Ahmedabad: A 42-year-old shop owner from Nava Wadaj has approached Ranip police alleging that his car was transferred to another person at the RTO using forged documents and his fake signature.The FIR states he bought a second-hand Maruti Suzuki S-Cross in 2024 and took a loan of Rs 4.8 lakh from a private finance company….
Ahmedabad: Chief fire officer in charge of Gandhinagar, Rajesh Patel, was caught accepting a Rs 20,000 bribe by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), making him the second senior Gujarat fire department officer to be held for graft in a month.In Aug, chief fire officer in charge of Ahmedabad, Amitkumar Dongre, was suspended by AMC after he was…
Ahmedabad: A woman’s “Aandhalo che?” (Are you blind?) remark to a two-wheeler rider allegedly driving on the wrong side triggered a confrontation and chase on city roads on Tuesday night.The 33-year-old woman told Navrangpura police that she was returning home with her husband and young son after dinner when a two-wheeler allegedly approached them from…
Ahmedabad: A 24-year-old businessman was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.3 lakh after he downloaded a fake transport-related mobile application through a link sent to him in an SMS, police said.According to a complaint lodged with Bodakdev police, the businessman received an SMS purportedly from the transport department. The message contained vehicle details and a link….
Ahmedabad: A gym chain owner has accused two employees and a woman of allegedly cheating his company of Rs 1.6 crore by continuing a discontinued membership scheme and diverting customer payments to bank accounts not linked to the company.A complaint alleging cheating, criminal breach of trust, misuse of authority and use of forged documents has…
Gandhinagar: The state election commission (SEC) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) election along with byelection to vacant seats of other local bodies.Voting for GMC and other vacant seats of local bodies will be held on Oct 11, from 7am to 6pm. Repolling, if required, at any booth will take…
Ahmedabad: The education officer of Ahmedabad city west district has imposed a Rs 10,000 fine on Sharda Vidya Mandir School after CCTV footage related to a student’s injury was not made available during an inspection. Action has been taken against the Bhuyangdev school under the provisions of Right to Education Act and education department regulations.A…
Ahmedabad: The Union govt’s decision to introduce a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) on specified UPI payments above Rs 2,000 from Oct 15 has triggered concern among Gujarat-based traders, who fear the additional cost could eventually be passed on to consumers.A fee on high-value UPI transactions could eventually raise prices for consumers, traders across sectors…
Private organisations, trusts and business entities will require written permission from the Centre to use terms such as ‘bureau’, ‘commission’, ‘ministry’, ‘Centre’, ‘All India’, ‘national’ and ‘Indian’ in their names Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt has launched a drive against private organisations, NGOs, trusts and commercial establishments allegedly using govt names, designations, and national symbols in a…
Ahmedabad: Bopal police have arrested a 19-year-old man from Rajasthan in connection with an accident on DPS Canal Road in which a 29-year-old woman was killed early on Saturday.The woman got married about two months ago.Police traced the teen to his native village in Dungarpur district to which he had allegedly fled after the accident.According…
