Ahmedabad: The city’s elite West, blazing with the icons of the best life, was also the worst affected during Thursday’s downpour, with the area’s luxury bungalows, corporate offices, and farmhouses overwhelmed by flooding.The swanky corridor runs parallel to SP Ring Road and SG Highway from Vaishno Devi to Sarkhej. On Thursday, the corridor’s premium localities,…
Ahmedabad: O K Krishnan, who spent more than two decades fighting for justice in his daughter Sajni Nair’s killing, died after brief illness in Ahmedabad on Friday. He was 89.A native of Pottor in Kerala’s Thrissur district, Krishnan lived in Ahmedabad for several decades. He was among the founding members of the Shree Narayana Cultural…
Ahmedabad: Several passengers travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai were stranded after heavy rain across Gujarat and Maharashtra led to the cancellation of key trains, including Vande Bharat, Shatabdi, Karnavati Express, and AC double-decker services. Railway authorities advised passengers to check the latest train status before starting their journey, as services are expected to remain affected…
Dr Dileep Mavalankar, former director of IIPH-G and a noted public health expert, has been awarded the Fellowship by Distinction of the Faculty of Public Health at the Royal College of Physicians, UK. The honour was conferred at a formal ceremony held in London in June. The faculty of public health (FPH), UK, is the…
Ahmedabad: Cept University has partnered with Saint-Gobain to establish a Climate-Resilient Tech Commons Centre and promote joint research on sustainability, energy efficiency, and well-being in the built environment. Sreedhar N, senior VP and CEO (Asia Pacific and India Region), Saint-Gobain, said that in a country like India, innovations in construction practices can have a significant…
AHMEDABAD: Heavy rain continued to batter Gujarat for the third consecutive day on Friday, forcing over 38,600 people to move to safer places, while more than 352 people were rescued.“As many as 38,000 people have been relocated so far, primarily from the Navsari and Valsad districts. Most of these people have moved to their relatives’…
Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday reviewed relief and rescue operations being carried out in parts of the state affected by heavy rain at the State Emergency Operations Centre.Relief commissioner Gaurang Makwana said two additional National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams allotted by the Centre have been deployed in Surat and Navsari districts. He…
Ahmedabad: Samagra Shiksha has initiated the recruitment process for gyan sahayaks in govt and grant-in-aid secondary and higher secondary schools across Gujarat. The online application process will commence from Friday, allowing eligible candidates to apply until July 30. In this phase, applications have been invited from candidates who cleared the Teacher Aptitude Test (TAT) in…
AHMEDABAD: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued 67 people, including 25 women and 22 children, from floodwaters in Sarikhurad village of Gujarat’s Navsari district as heavy rainfall continued to batter parts of the state.According to news agency ANI, the NDRF said the rescue operation was launched by its 6th Battalion after the civil…
Ahmedabad: A Class X student allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the terrace of his school in the Chiloda area of Gandhinagar on Thursday afternoon.Inspector S J Chauhan of Chiloda police said Vivek Thakor, 15, was studying at Om Landmark, a CBSE-affiliated school in Mota Chiloda.He appeared for a Sociology exam before allegedly jumping…
