Former senior municipal councillor Iqbal Sheikh has raised alarms over the alleged negligence during the demolition of a 30-year-old overhead water tank in Gomtipur. In a press release addressed to the municipal commissioner, Sheikh said that the contractor was risking lives and property by using cranes and steel ropes to raze the structure instead of…
Ahmedabad: For thousands of diploma engineering students in Gujarat, a diploma is no longer the finish line. More are choosing to stay in classrooms instead of heading straight into the job market. Data from the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) shows admissions from diploma to degree (D2D) engineering courses climbed from 17,246 in 2024…
Police personnel deployed at M G Science Institute ahead of NEET re-exam Ahmedabad: The road to medical college has already been unusually bumpy this year. After the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) on May 3 was cancelled due to a paper leak, students will once again sit for the test on Sunday. This time,…
Gujarat High Court at Sola in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court has quashed an FIR under IPC and a complaint under the Domestic Violence Act filed against an elderly couple as counterblasts after their NRI son divorced his wife.Quashing both the cases filed against the couple by their daughter-in-law, the HC said, “The petitioners…
The local crime branch (LCB) of Zone-1 arrested two men accused of carrying out a series of chain-snatching incidents in some of the city’s prominent residential localities Ahmedabad: A gold chain snatched in broad daylight near Mithakhali eventually led police to two alleged repeat offenders, ending a surveillance operation that stretched across several parts of…
Ahmedabad: In a coordinated effort between medical authorities and the police, a green corridor was created to transport organs from a brain-dead woman at GMERS Medical College and General Hospital, Gandhinagar, to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for transplantation.According to officials, Kajal Rathod, who was undergoing treatment at the Gandhinagar hospital, was declared brain-dead by doctors. Her…
Ahmedabad: A solar project contractor has been booked by Sector 7 police in Gandhinagar for allegedly cheating a housing society by accepting advance payments for a solar power project, failing to complete the work, and issuing cheques that were later dishonoured. The complaint was filed by a retired engineer and executive committee member of Siddharth…
Ahmedabad: While authorities have temporarily banned Telegram ahead of NEET over concerns regarding paper leaks, fraudsters appear to have moved to alternative digital platforms to continue targeting students.Investigators and whistleblowers tracking NEET-related online activity have found that several groups that were previously active on Telegram have begun redirecting users to WhatsApp channels, where claims of…
Gandhinagar: Ahead of International Yoga Day, which will be observed on June 21, the state govt said that Gujarat has achieved the milestone of having the highest number of yoga teachers and yoga classes among all states.State yoga board chairman Sheeshpal Rajput said on Friday that at present, over 4,985 free yoga classes are being…
Gandhinagar: Minister of state for health Praful Pansheriya said on Friday that the state govt has initiated the process of transferring 188 students from Dhanvantari Ayurveda College and Hospital in Mahisagar district to other self-financed ayurveda colleges. An official statement said the affiliation of Dhanvantari Ayurveda college will be cancelled for alleged violation of regulations.Pansheriya…
