Grab from video of the incident at Nirma University in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: A day after a video of a Nirma University professor holding a student by the collar went viral, the educational institution on Friday formed a high-powered committee comprising three deans and directors. The committee will probe the incident and submit its report in…
The contraband was hidden inside the telescopic handle and the suitcase’s base support Ahmedabad: A flyer’s plan to hoodwink customs officers and get past checks with nearly a kilogram of cocaine was foiled at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Thursday. In all, 981g of cocaine was found in one of the biggest drug…
Professor H K Patel, the head of the department, was addressing the audience from the stage when the student made a quip from a movie. AHMEDABAD: A day after a video of a Nirma University professor holding a student by the collar went viral, both the professor and the student have apologised to each other,…
Gandhinagar: A retired employee of the state secretariat was allegedly murdered with a sharp weapon at a deserted govt plot in Charedi, Gandhinagar, on Friday. The deceased was identified as Ramesh Patel, a resident of Sector 26. According to preliminary information, Patel had gone to the plot as part of his daily routine of feeding…
Ahmedabad: The city on Friday recorded a maximum temperature of 34.3 degrees celsius, which was 0.1 degree above normal. At 26.2 degrees celsius, the minimum temperature was 1.6 degrees higher than normal. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Saturday could be a cloudy day. The line of withdrawal of southwest monsoon passes through Deesa and…
Ahmedabad: The medical admission committee (MAC) has announced the schedule for the third round of admissions to MBBS and BDS courses in the state. The committee has also announced a separate schedule for students seeking to cancel their admissions confirmed in the earlier rounds.A total of 738 vacant seats will be available for allotment in…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has expressed concern over recurring litigation arising from decisions on non-agricultural (NA) land-use permissions and granted state govt time to work out an administrative solution.Earlier this month, court had slammed the revenue department for not following court orders and instead giving preference to govt circulars in deciding NA applications. This happened…
Gujarat High Court at Sola in Ahmedabad. Photo by Kevin Antao. 12-07-11. Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has held that India’s premier technical intelligence organisation, National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), was not a defence organisation.By ruling so, HC dismissed a petition filed by daughter of a scientist, who is from Gujarat and is employed with NTRO,…
Ahmedabad: A firecracker shop near Kalupur Circle was sealed on Thursday evening for storing crackers worth Rs 3.5 lakh and selling them without a statutory licence or a fire safety no-objection certificate. Acting on a tip-off, a CID Crime team raided Shivam Traders in Sakar Bazaar around 5pm. About 42 varieties of crackers were stored…
Makarba over bridge traffic Ahmedabad Friday,25,September,2026Photo Yogesh Chawda Makarba over bridge traffic Ahmedabad Friday,25,September,2026 Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: Within hours of the Makarba railway overbridge opening on Thursday, traffic snarls developed near Corporate Road, and on Friday, traffic police introduced diversions that forced motorists to take U-turns at the end of long stretches. Those travelling…
