impacted fares.Disha Basu, a professional in Ahmedabad, who booked herself an…
Ahmedabad: A police constable has been booked for abetment of suicide following the death of his wife in Vasna. Her family has alleged prolonged physical and mental harassment.According to a complaint filed with the Vasna police station on Thursday, the deceased, Geeta Purohit, 35, allegedly died by suicide on April 15 at her residence in…
Ahmedabad: An Ahmedabad rural sessions court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of a woman, relying on CCTV footage and DNA evidence linking one of the accused to the crime scene.Additional sessions judge K S Trivedi convicted Ramshankar Maurya and Sunil Gautam in the case related to the killing of a…
