Ahemdabad

Ahmedabad: Mahavirsinh Sindhav, 35, a history-sheeter whose name figured in several criminal cases and investigations, died after falling from the fourth floor of a residential complex in Bopal on Monday night while allegedly trying to flee police intervention following a disturbance in the society.Police said Sindhav, originally from Chokdi village in Surendranagar district, recently moved…

Gandhinagar: Gujarat’s upcoming industrial policy, expected to be unveiled within the next two weeks, proposes an ambitious new initiative aimed at encouraging industries located within municipal corporation limits to relocate outside urban areas. The scheme, titled Project THRIVE (Transition for Harmonized Relocation and Inclusive Vibrant Economy), offers a package of financial incentives, regulatory relaxations and…

Gujarat’s new industrial policy to have ‘ultra mega’ category (Representative image) GANDHINAGAR: A new category of industry, defined as “ultra mega”, will feature in the new industrial policy that the Gujarat govt has readied and will unveil within the next fortnight.“An ultra mega industrial unit means an industrial undertaking in thrust sectors having an investment…

Ahmedabad: The death toll in the blast and fire at a chemical manufacturing unit in Naroda GIDC Phase III rose to two on Tuesday after another injured worker succumbed to injuries during treatment.The victim, identified as Madhur Parmar, suffered severe burn injuries in the explosion that occurred four days ago at MSN Intermediates Pvt Ltd….

Ahmedabad: A senior banking professional has filed a complaint with Gujarat CID Crime alleging that partners of an Ahmedabad firm secured a Rs 5 crore cash credit facility by misrepresenting financial records, inflating receivables and stock positions, and subsequently diverted funds for personal use.The complaint, lodged on Monday, names the corporation and its three partners….

On the third consecutive day, the city remained the hottest in Gujarat with the maximum temperature reaching 42 degrees celsius, which was 1.1 degrees above normal. At 29.6 degrees, the minimum temperature was 1.6 degrees higher than normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad’s maximum temperature on Wednesday is likely to be around…

Ahmedabad: Montu Namdar, a murder convict released on parole was booked by Khadia police on Tuesday for allegedly threatening a prosecution witness in a murder case in which he is serving a sentence. Namdar allegedly fled after creating a ruckus in Khadia and later suffered a fractured leg while attempting to evade police action, sources…

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Tuesday asked the Centre whether it could reconsider its decision to declare Kailas Cooperative Society Ltd near Ashram Road as an enemy property, noting that its residents were anxious about their ownership rights more than 70 years after purchasing the plots.The Centre initiated the process of declaring the land…

Ahmedabad: A 76-year-old trader from Ahmedabad is fighting to clear his name after a trusted financial adviser allegedly turned his company into a front for tax evasion. For over two decades, the trader ran an industrial gas equipment business in Sarangpur peacefully till he received tax demand notices for over Rs 1.2 crore. His former…

Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party is also a constituent of the NDA Gandhinagar: Bihar panchayati raj minister Deepak Prakash not being named as an NDA nominee for the Vidhan Parishad is a matter between the BJP and the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RML), Chirag Paswan, Union minister of food processing industries, said in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.The RML…