A young mother, just 20 years old, has been allegedly attacked by her spouse for wanting to enter the workforce (Representative image generated using AI) AHMEDABAD: A 20-year-old mother of a 10-day-old baby was allegedly stabbed by her husband on Friday for wanting to take up a job to support the family.She is being treated…
Ahmedabad: The Zone-8 Local Crime Branch (LCB) arrested two men and recovered 150 litres of stolen diesel in connection with a theft reported from Vatva GIDC Phase-4. The accused were identified as Mehr Aalam (24), a rickshaw driver, and Raja Ansari (26), a labourer. Both are residents of Vatva. According to police, the theft took…
Gandhinagar: Overhauling a seven-decade-old land law, Gujarat assembly on Friday unanimously passed a bill providing for regularisation of all violations of the state’s land fragmentation law since 1948 without any penalty or premium.Gujarat Prevention of Fragmentation and Consolidation of Holdings (Amendment) Bill, 2026, also sets a uniform minimum standard area of 10 gunthas (1,012 sq…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Self-Financed School Management Association has opposed regulatory provisions in Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (Amendment) Bill, 2026, saying they would curtail the autonomy of private schools.The association which represents around 17,000 private schools, said the bill would increase official intervention in the functioning of self-financed institutions. It warned that school operators would…
Ahmedabad: As more consumers switch to piped natural gas (PNG) amid the alleged shortage of LPG cylinders, cyberfraudsters have devised a new scam by threatening customers with PNG disconnections and then sending malicious APK files to steal banking details.One such case surfaced in the city, where a 49-year-old purchase manager lost Rs 11.6 lakh after…
Gandhinagar: In a move to support members of the armed forces and their families, the Gujarat govt has exempted residential property tax levied by gram panchayats on homes owned or occupied by serving defence personnel, ex-servicemen and widows of soldiers who died in service.The exemption has been introduced through an amendment to the Gujarat Gram…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat assembly on Friday passed the Gujarat Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, introducing a series of reforms aimed at shifting the state’s regulatory framework from a control-based system to a trust and risk-based governance model.The legislation amends 12 provisions across five state laws under a single framework. The state govt said the reforms…
A bulldozer demolishes an illegal construction during a municipal enforcement drive in a residential Indian locality, as officials clear unauthorized structures. Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Friday demolished an illegal structure in the Jamalpur area as part of its drive against unauthorised constructions in the city.According to the AMC estate department, an illegal…
Surat: Bank Employees stage a protest during a nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), demanding the implementation of a five-day banking week at Ghod Dod Road in Surat on Friday, September 11, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Ahmedabad: Banking services across Gujarat were disrupted on Friday as nearly 75,000 bank employees and…
CCTV footage from a bus rapid transit system shows an Indian boy on a station platform, aiding authorities in locating him through the transit security camera network. Ahmedabad: A six-year-old boy who went missing from Andhjan Mandal BRTS station in Vastrapur on Sep 9 was safely traced and reunited with his family through the coordinated…
