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Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court upholding special trial court’s verdict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case has brought back memories of an investigation that police say combined mobile phone analysis, field intelligence, and forensic evidence to unravel one of India’s biggest terror conspiracies.Among the earliest breakthroughs was an unusual pattern in mobile phone usage that…

Ahmedabad: A Hyderabad woman’s attempt to pull off a glittering masquerade fell flat at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Tuesday, after customs officials caught her draped in undeclared gold worth nearly Rs 1 crore.The flier, arriving on a flight from Abu Dhabi, had layered an assortment of heavy gold jewellery — bangles,…

The escape bid came to light during a routine inspection on Feb 11, 2013, when jail officials noticed a pit near the barracks housing the serial blasts accused Ahmedabad: Nearly five years after the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, police uncovered another startling conspiracy linked to the accused; this time, from inside Sabarmati Central Jail. What…

Vehicles move through a waterlogged road following heavy rainfall at Ved Darwaja on Ved Road in Surat on Tuesday Ahmedabad: Rain and overcast conditions brought the city’s maximum temperature down to 30.8°C, 3.9 degrees below normal, providing respite from humid conditions. The minimum temperature at 26°C was 0.5 degrees below normal. According to the forecast,…

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt will construct its first air-filled rubber dams on the Heran river at Rajvasana in Chhota Udepur district and on the Ambika river at Pathakwadi in Tapi district. The projects, estimated to cost Rs 161 crore, are expected to enhance irrigation and water management in the two regions.According to an official statement…

Ahmedabad: A 30-year-old tailor from Gomtipur was killed late Sunday night after being stabbed and attacked with a sword during a dispute near the Indian Medical Store opposite Char Toda Cemetery. Gomtipur police on Monday registered a murder case against Mohsin Shaikh, Asif Shaikh and Sohil Ansari.The complaint was filed by Akhatali Ansari, 25, a…

Car plunges into pit as compound wall collapses at construction site in Ahmedabad’s Satellite area The protection wall at a local construction site collapsed after the rains, taking an entire chunk of the RCC road and a parked car down with it. Work has been halted by the AMC,Ahmedabad,Monday,06,July,2026 Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: A compound…

Ahmedabad: Ahead of the annual rath yatra, the crime branch intensified preventive policing measures to ensure the procession passes off peacefully and without any untoward incident, crime branch officers said on Monday.According to a statement issued by the agency, officers interrogated 200 people with past records of violent offences or those considered potential troublemakers. Combing…

Gandhinagar: Overcrowding and recurring clashes among inmates have emerged as big challenges inside Sabarmati Central Jail, prompting the prison administration to enhance the mental health preparedness of its personnel through a specialised training programme.The prison, which currently houses about 4,000 undertrial and convicted prisoners, recently organised a week-long workshop titled PRAHARI (Psychological Risk Assessment, Health…

Ahmedabad: Will St Xavier’s High School in Gandhinagar shift a Class IX classroom to the ground floor for a student with cerebral palsy, or must the child access a first-floor classroom? Gujarat High Court is exploring a solution after the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities ordered the school to admit the student to its Gujarati-medium…