Ahmedabad: A board warning students about the amount of sugar in everyday food and drinks will become mandatory in schools across Gujarat.Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has asked schools to install ‘sugar boards’ and conduct awareness programmes on healthy eating. The move follows directions from National Commission for Protection of Child Rights…
Ahmedabad: A child tries to keep away from the waterlogged road following rainfall, in Ahmedabad, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_18_2026_000145A) Ahmedabad, Sep 18 (ANI): Commuters wade through a waterlogged street following heavy rainfall, in Ahmedabad on Friday. (ANI Photo) Ahmedabad, Sep 18 (ANI): Locals and commuters wade through a waterlogged street following heavy rainfall,…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday launched the 2026 editions of the Gujarat Gyan Guru Quiz (G3Q) and Seva First Innovation Challenge (SFIC), with the two competitions together offering prizes worth around Rs 12 crore.Organised jointly by state education and science and technology departments, the initiatives aim to engage students and citizens through knowledge,…
Ahmedabad: Western Railway will operate a daily unreserved special train between Asarva and Khedbrahma from Sept 19 to Oct 1 to handle the expected passenger rush during Bhadarvi Poonam fair at Khedbrahma.Train No. 09405 Asarva-Khedbrahma Special will depart from Asarva at 9.35am and reach Khedbrahma at 12.10pm. Train No. 09406 Khedbrahma-Asarva Special will leave Khedbrahma…
Close-up of a man speaking into a smartphone with a tense, threatening expression, suggesting an intimidation or harassment phone call. Ahmedabad: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the city crime branch has filed an FIR against six persons for allegedly threatening a 58-year-old businesswoman from Usmanpura and her family over a financial transaction involving Rs…
Ahmedabad: The state govt on Friday ordered the appointment of four IPS officers from the 2023 and 2024 Gujarat cadres as assistant superintendents of police (ASPs) in different districts. It also transferred six state police service (SPS) officers as commandants of State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) units.According to a home department order, Mansi R Meena,…
Ahmedabad: A 48-year-old businessman from the city allegedly lost Rs 5.7 crore after three Vadodara residents offered him investment opportunities in their business and commercial properties. He later learnt that the properties had allegedly already been mortgaged, leased or sold.Vastrapur police registered a case of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy against a woman from Tarsali,…
Ahmedabad: Heavy rain across Ahmedabad, particularly between 8am and 10am, flooded roads and jammed traffic. Floodwaters entered residential societies in Vejalpur and Memnagar, among other areas.Between 8am and 2pm, the city recorded an average rainfall of 2.88 inches (73.2mm), prompting complaints to AMC about 18 waterlogged junctions. Complaints on inundated roads and housing societies totalled…
People light earthen lamps as the Somnath Temple is illuminated in the Indian tricolour as part of ‘Seva Sankalp Abhiyan’ event marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, in Gir Somnath district, Gujarat Ahmedabad: Devotees visiting Somnath Temple will now receive prasad in cardboard or metal packaging instead of the plastic boxes currently in use. The…
Car revving through a flooded Commerce Six Roads in Ahmedabad on September 18, Thursday Ahmedabad: The state experienced widespread rainfall on Friday, with 12 talukas recording 50mm or more by 6pm.Gir Gadhada in Gir Somnath and Meghraj in Arvalli received 78mm of rainfall each till 6pm, whereas Ahmedabad city recorded 73mm. Talod in Sabarkantha received…
