Ahmedabad: Another rain-packed weekend could test Amdavadis, just days after widespread downpour caused flooding and disrupted lives in the city.Ahmedabad is facing chances of heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday, according to the Met department. Similar conditions are likely in Anand, Vadodara, Narmada, Bharuch, Surat, Tapi and Dang. Very heavy rain could continue in…
On Monday, in Garajiya village, a subadult lion pinned Maldhari herder Kalu Parmar to the ground for nearly half an hour, as villagers shouted and threw stones. Parmar escaped with claw injuries. AHMEDABAD: It was a stare-down contest with death, and Kalu Parmar knew the slightest mistake could be his last. Pinned to the ground…
Commuters wade through a waterlogged road, in Valsad on Friday Ahmedabad: For the second consecutive day, the state recorded progress of the southwest monsoon. While the northern limit passed through Porbandar and Vallabh Vidyanagar on Thursday, the limit reached Jamnagar as rain covered the majority of central Gujarat districts. Conditions are favourable for further progress…
Ahmedabad: Two parallel admission processes — the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) and the independent admissions exercise undertaken by St Xavier’s College in Ahmedabad — have created confusion among thousands of students and parents, many of whom are uncertain whether to accept seats allotted through the state portal or wait for clarity on admissions at…
Four Rajya Sabha sets from Gujarat are getting vacated on June 21 Gandhinagar: Four candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) filed their nomination papers for the election to four Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat at the assembly complex in Gandhinagar on Monday. All four are expected to get elected unopposed as the Congress party,…
Ahmedabad: The heat has returned, and this time around, it has brought along humidity. Amdavadis experienced a sweltering 41.4°C on Monday after a short-lived respite gifted by pre-monsoon showers. From 37°C on Tuesday, the rise in maximum temperature was 4.4 degrees over three days, albeit just 0.1 degree above normal on Thursday. However, Ahmedabad’s maximum…
Ahmedabad: Showers tamed the heat to some extent, bringing the maximum temperatures down from Monday’s 40.8 degrees celsius to 37 degrees on Tuesday, a much-welcomed drop of 3.8 degrees in 24 hours. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tuesday’s maximum was 4.3 degrees below normal. At 22.7 degrees, the minimum temperature was 5.4 degrees…
Ahmedabad: When sprinter Kajal Vaja skipped her Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC-General) exam to seek qualification for the U-20 Asian Athletics Championship in Hong Kong, China, little did she know that her non-appearance in the exam would not only earn her a subsequent qualification for the meet but also a chance to win a medal for…
Research after the 2018 CDV outbreak noted that “canine distemper is prevalent among dogs in India, and free-ranging dog population often poses a threat of CDV transmission to wildlife” Ahmedabad: Amid fears that the twin attack of canine distemper virus (CDV) and babesiosis may have caused 13 lion deaths recently, an animal husbandry department survey…
The IMD forecasts Saturday’s maximum temperature to hover around 43°C Ahmedabad: Just when Amdavadis thought they might catch a breather, the summer heat cranked right back up. After a brief dip to 41.7°C on Thursday, the maximum temperature surged by 1.6 degrees in a day, hitting a scorching 43.3°C on Friday. According to the India…
