Ahmedabad: Even a month after the start of the academic year, the process to recruit gyan sahayaks on contract for Classes IX to XII has not begun in the state’s schools, raising serious concerns about academic disruption. The commissioner of schools has not yet begun collecting data on the number of vacant teaching positions across…
Ahmedabad: A special court in Ahmedabad granted regular bail to two journalists — Abeda Shaikh and Sabir Shaikh — against whom the police had invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC), alleging that they were part of an organised crime syndicate involved in extortion.Both journalists were initially booked by the Shahpur…
Ahmedabad: Gold jewellery worth Rs 4.25 lakh was stolen from a house in Paldi while the family was attending a diksha ceremony, Paldi police said. The complaint was filed by Vidhi Shah, 24, stating that the jewellery belonged to her relative, Charmi Jain, whose diksha ceremony was being held at Oswal Club in Manekbaug on…
Academics speak on what their institutes are doing to tackle the use of AI by students Ahmedabad: Undergraduate and postgraduate courses at IIT Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) often include unorthodox assessment methods such as open-book or open-internet examinations and field visits, followed by hands-on prototype development.“Instructors continue to use these methods with questions that limit the efficacy…
Ahmedabad: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in the Chaar Maliya locality of Vatva on Tuesday.Vatva police inspector A A Vachheta said the accused was arrested shortly after a complaint was lodged by the girl’s mother on Wednesday. The accused, a 34-year-old married man, allegedly called the girl to his house on the pretext…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) standing committee on Thursday approved a proposal worth more than Rs 10.5 crore to purchase 20 new water tankers and manage their operation and maintenance for five years to water trees planted across the city. The civic body sanctioned Rs 5.5 crore for procuring the tankers and another Rs…
Mumbai-Delhi Express Highway Ahmedabad/ Surat: Climate-related disruptions are emerging as a growing business challenge for Gujarat’s manufacturing sector. A recent WRI India study found that 73% of textile MSMEs surveyed in Surat reported flood-related operational disruptions. Based on a survey of 160 textile MSMEs across nine industrial clusters, the study found that nearly three-fourths had…
Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court on Tuesday sentenced a tuition teacher to five years’ imprisonment for molesting a girl student even though she had retracted her statement and turned hostile in court.In this case, the teacher from Behrampura was booked under BNS and Pocso Act in May 2025 after a woman filed a complaint at…
Subhash Bridge Subhash bridge 24,Juine,2026 Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: Workers who were removing the upper spans of Subhash Bridge during the repair works a few weeks back watched a large chunk of concrete from the bridge’s deck crash down, exposing severely corroded steel reinforcement bars inside. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation engineers immediately put forth a proposal…
DGCA begins probe into taxiway mix-up at Ahmedabad airport Ahmedabad: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) launched an investigation after an Air India aircraft made a wrong turn while taxiing at Ahmedabad airport, resulting in an IndiGo plane preparing for departure being stopped on the same taxiway on Wednesday evening.According to the aviation regulator, Air…
