Ahmedabad: Every evening, as office-goers head home and vehicles pour onto the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar (SG) Highway, one of Ahmedabad’s busiest arterial roads transforms into a sprawling traffic bottleneck. The familiar soundtrack of blaring horns, idling engines and slow-moving traffic has become so routine that many commuters have come to accept it as part of daily life….
Investors have sought an independent, transparent and time-bound probe into SDPL’s financial activities Ahmedabad: A group of investors from across the country has sought a court-monitored investigation into the affairs of Shoot Space Digital Pvt Ltd (SDPL), a company that operated from GIFT City and is already under police scrutiny in an alleged investment fraud…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt said on Monday that the Namo Lakshmi and Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana schemes, aimed at encouraging students to complete secondary and higher secondary education, has boosted attendance.An official statement said that through the Namo Lakshmi scheme, the number of girl students maintaining 80% classroom attendance over the past year rose from…
Fire Safety Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: In the wake of a fire at a coaching and animation centre in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, that claimed 15 lives, Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) has announced a citywide fire safety audit and enforcement drive targeting coaching classes, libraries and mixed-occupancy buildings.Under the “Fire Safe Ahmedabad” campaign, AFES…
The state currently has a trough from north Gujarat to west-central Arabian Sea across Saurashtra, according to IMD Ahmedabad: After over a week, the southwest monsoon inched northwards with its upper limit passing through Alibaug and Pune in Maharashtra on Monday morning. Chances are good for the arrival of monsoon in south Gujarat later this…
The association has also highlighted difficulties faced by patients seeking reimbursement for psychiatric treatment at private nursing homes Ahmedabad: For families dealing with mental illness, the biggest challenge is often not only finding treatment but also paying for it. Private psychiatrists say many patients continue to struggle with the cost of care as insurance support…
Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old woman riding pillion on a scooter was killed and four others sustained serious injuries after an SUV rammed into multiple vehicles near Khokhra Circle late on Monday.According to H-Division traffic police, preliminary investigation and witness accounts suggest that the SUV driver may have suffered a seizure or a heart-related medical emergency, causing…
Ahmedabad: The numbers are hard to ignore: an investigation into a Rs 19.1 lakh cyberfraud complaint, filed a week ago, has led the Ahmedabad police to what could be a multi-crore investment scam tied to an online platform that has 1.9 lakh registered users spanning 100 countries.At the centre of the investigation is a 26-year-old…
Ahmedabad: A 26-year-old man from Paldi was arrested for allegedly possessing nearly nine grams of mephedrone (MD), police said on Monday.Acting on specific inputs, a crime branch team intercepted Azim Momin near Mahalaxmi Crossroads, in front of Pratiksha Apartment and close to Chhota Shahi Kabristan in Paldi. During the search, officers recovered 8.9g of mephedrone…
Ahmedabad: Students who gained admission in 11 prestigious institutions declared Centre of Excellence (CoEs) in Gujarat will have to pay more. Top education sources said that BTech and BArch technical degree courses in six major CoEs have become expensive by Rs 20,000 to Rs 67,000 from this year, after the state-level committee approved the hike….
