Vadodara: CA Intermediate exam results declared by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on Wednesday delivered a mixed picture for Gujarat. While pass percentages remained modest across major cities, students made a strong mark nationally, with 13 candidates from Ahmedabad and Surat featuring in the all-India Top 50 ranks. Vadodara recorded an overall success…
Vadodara: A proposal to develop a Zen Garden at the Gorwa Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) is among a series of parks-related projects slated to come up before the Vadodara Municipal Corporation’s (VMC) standing committee on June 25.The civic body has sought approval to award the work for the Zen Garden to one agency, at…
Vadodara: The City of Roanoke in Virginia, USA, has proclaimed June 22, 2026, as ‘Pujya Dr Gnanvatsal Swami Day’, recognising the contributions of BAPS senior monk and motivational speaker Gnanvatsal Swami.The proclamation was issued by Roanoke mayor Joseph L. Cobb during the swami’s visit to the city.The proclamation describes Gnanvatsal Swami as a spiritual leader,…
Vadodara: The sessions court in Rajpipla of Narmada district on Tuesday sentenced AAP Dediapada MLA Chaitar Vasava, his wife and seven others, to seven years imprisonment after convicting them in 2023 case of assault, intimidation and extortion of forest officials.Additional sessions judge A V Hirpara also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of…
Vadodara: A stock of over 8,700 liquor bottles worth more than Rs 15 lakh, seized by police in prohibition cases, was allegedly stolen from a police station in Panchmahal district over the past two years.The accused include three home guards and a Gram Rakshak Dal (GRD) jawan posted in and around the police station, along…
Vadodara: Census survey duty in Manjalpur turned unpleasant on Sunday for an anganwadi worker, she was allegedly abused while on duty, prompting police to book an unidentified man for obstructing govt work and harassing a public servant.Police said the incident occurred when Rinku Damor, engaged in census work, was conducting door-to-door visits in the area.According…
Vadodara: For millions of motorists weary of fuel price shocks, a major respite lies in the most unexpected place: the plastic waste piling up in landfills.Scientists at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) have developed a pathbreaking technology that has successfully converted mixed plastic waste into petrol and diesel-like fuels.The innovation has already moved beyond the laboratory….
Vadodara: The journey towards plastic-derived fuel began in 2016 when Dr Venkat Chintala and his team were working on a Department of Science and Technology-funded project that focused on converting biomass waste such as chir pine needles and lantana camara into useful fuels.Following the success of that initiative, DST encouraged the team to tackle plastic…
Vadodara: A dispute over parking in Atladara escalated into a violent clash and stone pelting on Sunday afternoon, leaving nine people injured and triggering a scare in the neighbourhood, with police booking members of both groups for unlawful assembly and assault. Atladara police have arrested 10 persons involved in the clash.Police said the incident began…
Vadodara: One more person was arrested in connection with the alleged Nal se Jal scam in Mahisagar district. Kaushik Joshi, one of the contractors in the project, was arrested after his involvement in the scam worth crores of rupees surfaced. With his arrest, the total number of arrests in the scam touched 41.According to the…
