heatAhmedabad: With Ahmedabad reeling under intense heatwave conditions, city doctors are reporting a rise in heat-related illnesses as residents struggle not only with soaring daytime temperatures but also unusually warm nights that offer little relief.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad recorded a maximum temperature of 43.7 degrees celsius on Monday, which was 1.7…
Ahmedabad: The Sabarmati river has remained largely empty for over a month after the state govt’s irrigation department drained water for maintenance work on the 18 gates of the Vasna Barrage in Ahmedabad, but the much-publicised river-cleaning campaign by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is yet to begin.The irrigation department had stopped releasing water into…
Ahmedabad: As diesel supply shortage worsens and disrupts transport, port and industrial operations across Kutch, trade and industry bodies have warned of agitation if fuel availability does not improve by June 1.At a joint meeting at the Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, representatives from transport associations, logistics operators, salt manufacturers, timber traders…
In the Vatva case, a woman’s remains were recovered 34 years after she was murdered Ahmedabad: After cracking two murder cases in six months by following up on local “ghost stories”, the city crime branch has begun systematically collecting reports of similar stories from across Ahmedabad, suspecting they may lead to unreported or undetected killings….
Ahmedabad: A speeding SUV jumped a divider and crashed into a tree near Usmanpura on Ashram Road in the early hours of Sunday, injuring three youths and prompting police to probe whether the occupants were involved in drunken driving or street racing.Police said the impact of the crash was so severe that the front portion…
Ahmedabad: Between May 1 and May 18, the health department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) collected 184 samples of panipuri from various stalls and carts across the city. Upon testing, 34 samples were found to contain prohibited food-grade colour. Consequently, action was taken to seize these stalls and carts. The banned food-grade colour poses…
Probationary IAS officers Gandhinagar: Eight probationary IAS officers from the 2025 batch who have been assigned the Gujarat cadre, met chief minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar on Monday.The officers, having completed their foundation course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie, have been appointed as assistant collectors in the Gujarat cadre….
Ahmedabad: A love affair, a daring jewellery heist and a betrayal in a hotel room — what began as an alleged plan to start a new life ended with a saleswoman and her boyfriend behind bars, with most of the stolen ornaments still missing.The Ahmedabad crime branch has arrested a saleswoman accused of stealing gold…
Customs officials seized the contraband from a passenger arriving at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad from Kuala Lumpur Ahmedabad: Customs officials at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Monday arrested a passenger with 9.3kg of heroin. The passenger, a native of Wayanad in Keralam, had arrived from Kuala Lumpur, said…
Ahmedabad: Imagicaaworld Entertainment Limited on Monday announced plans to invest up to Rs 100 crore in Shanku’s Water Park near Ahmedabad, marking its entry into Gujarat’s rapidly expanding leisure and tourism space.The investment will be routed through Mehsana Next Parks Private Limited (MNPPL), the special purpose vehicle that will own and operate Shanku’s Water Park…
