A football-themed sculpture near the Kankaria football ground in Ahmedabad. The ground is now mostly used for rallies, garba events, by people practising their driving skills, and for informal cricket matches Ahmedabad: Every Amdavadi knows the ‘Kankaria football ground’ near in Maninagar. But here’s a kicker: No one knows how the ground came to be…
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…
Since Ahmedabad won Unesco’s World Heritage City tag in 2017, AMC approved applications for renovations to around 200 heritage homes in the Walled City Ahmedabad: Keen on preserving its heritage city tag and worried about the impact of ‘developments’ on heritage value, Ahmedabad has made the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) report mandatory for every construction,…
Through a matrix guide, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has spelled out in which scenario a Heritage Impact Assessment will be needed Ahmedabad: Following Unesco’s Reactive Monitoring Mission in March this year, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Ahmedabad World Heritage City Trust (AWHCT) have formalised a Guiding Matrix — a rule-by-rule framework that determines exactly…
Industry leaders say higher logistics costs are the new normal amid the West Asia conflict Instead of relying solely on sea routes through the Strait of Hormuz, some exporters are routing cargo via Sohar and Khor Fakkan ports and then using road networks to reach markets across the Gulf region Industry leaders say higher logistics…
Ahmedabad: The recovery of the bodies of an 18-year-old woman and her 13-year-old relative from the Narmada canal near Bahiyal village in Dehgam taluka has sent shockwaves and triggered speculation in the region. Dehgam police said the two victims, residents of Kheda district, were found dead in the canal under unexplained circumstances.According to police, the…
Slug: Identity DoctoredAhmedabad: A man allegedly posed as a widower on a matrimonial website, used forged identity documents, and cheated a woman — whom he was ostensibly courting — of cash and a scooter. The information was released by the Ahmedabad crime branch on Sunday.According to the crime branch, the accused created a profile on…
Ahmedabad: At 40.6 degrees celsius, the city’s maximum temperature on Sunday was a little lower than Saturday’s 41.3 degrees celsius. While the partially cloudy sky and breeze hinted at the timely onset of southwest monsoon by Monday, the weather office said that any such celebration will have to wait.Sunday’s maximum temperature was 0.9 degrees above…
Ahmedabad: A pilgrimage trip turned tragic on Sunday when a private luxury bus carrying devotees overturned near Laheripura village on the Sevalia-Galteshwar Road in Kheda district, leaving a 65-year-old woman dead and injuring more than 30 passengers, police said.The bus was transporting devotees from Iyava village in Sanand taluka to Dakor and Galteshwar on the…
Gujarat man urges state not to deport Bangladeshi-born wife (Representative Image) ANAND: A man from Gujarat’s Anand district has urged the state government not to deport his Bangladeshi-born wife, claiming that she had embraced Hinduism and that her life could be at risk if she is sent back to her native country. The case has…
