Medical assistance was arranged for the baby girl and her mother at Viramgam station AHMEDABAD: A baby girl was born aboard the Jabalpur–Somnath Express on Tuesday, after a woman passenger went into labour while the train was between Ahmedabad and Viramgam.Railway officials said that the woman was travelling with her husband in Coach S-2 on…
Ahmedabad: Senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rajiv Ranjan Bhagat was appointed the additional director general (ADG) in the elite Special Protection Group (SPG) on Monday after approval by the appointments committee of the cabinet (ACC).According to an order issued by the department of personnel and training (DoPT), the appointment was cleared based on a proposal…
Gandhinagar: The state home department has launched Operation Mule Hunt 2.0 — a coordinated campaign against cybercrime. Deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi chaired a meeting of top police officers in Gandhinagar on Monday night, and officers from districts joined through video conference, an official statement said. The statement said that orders have been issued to…
Ahmedabad: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Ahmedabad recently granted significant relief to State Bank of India (SBI) by deleting demands raised for alleged tax deduction at source (TDS) default on leave travel concession (LTC) payments, holding that the bank could not be treated as an “assessee in default” when it acted under binding interim…
Ahmedabad: On Tuesday, the estate department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) carried out demolitions of structures blocking a 30-metre-wide road to Nana Chiloda village in Sardarnagar ward. Additionally, structures along a 45-metre-wide stretch from Sutar Factory to Galaxy Crossroads in Naroda, and on a 7.5-metre-wide road near Unnati Nagar Estate, were also removed. In…
TOI investigation into NEET OMR sheet manipulation Ahmedabad: While the NEET question paper leak has left honest candidates nationwide distraught and angry, the racket seems to have grown another arm. Fraudsters are offering unethical candidates and their parents another option. One that costs Rs 20 lakh and “guarantees score enhancement without having to bother about…
Hotelier Vikas Shah has increased his frequency of cycling to work after the PM’s appeal to conserve fuel Ahmedabad/Rajkot/Vadodara: Across Gujarat, many car owners — including those with a luxury statement on wheels — are saddling up on their cycles, not just to heed the PM’s austerity call but also to take the healthier path…
Ahmedabad: A city sessions court has denied regular bail to Hansol businessman Bhavesh Patel who was arrested last month for allegedly sending a bomb threat and triggering panic at Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Ltd (GujSAIL) in March.On March 25, the GujSAIL director received a threat mail stating: “Gujcel blast eid ka tofa modi and…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is turning unused spaces beneath city bridges into modern sports activity centres, as part of its ambitious plan to develop Ahmedabad into an international-level Sports City.The civic body has identified nine bridges across the city where such facilities will be developed. Two centres — under the Sims Hospital railway…
Ahmedabad: A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in broad daylight allegedly by two minors on a road outside Gulberg Society in Meghaninagar on Tuesday, police said. The victim, Harish Patani, was a resident of Laxminagar in Meghaninagar. The minors have been detained by Meghaninagar police and are being interrogated.According to police, one of the…
