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Apart from vehicular pollution and induistrial gases, construction sites in Ahmedabad majorly contribute in adding to the pollition levels in the city.Adding 16% of the respirable particulate matter pollution, construction is the third largest source of dust in the city. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) requires all construction sites, small or large, to install dust sensors […]
Ten people were killed in an accident that took place on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Express Highway near Nadiad. The incident happened when a car, en route from Vadodara to Ahmedabad, collided with the rear of a trailer. Eight victims died on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries while being transported to the hospital. […]
Acting on a tip-off, Ahmedabad’s Sarkhej police raided the Lounge Casanova near Taj Hotel on Sindhu Bhavan Road and found at least 32 people enjoying hookah shots there.The cops nabbed the manager of the illegal hookah bar along with the owner of the place for allowing the hookah bar to run disguised as a cafe. […]
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad has been ranked among the top 25 institutions worldwide for business and management studies, according to the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject. Fellow IIMs in Bangalore and Calcutta also made their mark, securing positions among the top 50. The QS rankings, unveiled on Wednesday, […]
Keeping the interests of the children in mind in a marital dispute, a city sessions court has ordered a mother to meet her children only via video calls. The court’s decision aims to prevent fights between the couple over meetings with the kids. The couple got married in 2013 and have two kids, aged nine […]
Ahmedabad’s business hub SG Road is on the radar of several central probe agencies but for a very different reason from what these are usually associated with.Over the past few years, enquiries have stacked at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) from central agencies looking for AMC plots to set up their hubs. A plot worth […]
The government schools in India, though, are generally considered deplorable and the urban elite hardly think of putting their children in these schools, the story is a bit different in Ahmedabad. Call it the skyrocketing fees of private schools or the improvement in the standard of the city’s government schools striving for excellence, or a […]
With the objective of checking crime and making Ahmedabad a safer city, the city police are using artificial intelligence to predict crimes and the locations where the crimes would take place. The aim is to identify crime hotspots and intensify patrolling or increase technical surveillance in those areas. ‘Predictive policing’ involves analysing data on past […]
Youngsters performing daredevil stunts on Ahmedabad city roads have become a headache for Ahmedabad police. Heart-pounding stunts have seen a significant surge in the first quarter of 2024. Now the police are mulling cancelling the driving licence of such violators.Last year, the RTO received a whopping 777 recommendations for licence suspension due to reckless driving […]
The Cyber Crime Branch of Ahmedabad City has recently made a breakthrough by recovering 92 lost mobile phones and returning them to their rightful owners. PSI Ketul Modi of the Cyber Crime Branch revealed in a conversation with ‘Vibes of India’ that, “Over the past few years, numerous mobile phones have been reported lost or […]
The J Division traffic police on Thursday arrested two men and a transgender individual, all residents of Vatva, following the circulation of a video showcasing their reckless driving and indecent behavior. The video, which quickly went viral depicted the trio dangerously riding a scooter between Hatkeshwar and Aavkar Hall Crossroads. According to the First Information […]
Following a successful trial run, Ahmedabad police have set up AI-based CCTV cameras at 130 of the 737 locations planned in the city to to detect and prevent crime more effectively.These cameras can monitor and analyse video footage to discern traffic patterns and anomalies. They can predict and help prevent traffic congestion. Ajay Choudhari, Joint […]
Rajeev Khandelwal, may not have made it as a highly successful actor on the big screen, but he was once a heart throb of the small screen, essaying diverse roles in some of the top serials. At the peak of his career, Khandelwal, an alumnus of St Xavier’s College in Ahmedabad, from where he got […]
In a significant operational update, leading airline SpiceJet has announced that it will shift all its flights to and from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad to Terminal 2 (T2), effective from 9th April 2024. Currently, SpiceJet operates all its flights from Terminal 1, also known as the domestic terminal, at SVPI airport. […]
The Supreme Court has granted the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) plea to transfer a heroin smuggling case, allegedly linked to the Mundra port drug haul, from a court in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, to a special NIA court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The case in question is one of three related to the drug haul. The Directorate of […]
Increasing number of cybercrimes in the past few months is posing a major challenge for the law enforcement agencies and the information technology industry in the state. Recently two businessmen from Ahmedabad were cheated of over Rs 1 crore by cyber criminals, who posed as narcotics officials. DCP of Cyber-Crime Ajit Rajian said “We have received […]
Expecting an increase in passenger traffic at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) plans to deploy 600 more personnel ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Presently, approximately 1000 CISF personnel are responsible for overseeing airport security. The additional deployment will bolster security measures at […]
In a serious lapse, the body of a youth brought from Australia to Ahmedabad on an Air India flight was handed over to the claimant of another piece of cargo at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport. The family of the youth was enraged on learning about the mistake, sources said. The youth, from Surendranagar, […]
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad crossed a significant milestone on Wednesday in serving passengers. In 2019-20 Ahmedabad Airport served the highest number of 1,15,63,887 passengers with 87,634 Aircraft Traffic Movements (ATMs). The airport’s diverse offerings for both leisure and business travellers, have significantly boosted air traffic in the past few months. […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced the summer schedule, effective from March 31 to October 26, 2024, which includes direct flights from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport to various international destinations. This move is set to cater to the increasing demand of Gujaratis with a penchant for global travel. The new […]
