Ahmedabad: At least 29 people, including private employees, autorickshaw drivers and labourers, were allegedly duped of over Rs 21 lakh by a man who promised to allot them flats under the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana by claiming to have strong links in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).Two separate complaints were lodged with Bodakdev police against Ankit…
Ahmedabad: Retail prices of several non-scheduled medicines are expected to rise from July as pharmaceutical companies begin passing on higher input costs caused by a sharp increase in active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) prices owing to the West Asia conflict, industry officials said.Trade and industry representatives said prices of various APIs and bulk drugs have risen…
Times News NetworkGandhinagar: The state govt said on Thursday that a project to install biogas plants around the Statue of Unity in Narmada district is nearing completion, and will help 1,000 families become self-sufficient in cooking gas.Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during last year’s Rashtriya Divas Parade at Ektanagar that biogas plants would be installed…
AI Image used for representational purpose only AHMEDABAD: Food can make or break an event. And, a wedding meant to celebrate a new beginning went spectacularly off the rails after a late-night argument over biryani, or rather a lack thereof, exploded into a violent family clash involving knives and iron ladles.The bride, 23, who had…
Gandhinagar: Former Gujarat high court judge Biren Vaishnav was on Wednesday sworn in as the new Lokayukta of Gujarat at a ceremony held in Gandhinagar.A notification issued by the general administration department stated that he will have a tenure of five years. Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath of office to Justice (retd) Vaishnav at…
Ahmedabad: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the Rs 20,667 crore Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)-Dholera semi high-speed double-line railway project, marking Indian Railways’ first corridor planned with indigenously developed technology.The 134-km corridor, expected to be completed within four years, will connect Ahmedabad with Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR), the upcoming Dholera International Airport…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt on Wednesday transferred 72 mid-level and junior IAS officers, effecting major changes across district administrations and municipal corporations ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.The sweeping transfer orders issued by the general administration department (GAD) included the replacement of collectors in 17 districts and commissioners in 11 municipal corporations, signalling a significant…
RAJKOT: At least four passengers were charred to death and 10 others sustained burn injuries after a private luxury bus caught fire following a collision with a tanker in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The accident took place around 1.30 am near Sangani village on the Chotila-Rajkot National Highway,…
Cigarettes seized by Customs at Ahmedabad airport Ahmedabad: Customs officials at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Wednesday seized 566 boxes of foreign-made cigarettes, which were being brought in without due customs duties being paid.“Based on suspicious X-ray images of checked-in baggage, officers of Customs Ahmedabad intercepted three passengers at the arrival hall…
Ahmedabad: As the city works towards the Zero by 30 target to eliminate rabies deaths among humans by the year 2030, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday released data showing that its Cattle Nuisance Control (CNCD) Department has sterilized 1,96,894 stray dogs over the past seven years at a total cost of Rs 18.8…
