Ahmedabad: Expired food items and mouldy vegetables prompted the civic body to seal the canteen at St Xavier’s Loyola Hall in Naranpura on Tuesday. Officials said the canteen workers were not wearing caps, aprons or gloves, while dirt was found inside a refrigerator.According to an AMC official, the canteen also lacked a valid FSSAI licence…
Ahmedabad: Turmeric is one of the most trusted ingredients in Indian kitchens, used in everything from curries to home remedies. But civic health officials found a huge batch of turmeric allegedly mixed with an alarmingly high content of wheat flour and gram flour (besan) to increase volume. They seized 2,500kg of the stock from a…
HC clarified that whatever action the panchayat intended to take regarding the properties of the accused’s family, it “shall be strictly in accordance with law Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court on Monday stopped Bhagal (Jagana) village panchayat from initiating demolitions at the behest of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) against the families of a couple arrested in July…
Progress is being made on Ahmedabad Metro’s Phase III expansion AHMEDABAD: Ahmedabad Metro’s proposed Phase III expansion is moving beyond approvals and into physical preparation, with Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) initiating pre-construction activity including utility shifting along key stretches of the corridor.Four utility-shifting packages worth Rs 35.81 crore are among the first visible steps…
Ahmedabad has seen a stark rise in suicide cases, with 98 recorded among those aged 46 and above (Representative image) AHMEDABAD: An analysis of 731 suicide and accidental death cases from city police shows that Ahmedabad recorded at least 98 suicide cases involving individuals aged 46 and above between January 2025 and August 2026, revealing…
Gandhinagar: More than 10 lakh girls studying in Classes VI to XII in govt schools across Gujarat will receive free sanitary napkins every month after the state govt approved Rs 46.7 crore for the initiative.Under the scheme, each student will be provided oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkins every month, with an annual allocation of Rs 360 per…
Ahmedabad: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ahmedabad zonal office, provisionally attached land worth Rs 129.8 crore at Chharodi and other areas in periphery of Ahmedabad city in connection with a real estate fraud case registered under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.The order was issued on Aug 14 in case of…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad witnessed cloudy skies through Monday, with the city recording an average of 1mm of rainfall during the afternoon hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast continued cloud cover for Tuesday, along with the possibility of one or two spells of rain across the city.Temperatures stayed close to seasonal norms, with the maximum…
Ahmedabad: The Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCOE) of Gujarat CID Crime arrested a 25-year-old man from Assam who allegedly acted as a key financial handler for an international cybercrime network involved in ‘digital arrest’ scams, with the investigation linking him to 1,090 cases involving transactions worth Rs 1,071.55 crore.The accused, identified as Rafiq-ul-Alam of Barpeta…
Ahmedabad: Fees for professional courses in Gujarat’s self-financed technical colleges, including BE/BTech, BPharmacy, ME/MTech, MBA and MCA, have been revised upward by an average of 10-12% for the three-year block period from 2026-27 to 2028-29.The Fee Regulatory Committee (Technical) announced revised fee structures for 30 colleges, while fees for another 37 institutions are expected to…
