Ahmedabad: Some parts of the city received light rain on Saturday, even as several regions of the state saw light to moderate showers.The city’s maximum temperature was 34.9°C, 1.2 degrees above normal. The minimum was 27.5°C, 1.3 degrees above normal. Relative humidity stood at 71% at 8.30am and 53% at 5.30pm.Ukai in Tapi recorded 35mm…
Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court here on Saturday sentenced a 44-year-old man to life imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life for raping his minor daughter after learning of her relationship with a boyfriend.The 16-year-old survivor had filed an FIR with Vatva police in March 2024, stating that when her family learnt of the…
Ahmedabad: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday launched VIBOS, a business networking platform run by the Vishwa Umiya Foundation, at an event in Ahmedabad.Patel said Gujarat’s rise as India’s top business destination reflected its consistent policies and industry-friendly climate, and that the state’s Industrial Policy 2026 was drawing interest from entrepreneurs in India and abroad….
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has announced that the verification process for the results of the supplementary examinations held in June for SSC (Class X), Sanskrit Prathama and HSC (Class XII) streams has been completed. The supplementary results were originally declared on July 3.After the results were announced, students applied…
Ahmedabad: Two men were arrested by Sola High Court police for allegedly smuggling IMFL in a Toyota Fortuner fitted with a fake registration number plate. Police seized liquor worth Rs 5 lakh and other valuables, taking the total value of the seized items to Rs 18.8 lakh.Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted an…
Ahmedabad: A photograph purportedly showing two accused persons tied to a tree inside the Sanand police station compound triggered a controversy after it went viral, raising concerns regarding alleged custodial punishment and public humiliation. The two accused, both around 20 years old, were arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 22-year-old woman. According to police, the…
The relaxation came ahead of Diwali through a circular issued by the state home department Ahmedabad: Less than 16 months after the Rajkot TRP Game Zone fire claimed 27 lives and led to the implementation of strict fire safety norms, Gujarat govt relaxed one key requirement for firecracker vendors. In Sep 2025, the state exempted…
People at the site after nine persons were killed and six injured in a blast and fire at an illegal firecracker factory at Ramol area of Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: The firecracker factory in Mahemadpura, Ramol, where a blaze killed nine people on Saturday, had also witnessed a fire in 2014 in which a 14-year-old died, sources…
Ahmedabad: A special CBI court on Saturday sentenced a former branch manager of Indian Overseas Bank, Himatnagar, Neeraj Kumar Jain, along with a borrower named Ketan Patel, to three years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with a bank fraud. Besides the jail term, the court has imposed a fine of a total of Rs 1.12 crore…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Examination Board (GSEB) has decided to award grace marks for five questions in Paper 2 of the main exam of Assistant Education Inspector Aptitude Test (AEIAT) after releasing the final answer key.The board found that the five questions had more than one correct option. Candidates who selected any of the correct…
