Ahmedabad: City police and the crime branch have registered three cases under the NDPS Act after recovering ganja, mephedrone and charas in raids carried out in different parts of the city over the past two days.In the biggest seizure, the crime branch arrested an individual named Satish Mehta in Ranip and recovered 17.812kg of ganja…
Gandhinagar: Seeking to position itself as a hub for the fast-growing data centre industry, Gujarat govt is expected to announce a dedicated data centre policy within two weeks, offering incentives that go beyond those available under the state’s newly announced industrial policy.The proposed policy aims to attract data centres with a combined capacity of 2…
Ahmedabad: Maheshwari Dodiyar, 19, a native of Godhra, cannot see and hear and has very limited speech capabilities. Conventionally, she could have been seen as the proverbial ‘burden’ on her family. On the contrary, Maheshwari is shouldering the financial burden of her family of labourers. She earns Rs 14,000 per month working as a serving…
High-speed overtaking bid ends in four-car pile-up Ahmedabad: A pile-up involving four cars on the SG Highway near Sargasan Bridge left four men injured, one of them critically, early on Friday.Police said a speeding car first hit an electric SUV from behind, pushing it into another vehicle ahead and setting off the four-car pile-up. The…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has seized 2.08 lakh tramadol tablets worth an estimated Rs 8.3 crore and arrested a medical stockist for his alleged involvement in an interstate psychotropic drug network. Cops claimed the accused had sourced more than 62.5 lakh tablets in a month and supplied them to buyers in Rajasthan and…
Ahmedabad: The mock round for degree and diploma pharmacy courses concluded with the allotment of 6,784 out of 8,637 available seats. A total of 9,464 students participated in this trial phase to understand the process before the actual round begins.The admission committee drew up a merit list of 13,488 students based on GujCET scores. Since…
Ahmedabad: The CBI has booked senior manager of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) for allegedly siphoning Rs 1.5 crore using fake payment vouchers, misuse of SAP IDs and showing fraudulent payments to vendors.According to the FRI registered with CBI Gandhinagar unit, Sejal Kolhatkar, senior manager (finance) at IOCL’s refinery in Vadodara between March 2024 and…
Ahmedabad: A fire broke out in a main gas pipeline near Kudasan on the Por road in Gandhinagar on Thursday after it was damaged during sewer line excavation, triggering panic among residents and shopkeepers, who rushed to safer places. Firefighters brought the blaze under control after the gas supply was cut off. No casualties were…
The company had decided to terminate his services following complaints regarding his conduct and work performance Ahmedabad: A software company in Gota that provides digital management services to schools has accused its former employee of manipulating critical data in its software systems before leaving the organisation.The employee had access to the company’s enterprise resource planning…
Ahmedabad: The state govt has decided to introduce a major reform in the education system by implementing the Holistic Progress Card (HPC) for Class IX students from the academic year 2026-27. Based on the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, this new system aims to move beyond marks and ranks and focus on a comprehensive 360-degree…
