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Adani seals Rs 900cr land deal in Mumbai
Having bought two acres of prime land in Versova in Mumbai for Rs 900 crore recently, the Adani group is close to sealing a deal to buy 100 acres worth Rs 300 crore in Surat for its upcoming realty projects.
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Gujarat University VC arrested for casteist slur
Parimal Trivedi became the first vice-chancellor of Gujarat University – the state’s largest and oldest university – to be arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making a castiest slur at a lecturer.
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Gujarat University V-C arrested
Parimal Trivedi became the first vice-chancellor of Gujarat University – the state’s largest and oldest university – to be arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making a castiest slur at a lecturer.
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Tree counters lost in administrative woods
In the first round of the maiden tree census that began in the city on February 5, more than 1,700 enumerators, mostly children of municipal schools, were able to count only 50,000 trees.
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Anganwadi workers to go on strike on Feb 28
Anganwadi workers in the state have threatened to go on a state-wide strike on February 28.The workers are demanding a salary of Rs 10,000 per month.
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Wife hacks man to death in Bhavnagar
Fed up with his constant jibes about her character, a woman hacked her 60-year-old husband to death in Bhavnagar on Wednesday morning.
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Assault victim dies, two booked for murder
Victim of a two-month-old assault case in a village of Tankara taluka died at Civil Hospital here during treatment on Tuesday night.Following this, police have converted the case from attempt to murder to murder.
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RMC to regularize illegal structures
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has initiated a process to regularize illegal structures in the city.According to RMC officials, the forms in this regard will be available within the next two days.
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13-year-old girl kidnapped, raped in Rajkot
A 13-year-old girl from Ramnathpara was lured away from a wedding and raped for two days in confinement. Accused Alpesh Bavaji is an imitation jewellery worker.
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Seven tremors rattle Gujarat
At least seven low intensity tremors were reported in the state on Tuesday. Four occurred in Saurashtra, two in Kutch region and one near Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited's (SSNNL) dam in south Gujarat.
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Uncertainty ends, Pak scholar to visit Karjan
The Karjan mamlatdar had cancelled permission issued to Tahirul Qadri, known for issuing a fatwa against terrorism.
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SMC launches campaign against property tax evaders
The Surat Municipal Corporation's (SMC) property tax department has started a campaign against the tax evaders in the city.
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Religious conversion stalls dead man's last rites
Burial or cremation? This is the conflict surrounding death of a man, who had converted into Islam, after entering into a relationship with a Muslim woman.
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Crude jolt for Surat yarn manufacturers
As Iran crisis pushes up crude oil prices globally, country's biggest man-made fabric industry in the city is bracing for tough days ahead.
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NCH starts helpline for board students
The psychiatry department of New Civil Hospital (NCH) has started a telephonic helpline for the class X and XII students who will take their board exams beginning March 5.
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Animal welfare bodies draw flak for not taking calls
The issue of organisations working for animal welfare not acting when citizens sought their help and that of cattle owners leaving cattles unattended on the roads in the city was keenly discussed at the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) general board.
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Three kids killed in fire tragedy in Dahod
Three children of a family died in a freak incident and their mother committed suicide at a village in Dahod district. Police have registered a case of accidental death and are conducting further investigations.
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FTE's techfest 'Footprints X2 to kick off on Friday
After months long efforts put in by budding engineers of M S University's Faculty of Technology and Engineering (FTE), Gujarat's largest technical festival - Footprints X2 - will kick off on Friday.
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VMC hikes lease rate for land given to three schools
Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has hiked the lease amounts charged on three schools operating from plots of land owned by the civic body.
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Posters come in Surat against Pak scholar
Several posters have sprung up in Surat with an appeal to boycott the upcoming programme of Islamic scholar from Pakistan Dr Tahirul Qadri, who will visit parts of the state as well as the country.
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American Center attack kingpin Ansari brought to Gujarat
Aftab Ahmed Ansari was brought to the CBI special court Ahmedabad where the probe agency filed a chargesheet against him.
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CAT adjourns hearing on Sharma’s petition against chargesheet till March 1
Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) bench in Ahmedabad on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a petition moved by Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rahul Sharma against the departmental chargesheet issued against him by the state government till March 1.
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Porbandar flyover collapse: Two booked
Police have booked two persons on Tuesday after a police case was registered against a supervisor and labourers in connection with collapse of under-construction split-flyover in Porbandar.
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‘Job market open for pure sciences students’
Students pursuing courses in pure sciences need no longer feel inferior to those studying technical and professional courses as far as campus placement is concerned.