The breakthrough came when CCTV footage showed the complainant alone at the alleged crime scene. The video captured him cutting the strap of his own bag, rubbing chilli powder into his own eyes, and inflicting a cut on his left wrist Ahmedabad: Mehsana police cracked a sensational ‘robbery’ case in Kherva village within hours of…
Ahmedabad: Come Rath Yatra and the auspicious muhurat officially kickstarts the festive season for automobile dealers across the city. Car sales this Rath Yatra were in top gear with dealers scheduling 1,450 vehicles for delivery, up from 1,050 last year. This 38% growth is the sharpest in the past three years after two consecutive years…
|| Girl power on display A young performer displaying her skills with a chakkar Girls and women have been gradually making inroads into the traditionally male-dominated akhadas over the last couple of rath yatras, but this year their presence was unmistakable. Two akhadas featured girls prominently. One truck showcased a girl performing aerial yoga and…
People take part in a procession during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra, in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: The route of the traditional Jagannathji rath yatra on Thursday reverberated with chants of ‘Jay Jagannath’ as the deities of Jagannathji temple – Lords Jagannath, Balram, and Subhadra – travelled the 16-km route. With over 30,000 police officers and personnel…
Ahmedabad:The race to appoint a new vice-chancellor at Gujarat University, the state’s largest public university, has intensified as more than 100 applicants enter the fray. The selection process is currently under way, drawing significant interest from senior academicians across the state.According to sources, the process began after the three-year tenure of the university’s first woman…
The decision applies to all factories, whether they are located within municipal limits or outside them Gandhinagar: Five years after confusion over fire safety responsibilities left industries in administrative limbo, Gujarat govt has designated a single department to oversee the job. The urban development department will now regulate fire safety and issue fire NOCs for…
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Gandhinagar: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday laid the foundation stone of Kaushalya Vikas Bhavan in Gandhinagar. The project is a joint initiative of Laghu Udyog Bharti and Udyog Vikas Parishad, an official statement said. Patel said that the project, to be constructed for Rs 20 crore, will help accelerate skill…
A record crowd turned up for Ahmedabad’s 149th rath yatra, on Thursday, July 16 Ahmedabad: A much-awaited day in Ahmedabad’s religious calendar finally arrived. Months of planning and organisation came to fruition on Thursday as Ahmedabad witnessed the grandeur and fervour of the annual rath yatra. Lord Jagannath completed his annual journey, with Lord Balram…
Mahant of Ahmedabad’s Shri Jagannathji Temple, Shri Dilip Das Maharaj, with an elephant decked up for the city’s 149th rath yatra on Thursday, July 16 Ahmedabad: During last year’s rath yatra, a young male elephant grabbed headlines for running amok and injuring one person. This year, organisers exercised extreme caution to make sure the procession’s…
Several temples in Ahmedabad’s west too organised rath yatras Ahmedabad: Several rath yatras in the city’s west — from Swaminarayan Gurukul to Iskcon Temple — gave devotees the chance to catch a glimpse of the deities. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel flagged off SGVP Gurukul’s 19th rath yatra in Memnagar. The chariot travelled on a 7km…
