Ahmedabad: A 13-year-old student of a residential school in Aravalli was allegedly slapped repeatedly and beaten with a plastic pipe by the principal and a trustee after they accused him of ‘viewing’ an internal exam’s paper.The child is still in hospital.“My son was confined to a room and tortured for nearly two and a half…
Rescue operation by police SDRF and Army (3) Ahmedabad: The Indian Army has concluded its flood relief and rescue operations in Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli after rescuing more than 790 stranded people over three days, according to the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO).The PRO said the Humanitarian Assistance and…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt has begun examining changes to the compulsory service bond system for students graduating from govt medical colleges, with the health department initiating consultations on potential reforms. The govt has indicated that it is open to adopting Maharashtra’s recently announced model if found suitable.Minister of state for health Praful Pansheriya said govt has…
Ahmedabad: Industries in Sanand GIDC have been hit by waterlogging following recent heavy rain. To register their protest, the Sanand Industries Association (SIA) has announced a rally on Monday, demanding accountability for what it termed faulty infrastructure.“Due to severe flooding, power supply has been completely disrupted in nearly 50 factories, forcing a total shutdown of…
Ahmedabad: A 57-year-old tempo owner and trader from Isanpur lost Rs 1.9 lakh to cyber fraudsters after downloading a fake Bank of India KYC application sent through WhatsApp, city cybercrime police said.According to the FIR, the victim received a call on July 22 from a man claiming to be a Bank of India official. The…
Ahmedabad: Seven years ago, 60,000 students in Gujarat sat NEET in Gujarati. This year, fewer than 50,000 did. Educators attribute the trend to the growing preference for English-medium education, the dominance of English medical terminology, and the lack of Gujarati reference books and study material.Coaching institutes also report a shortage of teachers capable of teaching…
Ahmedabad: As floodwaters swept through several parts of Ahmedabad over the past three days, they carried away around 300 vehicle registration number plates got detached from cars, two-wheelers and other vehicles, prompting the city traffic police to launch a drive to trace owners and prevent any misuse.The recovered number plates were found floating in stagnant…
Flooding was the consequence of decades of lapses. Ahmedabad: On July 23, rainfall of 177mm in two hours paralysed Ahmedabad. By the day’s end, total rainfall had reached between 278mm and 294.6mm — the fourth-highest single-day total recorded in nearly 100 years.Urban planners and geoinformatics specialists argue the resultant flooding was the consequence of decades…
Ahmedabad: City police arrested a 37-year-old man from Kalupur and recovered Rs 14 lakh in cash within hours of a burglary at a handloom shop in Sindhi Market, police said on Sunday.The complaint was lodged by the owner of the shop in Revdi Bazaar, who told police that he and his family have been running…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has quashed a man’s divorce decree after his death, thereby granting his wife the status of a widow and bestowing on her the right to the husband’s property, “considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of the present case”.A Christian couple got married in 1976 and had six children. In 2020, the…
