Ahmedabad: Every major fire safety drive in Ahmedabad is usually spurred by a blaze and deaths elsewhere. This time, Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) launched a citywide drive after fire accidents killed 36 people in Lucknow and Delhi.During its safety checks, AFES sealed 13 hotels and one coaching institute and sent notices to 154…
Union home minister Amit Shah at the launch event Gandhinagar: Union cooperation minister Amit Shah on Saturday officially launched the Bharat Taxi service in Gujarat at an event held at Mahatma Mandir. The service was launched in 14 major cities of the state, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Anand, Mehsana and Nadiad.“From today, Bharat Taxi…
A couple approached the panel after missing their flight to Colombo, as their Air India plane was diverted due to near-zero visibility in Delhi AHMEDABAD: Holding that airlines cannot be held responsible for flight delay caused due circumstances beyond their control, the Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has dismissed an appeal for compensation against…
Ahmedabad: In the horse country emerging along the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar-Mehsana belt, post-Covid years have redrawn the map of equine breeding in Gujarat. What was once a niche pursuit has turned into a fast-growing business, with stud farms reporting steady demand for high-bred Marwari lineages and mares arriving from outside the state for breeding.Stud farm owners in…
Ahmedabad: Equity mutual fund assets under management (AUM) in Gujarat rebounded sharply over the past two months, rising by nearly Rs 28,500 crore. The recovery follows a Rs 19,481-crore decline in March, when equity assets fell 5.25% amid heightened global uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, according to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in…
A well-bred animal can fetch up to Rs 1.5cr, but needs steady care There was a time when owning a horse in Gujarat marked you out as royalty or an enthusiast. Today, it increasingly marks you out as an investor. Landowners on the outskirts of Ahmedabad are buying stallions and offering them for breeding while…
The structure today forms part of the larger ‘Prerna School’ complex, where students from across the country come to take leadership lessons Ahmedabad: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has completed conservation work at a historic vernacular school in Vadnagar where PM Narendra Modi studied as a child. Experts finished the work earlier this week.The…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s families are getting smaller, and the change is happening faster than in most parts of the country. New central govt data shows fertility rates have fallen by 26.1% in a decade. The state’s total fertility rate — the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her reproductive years —…
The accused had been working at the showroom in Nikol for the past 11 months Ahmedabad: Posing as workers from a cleaning agency, three men polished off gold jewellery worth Rs 3.8 lakh from 69-year-old’s house in Anandanagar. However, police scrubbed out their escape plans and arrested them on Saturday.Following a surveillance operation in Vastrapur…
ways to reduce mobile screen time Ahmedabad: A 14-year-old boy’s addiction to online mobile games became so severe that he stopped attending school for nearly a month, secretly spending his days in public places playing games on his cellphone, while his parents believed he was in class.The case came to light after the boy’s mother,…
