National innovation workshop opens at Science City in Ahmedabad

Union MoS (I/Charge) Jitendra Singh gets felicitated as he graces the inaugural session of the two-day National Workshop on ‘Grassroots Innovation Pathways’ at the Gujarat Science City, in Ahmedabad on Tuesday Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Science City on Tuesday hosted the inaugural ceremony of the National Workshop on Grassroots Innovation Pathway: From Local Resilience to National…

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Massive blaze engulfs paint factory in Sanand

The fire erupted around 12pm at Esdee Paints Ahmedabad: A massive fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon at a private paint manufacturing factory near Moriya Bridge in Sanand, triggering a “brigade call” that mobilised firefighting teams from Ahmedabad, Sanand, and Dholka. The blaze continued to rage till reports last came in.The fire erupted around 12pm…

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Joint parliamentary committee on simultaneous polls begins consultation in Gujarat

The 41-member parliamentary panel, headed by BJP MP P P Chaudhary, is scrutinising two proposed legislations related to simultaneous elections: The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill Gandhinagar: A joint parliamentary committee (JPC) examining the proposal for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies began its three-day visit…

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Four companies face FIR in civic works probe in Ahmedabad

The alleged irregularities surfaced in projects related to new stormwater lines, drainage lines and stormwater drainage networks in the eastern parts of the city Ahmedabad: Drainage and stormwater projects in the city are under a cloud after a vigilance investigation uncovered alleged irregularities in projects worth crores. Civic officials reportedly found duplicate measurements, altered records…

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Only 1.5 lakh register for admissions to 6 lakh seats in Gujarat

One of the major challenges affecting registrations is the limited approval granted to certain courses Ahmedabad: The admission process for govt colleges in Gujarat, including Gujarat University, is currently underway through the Gujarat Common Admission Service (GCAS). However, the response so far has been relatively low, with only around 1.5 lakh students registering against approximately…

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Ahmedabad nurse harassed with fake social media accounts | Ahmedabad News

Ahmedabad: A 21-year-old nurse from Navrangpura has alleged that unknown person created multiple fake social media accounts using her photographs and posted misleading content in an apparent attempt to defame her.According to the complaint filed with Navrangpura police on Monday, the complainant said she works at a hospital in Navrangpura and takes up freelance anchoring…

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Ahmedabad: Govt reshuffles IAS roles, assigns additional charges | Ahmedabad News

Gandhinagar: The state govt on Monday issued charge arrangement orders for IAS officers. Ratankanvar Gadhavicharan, commissioner of health (rural), has been given additional charge of the post of commissioner, nutrition mission, until further orders, a GAD notification stated.B A Shah, settlement commissioner and director of land records, has been transferred and appointed as commissioner of…

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At EDII convocation, startups drown placement chatter

Ahmedabad: For many graduating students, convocation day is about placements and salary packages. But at the 25th convocation ceremony of the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) on Monday, several students stood out for already building startups while still on campus.Among the 98 students who received their degrees was 26-year-old Saubhagyavardhan Shukla, founder of ReWork,…

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