Ahmedabad: Despite global tariff-related headwinds, Ahmedabad district has crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore export milestone for the first time, posting exports worth Rs 1.05 lakh crore in FY 2025-26. The district added nearly Rs 8,000 crore in export value over FY25. Experts said a diversified manufacturing base and currency depreciation were among factors responsible.Directorate…
Ahmedabad: A 49-year-old teacher was arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a 13-year-old boy inside the school’s computer laboratory on Wednesday, police said. The accused is a teacher in a Dholka school. He has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso) and for criminal intimidation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.According to…
Ahmedabad: The city recorded a maximum temperature of 40°C on Saturday, which was 2.1 degrees above normal. At 29°C, the minimum temperature was 1.4 degrees above normal. At 8.30am, the relative humidity (RH) was at 61%, whereas at 5.30pm, it was 36%. According to the Met department forecast, the city may record maximum temperature of…
Former senior municipal councillor Iqbal Sheikh has raised alarms over the alleged negligence during the demolition of a 30-year-old overhead water tank in Gomtipur. In a press release addressed to the municipal commissioner, Sheikh said that the contractor was risking lives and property by using cranes and steel ropes to raze the structure instead of…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat govt’s Fee Regulation Committee (FRC) has issued a show-cause notice to Prakash Higher Secondary School in Bodakdev over allegations of collecting fees higher than those approved for the 2026-27 academic year.The notice follows multiple complaints from parents claiming that the school charged excess fees. The FRC has directed the school authorities to…
Ahmedabad: For thousands of diploma engineering students in Gujarat, a diploma is no longer the finish line. More are choosing to stay in classrooms instead of heading straight into the job market. Data from the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) shows admissions from diploma to degree (D2D) engineering courses climbed from 17,246 in 2024…
Ahmedabad: A petty clash over the key of a ‘Bullet’ motorcycle ended in murder in Vautha village of Dholka taluka on Friday.The sleepy village was rocked by violence when a furious row erupted between 48-year-old Ganpat Vaghela, a resident of Vejalpur, and 29-year-old Pratap Purbhiya, a native of the village currently residing in Sarkhej. What…
The local crime branch (LCB) of Zone-1 arrested two men accused of carrying out a series of chain-snatching incidents in some of the city’s prominent residential localities Ahmedabad: A gold chain snatched in broad daylight near Mithakhali eventually led police to two alleged repeat offenders, ending a surveillance operation that stretched across several parts of…
Ahmedabad: In a coordinated effort between medical authorities and the police, a green corridor was created to transport organs from a brain-dead woman at GMERS Medical College and General Hospital, Gandhinagar, to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for transplantation.According to officials, Kajal Rathod, who was undergoing treatment at the Gandhinagar hospital, was declared brain-dead by doctors. Her…
Ahmedabad: A solar project contractor has been booked by Sector 7 police in Gandhinagar for allegedly cheating a housing society by accepting advance payments for a solar power project, failing to complete the work, and issuing cheques that were later dishonoured. The complaint was filed by a retired engineer and executive committee member of Siddharth…
