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…
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 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…
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel meets students during the Kanya Kelavani programme at Ideal Pimpan Primary School, in Sanand taluka of Ahmedabad district Gandhinagar: Over the past three days, more than 16.35 lakh students across the state were enrolled in schools under Shala Praveshotsav, the govt’s annual school enrolment drive.From June 23 to 25, the campaign…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has quashed charges under the IT Act against two brothers accused of leaking a question paper after one of them took pictures of the paper inside the exam hall and sent them to the other. The latter was sitting outside the hall. The events occurred during the 2018 GPSC exam.Police invoked…
Gandhinagar: The Union ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions on Thursday issued a notification, promoting 17 Gujarat state cadre officials to IAS cadre. These officers include R N Kuchara, R P Patel, C B Ganatra, C A Gandhi, B N Patel, M K Joshi, A K Joshi, K S Zala, V K Jadav, D…
The rescue team comprised Anuj Sathwara, Jitu Meraiya, Sultan Kothariya, Gopal Dabhi, and Vimal Kadiya Gandhinagar: An Indian rock python about 7 feet long was rescued from Rupgadh village in Dholka taluka of Ahmedabad district on Wednesday. The snake was spotted by villagers who informed the rescuers.Villagers called up animal rescuer, Sanket Mistry, after spotting…
Gandhinagar: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) data has exposed Gujarat govt’s claim of women’s empowerment, the state unit of the Congress party said on Wednesday.Party spokesperson Hiren Banker said that only 16% of women in Gujarat own a house or land, showing that women still have not received equal rights. “Even in this digital…
File photo of Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel at the launch of Shala Praveshotsav and Kanya Kelavani campaign at B N High School in Vadnagar, Mehsana, on Tuesday. Gandhinagar: Over 1.31 lakh students have been admitted in schools in the first two days of the three-day Kanya Kelavani and Praveshotsav drive by Gujarat govt. On the…
