Ahmedabad: A recent Supreme Court judgment mandating the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for all primary school teachers has sparked widespread protests across Gujarat. The ruling makes TET compulsory even for teachers who were appointed before 2010.The Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh organised statewide demonstrations on Thursday. Protests were held at district collector offices across Gujarat, where large…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel held a high-level meeting in Gandhinagar on Thursday to review the state’s overall preparedness for the possible impact of El Nino. Ministers and officials of the agriculture, irrigation, water supply, Narmada, forest and revenue departments attended the meeting.Govt spokesperson and minister Jitu Vaghani said that in line with the meteorological…
Each response is logged into a live civic database that is building a real-time, data-driven food safety map for the city Ahmedabad: Food inspectors are no longer the only people judging hygiene at street food stalls in the city. You can walk up to a registered stall, scan the displayed QR code and rate the…
Officials have been directed to limit footpath width “wherever possible to prevent illegal occupation” Ahmedabad: The AMC’s decision to narrow city footpaths to curb encroachment appears to be at odds with the minimum widths specified in its own policy document. Walkways in the city currently range from 1 to 5 metres and are now set…
Representational picture. The baby was put on ECMO as it could not breath on its own after birth Ahmedabad: A full-term baby who had stopped moving in the womb was born in critical condition after aspirating his own stool, leaving him struggling to breathe from the moment of birth.Though delivered at a healthy 2.8kg, doctors…
Ahmedabad: A lecturer at a govt polytechnic college has filed a complaint of cheating with Satellite police alleging that she and her friend were duped of more than Rs 34 lakh after being promised UK work visas.According to the complaint lodged on Wednesday, the Gandhinagar resident, posted at a govt polytechnic college in Valsad, was…
Ahmedabad: Despite a temporary ban on Telegram and repeated crackdowns on online channels linked to examination malpractice, fraudsters continue to target NEET aspirants with promises of question papers in exchange for money, a Times of India investigation has found.Operating through encrypted messaging platforms, the racketeers have quickly adapted to restrictions by using VPN services and…
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad zonal office of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has issued a provisional attachment order (PAO) for immovable properties worth Rs 2 crore “acquired through direct utilisation of illegal funds generated” by a porter with the Western Railway. The attachment was carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act…
Ahmedabad: Gaekwad Haveli police on Thursday registered a cheating and forgery case against a city-based trader after an Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) vigilance inquiry found that a dealership certificate submitted during a tender process for the supply of copier paper was allegedly forged.The complaint was filed on Thursday by Prakashchandra Makwana, assistant manager at AMC’s…
AMC to replenish Sabarmati for Jal Yatra from June 22Ahmedabad: In preparation for the traditional Jal Yatra on June 29, the AMC will begin replenishing the Sabarmati, starting June 22. Standing committee chairman Kamlesh Patel said, “This ensures adequate water levels for the religious and cultural events preceding the Rath Yatra.” The AMC is planning…
