Ahmedabad: After a brief, three-day flirtation with comparatively cooler weather, Ahmedabad has re-entered the furnace. The city’s maximum temperature climbed to 43.2°C, nearly two degrees above the seasonal average, on Thursday, effectively ending the short-lived respite. While parts of Gujarat recently enjoyed a dip in the mercury due to local weather shifts, the India meteorological…
Ahmedabad: The ongoing conflict in West Asia has begun to cast a shadow over Gujarat’s real estate sector, with redevelopment activity slowing amid rising construction costs and labour shortages.Industry players say several redevelopment negotiations have been put on hold as developers reassess financial viability in a rapidly changing cost environment. A sharp increase in raw…
Ahmedabad: A 57-year-old gym owner was injured after being stabbed by one of four men who entered his residence in Ghatlodia shortly after midnight on Wednesday. His 53-year-old wife, who works with a pharmaceutical firm in Changodar, filed a complaint with Ghatlodia police, stating that the group entered the house, demanded money and attacked her…
Ahmedabad: The All-India State Bank of India Staff Federation (AISBISF) announced a two-day nationwide strike on May 25 and 26, citing unresolved employee-related issues and alleged violations of agreements by the bank management. Staff members from across SBI Bank branches in Gujarat will also participate in the nationwide strike. Banking operations across all branches are…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has declared the Class 10 results, with Ahmedabad city and rural areas showing nearly unchanged performance from last year. Ahmedabad city recorded a pass percentage of 79.99, slightly up from 79.95 per cent last year. Of the 47,483 students who registered, 46,667 appeared for the exam.Among…
Ahmedabad: Tension prevailed at a data centre facility run by a private operator in the domestic area of GIFT City after many investors gathered to protest alleged cheating in an investment scheme. Police were deployed to control the situation after a crowd assembled outside the office seeking clarity on their investments.According to Dabhoda police, thousands…
Ahmedabad: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here has ordered the payment of salary to a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) employee until the date of his retirement. He was prematurely retired after he was diagnosed with a mental illness.The tribunal quashed BSNL’s decision to compulsorily retire the employee from the post of junior telecom officer,…
Ahmedabad: Students of arts, commerce and science colleges affiliated to the Gujarat University are mired in confusion regarding the option to pursue a four-year honours degree under the New Education Policy (NEP). Students who enrolled in undergraduate programmes in 2023 are currently appearing for their final semester exams, but clarity on the fourth-year honours option…
Ahmedabad: The Western Railway’s Ahmedabad Division has dispatched its first spice-loaded train from Mehsana in Gujarat to Assam.The first rake, carrying 4,200 quintals of cumin, was flagged off on Wednesday, from Mehsana station to Azara station in Assam under the Rangiya Division of Northeast Frontier Railway. Officials said that the spices were transported in an…
Ahmedabad: A 27-year-old woman from Thaltej has accused her former boyfriend of rape, alleging that he had established a physical relationship with her on the fake promise of marriage.According to the FIR filed with Vastrapur police on Tuesday, the complainant, who works as a manager at a spa and salon in the Navrangpura area, has…
