Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat on Saturday caught a 59-year-old female sub-postmaster while allegedly accepting a ₹10,000 bribe in the Paldi area of the city. According to the ACB, the accused, Pallavi Kirankumar Upadhyay, allegedly demanded ₹30,000 to not transfer the complainant’s order to the NDC Parcel Office. Following negotiations, the bribe amount was allegedly settled at ₹10,000. Unwilling to pay the bribe, the complainant approached the ACB and repo...Read More

Ahmedabad: National Students' Union of India (NSUI) members staged a protest at Gujarat University on Saturday after allegations surfaced that former Vice-Chancellor Dr Neerja Gupta had allegedly used university funds for personal shopping during an overseas trip. According to documents cited in reports, purchases worth $386.98 (around ₹33,300) were allegedly included in expense claims submitted to the university. The purchases included beauty products from a Dubai airport duty-free outlet,...Read More

Ahmedabad: Two electric buses operated under the Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS) were found running on the city’s roads with the same registration number plate. The buses were spotted operating on the same route in the Meghaninagar area, despite having different AMTS code numbers. While their actual RTO registration numbers were different, both vehicles displayed identical number plates. Moreover, one bus had an HSRP (High-Security Registration Plate), while the other did not. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government has sanctioned the Preliminary Town Planning (TP) Scheme No. 457 for Godhavi in Ahmedabad, with several modifications to final plot areas, boundaries, locations and land-use provisions. The Urban Development and Urban Housing Department recently issued a notification under Section 65 of the Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act, 1976. The scheme was prepared by the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) and submitted by the appointed Town Plan...Read More

Hansalpur: Maruti Suzuki India Limited has achieved a significant milestone of 1 million (10 lakh) cumulative vehicle dispatches through its in-plant railway sidings at Hansalpur, Gujarat, and Manesar, Haryana. Of the total, around 0.79 million (7.9 lakh) vehicles were dispatched through the Gujarat railway siding, while the Manesar siding accounted for approximately 0.21 million (2.1 lakh) vehicles, the company said in a press release. The milestone was achieved within three years and fiv...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway will run a daily unreserved special train between Asarva and Khedbrahma from September 19 to October 1 to accommodate the anticipated rush of devotees travelling for the Bhadarvi Poonam fair at Khedbrahma. Train No. 09405, the Asarva-Khedbrahma Special, will depart Asarva at 9:35 am and reach Khedbrahma at 12:10 pm. On the return journey, Train No. 09406 will leave Khedbrahma at 3:35 pm and arrive at Asarva at 6:10 pm. The special train will stop at Naroda, Himma...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat received widespread rainfall on Friday, with several parts of the state recording moderate to heavy showers between 6 am and 2 pm, according to data released by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), Gandhinagar. Ahmedabad city and Meghraj in Aravalli recorded the highest rainfall at 2.87 inches each during the eight-hour period. Talod in Sabarkantha received 2.52 inches, followed by Dediapada in Narmada with 2.36 inches and Modasa in Aravalli with 2.36 inches. Kad...Read More

Ahmedabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for very heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat and a yellow alert for heavy rain in several other districts on Friday, as the monsoon remains active over the state. According to the IMD's midday weather bulletin, very heavy rainfall of 12–20 cm is likely at isolated places in Dahod and Chhota Udepur during the next 24 hours, and an orange alert has been issued for these districts. A yellow alert has been issued for...Read More