Waterlogging at Sterling City in Bopal days after deluge in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Following 22 inches of torrential rain over Thursday and Friday, several parts of Bopal remained severely waterlogged on Monday, with water yet to recede fully at 27 locations including Bopal Gaam. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) sluggish de-watering operations have left residents of…
Asian Games symbol and mascot Gandhinagar: From shooting and swimming to table tennis and athletics, nine sportspersons from Gujarat are set to compete at the Asian Games in Japan this year. This will be Gujarat’s largest contingent at the Asian Games. The 2026 Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya from Sep 19 to Oct 4.Gujarat’s…
Gujarat University Building at Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: A fresh controversy has emerged at Gujarat University over alleged irregular appointments of officials across various departments and exorbitant salaries granted to them. Student leaders have raised serious concerns and submitted a memorandum to the acting vice-chancellor, demanding the formation of a high-level committee to investigate the matter.During the…
Ahmedabad: The value of Gujarat investors’ equity mutual fund holdings rose by Rs 7,267.54 crore in June to a record Rs 3,87,309.73 crore. This was the third consecutive month of growth as a recovery in the stock market prompted investors to reconsider investments they had put on hold after the sharp fall in March.Assets under…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt is considering raising the annual family income ceiling for welfare schemes meant for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) among the general category to Rs 10 lakh, a move that could significantly widen eligibility for educational and self-employment assistance.The social justice and empowerment department has begun revising the income criteria for schemes run through…
AMTS bus stand at Manav Mandir, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: On Monday morning, an AMTS bus was passing near D-Mart in the Bapunagar area when a sudden short circuit triggered a fire. The driver immediately pulled the bus over and safely evacuated the passengers.The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services were informed, and firefighters quickly brought the blaze…
Ahmedabad: A special NIA court on Monday acquitted seven persons — six Pakistani nationals and an Indian — of charges of smuggling 237kg of heroin from Pakistan to India via the sea route. It, however, found the six Pakistani nationals to have entered the Indian territory illegally and sentenced them to eight years’ imprisonment.Special NIA…
The Punganur cows were shifted from their shed to their owner’s house in Ghuma after last week’s rain Ahmedabad: It took bedsheets, a fire team and 45 minutes of patience to get three cows down a staircase in Ghuma on Sunday. Fire and Emergency Services personnel were called in after the owner of three Punganur…
Ahmedabad: An edible oil company has filed a criminal breach of trust complaint against its former administrative officer, alleging that he misappropriated over Rs 14 lakh collected in cash from customers for edible oil supplies across the city.According to an FIR registered with Bodakdev police on Monday, the individual was employed as an administrative officer…
Security personnel help vehicles wade through a waterlogged road near the Nikol area, in Ahmedabad on Monday Ahmedabad: On Monday morning between 7am and 8am, the western part of the city, including Bodakdev, Thaltej, Science City, Chandlodia and Memnagar, received one to two inches of rainfall in just one hour. As a result, water accumulated…
