Hotelier Vikas Shah has increased his frequency of cycling to work after the PM’s appeal to conserve fuel Ahmedabad/Rajkot/Vadodara: Across Gujarat, many car owners — including those with a luxury statement on wheels — are saddling up on their cycles, not just to heed the PM’s austerity call but also to take the healthier path…
Ahmedabad: A city sessions court has denied regular bail to Hansol businessman Bhavesh Patel who was arrested last month for allegedly sending a bomb threat and triggering panic at Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Ltd (GujSAIL) in March.On March 25, the GujSAIL director received a threat mail stating: “Gujcel blast eid ka tofa modi and…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is turning unused spaces beneath city bridges into modern sports activity centres, as part of its ambitious plan to develop Ahmedabad into an international-level Sports City.The civic body has identified nine bridges across the city where such facilities will be developed. Two centres — under the Sims Hospital railway…
Ahmedabad: A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in broad daylight allegedly by two minors on a road outside Gulberg Society in Meghaninagar on Tuesday, police said. The victim, Harish Patani, was a resident of Laxminagar in Meghaninagar. The minors have been detained by Meghaninagar police and are being interrogated.According to police, one of the…
Gandhinagar: The state govt on Tuesday issued charge arrangement orders for six officers — four IAS officers and two GAS officers.A GAD notification stated that Sanjay Modi, executive director, Gujarat State Tribal Development Residential Educational Institution Society (GSTDREIS), will hold additional charge of the post of executive director, Gujarat State Tribal Development Corporation. Yogesh Nirgude,…
Ahmedabad: Showers tamed the heat to some extent, bringing the maximum temperatures down from Monday’s 40.8 degrees celsius to 37 degrees on Tuesday, a much-welcomed drop of 3.8 degrees in 24 hours. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tuesday’s maximum was 4.3 degrees below normal. At 22.7 degrees, the minimum temperature was 5.4 degrees…
Gandhinagar: The state home department on Tuesday opened a public relations centre at the secretariat complex in Gandhinagar, where citizens can visit and make representations about grievances pertaining to the police department.Officers of state police will be posted at the centre in shifts, where they will hear complaints, suggestions and accept applications from the general…
Falguni Maheshwari said she was deboarded by Air India from the carrier’s Ahmedabad-Bhuj flight Ahmedabad: After nearly nine hours in the air from Frankfurt, Bhuj native Falguni Maheshwari thought the hardest part of her long journey home was over. The postgraduate student of environment sustainability studies in Germany, wheelchair-dependent due to a disability, had landed…
Ahmedabad: Even as the 2026 National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test (NEET) remains embroiled in controversy following its cancellation over an alleged paper leak and an ongoing CBI probe, fresh racketeers have resurfaced online, with several Telegram channels allegedly promising access to `Re-NEET question papers’ and `guaranteed scores’ in exchange for hefty payments.An application has been submitted…
Ahmedabad: A murder convict who twice escaped parole and was twice hauled back to prison by the same policeman ultimately made the officer his target. A Gandhinagar court has now sentenced Pravin alias Bholo Dhaval to “imprisonment till his last breath” for attempting to kill that officer in a revenge attack. The court said the…
