Ahmedabad: A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday after holding he was held guilty of murdering a person over a quarrel regarding cigarette smoking in 2020.According to the prosecution’s case, Hitesh Parmar, a resident of Behrampura, stabbed Ajay Kabira to death on the evening of Nov 3, 2020, in the jurisdiction of…
Gandhinagar: The role of secretariat officer in the administrative system is crucial as decisions made at this level have long-lasting effects on governance, said chief secretary Manoj Das, while inaugurating a three-day special training workshop for deputy secretary-level officers. The training programme is being organised by Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA) between April…
Ahmedabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday criticised the BJP over the Uniform Civil Code and urged people to vote against the ruling party ahead of the local polls.Addressing an election rally in Ahmedabad ahead of Sunday’s AMC election, the AIMIM chief said, “I request you all to use your votes…
Gandhinagar: Voting concluded without any major untoward incident for the Umreth assembly constituency byelection on Thursday, with 59.04% of the voters exercising their franchise.A statement by the office of the chief electoral officer (CEO) said that before voting, a mock poll was conducted on EVMs at each polling station. It was attended by polling agents…
Ahmedabad: A burglary at a locked bungalow in Sector-2C of Gandhinagar resulted in the theft of valuables worth Rs 99 lakh. Police later cracked the case, arrested one accused and recovered property valued at over Rs 1 crore.The bungalow belongs to an NRI businessman residing in Africa, who had visited Gujarat in Jan. Police said…
Ahmedabad: The application process for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in private schools concluded on Thursday. This year, nearly 2.5 lakh applications were received for more than 84,000 seats available under the 25% RTE quota across the state. The period for filling out forms was initially set from April 4 to April…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Thursday directed the state authorities to allow some 750-odd candidates, who narrowly failed the last Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) by a couple of marks, to participate in the ongoing recruitment process for 11,000 primary teachers on certain conditions and giving an undertaking.Justice Nirzar Desai ordered the director of primary…
Ahmedabad: Several Gujarat-based companies have delivered sharply better returns from their March-April lows than the benchmark indices, highlighting strong stock-specific recovery in the state’s corporate universe.While the Nifty rose 8.98% from its low of 22,182 to 24,173, and the sensex gained 8.55% from 71,545.8 to 77,664, a number of Gujarat-linked stocks posted far stronger advances.Gujarat…
Ahmedabad: On Thursday, the health department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) carried out a raid at a bungalow situated in the Nikol area of the city, where a unit manufacturing fake ghee was unearthed. In a room on the first floor of the bungalow, ghee was being manufactured using a blend of vegetable fat and…
Ahmedabad: At Jivdaya Charitable Trust, a kite lies on a table with its beak open as volunteers gently drip water into it, treating the effects of extreme heat. With temperatures staying above 40°C for nearly two weeks, rescued birds and animals across the city are increasingly arriving at NGO-run facilities in critical condition.“We treat around…
