The decision applies to all factories, whether they are located within municipal limits or outside them Gandhinagar: Five years after confusion over fire safety responsibilities left industries in administrative limbo, Gujarat govt has designated a single department to oversee the job. The urban development department will now regulate fire safety and issue fire NOCs for…
Gandhinagar: State govt said on Tuesday that, on average, about 11,000 people have been using the new electric bus service every day in the state capital and that many preferred the service instead of their private vehicles.Equipped with air conditioning and CCTV, the new E-bus service has been operational in Gandhinagar since June 29 and…
Union home minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel and deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi launch the Mission 5 Million Trees campaign, and several development projects, at Science City, Ahmedabad, on Sunday Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Minister Harsh Sanghavi, and BJP State President Jagdish Vishwakarma launch the ‘Mission 5 Million Tree’…
Manoj Patel Bharatbhai CMA story Ahmedabad: Manoj Patel’s 2pm-11pm supermarket shift jangles with cash registers, but this 18-year-old’s All-India Rank (AIR) 9 in the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) exam has put him in life’s new express lane.Patel lives in Kalol, near Gandhinagar, and reaches home from work around midnight. He did not…
Ahmedabad: A roadside nap proved fatal for a three-year-old boy, while a routine ride turned deadly for a biker as the city witnessed a string of tragic accidents within a span of hours on Monday. Five people died while one suffered injuries in separate incidents reported from Bopal, Vastrapur, Aslali, Kanbha, and SP Ring Road.In…
When fire strikes a unit within a GIDC estate, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) fire and emergency services department arrives without maps or blueprints of the building, and with no record of what fire safety equipment, if any, has been installed Ahmedabad: A state govt notification issued in 2021 has left the city’s fire service…
Ahmedabad: A senior banking professional has filed a complaint with Gujarat CID Crime alleging that partners of an Ahmedabad firm secured a Rs 5 crore cash credit facility by misrepresenting financial records, inflating receivables and stock positions, and subsequently diverted funds for personal use.The complaint, lodged on Monday, names the corporation and its three partners….
Ahmedabad: A murder convict who twice escaped parole and was twice hauled back to prison by the same policeman ultimately made the officer his target. A Gandhinagar court has now sentenced Pravin alias Bholo Dhaval to “imprisonment till his last breath” for attempting to kill that officer in a revenge attack. The court said the…
Chandrakant ‘Lala’ Patel is accused of exploiting the US U-visa victim-protection programme to help Indian immigrants avoid deportation Ahmedabad: Chandrakant ‘Lala’ Patel, accused of exploiting the US U-visa victim-protection programme to help Indian immigrants avoid deportation, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering and now faces deportation himself. Under a plea deal, Patel agreed…
The Gandhinagar police has arrested three men in connection with a temple theft reported at Rupaal village, where donation boxes were stolen from the Khodiyar Mata temple located inside the well-known Varadayini Mata pilgrimage complex. The Gandhinagar police has arrested three men in connection with a temple theft reported at Rupaal village, where donation boxes…
