ways to reduce mobile screen time Ahmedabad: A 14-year-old boy’s addiction to online mobile games became so severe that he stopped attending school for nearly a month, secretly spending his days in public places playing games on his cellphone, while his parents believed he was in class.The case came to light after the boy’s mother,…
Ahmedabad: Over 500 history buffs stepped inside a museum on wheels on Saturday, as two custom-designed exhibition buses rolled into the LD Museum campus.The travelling exhibition — a decade-old initiative by Citi and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)— aims to break down gallery walls and take heritage straight to the masses. The current…
Ahmedabad: The admission committee has completed the first round of degree engineering seat allotments in Gujarat. Out of 41,688 participating students, 33,993 were allotted seats, while 7,687 left empty-handed due to insufficient choices.Accounting for nearly 50% occupancy, 33,993 of the total 61,316 available seats were filled. Admitted students must pay their token tuition fee online…
Gujarat home loan disbursals Ahmedabad: Buying a home in Gujarat is becoming costlier even as fewer people are taking home loans. Fresh banking data suggests soaring property prices are forcing buyers to either borrow larger amounts or postpone home ownership altogether. The number of home loan accounts in Gujarat fell 9.5% to 4.03 lakh in…
Ahmedabad: The crime branch seized an additional 329.5 grams of mephedrone during the police remand of an accused arrested in a courier-based drug trafficking case, taking the total recovery in the case to 701.10 grams, officials said.The seized synthetic drug is estimated to be worth Rs 70 lakh. The latest recovery was made following the…
Kapadwanj illegal firecracker unit fire Ahmedabad: Two workers were injured after a major explosion ripped through an illegal firecracker factory in Kapadwanj town on Saturday morning. One of the victims was taken to the civil hospital in Nadiad, while the other was shifted to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.The injured persons have not yet been identified.Kheda superintendent…
Ahmedabad: Thieves wearing helmets smashed the window and stole Rs 50 lakh from a parked car in Krishnanagar moments after its owner stepped out following an alleged collision with a biker on Saturday. The victim had collected the cash from an angadia firm shortly before the theft occurred.Police suspect the accident was a planned distraction…
Gandhinagar: Giving shape to its ambitious push towards making Gujarat a global hub for research and innovation, the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) is planning to establish a dedicated research and development (R&D) and innovation park to attract domestic and international companies, startups and technology-driven enterprises.While the location of the proposed facility is yet to…
ways to reduce mobile screen time Ahmedabad: While the Abhayam 181 women’s helpline has no specific category for smartphone-related issues, officials log them under interpersonal disputes, noting a steady rise in screen addiction cases over the years. Statistics show the helpline receives an average of one call every day from Ahmedabad where screen usage is…
Ahmedabad: Education loan disbursals in Gujarat declined by 14% in 2025-26 as fewer students opted to pursue higher education in the US and Canada amid tighter immigration policies, according to the latest report of State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) Gujarat.Banks disbursed Rs 1,786 crore through 22,116 education loan accounts during 2025-26, compared with Rs 2,078…
