A man wades through a flooded road in front of a truck half submerged in rainwater, following heavy monsoon rainfall in Ahmedabad, India, July 25, 2026. REUTERS/Amit Dave Ahmedabad: Plan to step out today? You might want to put on those rain-friendly footwear and keep umbrellas and raincoats handy, for it’s expected to pour. Otherwise,…
People move through a flooded neighbourhood following heavy rain in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: AMC initiated urgent rainwater drainage operations across the city following waterlogging in several areas. In all, 24 teams have been deployed at 20 waterlogged locations across 10 wards. The civic body has also opened 141 catchpits and 85 manholes to drain accumulated water.In…
Deputy collector Haresh T Makwana inspects the Nayaka Dam site amid heavy rainfall at Chotila, in Surendranagar on Saturday Ahmedabad: Two days of relentless rain have erased much of Gujarat’s early monsoon deficit, lifting the state past half its average seasonal rainfall by Saturday. Seasonal rainfall in the state rose from 27.2% on July 20…
Semiconductor FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo Ahmedabad: Gujarat-based fabless semiconductor startup IndieSemiC Pvt Ltd has partnered with US-based semiconductor supplier Semtech Corporation to develop Sabarmati-1, a 64-bit RISC-V-based system-in-package (SiP) with integrated LoRa connectivity for Internet of Things…
Street dog at Sardar Patel Garden in Ahmedabad . Photo : Bhadresh Gajjar Ahmedabad: The civic body has completed the first phase of its stray dog census, counting 6,640 animals across six wards — four in the east and two in the west. Isanpur recorded the highest number of stray dogs at 2,344, while Danilimda…
A commuter helps another woman after she falls due to the force of floodwaters while wading through a waterlogged street following torrential rain in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: As residents waded through flooded streets, many found that GPS, messages and calls could not be relied upon. Mobile connectivity has remained erratic across parts of Gujarat since heavy…
AHMEDABAD: The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Gujarat has risen to 35 over the past two days, as rainfall eased across the state and authorities shifted their focus to damage assessment and post-flood clean-up, officials said on Saturday.According to officials, 29 of the fatalities were reported from Valsad and Navsari, the two…
Ahmedabad: Heavy rainfall has triggered severe waterlogging across the Gujarat University (GU) campus, leaving students at the Samaras hostels struggling to cope with flooded premises.The Samaras boys’ and girls’ hostels on the campus were among the worst affected as continuous rain led to knee-deep water accumulation in several parts of the area. Rainwater entered the…
Ahmedabad: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in a special court against a UP man, Faijan Shaikh, in connection with an online radicalisation case allegedly linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and al-Qaida.NIA has accused Shaikh of conspiring to have Kashmir and Ladakh secede from India, and planning to carry out targeted killings to spread…
Ahmedabad: Following heavy to extremely heavy rainfall and forecasts issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the district administration has extended the closure of schools and colleges across Ahmedabad on Saturday, prioritising student safety.According to instructions issued by the collector, all govt, grant-in-aid and private schools in Ahmedabad city (east and west) as well as…
