Ahmedabad: A woman allegedly bit off a grocery shop owner’s ear after she was asked to clear pending dues at a shop in the Sarkhej area of the city, police said. A 23-year-old woman from Fatehwadi has filed a complaint with Sarkhej police on Thursday. According to the complaint, the incident occurred on Wednesday, at…
Vadodara: Once a quiet spiritual journey undertaken by a few thousand devotees, the Uttarvahini Narmada Parikrama has seen a sharp surge in participation over the past three years, transforming into a major annual pilgrimage.The 18km circumambulation, held during the holy month of Chaitra, drew around one lakh devotees in 2023. The number rose to five…
Ahmedabad: Hiding his true income and wealth in a matrimonial maintenance case proved costly for a 32-year-old jeweller from Jhalod town in Dahod district, as the Gujarat high court has ordered contempt of court proceedings against him. Describing him as “a poor son of a wealthy father”, the court ordered action against the jeweller for…
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah are likely to cast their vote in Ahmedabad on April 26 for the upcoming local body elections, party sources said.Modi is a registered voter at a polling booth located at Nishan School in Ranip area, while Shah is a voter in Naranpura area of…
Ahmedabad: The Commonwealth Games are just four years away, and wheels for getting major sports infrastructure ready have been set into motion with land acquisitions as well as masterplan designs. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) town development department recently received plans for the Aquatic Arena cum Aquatic Centre, which will be part of the Sardar…
Ahmedabad: Two warring families and one dead man. Tension gripped a village in Gandhinagar’s Dehgam taluka after the alleged teasing of a young woman triggered a clash between two families from the same community.A young man allegedly teasing his female friend escalated into a rioting-like situation, police said, adding that the youth and the girl…
Ahmedabad: The North Zone estate department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Thursday levied a penalty ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh on four construction sites in the Gota, Bodakdev and Chandlodia areas of the city for failing to follow environmental regulations and contributing to air pollution.At the ongoing construction site of…
Ahmedabad: In an open ground at IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn), Vijay Kumar and Subhadra Dhurve from Dindori district in Madhya Pradesh demonstrate a centuries-old iron smelting technique, drawing attention from researchers across India and abroad. Working beside a clay cone furnace, the couple takes turns pumping air into a funnel using a traditional apparatus made of…
Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out on Thursday at a scrap godown near Chharodi village on the Sanand-Viramgam highway, causing panic in the area and sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. The godown, located near a company, was rapidly engulfed by the flames that spread through large quantities of highly combustible scrap…
Ahmedabad: The deadline to fill application forms for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in private schools will end on April 17. According to official data, a total of 2,06,482 applications have been submitted so far. Last year, the state received 2,38,942 applications, indicating a comparatively lower response this year so far.The admission…
