Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conferences have broadened Gujarat’s investment story and reinforced confidence amid global uncertainties Amid tariff uncertainties and geopolitical tensions reshaping global investment flows, Gujarat has reinforced investor confidence through a decentralised model that has taken industrial promotion closer to businesses and entrepreneurs across the state.For the first time in the run-up to the…
A region-specific anti-venom is expected to be available within a year, say officials Gandhinagar: The state has moved closer to developing a region-specific anti-venom for snake bites after the Snake Research Institute (SRI) in Dharampur handed over lyophilized (freeze-dried) venom of four snakes found in Gujarat to a licensed manufacturer last week. An official statement…
A study has projects Ahmedabad’s green spaces will shrink considerably by 2045 Ahmedabad: Imagine a city where nearly eight out of every ten steps you take are on concrete, asphalt. They may be little grass, and very few trees left. That could be Ahmedabad by 2045 if development continues unchecked. A new study has predicted…
Ahmedabad: A Gujarati-origin convenience store owner in the US state of Maine has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with his lawyers challenging the arrest in federal court while immigration authorities maintain that he has been under a final deportation order since 2011.Dhaval Kalidas Patel, who runs Wallace Market in the town…
Ahmedabad: Nearly five years after a woman approached the CID (crime) alleging that a forged will had robbed her of her ancestral inheritance, her son on Saturday filed an FIR alleging forgery, claiming that his now-deceased mother was denied inheritance rights.The complaint, filed by 56-year-old Ratilal Thakor, alleges that his late mother, Shakari, was the…
Ahmedabad: A 19-year-old woman on Saturday night lodged a complaint with Vatva police alleging that her month-old daughter was taken away and sold by a woman to recover a Rs 1 lakh debt, forcing her to approach the police after the infant was returned nearly 10 days later.According to the FIR, the complainant and her…
Ahmedabad: Heavy rainfall across parts of South Gujarat and Saurashtra has resulted in a highly uneven monsoon season in the state so far. Mangrol in Junagadh became the first among Gujarat’s 268 talukas to complete 100% of its seasonal rainfall on Saturday, recording 1,007mm against its annual normal of 975mm. Four other talukas — two…
Ahmedabad: A 40-year-old woman on Saturday filed a complaint with Gandhinagar Mahila police alleging years of physical and mental cruelty by her husband and mother-in-law. She has also accused her husband of abandoning the family after signing a live-in relationship agreement with another woman.According to the FIR, the complainant married in April 2005 and has…
Ahmedabad: Vejalpur police detained a 25-year-old man and seized three smartphones after receiving a tip-off about an illegal call-centre operation allegedly being run through mobile applications on a public road near Fatehwadi.According to the complaint filed by Mehulkumar Hasmukh, a member of the surveillance squad attached to Vejalpur police station, the incident occurred on June…
Ahmedabad: The parents of a 14-year-old girl have filed a complaint with Ranip police against a youth, alleging that he was stalking and harassing their minor daughter for several days.According to the FIR lodged by the girl’s father, the accused allegedly followed her while she travelled to and from school and also waited outside the…
