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…
Gandhinagar: Rallies and roadshows marked the final day of campaigning for Gujarat’s civic body elections, with chief minister Bhupendra Patel leading a BJP roadshow in eastern Ahmedabad as candidates across parties held similar outreach programmes in their wards. Patel, accompanied by Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma, led the roadshow that began from Shyam Shikhar crossroads,…
Ahmedabad: For Parul Desai, something didn’t feel quite right when she saw her 70-year-old neighbour Rita Desai wearing a worried look and closing the door on her in a hurry to go back to a video call. That’s unusual, Parul thought, having known Rita for over three decades as her neighbour in Maninagar’s Tapasvi Apartments….
Ahmedabad: Three members of a family, including a 6-year-old child, were killed in a horrific road accident after a speeding pickup vehicle rammed into their motorcycle on the Lakhtar-Viramgam highway near Kameejla village on Friday. The impact was so severe that one of the victims’ limbs was severed, police said.The deceased were identified as Alpesh…
Ahmedabad: The city felt the full weight of the summer sun on Friday as the mercury climbed to 42.1°C, marking one of the hottest days this month. The maximum and minimum temperatures pushed 1.9 degrees above the seasonal average, leaving residents without even a nighttime reprieve as the minimum temperature hovered stubbornly at a warm…
Ahmedabad: In preparation for the upcoming Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched an extensive project to modernize the traditional procession route. The initiative focuses on the stretch from Jamalpur Crossroads to Danapith, with the civic body allocating Rs 19.59 crore for the upgrades. Approximately 75% of the renovation is already…
Ahmedabad: For thousands of candidates preparing for the preliminary exam of the Teacher Aptitude Test for Secondary (TAT-S) exam, the countdown to May 3 has begun. But for some, a mistake on their hall ticket has added unexpected stress. Nearly 25 candidates say the medium of exam has been wrongly printed. With no provision for…
Ahmedabad: Karnavati Club and Rajpath Club in the city have announced special discounts at their restaurants for members voting in the AMC polls on Sunday. The offer runs from Sunday to April 28, with both clubs offering 25% discount at their in-house restaurants to encourage voter participation.Chetan Shah, president, Karnavati Club said, “We have around…
Ahmedabad: A migrant labourer was brutally attacked by a mob in Chandkheda on Friday afternoon after being suspected of an alleged attempt to kidnap a child, once again underlining the dangers of rumour-driven vigilantism.The victim, a man in his early 30s from Tundla in Uttar Pradesh, was walking near a residential society in Chandkheda when…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University (GU) has reconstituted its Allied and Healthcare Board after controversy erupted over the appointment of members to the earlier panel. The step follows objections raised by the Gujarat State Allied and Healthcare Council, after which the university dissolved the previous board and constituted a fresh one with academically qualified representatives.In Dec, the…
