Sanjay Chitara (extreme right) with sons Vivek (centre) and Sumit working on a Mata ni Pachedi piece at their home-cum-studio in Vejalpur. Both Sanjay and Sumit have won national awards for their exceptional work In the iconic scene from “Mother India”, Nargis’s Radha drags the plough through the field. Decades later, that familiar image appears…
Wall collapses at Bopal, Bodakdev sites prompt AMC action Ahmedabad: Two separate wall-collapse incidents at under-construction sites in Bopal and Bodakdev areas on Saturday prompted the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to suspend development permissions for both projects.In Bopal, retaining walls on both sides of an under-construction site collapsed amid rainy conditions, posing risks to a…
Ahmedabad: Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) has increased the retail price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by Rs 4 per kg in Gujarat, taking the rate from Rs 90.02 to Rs 94.02 per kg with effect from Aug 1. This is the second CNG price hike by the company in less than two weeks.ATGL had…
Fake secretariat officer dupes man of Rs 40 lakh with job, housing promises Ahmedabad: Paldi police have registered an FIR in an alleged Rs 40 lakh cheating case in which a man posed as a Gujarat govt officer and allegedly collected money by promising govt jobs, contracts, housing benefits and other favours.The complaint was lodged…
Ahmedabad: The health and food department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) inspected 1,689 food-related units across the city in July as part of its drive against unhygienic practices and food safety violations.During the monthlong inspection campaign, notices were issued to 511 establishments for unhygienic conditions and other regulatory lapses. AMC officials destroyed 1,543kg of inedible…
BHUBANESWAR/BERHAMPUR: One life ended. Four others got a second chance. A heart raced against time aboard a Vande Bharat Express, turning a migrant worker’s final act of kindness into a milestone for India’s organ transplant programme.Mithun Swain, 36, a textile mill worker from Odisha’s Ganjam district, became the country’s first organ donor whose heart was…
Rivulet overflow in Surat due to incessant rain in South Gujarat Ahmedabad: Gujarat packed nearly two-thirds of its average monsoon rainfall into June and July, powered by a record 553mm drenching in July after repeated spells of heavy to very heavy rain swept the state.According to State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) data, the July total…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway posted its highest-ever monthly revenue of Rs 763 crore in July, aided by strong growth in freight operations, passenger earnings, parcel services and other commercial activities, railway officials said.Freight remained the largest revenue contributor, earning Rs 584.5 crore during the month, a 5.6% increase compared to July last…
Gujarat University Building at Ahmedabad. photo: Manish Mistry Ahmedabad: Gujarat University has overhauled its PhD thesis assessment process by transitioning to a fully digital system. The university expects the digital mechanism to significantly shorten evaluation timelines, allowing research scholars to complete their doctorates faster.Around 25 research scholars submit their theses every month at GU, which…
Ahmedabad: A few suspicious transactions prompted a construction company from Ahmedabad to examine five years of bank statements. The review allegedly uncovered unauthorised transfers amounting to lakhs. A former accounts employee had allegedly siphoned off Rs 84 lakh by adding bank details of her relatives, including her son, to the company’s payment lists.The company’s 66-year-old…
