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For years, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity have been known as major risk factors for stroke. But doctors and health experts are now also paying attention to another factor that people often overlook — the air they breathe. Gujarat has recorded a sharp rise in paralysis and stroke-related emergency cases, with the number increasing […]
What happens when an RTE seat meant for economically eligible families is secured by parents whose tax records show much higher incomes? That question is now at the centre of a scrutiny involving 35 RTE admissions in Ahmedabad, after four self-financed schools flagged cases in which parents’ reported incomes were above the prescribed eligibility limit. […]
Ahmedabad has been ranked the least climate-resilient major city among 72 cities assessed in a global climate-risk study, with extreme heat and limited adaptation capacity contributing to its high residual risk. The assessment was carried out by geospatial AI company AlphaGeo through its Climate Risk & Resilience Index (CRRI). The findings were also reported by […]
A 22-year-old woman’s death in Ahmedabad, initially reported as a road accident, is now being investigated as a suspected honour killing after police found that the accident described in the complaint did not appear to have taken place. Sofia died in the early hours of August 13 after suffering a serious head injury. What first […]
For families still waiting for news of loved ones lost in Nepal’s devastating late-August flash floods, the hardest part of the disaster may not be over when the waters recede. More than 1,200 people have died in the tragedy, and for some families, the loss remains incomplete because the identity of their loved ones is […]
What began with a food-safety complaint at an Ahmedabad school later turned into a dispute over books, religion and education — and eventually led to violence at a peaceful reading session in Vastrapur. On August 27, a silent reading programme organised at AUDA Garden by the Students and Youth Collective, Ahmedabad (SYCA), was disrupted after […]
Ahmedabad’s experience of dealing with deadly heatwaves is gaining attention in Europe, with the city’s Heat Action Plan (HAP) set to be presented as a possible model for European cities facing increasingly severe heatwaves. The Ahmedabad Heat Action Plan, developed after the city experienced a deadly heatwave in 2010, will be showcased from September 3 […]
For 17 years, one question has remained unanswered for the family of Sangeeta Marwadi: who was responsible for the rape and murder of the seven-year-old girl in Ahmedabad in 2009? Now, an old piece of evidence may offer investigators a new path. During a fresh examination of evidence preserved from the case, Ahmedabad Crime Branch […]
For Jalpa Shah, a 38-year-old woman from Modasa, a liver transplant became the only hope after months of worsening illness. Her younger brother, Jatin Shah, 32, wanted to donate part of his liver to save her life. But there was one major problem — he was not medically fit to donate. Doctors found that Jatin […]
Ahmedabad is set to take another major step towards protecting its architectural and cultural heritage. After a delay of nearly 12 years, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is preparing to grant heritage status to 382 historically important structures located outside the Old City area. The proposed list includes well-known landmarks such as Hutheesing Jain Temple, […]
A sharp increase in liquor-related cases in Ahmedabad has highlighted the scale of enforcement following the Bhavnagar spurious liquor tragedy. In just two days after deaths linked to the suspected consumption of illicit liquor were confirmed, the number of prohibition cases registered in the city more than tripled, while seizures of liquor and beer cans […]
Ahmedabad’s progress in reducing air pollution appears to be losing momentum, with the city recording a rise in annual PM10 levels after years of improvement. The latest assessment under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) shows that Ahmedabad’s average PM10 concentration increased from 98 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) in 2023-24 to 101 µg/m³ in […]
Ahmedabad’s police records point to a worrying and often less-discussed form of vulnerability among middle-aged and older residents. Between January 2025 and August 2026, at least 98 suicide cases involving people aged 46 and above were recorded in the city, with health problems, loneliness, financial pressures and changing family circumstances emerging repeatedly in case records. […]
Adani University has launched two advanced laboratories with Qualcomm Technologies and IIT Bombay to strengthen hands-on learning, research and industry collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced engineering. The new facilities comprise the Arduino Edge AI Lab powered by Qualcomm Technologies and the Engineering Exploration Program (EEP) Lab, established with e-Yantra, IIT Bombay. The facilities […]
The accused in the horrific Ahmedabad’s Anandnagar rape case, security guard Dharmsinh Rathod, will remain in judicial custody after an Ahmedabad Rural Court on Wednesday rejected the police’s request for five days of further remand. Rathod was instead sent to Sabarmati Central Jail. The court, however, allowed Anandnagar Police to add Section 308(5) of the […]
In a remarkable example of trust and humanity, two women from different religious communities came together to save the lives of their husbands through a rare kidney swap transplant in Ahmedabad. A 45-year-old Hindu man from Ahmedabad and a 42-year-old Muslim man from Udaipur were both suffering from serious kidney disease. Their relatives were willing […]
A 23-year-old woman was raped by a security guard at a rented flat in Ahmedabad’s Jodhpur village on Saturday night, August 8. The accused, identified as Dharam Singh, was arrested by Ahmedabad Police on August 9 after an intensive search. The investigation has now raised serious questions about how the security agency hired and deployed […]
Ahmedabad police arrested a security guard, Dharam Singh, after an intensive search lasting nearly eight hours following the rape of a 23-year-old woman at a rented flat in Jodhpur village on Saturday night. The accused was traced with the help of CCTV footage, which showed him wearing a distinctive safari suit. Police formed more than […]
What was supposed to be a quiet after-dinner walk on the terrace of a housing society turned into a terrifying ordeal for a 23-year-old design student in Ahmedabad. Police said the woman was attacked by a newly appointed security guard, who used a wire to strangle her and sexually assaulted her after she lost consciousness. […]
A 99-year-old Hispano-Suiza vintage car from Ahmedabad has brought international recognition to India by winning the ‘Best of Show’ award at the inaugural Concours d’Elegance International held at the Musée National de l’Automobile Collection Schlumpf in France. The award-winning vehicle, a 1927 Hispano-Suiza H6C, is part of the renowned collection at Dastan Autoworld Museum in […]
