Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Ahmedabad: National Film Awards should be held at prominent tourist destinations across India to promote both the prestige of the honours and the country’s tourism potential, Union railway, information and broadcasting, and electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.Speaking at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia, home to Statue of Unity…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has directed schools to report cases where students have not received mark sheets or certificates issued for the Feb, March and June 2026 examinations, or where the documents contain errors or discrepancies.The board has also asked schools that had earlier sought reprinting of mark sheets or…
Gandhinagar: More than 500 bikers will participate in a mega road safety rally in Gandhinagar on Thursday as part of the state govt’s ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ aimed at promoting awareness about traffic rules and safe driving practices.Organised jointly by the Gujarat Road Safety Authority (GRSA) and Gandhinagar RTO, the rally will start at 9am from…
Outlets sealed by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation due to unhygienic conditions on Tuesday, September 22 Ahmedabad: Customers buying what was labelled as pure ghee at a Chenpur dairy parlour were getting a product containing vegetable fat, according to laboratory tests. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation sealed Shreeji Dairy Parlour after confirming the adulteration.The unit was among four food…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police have registered more than 18,000 cases during the first 20 days of a statewide drive against vehicles running without numberplates, using tampered plates, or displaying fancy and non-compliant registration numbers.The enforcement campaign, launched on Sept 1, will continue until Oct 14. Traffic police units across cities and districts have been directed to…
Ahmedabad: A 28-year-old man from Ramol was sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a minor girl after eloping with her.The accused in this case, Zaheerkhan Pathan, and the 17-year-old victim eloped and went to Ajmer in Nov 2024. The girl’s family filed a police complaint, and upon return,…
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad, SVPI Ahmedabad: On the lines of international airports in Mumbai and Delhi, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in Ahmedabad is set to get dedicated entry and exit routes. Sources privy to the development said an elevated corridor has been proposed from Indira Bridge Circle to Flag Circle…
Gandhinagar: Under the ‘Swachhata Hee Seva 2026’ campaign, a cleanliness drive was launched across all govt offices in the state. An official statement said all unnecessary items and scrap would be disposed of from govt offices and best-performing offices will be presented certificates of appreciation. The campaign will be run from Sept 17 to Oct…
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Gujarat University has announced a revised schedule for the PhD admission process for 2026-27, providing an additional opportunity for candidates whose admission formalities are pending only due to physical verification of hard copies.According to the latest university notification, only those PhD admission applicants whose physical verification of hard-copy documents remains pending…
Ahmedabad: With cloud cover gone on Tuesday, the city recorded a rise in maximum temperature. At 35.8 degrees celsius, it was 1.8 degrees above normal. At 26.3 degrees, the minimum temperature, too, was 1.3 degrees above normal. Wednesday could be a cloudy day, according to India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast.While some parts of Gujarat could…
