Ahmedabad: Exactly a decade after the Una flogging case became a national flashpoint, the lives of its survivors have come full circle. In 2016, five Dalit men were assaulted for handling the carcass of a cow killed by a lion. The victims abandoned the work that led to the attack, bought four cattle with aid…
ujarat had previously won the Agriculture Leadership Award as the Best Agriculture State in 2009, 2014 and 2018 Gandhinagar: Gujarat received the agriculture leadership award for its performance in horticulture at the 17th Agriculture Leadership Conclave held in New Delhi, the state govt informed on Friday.State agriculture minister Jitu Vaghani said that Gujarat received the…
Lord Jagannath temple in Jamalpur illuminated ahead of the 149th annual Rath Yatra procession of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balbhadra, and Goddess Shubhadra Devi Ahmedabad: Ahead of the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra on July 16, Ahmedabad mayor Hitesh Barot on Thursday conducted a joint inspection of the entire 14km route to review civic amenities, security measures…
Security personnel have been asked to carry out regular checks and ensure that no suspicious or unapproved items are left unattended anywhere on campus Ahmedabad: Gujarat University has issued fresh instructions to tighten security and maintenance across its campus following directives from the vice-chancellor.Security personnel have been asked to carry out regular checks and ensure…
Engineering diploma admission ENGINEERING COLLEGE SEAT Ahmedabad: Govt diploma engineering colleges in Gujarat have recorded near-full admissions, while self-financed institutions continue to grapple with a massive number of vacant seats, underscoring students’ growing preference for govt colleges.According to the latest admission figures, 2,929 of the 3,193 seats in govt diploma engineering colleges were filled, translating…
AMC’s new rules cover 6 sq km of the Walled City and a 200-metre buffer Ahmedabad: India’s first Unesco World Heritage City has joined the select club of the world’s colour-coded historic cities such as Jaipur with its mandated terracotta pink, Paris with its Lutetian cream limestone and Venice with its protected pastels. Under a…
Gujarat High Court on the S G highway in Ahmedabad. Photo by Kevin Antao. 23-01-10. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court stayed a family court order granting temporary physical visitation rights to a father in a child custody dispute and substituted it with virtual visitation through video conferencing, citing the possibility of clashes between the estranged…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) dismissed 13 drivers of its AMTS and BRTS public transport services after surprise inspections found them guilty of traffic violations, misconduct with passengers and unsafe driving practices.The action follows complaints from commuters alleging that some drivers were misbehaving with passengers, skipping designated bus stops and, in certain cases, driving…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has suspended temporary leasing of civic plots across the city after irregularities in allotments came to light, with the standing committee directing officials to frame a fresh policy to regulate the process.The issue was discussed at the standing committee meeting on Thursday after it emerged that, over the past…
Ahmedabad: A 43-year-old deputy subedar of the Indian Army was arrested by the Sabarmati railway police after he was allegedly caught carrying 84 bottles of liquor reserved for defence personnel at Gandhinagar railway station.According to the FIR, railway police personnel were patrolling Platform No. 1 on Tuesday afternoon when the Daulatpur-Gandhinagar Express arrived. During the…
