Ahmedabad: It took the death of a critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick to finally shake the Gujarat govt out of years of neglect. The chick, born in March through the painstaking “jump start” technique at the Kutch sanctuary, is now dead — likely fallen to predators, despite 50-odd staffers deployed to protect it….
Ahmedabad: The Diploma to Degree Common Entrance Test (DDCET) for admissions to degree engineering courses was conducted in the state on Tuesday. A total of 20,893 students appeared for the exam, while 936 candidates remained absent. Ahmedabad district recorded the highest participation with 4,633 students, whereas Botad district had the lowest turnout with only 11…
Ahmedabad: The Cyber Centre of Excellence of the CID (Crime), Gujarat, has busted an inter-state racket involving transactions worth over Rs 53 crore and arrested 10 accused from Anand and Ahmedabad. One of the arrested operatives had facilitated a bank account that was allegedly used by accused in the sensational killing of former Maharashtra minister…
Ahmedabad: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the development of a ship repair facility at Vadinar in Devbhumi Dwarka district. The project will be jointly implemented by Deendayal Port Authority and Cochin Shipyard Limited with a combined investment of Rs 1,570 crore.The project will include a…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) on Monday announced the results of the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GujCET) alongside the Class 12 science outcomes. The results revealed that 52,757 students out of the 1,32,319 who appeared for the exam, were unable to secure even the 40th percentile, pointing to challenges in…
Ahmedabad: Ranking third highest nationally, Gujarat attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $4,990.89 million (Rs 44,041.7 crore) between April and Dec 2025, according to data by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The state trailed Maharashtra and Karnataka in FDI inflows during the nine-month period. Even as the state regained its…
Gandhinagar: BJP candidate Harshad Parmar won the bypoll to Umreth assembly seat in Gujarat on Monday, defeating his nearest rival from Congress, Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan, by a margin of more than 30,000 votes. Parmar bagged 85,500 votes, while Chauhan polled 54,757 votes, according to data on the Election Commission’s website.The bypoll, held on April 23, was…
Ahmedabad: A detailed analysis of the Class 12 board examination results has revealed that students across both science and general streams struggled the most in core academic subjects, with physics and statistics emerging as the most challenging.In the science stream, physics recorded the highest number of failures. Of the 1,10,990 students who appeared for the…
Ahmedabad: Cybercrime police have uncovered an online racket where the main accused allegedly posed as a “love guru” and astrologer to target people facing relationship problems and extort money out of them.The accused, Rajnish Bhargava, 23, was arrested in Bikaner within a week of the case being registered. Police said he created multiple fake Instagram…
Ahmedabad: A 26-year-old labourer was killed following a dispute over vehicle parking at Madhavpura market in the city on Sunday, with cross-complaints registered at Madhavpura police station. The deceased has been identified as Mithilesh Mishra. His brother, Sandeep, 29, filed a complaint stating that the incident occurred between 12.30pm and 1pm on Sunday. According to…
