Ahmedabad: A total of 3,770 students have registered for the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to postgraduate courses in nursing and allied health sciences at govt universities in the state. The CET will determine admissions to postgraduate programmes in nursing, post-basic nursing, optometry and physiotherapy. Exam centres have been allotted across 10 universities in…
Ahmedabad: The academic year at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) commenced on Friday with 101 students from 18 states of India. Suresh Patel, former central vigilance commissioner of India was the chief guest at the ceremony.Chain snatchers target women during rath yatraVadodara: Chain snatchers targeted two women during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in the…
Ahmedabad: GIFT City is rapidly emerging as a preferred destination for food and beverage (F&B) businesses, with several national and international brands exploring expansion plans following a reduction in VAT and the removal of a special fee. Industry stakeholders said the easing of liquor service norms within GIFT City has also encouraged brands that had…
Ahmedabad: After a prolonged dry spell, Ahmedabad finally received a light shower on Thursday, recording an average of 2mm of rainfall. While the brief rain brought some respite from the sultry weather, temperatures remained well above normal and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicated that widespread, sustained rainfall was unlikely in the immediate future.The city…
Mohammed Aiyub Sunasara, Mohammed Shafi Mukhi, Bilal Abid Shera, Mohammed Aiyub Kadiwal, Mohammed Hasan Karadiya (L to R) AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested five more alleged members of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked module, claiming the group had progressed beyond extremist propaganda and was actively preparing to carry out improvised explosive device (IED)…
stethoscope on stack of medical text book on doctor desk at room in hospital. Ahmedabad: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday declared the results of the NEET (UG) 2026, with 11.21 lakh candidates qualifying for admission to undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH and allied health programmes across the country.According to sources, four students from Gujarat…
Gold bars seized at Ahmedabad airport Ahmedabad: Customs officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Thursday seized two 24kt gold bars weighing a total of 233g from a woman passenger who allegedly concealed the precious metal inside her clothing after arriving from Abu Dhabi.The seized gold, valued at around Rs 34.3 lakh in…
Rath Yatra medical emergencies Ahmedabad: High heat and humidity during the rath yatra on Thursday took a toll on devotees, with EMRI 108 ambulance services reporting a high number of heat-related emergencies along the procession route.The maximum temperature hovered around 37 degrees celsius, while relative humidity remained close to 70% during the morning hours, making…
Ahmedabad: After identifying thousands of unsafe private buildings over the past two years, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has now turned its focus to its own ageing housing stock, with plans to redevelop more than 10,600 dilapidated residential units across the city.A pre-monsoon structural survey of AMC-owned residential buildings, including schemes for housing urban poor,…
Gandhinagar: The proposed centre of excellence (CoE) for road safety and traffic management, to come up at Viramgam in Ahmedabad district, will initiate focused research on facial recognition technologies, assessing how they could be ethically and legally integrated into the Trinetra system to help identify repeat offenders or wanted individuals. Officials said any such deployment…
