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The death of a 10-year-old girl in Patiala recently after eating a birthday cake has sent shock waves through the nation. Her parents had ordered the cake from a cloud kitchen on a food aggregator app. This tragic incident has put the spotlight on regulations surrounding cloud kitchens in Ahmedabad. Such kitchens prepare food solely […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) is soaring to new heights in passenger experience with the deployment of a fleet of intelligent cleaning robots. Four robots, strategically deployed across Terminals 1 and 2, will ensure sparkling clean terminals. These robots will tirelessly tackle grime in the arrival halls of both terminals and the forecourt, with options to add […]
The Chandkheda police arrested three men for betting on the T20 match between Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad played at the Narendra Modi cricket stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. All three men, who were seated in the stadium, were arrested under the Prevention of Gambling Act. In the first incident, a police constable stated in […]
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 […]
Lack of coordination between Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has not just led to wastage of public funds, it has caused a block in a BRTS route. The P-355 pillar of the Vasna-Motera metro corridor has been blocking the BRTS lane in Akhbarnagar for a year. AMC sources said that […]
With the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in force in view of the upcoming general elections in the country, many land and property deals are on hold in Ahmedabad. Around 50% of the deals in lands and plots are on hold for a couple of months, according to sources. This is because huge cash transactions […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) sealed Fairfield by Marriott Hotel’s kitchen in Ahmedabad on Monday after an insect was found in the soup. The hotel could not produce pest control documents which led to the seal. This incident highlights the non-compliance among the city’s restaurants regarding food safety rules. A diner allegedly found an insect […]
Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has been ordered to pay Rs 13.7 lakh as compensation to the family of a man gored by a cow five years ago. The civil court ordered the municipal corporation to pay compensation to the family of Mukesh Rathod who died during treatment after the attack by cow. Senior civil judge […]
If this was not a serious criminal matter, it would be quite funny. When folk singer Kamlesh Barot sang a ‘dayro’ on stage he did not realise that he would be instrumental in putting somebody in jail. The incident happened in Kanjhat village in Padra a few days ago. The song’s lyrics were as follows: […]
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 […]
A man was beaten up by his relative at a grocery store in New York, video of which went viral on social media. The video shows a man humiliating and beating up his relative working at his shop in New York. The employer is a native of Bhavpura village in Gandhinagar and the worker is […]
A trademark dispute has hit the Shree Sardar Patel Sevadal (SSPS), a charitable trust engaged in social service. Named after the Iron Man of India, Sardar Patel, the trust is involved in a dispute over trademark rights with one of its former trustees. The dispute is over rights to the logo of the ‘Sardar Patel […]
As Gujarat prepares for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on May 7, Congress turncoats gear up to contest the simultaneous Assembly bypolls as BJP candidates. In 2019, the BJP had fielded three turncoat MLAs in the bypolls and “rewarded” them with ministerial berths in the Vijay Rupani Cabinet while a couple more were elevated days […]
In news that will delight Indian cricket fans, a play staged in Gujarat’s cultural capital Vadodara is to be archived at the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the owner of the famous Lord’s Ground in London. MCC has approached Triveni Theatre Group based in Vadodara. The club’s librarian has contacted the theatre group to share the […]
Ahmedabad’s Gujarat Vidyapith management has scrapped eight positions from its governing body, reducing the number of members from 23 to just 15. These positions were held by teachers’ representatives on an annual rotation basis. The decision was taken during the governing body’s meeting in June 2023 and the teachers’ representatives whose terms are ending on […]
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) is expected to declare the results of its Class 10 and 12 board exams about a month earlier than usual this year. This will give students more time to evaluate their options for further study. It will also help those who clear the supplementary examination to […]
Cadila Pharmaceuticals is once more in hot waters. A 40-year-old employee has lodged a complaint with the Mahila Crime police alleging that an executive of the company harassed her sexually. Incidentally, this executive was earlier named as an abettor in an alleged rape case filed by a Bulgarian woman against the company’s CMD, Rajiv Modi […]
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, […]
A rare red-coloured fish, identified as ‘Snyderina guentheri’, was found by a fisherman off the coast of Veraval in Gujarat. Also known as waspfish, this fish was last seen in Visakhapatnam in 2017. The fisherman, Ashwin Solanki, made this discovery when he was sorting his catch last week. This particular species is rarely found in […]
Kutch Copper, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), commissioned the first unit of its greenfield copper refinery project at Mundra on Thursday, dispatching the maiden batch of cathodes to customers. This marks the Adani Portfolio’s debut in the metal industry. AEL is investing nearly $ 1.2 billion to set up a copper smelter with […]
