Ahmedabad: With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for July 31 and Aug 1, Ahmedabad Rural Police on Thursday issued a traffic advisory urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel on the Sanathal-Bavla highway in view of forecasts of heavy rainfall.Police advised commuters to drive cautiously, maintain a safe distance from other vehicles…
Ahmedabad: Police have intensified disaster preparedness measures across the state following forecasts of heavy rainfall, with director general of police (DGP) G S Malik directing all city, district and range police chiefs to remain on high alert for the next 24 to 48 hours.During a high-level video conference on Wednesday, the DGP reviewed flood preparedness…
Ahmedabad: Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Thursday reported a 3% year-on-year rise in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 566 crore for the first quarter of FY27. The company’s revenue surged 55% to Rs 4,921 crore, aided by growth in its base business and the integration of JB’s business.The company reported exceptional items of Rs 21…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat-based Mecpower Solutions on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gujarat govt to establish a 5GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) assembly facility at Karjan with a proposed investment of around Rs 160 crore.The facility will manufacture battery energy storage systems and help strengthen the country’s energy storage capabilities, the company said.The…
Gujarat is restoring infrastructure and providing aid after unprecedented torrential rains AHMEDABAD: Gujarat has launched a massive restoration and relief exercise after an unprecedented spell of torrential rain battered large parts of the state.Authorities are now preparing for another round of extremely heavy rainfall expected over the next three days.The roads and buildings department said…
Ahmedabad: A grocery shop owner in Chandkheda has alleged that a man vandalised his store and assaulted him after a dispute erupted when a customer was told that milk was out of stock.According to the FIR, complainant Khumansinh Rathod (24), who runs provision store in Vindhyachal Nagar in Chandkheda with his younger brother Mahendrasinh Rathod,…
Heavy rain alert shuts schools, colleges across Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: In view of the heavy rainfall forecast and red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), all schools and colleges in Ahmedabad city and district will remain closed on July 31. The decision was taken on the instructions of the Ahmedabad collector, with student safety…
Gujarat has 88,119 primary cooperative societies, second only to Maharashtra’s 227,177 Gandhinagar: Gujarat accounts for more than a tenth of India’s primary cooperative societies, making it the state with the second-highest number of such institutions after neighbouring Maharashtra. However, official data tabled in Parliament shows that nearly one in four of the state’s functional cooperative…
Ahmedabad: Patience finally ran out for an Ellisbridge resident 16 years after paying upfront for a plotting scheme near Viramgam. With neither the 1,000 sq ft plot handed over nor his Rs 2.95 lakh refunded, the buyer has now filed a complaint against three directors of a real estate firm with Navrangpura police.In 2010, the…
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