Ahmedabad: Several hundred applicants across the 39 RTOs in the state faced inconvenience on Wednesday after the Sarathi server, the backbone of the state transport department’s online services, suddenly went down.The technical failure affected RTO offices in Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara and other districts, bringing driving licence-related services to a complete standstill. As a result,…
Ahmedabad: Boating at the famed Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, suspended since June 2024 due to safety certification issues, is set to resume from the next birding season that begins in Oct.Officials from the forest department said the Gujarat tourism department, in coordination with the forest department, has finalised the design of new boats and initiated the…
Ahmedabad: A routine tap on what appeared to be a software update notification ended in a shock for a 41-year-old Sarkhej resident, who lost Rs 99,001 from his bank account in an alleged cyberfraud. Police suspect that cybercriminals may have used the fake update prompt to gain access to his mobile device and banking information.According…
Ahmedabad: Shell bangles with gold foil, pearl and gold ear ornaments, and several game pieces, bestow the gleam of a treasury on the camp of archaeologists at Valabhipur, a town about 40km northwest of Bhavnagar.The camp belongs to the Excavation Branch V of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and State Archaeology, Gujarat.Another precious item…
Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court in Kalol of Gandhinagar district has sentenced a 32-year-old man to 20 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him for rape and abduction of a minor girl.Additional public prosecutor Jignesh Joshi said that Mahesh Raval was put on trial under the provisions of Pocso…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar, which houses the country’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), employing nearly 27,000 people, has announced the setting up of a sports arena, a golf club and a mall within the Domestic Tariff Area (DTA) of GIFT-IFSC.According to GIFT City officials, key projects include an…
Ahmedabad: A seemingly routine WhatsApp message carrying what appeared to be a traffic challan ended up costing a Nikol-based businessman nearly Rs 10 lakh, highlighting the growing threat posed by malicious APK files being used by cyberfraudsters to gain control of victims’ smartphones and banking credentials.According to a complaint lodged with the cybercrime police, the…
Ahmedabad: A Gandhinagar woman has accused a man she met through a matrimonial website of concealing his identity, luring her into a relationship on the promise of marriage and later blackmailing her with their private photographs and videos. The complaint, registered with the Women’s Police (West), was the second FIR of a similar nature lodged…
Medical workers dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfect their equipment at an Ebola treatment centre during a ceremony to present recovery certificates to patients at the Rwambara General Reference Hospital in Bunia, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Gandhinagar: The state govt has facilitated the return of a professor, who had been stranded in Ebola-affected…
St Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: For thousands of students and parents, this year’s college admission process has become an exercise in patience. While Gujarat University’s admission process under the Gujarat Common Admission Service (GCAS) has completed two rounds, candidates are still waiting for clarity. At the centre of the uncertainty is St Xavier’s College, one…
