Ahmedabad: A woman royalty inspector of the geology and mining department and her team were allegedly threatened by suspected sand mafia members, who forcibly freed a dumper carrying 60 metric tonnes of illegally mined sand during a checking drive in Mubarakpur village of Kalol taluka in Gandhinagar district.According to police, royalty inspector Mehula Sabhaya, security…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has ordered a comprehensive medical examination of a 60-year-old man after he was unable to properly respond to the court’s query as to whether he wanted to return to his live-in partner.The partner, a woman from Koba, has filed a habeas corpus petition seeking his custody. She alleged that the man’s…
Ahmedabad: Union govt is misleading farmers and the Swaminathan Commission’s recommendations exist only on paper, AICC general secretary in charge of Gujarat, Mukul Wasnik, said in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.Speaking to reporters at the GPCC headquarters, Wasnik said Gujarat farmers face a severe crisis driven by poor crop prices, rising input costs, and expensive fertilisers, seeds,…
Ahmedabad: The Western Railway’s Ahmedabad division has intensified its monsoon preparedness to ensure passenger safety and uninterrupted train operations. A review meeting chaired by divisional railway manager Ved Prakash assessed the division’s readiness to tackle rain-related disruptions, with officials reviewing preventive maintenance of tracks, bridges, culverts and drainage systems.The division said joint inspections with state…
A Heritage Haveli in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Marking nine years since Ahmedabad was inscribed as India’s first Unesco World Heritage City, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday launched a new heritage website and approved the creation of a dedicated sub-committee to fast-track Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) scrutiny for development projects in the old city areas.The…
Confiscated illegal firearms displayed on a police evidence table beside case files and an “Firing cases data” document, set against a muted Rajasthan map highlighting Dholpur, Jaipur, Kotputli-Behror, Kota and Sikar, illustrating rising gun violence and illegal arms in the state. Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad city crime branch on Wednesday arrested a 27-year-old man and seized six…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel will visit Surat and Valsad districts on Thursday to review relief and rescue operations as heavy rains continue to affect several parts of south Gujarat, state govt spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said on Wednesday.According to data released by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), 3,577 people were rescued from flood affected…
The route will be closed to traffic on July 15 and July 16 Ahmedabad: City police have declared the entire route of the 149th Jagannath rath yatra as a no-parking zone for two days to ensure smooth movement of the procession and traffic. Police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut issued the notification on Wednesday under the…
Ahmedabad: A Chandkheda-based travel agent has filed a complaint against his brother, two executives of a Gurugram-based company and others, alleging they cheated him of Rs 23 lakh. The accused allegedly persuaded him to invest in a waste material trading business on the promise of partnership and high returns.The FIR registered by the Detection of…
Ahmedabad: A 16-year-old love story that led a Hindu man to adopt a new name and religion has now resulted in a criminal case after an old passport exposed his dual identity during a routine passport verification.The Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) booked a 38-year-old man on charges of forgery and cheating after investigators…
