Ahemdabad

Heavy rainfall continues to batter Gujarat and Maharashtra, disrupting train services significantly. AHMEDABAD: Heavy rainfall continued to batter parts of Gujarat and neighbouring Maharashtra on Thursday, disrupting train services, inundating towns and villages, and triggering multiple rescue operations as rivers swelled above danger levels.Train services on the Western Railway section between Dahanu Road in Maharashtra…

Ahmedabad: In a first-of-its-kind regulatory action over a cybersecurity breach in GIFT City, the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) directed a GIFT City-registered angel fund to deposit US$ 100,000 into its bank account and barred it from launching new schemes after cybercriminals diverted a startup investment to a fraudulent account.In an ex parte ad…

Provisions are also in place for uninterrupted power supply Ahmedabad: Electrification works have started on the 508km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor while civil construction and track laying gather pace. The entire stretch will be equipped with early earthquake detection seismometers, officials said.The MAHSR corridor is being equipped with an advanced overhead traction system, an electrification…

The 15-bed centres will offer complete treatment to those battling addiction, the govt has said Gandhinagar: Persons battling addiction will soon be able to access help closer home instead of having to travel to larger cities for specialised care. The state govt on Wednesday announced setting up 15-bed deaddiction centres at all 34 district govt…

The rise has made many rethink their travel plans Ahmedabad: Airfares from Ahmedabad have risen by at least 30% year on year as fewer flights, airspace restrictions and higher aviation turbine fuel prices push up travel costs. Passengers planning domestic travel about 10 days in advance are now paying Rs 10,000 or more for return…

The 20-year-old clicked on an advertisement and walked straight into the trap Ahmedabad: A 20-year-old student from Gota lost Rs 11 lakh in an alleged cryptocurrency investment scam promising high returns on bitcoin trading.According to the complaint registered with Cybercrime police on Tuesday, the student came across an advertisement on Instagram in Jan that claimed…

The elderly man was sent two APK files. He installed them only to see his savings wiped out Ahmedabad: A 64-year-old retired bank employee from Chandkheda lost Rs 15.3 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as customer care executives. They allegedly tricked him into installing malicious files on his mobile phone and gained remote access to…

Ahmedabad: A fugitive accused in a Rs 27 lakh ‘digital arrest’ case has been caught after allegedly evading police for two years. The 45-year-old was arrested near Shivranjani Crossroads in Satellite after Ahmedabad crime branch officers received specific information about his whereabouts.Police said the 45-year-old, who lived in a society behind Vasna bus stand, was…

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CM said that while the dropout rate has reduced significantly, the next target is to achieve zero dropout Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched the statewide ‘Samras Vidyasetu’ campaign from Ahmedabad to readmit school dropouts into the education system. Under the campaign, more than 80,000 dropout children across the state will be reconnected…