The UIDAI certificate awarded to Ahmedabad crime branch Ahmedabad: The city crime branch received a Special Commendation Award from the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) at a UIDAI-Aadhaar conclave held in Kolkata, West Bengal, recently. The award recognises the crime branch as the first law enforcement agency (LEA) to function as an offline verification…
Ahmedabad: With the PhD admission process nearing completion across universities in the state, Gujarat University (GU) will conduct its PhD entrance test on Saturday after a delay caused by pending verification of applications.The delay has drawn attention as the university administration has been promoting online education initiatives, yet an online system for verification of PhD…
Despite dedicated parking facilities, cars and two-wheelers are often parked along roads and in open spaces, particularly in the SEZ area Ahmedabad: As the number of cars grows, limited space and unauthorised parking along roads have pushed GIFT City to draft a paid parking policy for the special economic zone (SEZ), domestic tariff area (DTA),…
Rajkot’s joint DGFT, Jawri Mal Bishnoi, allegedly jumped from the fourth floor during a CBI raid Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has ordered registration of an FIR against unknown persons in connection with the custodial death of Rajkot’s joint director general of foreign trade (DGFT), Jawri Mal Bishnoi, who allegedly jumped from the fourth floor during…
Gandhinagar: President Droupadi Murmu has given assent to the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, paving the way for Gujarat to become the second state after Uttarakhand to implement a codified common set of personal laws. The state govt will now frame and notify the rules required for enforcing the legislation.Sources in govt said…
Kankipati Rajesh & Gaurav Dahiya GANDHINAGAR: Gujarat govt on Thursday ordered the compulsory retirement of two mid-level IAS officers — Kankipati Rajesh and Gaurav Dahiya — in a major disciplinary action against officers whose service records had come under scrutiny.Rajesh, a 2011-batch IAS officer, has been under suspension since July 2022 and faces alleged corruption…
Hriday Kunj at Sabarmati ashram Ahmedabad: The historic Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati is the only site from Gujarat included in the tentative list jointly submitted by India and South Africa to Unesco. Ahead of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, Hriday Kunj remains closed to visitors as restoration work continues. Officials associated with the project said the…
Ahmedabad: In the wake of the controversy surrounding the Makarba railway overbridge in Vejalpur, the AMC standing committee on Thursday decided to return the proposal for road widening and construction of the Jantanagar overbridge in Gota ward. The committee ordered a detailed survey before taking a final call on whether the overbridge is required.Standing committee…
Ahmedabad: The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) arrested two men after seizing 4.354kg of ambergris worth about Rs 4.4 crore from a parking lot near Bavla on the Ahmedabad-Rajkot highway on Thursday.The accused were identified as Ajay Chavda of Tarapur in Anand district and Hitesh Chauhan of Bhetavada village in Dholka, according to an SMC release.Acting…
Ahmedabad: Students of Nirma University staged a ‘Black Day’ protest near the Law Building on Thursday, expressing concerns over the safety and security arrangements at the university’s girls’ hostels.The protest was triggered by the circulation of a video allegedly linked to the H-5 hostel building. Students claimed the video contained allegations of inappropriate conduct by…
