Ahmedabad: A city-based lawyer has issued a legal notice to PVR INOX Ltd, questioning the multiplex chain’s refusal to accept cash payments at its cinema hall in Ahmedabad. He also sought legal clarification on “cashless-only” policy, particularly insisting on payment through UPI.In his notice to PVR INOX at Palladium Mall, advocate Utkarsh Dave mentioned how…
Wagh Bakri Tea Group chairman Piyush Desai died after suffering a cardiac arrest late on Tuesday. He was 87. Desai had been unwell for some time. Ahmedabad: India’s tea industry veteran and Wagh Bakri Tea Group chairman Piyush Desai died after suffering a cardiac arrest late on Tuesday. He was 87. Desai had been unwell…
Ahmedabad: The first officer of an Air India Express flight from Dammam (Saudi Arabia) to New Delhi has emerged as a suspect in the bomb hoax that forced the aircraft’s emergency landing in Ahmedabad on Aug 31.Sources in city police said they examined handwriting samples from passengers and crew members, including the first officer. The…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP-led Centre of “betraying” people by introducing charges on high-value UPI merchant transactions, with party leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Amit Chavda and Tushar Chaudhary alleging that the move would ultimately increase burden on consumers.In a joint statement on Wednesday, the leaders cited the new 0.4% merchant discount rate…
Ahmedabad: More than 500 seats in govt and grant-in-aid pharmacy colleges in Gujarat have fallen vacant following cancellation of admissions by students who secured seats in medical and dental courses through NEET. To fill the vacant seats, the admission committee will conduct a special online admission round from Sept 17.The committee has already completed three…
Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar: More than 88 lakh earthen lamps will illuminate over 18,500 locations across Gujarat on Thursday as part of the ‘Aashirvad No Divdo’ programme being organised under the month-long ‘Seva Ane Sankalp Abhiyan’ to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday and commemorate his 25 years of public service.In Ahmedabad, the main event will be…
Private organisations, trusts and business entities will require prior 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 woman was arrested for allegedly abetting a minor’s suicide. She reportedly told the teenager to die if she truly loved her son. AHMEDABAD: A 39-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 17-year-old Class XII student after repeatedly telling her to die if she truly loved the woman’s teenage son, police…
Ahmedabad: Prevention of Crime Branch (PCB) on Tuesday seized 10,536 cans of beer, which is classified under IMFL, from a closed-body truck on SP Ring Road near Vaishnodevi Circle. The beer, packed in 439 boxes, was valued at Rs 23 lakh. No arrests were made.According to police, a PCB team intercepted the truck near the…
Harikesh Patel allegedly hid that his original passport was with a court. He obtained a second passport from Ghaziabad RPO using fabricated Agra address Ahmedabad: Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has filed an FIR against Harikesh Patel, a former key functionary of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) who was part of the Hardik Patel-led quota agitation,…
