Ahmedabad: A special NIA court on Monday acquitted seven persons — six Pakistani nationals and an Indian — of charges of smuggling 237kg of heroin from Pakistan to India via the sea route. It, however, found the six Pakistani nationals to have entered the Indian territory illegally and sentenced them to eight years’ imprisonment.Special NIA…
The Punganur cows were shifted from their shed to their owner’s house in Ghuma after last week’s rain Ahmedabad: It took bedsheets, a fire team and 45 minutes of patience to get three cows down a staircase in Ghuma on Sunday. Fire and Emergency Services personnel were called in after the owner of three Punganur…
Ahmedabad: An edible oil company has filed a criminal breach of trust complaint against its former administrative officer, alleging that he misappropriated over Rs 14 lakh collected in cash from customers for edible oil supplies across the city.According to an FIR registered with Bodakdev police on Monday, the individual was employed as an administrative officer…
Security personnel help vehicles wade through a waterlogged road near the Nikol area, in Ahmedabad on Monday Ahmedabad: On Monday morning between 7am and 8am, the western part of the city, including Bodakdev, Thaltej, Science City, Chandlodia and Memnagar, received one to two inches of rainfall in just one hour. As a result, water accumulated…
Ahmedabad: Heavy rain early in the morning disrupted normal life and educational activities in the city and its surrounding rural areas. Taking into account the weather conditions, Ahmedabad city and rural district education officers (DEOs) issued instructions allowing schools to take independent decisions regarding closures based on local conditions and rainfall intensity. Most govt and…
Ahmedabad: Companies that fail to use the extended window under the Companies Compliance Facilitation Scheme (CCFS) 2026 will face stricter regulatory action after the scheme closes on Aug 31.The ministry of corporate affairs has indicated that the scheme is a one-time compliance reset. Once the deadline passes, enforcement action is expected against companies that continue…
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Coast Guard airlifts ailing seafarer off Porbandar coast Coast Guard airlifts ailing seafarer off Porbandar coast Coast Guard airlifts ailing seafarer off Porbandar coast Coast Guard airlifts ailing seafarer off Porbandar coast Coast Guard airlifts ailing seafarer off Porbandar coast Ahmedabad: The Indian Coast Guard on Sunday evacuated a 21-year-old seafarer from a merchant vessel…
Rescue and restoration work continues as authorities manage the ongoing flood situation AHMEDABAD: As Gujarat continues to grapple with one of its most intense monsoon spells in recent years, a Mehsana-based drone startup has joined rescue operations in flood-hit Dholka.The operation is carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles to locate stranded residents and deliver emergency…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court dismissed a batch of petitions challenging state govt’s decision to merge several gram panchayats into municipal bodies across the state. It ruled that the govt’s action under Article 243Q(2) of the Constitution was largely legislative and a policy exercise, and there was a limited scope for judicial interference.The petitions filed by…
