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Ahmedabad continues to experience intense heat even as the monsoon season is approaching. In the first week of June, the city remains under extreme heat conditions. On Friday, the maximum temperature reached 41.3°C, showing that the heat has still not eased. According to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), 53 of the last 56 […]
The Ahmedabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled that diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension) are lifestyle diseases and not illnesses that must automatically be disclosed while buying a health insurance policy. Because of this, the commission rejected the insurance company’s reason for denying a medical claim and ordered it to pay the insured […]
Imagine a person who has passed away years ago suddenly appearing in government records as a successful learner’s licence applicant. It sounds impossible. Yet that is exactly what investigators uncovered while examining irregularities in the learner’s licence system. What began as a probe into suspected malpractice soon exposed a reality, an agent was allegedly able […]
A Surat court has sentenced a 62-year-old man to death for the 2019 murder of a young businessman, citing his long history of violent crimes involving acid attacks. The court noted that this was the third serious crime in which the accused had used acid, and described the case as one of the “rarest of […]
In a major move aimed at improving supervision and strengthening national security, the Gujarat government has divided the areas along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan into two separate police ranges. Until now, the entire border area was managed under the existing Border Range, which included Kutch, India’s largest district. With the new arrangement, a […]
What began as a journey in search of better job opportunities turned into a frightening ordeal for two sisters from Gujarat’s Anand district, who were allegedly trapped in Laos after being lured abroad with promises of employment. The sisters had travelled to Thailand hoping to secure jobs and build a better future. However, according to […]
In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, Ahmedabad police arrested a local resident in Danilimda area for allegedly operating a high-tech loan scam targeting American citizens from his Ahmedabad home. The suspect, identified as Sahil Mustaqali Mirza, 28, residing in Sridevi Park Society, Danilimda, was taken into custody on June 3 after a surveillance squad from […]
In one of the biggest anti-illegal immigration drives in recent months, Gujarat Police detained 362 suspected Bangladeshi nationals from different parts of the state. Of these, 166 were found in Ahmedabad, the highest number among all districts. The statewide operation, named Operation Delta Hunt, was launched following intelligence inputs and technical surveillance. Police teams carried […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, one of India’s fastest-growing airports, has strengthened its aviation infrastructure by operationalising its new Aviation Fuel Station (AFS). Ahmedabad Open Access is the country’s largest standalone refueller-based Into-Plane operation, and the commissioning of this 8,000 KL facility will significantly strengthen overall operations. The enhanced storage capacity will improve refuelling reliability […]
At the peak of mango season, a major food safety raid in Gujarat has raised serious concerns about the quality of fruit being used in some food products. Officials discovered a large stock of rotten, worm-infested and fungus-covered mangoes that were allegedly meant for juice production in Mehsana district. The spoiled fruit was seized before […]
More than 10 days after a series of lion deaths shocked the Gir landscape, the Gujarat government is still waiting for laboratory confirmation on what caused the deaths of the state’s prized Asiatic lions. At least 13 lions, including 10 cubs, have died in the past 10 days in parts of the Somnath and Amreli […]
The Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) is making extensive efforts to boost the popularity of football in Gujarat and to ensure more promising players from the state rise to prominence. As a result, players from Gujarat are being selected for national and international level tournaments in both football and futsal. At the 48th Annual General […]
A woman passenger delivered a baby girl aboard the Jabalpur-Somnath Express after she went into labour while the train was travelling between Ahmedabad and Viramgam, as per reports. The woman, who was reportedly travelling with her husband began experiencing labour pain shortly after the train departed from Ahmedabad station. After the woman went into labour […]
Residents across Gujarat can expect relief from the intense summer heat as the weather department has forecast rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds in several parts of the state today. An Orange Alert has been issued for 11 districts where weather conditions are expected to be more severe. According to the forecast, many areas including Ahmedabad, […]
The Adani Portfolio—India’s leading infrastructure and utilities portfolio—today announced its FY26 financial performance and released the Credit and Results Compendium, providing an overview of performance and insights into its credit strength and long-term resilience. FY26 marks an important inflection point for the Adani Portfolio, as Adani Portfolio companies began its next phase capex cycle. The […]
A major cybercrime case involving hacked CCTV footage from a Rajkot maternity hospital has raised serious concerns over patient privacy and digital security. The investigation, which began after a video surfaced online, later uncovered a wider network allegedly involved in hacking surveillance systems and selling private footage through social media platforms and messaging groups. The […]
Fresh concerns are growing over the health of Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Gir landscape after recent lion deaths and reports of illness among several lions. At the same time, a government livestock survey has highlighted another serious challenge, the large number of feral dogs and stray cattle living around lion habitats, increasing fears of disease […]
Gujarat will officially begin the first phase of the nationwide Population Census-2027 from June 1, marking the launch of India’s first-ever fully digital census exercise. Conducted under the theme “People’s Welfare Through Census,” the operation will be the country’s 16th Census overall and the eighth after Independence. According to Census Director Sujal J. Mayatra, the […]
A 22-year-old student from Ahmedabad, Dhvanit Rajdeep, who had been missing in the European country of Georgia since May 14, has been found dead under suspicious circumstances. His body was recovered from a river after he had been missing for 16 days. His family has made serious allegations against the owner of the PG accommodation […]
A private residential academy in Ahmedabad has landed in controversy after a 12-year-old hostel student allegedly suffered injuries when a teacher beat him with a plastic stick for failing to spell an English word correctly during class. Police have now registered a case against both the teacher and the principal of the academy following allegations […]
