Gandhinagar: All four Rajya Sabha candidates nominated by the BJP were declared elected unopposed on Thursday, as there were no other nominees in the fray and the main opposition party, Congress, did not field any candidate.An assembly secretariat statement said Raju Shukla, Mansinh Parmar, Mukesh Rathwa and Jitendra Kanjariya have been declared elected to the…
Ahmedabad: For Rafiq Mohammad, a 45-year-old taxi driver from union territory Diu, the clock stopped on June 12 last year when he lost his 25-year-old son Faizan in the devastating plane crash. But the months that followed brought not just the pain of bereavement, but a revelation that shattered the family’s understanding of the son…
Ahmedabad: On Thursday, the city’s maximum temperature stood at 42.5 degrees celsius, which was 2.8 degrees above normal. This was also the highest maximum temperature recorded among cities and towns in Gujarat. At 29.7°C, the minimum temperature remained elevated — 1.7 degrees higher than normal.For Amdavadis, it was also a day of high humidity, with…
Ahmedabad: A disturbing video from IDP School in Ghatlodia went viral on social media, triggering sharp public outrage. In the clip, two female staff members are allegedly seen speaking harshly and behaving disrespectfully towards an elderly man. Treating the issue seriously, Ahmedabad City district education officer (DEO) Rohit Chaudhary visited the school to conduct an…
Ahmedabad: In a standing committee meeting held on Thursday, a proposal was cleared to increase fire vehicle and fuel charges for AMC-run fire and emergency services when responding to fire or rescue calls beyond Ahmedabad city limits or within GIDC areas. After a gap of 15 years, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation raised the fire vehicle…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt’s proposed new industrial policy has rolled out multiple fresh incentives for startups while tightening the selection mechanism governing them. The draft of the new policy, likely to be unveiled in the coming days, has introduced an added layer in the startup selection process and brings in a new feature to encourage…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) G S Malik on Thursday issued an order directing police officers across the state to devote two hours every day to hearing public grievances and ensuring their timely disposal.The order mandates that senior police officers, including police commissioners, joint, additional, deputy and assistant commissioners of police, as well…
The new requirement came into effect on April 1 under the Income-Tax (I-T) Rules, 2026 Ahmedabad: Filing taxes has remained a complex exercise for businesses and professionals who fall in higher tax brackets. Between audits, record-keeping requirements, and compliance deadlines, the paperwork was already extensive. Now, taxpayers who maintain electronic books have one more obligation…
Ahmedabad: Justice Niral Mehta of the Gujarat high court on Thursday recused himself from hearing St Xavier’s College’s petition challenging the state govt’s decision compelling it to join the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) system for intake of students in its undergraduate courses.On Thursday morning, the college’s counsel sought early hearing, citing urgency in the…
Dr Jitendra Singh, Union minister of state (MoS) for science and technology; and Dr V Narayanan, chairman of ISRO; along with senior govt and private sector officials Dr Pawan Kumar Goenka, chairman of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), Dr Jitendra Singh, Union minister of state (MoS) for science and technology; and…
