Union home minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi launch the Mission 5 Million Trees campaign, and several development projects, at Science City, Ahmedabad, on Sunday Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and BJP State President Jagdish Vishwakarma launch the ‘Mission 5 Million Tree’…
AMC created a Guiness World Record for planting 3.6 lakh saplings in an hour using the Miyawaki method, on July 12, in Ahmedabad’s Bhadaj area Gandhinagar: On Sunday, when 1.25 crore saplings were planted across the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) set a Guinness World Record by planting 3.61 lakh saplings in…
Gandhinagar: Union home minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the 11th Interpol Digital Forensic Expert Group (DFEG) meeting on Monday at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar.Delegates from 47 countries, including officials of law enforcement agencies, will participate in the meeting, an official statement said. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel and deputy chief minister Harsh…
Ahmedabad: A 32-year-old woman from Bopal has accused her husband living in Canada and his family of demanding money for IELTS coaching and her migration expenses as dowry before abandoning her and sending her back to India.The woman on Saturday filed a complaint with the Women Police (Rural), alleging years of physical, mental and financial…
File photo of seized liquor after a raid. While officers seized liquor consignments worth Rs 13.82 lakh in five major cases in Ahmedabad city and Gandhinagar over the past two months, not a single accused was arrested Ahmedabad: Darkness, dense bushes, speeding SUVs and dramatic chases have become recurring themes in prohibition cases registered by…
Ahmedabad: A district consumer commission in Ahmedabad has directed United India Insurance Company Ltd to pay Rs 3 lakh, along with 7% annual interest, to a policyholder, ruling that the insurer’s rejection of his mediclaim for cancer treatment was arbitrary, illegal and invalid.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Additional), Ahmedabad, passed the order on a…
Industries say curtailments are leading to losses Industrial units that invested in open access captive solar power plants to cut electricity costs and transition to cleaner energy are facing mounting financial stress, with electricity distribution companies (discoms) allegedly curtailing a significant share of the power generated. Industry representatives say this has stretched projected payback periods…
Ahmedabad: An inheritance meant for charity became the subject of a courtroom battle that lasted more than three decades. When Kantilal Shah died in 1994, he left behind not just his properties, but also two competing wills: one favouring a Vadodara NGO, and another naming a doctor as the beneficiary. Gujarat High Court has now…
Families of AI-171 crash victims seek investigation updates and simulator tests AHMEDABAD: Families of victims killed in the Air India AI-171 crash have written to civil aviation minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, seeking regular updates on the investigation, independent simulator tests and the inclusion of an experienced Boeing 787 pilot in the probe team, while also…
Ahmedabad: In a significant move to address the growing stray cattle menace in the city, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has floated a Rs 1.9-crore e-tender to hire specialised veterinary and sanitation personnel for its Cattle Nuisance Control Department (CNCD).Under the proposal, the civic body plans to engage veterinary doctors, para-veterinarians, livestock inspectors, and sanitation…
