Ahemdabad

Ahmedabad: A sessions court acquitted a 22-year-old man of rape after finding contradictions in the complainant’s testimony. Making a sharply worded observation about the 43-year-old complainant’s conduct, the court said that she appeared to be “habituated to casual consensual sexual intercourse with multiple males”.The remark stemmed from medical and DNA evidence which, according to the…

Retiree files cheating case over unpaid Rs 10 lakh Ahmedabad: A 68-year-old retired resident has lodged a cheating complaint with Vastrapur police, alleging that a man known to him through family and community connections borrowed Rs 10 lakh on the pretext of arranging a bank balance for his nephew’s overseas education and later refused to…

Gujarat prisons house 3,658 inmates above capacity: Centre’s data Gandhinagar: Overcrowding remained a major challenge for Gujarat’s prisons in 2024, with jails housing 17,766 inmates against a sanctioned capacity of 14,108. The excess of 3,658 prisoners pushed occupancy levels to nearly 126%, according to data presented in Parliament. The figures also indicate a steady rise…

Ahmedabad schools directed to apply for Kanya Grant by Aug 11 Ahmedabad: Education authorities in Ahmedabad have directed all non-govt aided secondary and higher secondary schools, including grant-in-aid and fee-based institutions, to submit details of girl students for allocation of the Kanya Grant for the 2026-27 academic year.According to the official communication, the grant will…

Razaulla Shaikh fell from the running train between Abu and Palanpur Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has ordered the railways to pay Rs 8 lakh compensation to a woman whose son died after falling from a running train. Her claim was denied by railway tribunal on the grounds that he was travelling without a ticket.The fall…

Ahmedabad: More than 90 first-year students from diploma and degree engineering programmes at Apravit University, Gandhinagar, visited the Toy House at the Centre of Toy Science on the Children’s Research University campus in Sector 20 as part of an educational tour.During the visit, the students explored facilities such as the Toy Lab, Toy Library, STEM…

Cloudy weather in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: After days of relative quiet following July’s heavy downpour, it may be time to bring out the raincoats and umbrellas again. After dealing mostly with overcast skies and the occasional stray drizzle, the city is likely to see light showers on Saturday and Sunday as a fresh spell of rain…

Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel, DyCM Harsh Sanghavi, Goa tourism minister Rohan Khaunte and Uttarakhand tourism minister Satpal Maharaj during the inauguration of the Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) 2026 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on Thursday Ahmedabad: The three-day Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) opened at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre on…

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU), Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU), Ahmedabad, organised a foundation-laying ceremony for its first regional centre in Palanpur. The aim is to expand access to quality higher education in remote regions.Speaking on the occasion, minister Pradyuman Vaja said that the state govt is committed to making education…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat has racked up Rs 1,607.64 crore in unpaid e-challans since 2021, ranking among the seven states with the highest pending traffic penalty dues in the country.Data tabled in Rajya Sabha by ministry of road transport and highways, based on National Informatics Centre’s e-Challan system, show that only six states have higher cumulative unpaid…