Ahmedabad: Construction work is under way on the under-construction flyover bridge at Vadaj Junction in the West Zone of the city. As part of the construction of the Vadaj flyover bridge, the crucial work of launching 41 metre-long girders for the span between PG-1 and GP-3 on the bridge leading from Vadaj Junction towards Gandhi…
The assessment, carried out on May 4, covered the Rajasthan and Gujarat licensed service areas from Bhagat ki Kothi in Jodhpur to Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad: Rail passengers travelling between Jodhpur and Ahmedabad can expect the fastest mobile internet speeds on Reliance Jio’s network, while BSNL users are more likely to encounter weak signals and dropped calls,…
Rajkot/Surat: As torrential rain finally eased across most parts of Gujarat on Saturday after three days of relentless battering, the immediate focus shifted from rescue operations to repairing the extensive damage left behind on roads, highways and bridges across the state.From Saurashtra to south Gujarat, heavy rain exposed the vulnerability of transport infrastructure, with highways…
Gandhinagar: A total of 4,411 students passed the Gujarat board’s HSC Science supplementary examination, taking the overall pass percentage to 27.36%. The results were declared on Friday.According to official figures, 18,549 students registered for the examination, of whom 16,120 appeared. The examination, which was conducted at district centres for students who were unable to clear…
Ahmedabad: The monsoon season began in Ahmedabad, with rainfall recorded in several western parts of the city on Thursday night. Between 8pm and 10pm, some western localities received an average of 15mm of rain. Thaltej recorded 15.5mm, the Science City area received 15mm, and Bodakdev registered 11mm of rainfall.According to data released by the Ahmedabad…
In 2012, Pradip Trivedi showcased 100 publications covering Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th international century AHMEDABAD: For most people, old newspapers are waste. But for some, they can become a court case reference, a student research resource or a civic record. Pradip Trivedi, Tushar Shah, Haji Mamdani, Vadilal Doshi and Kanti Vadoliya have spent years preserving what…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad has moved a step closer to developing the proposed Sardar Patel Sports Enclave after the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) cleared land by changing the land-use of reserved plots in Sabarmati and Koteshwar town planning (TP) schemes.The sports enclave, estimated to cost Rs 5,050 crore, is planned around the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera…
Rajkot/Surat: What began as a relatively quiet morning, with barely an inch of rainfall till noon, snowballed into monsoon mayhem in Junagadh’s coastal Mangrol taluka by evening, leaving the region battered by nearly 500 mm (about 20 inches) of rain in just 14 hours on Friday.Though there were no deaths or mass shifting of people…
Ahmedabad: A special Pocso court in Ahmedabad on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for raping his minor stepdaughter, an ordeal that resulted in the birth of a child.Special judge N H Vasvelia, delivering the verdict, also imposed a fine of Rs 1.05 lakh on the convict and directed the state govt…
Ahmedabad: Eight letters allegedly addressed to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and recovered during raids on eight arrested terror suspects have revealed how some of the accused sought to join the banned outfit, praised its leadership and sought religious guidance on participating in jihad, according to the Gujarat ATS.In a statement issued on Friday, ATS…
