Families pay Rs 10 lakh to Rs 12 lakh to block seats in engineering colleges Ahmedabad: Engineering students aiming for top private colleges and their parents will vouch that the real test begins after cracking the entrance exam. With counselling rounds picking up pace nationwide, families are thrust into a punishingly expensive scramble, forced to…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad’s dengue problem is no longer waiting for the rains. It is breeding quietly in the city’s nights.Two new research papers by scientists from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Ahmedabad University (AU) have found that rising night-time temperatures, persistent humidity and rapid mosquito breeding cycles are turning the city into an increasingly efficient…
A 42-year-old man struggling with unemployment and mounting financial strain allegedly died by suicide in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area, AHMEDABAD: A 42-year-old man struggling with unemployment and mounting financial strain allegedly died by suicide in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area, leaving behind a poignant note that reflected his concern for the safety of his young daughter and family…
Ahmedabad: A magisterial court here on Friday ordered an insurance company executive to pay Rs 50,000 towards monthly maintenance and Rs 15,000 house rent to his wife and minor daughter. As the man had married the second time in secret, the court held this as “domestic violence in emotional form”.The woman sought maintenance and compensation…
Shielding wife from witch-hunt, Gujarat man falls victim to mob rage (AI image used for representational purpose only) PALANPUR: A chilling case showing how superstition and crowd psychology can devastate isolated families has emerged from a small village in Sabarkantha district, where a man was beaten to death while trying to protect his family from…
What’s Up Amdavad?Your paper will keep you up to speed about the potpourri of exhibitions, cultural events, music and food festivals, theatrical and comic performances, film screenings and discussions, workshops, and more taking place in the city. We will pick the best mix of events for you.Exhibition on the Life of Rasiklal ParikhA research-led exhibition…
A hotel employee testified to federal authorities that Falguni Choudhary would sit and monitor the secret recordings “as casually as one watches a soap opera” Ahmedabad: A federal investigation into a sex trafficking racket involving two minor girls at a Nebraska hotel took a darker turn when federal agents uncovered a highly invasive surveillance setup…
Ahmedabad: Age is no barrier for breaking records, as explosive batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has demonstrated in the IPL, or in winning medals, as Gujarat’s Manya Drolia and Pragnika Vaka showed at the recently concluded Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 in Sri Lanka.The two girls from Surat claimed four medals, with Manya Drolia claiming medals of all…
Honest Reveira has argued that it deals in vegetarian food and its customer base is Hindus and Jains Ahmedabad: Famous restaurant chain Honest Reveira has taken exception to a Goa meat delivery company, Honesty Foods, alleging that similarity in their names and labels causes confusion among its pure vegetarian customers, insinuating that it has opened…
File photo of hippopotamus cooling at Ahmedabad zoo Ahmedabad: As mercury crosses 42°C across Gujarat, zoo facilities in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar are executing comprehensive heat-management plans to safeguard their inhabitants.At Kankaria zoo in Ahmedabad, staff use geothermal pipes, mist sprinklers, and coolers to lower cage temperatures for lions, tigers, leopards, and monkeys, while keeping otters…
