Agariyas or traditional salt pan workers in Kutch Ahmedabad: The state govt last week constituted a high-level committee to complete the survey and settlement process at the wild ass sanctuary and address concerns of agariyas and other local communities. The move is expected to resolve one of Gujarat’s longest-pending conservation and land rights issues. According…
Ahmedabad: Police recovered 331g of hybrid ganja valued at Rs 12 lakh from a house in Ghuma in the early hours of Wednesday and arrested a 31-year-old man. Ahmedabad Rural Special Operations Group (SOG) identified the man as Raju Sapra from Surendranagar’s Korani village, currently living in a colony near Ghuma bridge.Police said SOG received…
Ahmedabad: With a change of jurisdiction for criminal courts in the city, the special courts for cheque return cases will hear only those complaints filed by financial institutions. Individual complainants will have to approach the regular criminal courts at Gheekanta.An office order issued by chief judicial magistrate (CJM) D H Khambhat on Wednesday states that…
Police have planned decibel checks for elephants in the procession Ahmedabad: Ahead of the Jagannath Rath Yatra, city police have appealed to citizens to keep a close watch on their children, place identification slips listing their names and contact numbers in their pockets, and refrain from spreading or sharing unverified information on social media.The advisory…
Ahmedabad: Sales of cancer drugs in Gujarat have witnessed a sharp surge over the past year, outpacing the gradual rise in cancer cases. Industry experts pointed to changing treatment patterns, wider adoption of advanced therapies and improved diagnosis, as the key reason for the rise.Data from Pharmatrac shows that Gujarat’s anti-neoplastics (anti-cancer) drug category recorded…
Ahmedabad: Dealers in Ahmedabad district have scheduled deliveries of vehicles worth an estimated Rs 177 crore this rath yatra. Sale of cars and two-wheelers, besides electric vehicles are set to record double-digit growth over last year.Dealers expect to deliver around 7,200 two-wheelers, 31% more from 5,500 in 2025, while scheduled car deliveries are estimated at…
Real estate to mutual funds Real estate professionals offer their clients contracts to discuss home purchases, insurance or real estate loans. Home sales agents sit at the office with new home buyers in the office. Ahmedabad: Gujarat’s mutual fund market is witnessing a new wave of investors as retirees and individuals inheriting family wealth increasingly…
Move is expected to speed up the disposal of govt files, accelerate implementation of policy decisions and help citizens get their work completed in less time Gandhinagar: To make administrative work faster and more efficient, the state govt has decided to raise the number of section officer posts in the secretariat cadre from the present…
Barrier-free gardens have been planned across all 17 municipal corporations, complete with wheelchair-friendly pathways Gandhinagar: The state urban development department has issued a govt resolution to create facilities in public parks accessible to persons with disabilities. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the department has rolled out an accessible garden scheme that mandates the creation of sensory-rich,…
Highrises to add to Ahmedabad’s carbon burden Ahmedabad: By 2050, five out of every six homes in Ahmedabad will be highrise flats, according to a study. Ahmedabad needs 3.1 million new homes in the next 25 years.Building them — at the height, density, and pace the city is currently planning — will consume 30.2 million…
