Ahmedabad: Ellisbridge police on Saturday filed a case against the deputy manager of an overseas study consultancy firm for allegedly diverting over Rs 10.8 lakh collected from students and parents as university fees. He has been booked for cheating, criminal breach of trust and misappropriation. The complaint was filed by senior manager-operations, of the Vadodara-based…
Ahmedabad: A financing firm has accused two partners of a real estate firm of selling mortgaged flats and shops worth over Rs 2.5 crore without its consent. Navrangpura police on Saturday filed a case of cheating and breach of trust in the matter. The complaint was filed by the territory business manager of the home…
Gandhinagar: The state govt will soon announce the launch of Namo Gujarat Kaushalya and Rojgar Mission (NGKRM), aimed at skilling workers across the state. A sum of Rs 226 crore has been allocated for implementation of the scheme for 2026-27.The Reskilling, Upskilling, and New-skilling (RUN) initiative is intended to enhance employee skills, enabling them to…
The two were arrested from Danilimda area Ahmedabad: Two Uttar Pradesh natives landed in jail after police caught them red-handed with Rs 95,000 worth of stolen hosiery cloth stacked onto a single scooter.Acting on a tip-off, a surveillance team from the Danilimda police patrolled the area near Cozy Hotel on Friday night when they intercepted…
Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Kalol, Gandhinagar, has acquitted businessman Zafar Sareshwala, who was sentenced to one-year imprisonment with others in a cheque return case in 2023, by a magisterial court holding his vicarious liability.Sareshwala appealed against the conviction under Sections 138 and 141 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The complaint against the Sareshwalas was…
Ahmedabad: A panipuri stall outside the Ranip bus terminal was removed by civic authorities on Saturday after a woman found a bone in her panipuri on Friday, and a video of the incident went viral.The woman was eating panipuri with her mother at the Krishna Bhel Pakodi stall, located in front of the Ranip bus…
Ahmedabad: Pragnesh Mehta (name changed), an 18-year-old medical aspirant who had travelled to Manali-Dehradun with his friends to celebrate completion of the NEET-UG exam, has been put on antidepressants by a psychiatrist after he suffered a mental breakdown following the cancellation of the test.“He has scored 90% marks in Class 12 board exams and was…
The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) on Saturday announced revised schedules across the East-West and North-South corridors, including extended services on the Gandhinagar stretch Ahmedabad: Late-night metro rides are finally becoming a reality for Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar commuters. In a major relief for office-goers, students and late-evening commuters, Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar Metro services will now run till…
Ahmedabad: Amid preparations for the nationwide Census 2027, the issue of mobile phones and technical infrastructure has emerged as a major concern in Gujarat. The Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh Gujarat has submitted a representation to the state govt and the Census Directorate, seeking proper mobile devices or financial assistance for teachers and supervisors engaged…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched a major anti-encroachment and safety drive across two wards in the city, clearing land for infrastructure and flattening hazardous structures.As part of an ongoing slum redevelopment project at Ramdevpir no Tekra in the Sardar Patel Stadium Ward, the AMC’s Estate Department demolished 168 residential structures — both…
