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Ahmedabad: Unesco’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) has expressed serious concern over two major construction projects within Ahmedabad’s World Heritage City, stating that they were completed despite expert warnings and without following mandatory heritage assessment procedures, potentially threatening the city’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV).The observations were made during Unesco’s 48th World Heritage Committee session held in…

GPSC reschedules Common General Studies exam to Aug 1 Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) has announced a revised date for the preliminary Common General Studies examination, which was earlier scheduled for July 26. The examination will now be held on Aug 1, from 3pm to 4pm.The rescheduling applies to 34 advertisements for which…

Ahmedabad: A senior professor at Gujarat Arts and Science College lodged a formal complaint against the college principal, alleging sustained mental harassment, administrative bias and abuse of authority, triggering a controversy.Professor K D Parikh, who served in the science faculty for over 33 years, has submitted a detailed representation to multiple authorities, including the higher…

A man wades through a flooded road in front of a truck half submerged in rainwater, following heavy monsoon rainfall in Ahmedabad, India Ahmedabad: “When an exam paper leaks, the education minister is forced to resign. If Ahmedabad ‘leaks’, who should be held responsible?” asked Congress councillor Shehzad Khan Pathan, during a heated debate on…

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Ahmedabad: Water-borne and vector-borne diseases continued to rise in Ahmedabad during the monsoon, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) reporting 345 cases of diarrhoea-vomiting, 235 cases of typhoid and 65 cases of jaundice between July 1 and July 26.According to epidemic data released by the AMC health department on Tuesday, the city also recorded 24…

AMC staff help bus passenger recover lost purse Ahmedabad: Swift action by AMC staff helped a bus passenger recover her lost purse on Tuesday after officials traced it to an E-0 bus during a route inspection in Naranpura.The passenger informed officials that her purse had been stolen while travelling on an E-0 bus. Acting on…

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai Ahmedabad: Gujarat added active stock market investors faster than other major states in June as the Indian stock markets got a breather after the sensex gained about 2,000 points. The state registered a 12.8% monthly rise, taking its active investor count to 14.6 lakh, according to data from…

AMC razes ex-BJP councillor’s illegal structure after 2-year delay Ahmedabad: AMC on Tuesday demolished illegal constructions at three locations in Paldi, including an unauthorised RCC room allegedly built by former BJP councillor Girish Arvindbhai Patel behind Jalaram Khaman near Mahalaxmi Crossroads.The room-like structure, built behind Patel’s eatery, had been under AMC scrutiny for nearly two…

Gandhinagar: In a move aimed at cutting procedural delays in govt land allotment, the Gujarat govt on Tuesday enhanced the financial approval powers of district collectors and district development officers (DDOs).The state govt said the decision was expected to accelerate allotment of govt land for public infrastructure, industrial, social welfare and rural development projects while…