Police suspect the body is four-day old Ahmedabad: A 39-year-old migrant labourer, who had approached Shaherkotda police for help after losing his job in Jamnagar, was found hanging inside the police station’s electrical room hours later, police said. The man, identified as Raju Ramnakshatra Jatav, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at around 8.30am…
Battery energy storage system BESS Ahmedabad: Gujarat has emerged as India’s second-largest market for installed battery energy storage capacity, accounting for 20% of the country’s cumulative 9.3 GWh capacity as of June 2026, according to a Mercom India Research report.Rajasthan led the country with a 36% share, while Maharashtra ranked third with 5%. Together, the…
The truck was allegedly on the wrong side of the road when it hit the bike t Ahmedabad: A 23-year-old man was killed and his friend injured after a truck allegedly travelling on the wrong side knocked them off their motorcycle near Anjali flyover on Tuesday morning. Milan Vaghela and his friend Kuldeep, who had…
Ahmedabad: Extensivewaterlogging, as seen after Monday’s downpours, may not be preventable for three years.Key infrastructure initiatives under way in the city entail laying stormwater lines. That work will not conclude till the completion of these projects: the SG Highway development, the SG Highway service road beautification, and SP Ring Road six-laning.Moreover, existing stormwater networks have…
Gandhinagar: Governor Acharya Devvrat said on Tuesday that farmers who have adopted natural farming should get higher subsidies than those using chemical fertilisers. He said the move will encourage more farmers to take up natural farming.Interacting with mediapersons in Gandhinagar, the governor said that subsidies on chemical fertilisers and pesticides cannot be stopped abruptly, as…
Ahmedabad: Over the past three years, AMC has spent Rs 1 crore on Vastrapur to lay new stormwater lines and desilt old ones to prevent rain-triggered flooding, but waterlogging after Monday’s rain belied the expense and works.Monday’s rain submerged the stretch from Himalaya Mall to Sanjivani Hospital Road, Govt Quarters Road, Manav Mandir, and adjacent…
Ahmedabad: A man allegedly posing as a director of Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda) cheated a woman and six others of Rs 19.6 lakh by promising to arrange affordable houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), police said.The accused, Rajeshsinh Rathod, allegedly collected money from the group after claiming that he could secure Auda houses…
GTU Gujarat Technological University Ahmedabad: A departmental inquiry into alleged malpractice in a CCC examination conducted by Gujarat Technological University (GTU) for govt employees has dragged on for nearly two years, with authorities yet to reach a conclusion.The alleged irregularity surfaced after results of an examination conducted around two years ago showed that marks of…
Ahmedabad: Delays in college admissions through Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) are adding to students’ uncertainty as this could push the first-semester university exams to Jan next year.A special GCAS round for admissions to St Xavier’s College will open on Wednesday to fill around 1,800 seats. A mop-up round for vacant seats in other colleges…
Gandhinagar: With Gujarat gearing up to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the state govt is seeking to build its sporting credentials well ahead of the mega event, lining up two globally popular endurance competitions — Hyrox and the full Ironman Triathlon.Hyrox, an indoor fitness race combining 8 km of running with eight functional workouts, will…
