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…
Woman alleges husband duped her into signing divorce papers, remarried in Indore Ahmedabad: A 40-year-old woman from New Ranip has filed a complaint with the Women (West) police, alleging that her husband fraudulently obtained her signature on divorce papers by claiming they were required for his job and later married another woman in Indore while…
A 13-year-old student was allegedly attacked by his school’s principal and trustee (Representative image generated using AI) AHMEDABAD: A 13-year-old student of a residential school in Aravalli was allegedly slapped repeatedly and beaten with a plastic pipe by the principal and a trustee after they accused him of ‘viewing’ an internal exam’s paper.The child is…
Rescue operation by police SDRF and Army (3) Ahmedabad: The Indian Army has concluded its flood relief and rescue operations in Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli after rescuing more than 790 stranded people over three days, according to the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO).The PRO said the Humanitarian Assistance and…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat govt has begun examining changes to the compulsory service bond system for students graduating from govt medical colleges, with the health department initiating consultations on potential reforms. The govt has indicated that it is open to adopting Maharashtra’s recently announced model if found suitable.Minister of state for health Praful Pansheriya said govt has…
Ahmedabad: Industries in Sanand GIDC have been hit by waterlogging following recent heavy rain. To register their protest, the Sanand Industries Association (SIA) has announced a rally on Monday, demanding accountability for what it termed faulty infrastructure.“Due to severe flooding, power supply has been completely disrupted in nearly 50 factories, forcing a total shutdown of…
Ahmedabad: A 57-year-old tempo owner and trader from Isanpur lost Rs 1.9 lakh to cyber fraudsters after downloading a fake Bank of India KYC application sent through WhatsApp, city cybercrime police said.According to the FIR, the victim received a call on July 22 from a man claiming to be a Bank of India official. The…
Ahmedabad: Seven years ago, 60,000 students in Gujarat sat NEET in Gujarati. This year, fewer than 50,000 did. Educators attribute the trend to the growing preference for English-medium education, the dominance of English medical terminology, and the lack of Gujarati reference books and study material.Coaching institutes also report a shortage of teachers capable of teaching…
Ahmedabad: As floodwaters swept through several parts of Ahmedabad over the past three days, they carried away around 300 vehicle registration number plates got detached from cars, two-wheelers and other vehicles, prompting the city traffic police to launch a drive to trace owners and prevent any misuse.The recovered number plates were found floating in stagnant…
Flooding was the consequence of decades of lapses. Ahmedabad: On July 23, rainfall of 177mm in two hours paralysed Ahmedabad. By the day’s end, total rainfall had reached between 278mm and 294.6mm — the fourth-highest single-day total recorded in nearly 100 years.Urban planners and geoinformatics specialists argue the resultant flooding was the consequence of decades…
