Ramesh Katara, minister of State for Agriculture, was speaking at a public event in Godhra town of Panchmahal district on Saturday, marking 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre, when he made the remarks. AHMEDABAD: A Gujarat minister has sparked controversy after allegedly making disparaging remarks about teachers, with a teachers’ body…
Over the 10-year period, 52.5 lakh metric tons of groundnut were procured, with farmers receiving Rs 31,941 crore Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt has released a decade-long account of Minimum Support Price procurement, stating that between 2015-16 and 2025-26, 1.1 crore metric tonnes (MT) of agricultural produce worth Rs 65,570 crore were procured at MSP from…
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Ahmedabad: The maximum temperature on Saturday came down a notch from 42.7°C on Friday to 41.3°C. It was, however, still 1.6 degrees higher than normal. At 29°C, the minimum temperature, too, was 1 degree higher. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast, the maximum temperature on Sunday is likely to be around 41°C.The relative…
Ahmedabad: Two major industrial fires struck the city between Friday night and Saturday, leaving one worker dead at a plastic-waste unit in Odhav. A second blaze at a chemical godown in Narol caused heavy smoke but resulted in no casualties.The fatal blaze broke out at approximately 11.50pm on Friday at Ambika Plastic, located behind the…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat govt will unveil its new Industrial Policy 2026 on June 15, aimed at accelerating industrial growth, attracting investments, and boosting employment generation in the state.The policy will be launched by chief minister Bhupendra Patel in the presence of deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on Monday.According to the…
Ahmedabad: Computer and IT engineering branches remained the top earners for students during the recently concluded placements at LD College of Engineering (LDCE), one of Gujarat’s premier govt-run institutes. The highest package of Rs 25.9 lakh was offered to a student from the IT engineering stream, officials said. For computer engineering, the top offer stood…
AHMEDABAD: June 12, 2025. Air India Flight 171 takes off for London Gatwick at 1.38pm on a sunny Thursday with clear visibility. Thirty-two seconds later, disaster strikes. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying 242 people — including two pilots and 10 cabin crew — plunges to earth and crashes 1.7km from Ahmedabad airport. One man lives.For…
Ahmedabad: A 41-year-old Vejalpur homemaker has filed a police complaint against her husband, exposing a 19-year marriage allegedly defined by chronic infidelity, blackmail, dowry extortion, and ultimate abandonment.The woman, who has lived in a rented flat with her 14-year-old son for the past decade, approached the Vejalpur police on Friday after discovering her husband had…
CM inaugurates Hexaware office at GIFT City Ahmedabad: Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday inaugurated the new delivery centre of IT solutions and services provider, Hexaware Technologies, at the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar. The centre will cater to Hexaware’s global banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) clients across digital solutions,…
