Gandhinagar: Ashishbhai Dave has been declared as president of Gandhinagar city unit of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This announcement was done through a formal press release issued by the party media convener Yagnesh Dave today. The appointment is made as per the instruction of the State party chief CR Patil through State election official Uday Kangad. Dr. Ashishkumar Dave is former Chairman of Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority (GUDA). He was also the Chairman of Executive Commit...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a surprising case, an IT professional working in a firm that provides IT and cyber security services fell victim to a cyber fraud via a dating app and was duped of Rs 31 lakh. The victim, working in Gandhinagar, who was seeking companionship and extra income, connected with a woman identifying herself as an investor named Sherin from Bengaluru in April 2024. As per the FIR filed with Gandhinagar Range Cybercrime Police, Sherin encouraged the man to earn through online trading and ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The PDEU - NSDC Centre of Excellence for Skill Development will be inaugurated at the PDEU Auditorium, Raisan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on April 21st. The Chief Guest for the event will be Jayant Chaudhary, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship & Minister of State, Ministry of Education. This Centre of Excellence is a joint initiative by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Pandit Deendayal Energy Universit...Read More

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given in-principle approval to allocate ₹606.34 crore to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation from the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Urban Development Scheme for the construction of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and associated wastewater management works, a rainwater drainage network, and water distribution stations. Of this amount, ₹245 crore will be allocated for the Jaspur STP and its associated works, while ₹361.34 crore will fund simil...Read More

Gandhinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two individuals, including a suspended Deputy Mamlatdar, for allegedly accepting a bribe of ₹18,000. The accused have been identified as Pravinbhai Muljibhai Parmar (54), a suspended Deputy Mamlatdar from the Mamlatdar office in Dehgam, and Niteshkumar Jethalal Rajan, a private typist. The case originated from a complaint filed by a concerned citizen who had applied to the Gandhinagar Prant Officer and the Gandhinagar Collector's office to ca...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) Limited has announced an open tender for the construction of a multi-storied RCC framed Metro Bhawan cum OCC (Operation Control Center) Building, which will serve as the headquarters of GMRC at Indroda Depot, Gandhinagar. The project is for the construction of a multi-storied building at Indroda Depot in Gandhinagar.The estimated cost of the work is approximately INR 262 Crore (including taxes).The project is expected to be completed in 15 mo...Read More

Gandhinagar: A burglar attempting to break into a house in Gandhinagar's Sector-8 caught red-handed but suffered a heart attack and was subsequently hospitalized. The incident occurred late at night on the 23rd of the month when the homeowner returned to find the burglar inside. According to the police report, Vidhin Tarakumar Patel, a resident of Gokul Society in Sector-8, had returned home around 2 AM after a three-day trip to his hometown, Navsari. Upon entering his residence, he found the m...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Chief Minister, who also holds the Revenue portfolio, stated today in response to a question in the state assembly that three land acquisition requests by the Adani Group in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar are pending before the government. As per the Chief Minister’s reply to Congress party's query, three such requests are awaiting approval—one in Ahmedabad and two in Gandhinagar. The reply was circulated by the State Congress to media persons. The response elaborated t...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Gujarat today carried out a decoy operation and apprehended an RTO inspector and his accomplice red-handed while accepting a bribe of ₹1,000 at the Gandhinagar RTO office. According to the ACB, applicants visiting the Gandhinagar RTO office are often asked to pay amounts ranging from ₹100 to ₹1,000 under various pretexts for online processing of their applications by RTO officials and staff. Based on this information, a decoy trap was pla...Read More