Ahmedabad
Parents escalate protest, to go on a hunger strike- Patidars booked for murder attempt
- P P Pandey puts his foot in own mouth
- ACPC may start selling PIN, booklets befor...
- Band, Baaja, Baaraat
- Number plate on Jadeja’s car draws police ...
- Police to investigate celebratory firing
- Now, Patidars rally to join leaders in jail
- Promotions, transfers for 8 more IPS officers
- PP Pandey is in-charge DGP
- Thakur axed as DGP, sent to Delhi
- Ex-MLA’s son named in Rs 270cr bust
Cover Story
Ranip stench to clear after 35 yrs
Locals brave 35-year fight with civic authorities to rid the area of open sewage stream, knock on HC doors. Court asks AMC to lay sewage pipeline, 1.5 lakh residents to benefit
High tension
Patels clash with cops during jail bharo andolan in Mehsana; curfew imposed
Saved by a tweet
Buddies Deep Shah and Parth Trivedi were stranded when Bhutan closed its border with India. Until, their #StuckinBhutan tweet went viral and caught govt’s eye, ensuring the duo an...
Pucca ambition leads to Kacha’s downfall
Narendra Kacha was ambitious. But he is just a pawn and international mafia will kill him, says V D Kacha, uncle of Narendra who was nabbed in Rs 270cr ephedrine bust
Crime
Wife poses as fake cop to outdo hubby in ‘superiority’ race
Priyanka Patel, 24, was found posing as rly police constable at Kalupur station; she did so to create good image among husband, in-laws
Two Dalit youths attacked with acid
The bikers were targeted near Badarkha village on Dholka road
Anand man who burgled homes in B’lore caught
A 40-year-old man from Anand was arrested by Bangalore police for burgling from
Thieves smash car window, Flee with Rs.1Lakh cash and laptop
On Thursday evening, Hemant Indrajit Gill had parked his car in the lane behind Gujarat Law Society
Civic
Fire officials battle identity crisis
AMC has not issued new uniforms for past five years, forcing AFES officials to explain their presence at every site of emergency
Guess what rat-tles AMC offices?
Rodent menace at AMC’s Danapith building is getting unbearable by the day with rats chewing off computer wires, furniture and files
RTO is putting school kids’ lives at risk: CAG
Report observes that Ahmedabad RTO has been granting fitness certificatesto school vehicles despite lacking proper equipment to carry out fitness tests
CAG report reveals acche din a distant dream for Gujarat
The CAG report criticised the state govt for its failure to implement various development programmes and mismanagement of funds
Education
ACPC may start selling PIN, booklets before class 12 exam result
If the state department approves, the distribution is slated to begin from May 20; booklets will be available at Dena Bank branches across state
Joy of giving
Young minds in varsities are going all out to give back to society by empowering the marginalised, find out Niyati Rana and Anshika
On tracking mode
A mobile app by a 23-year-old student allows employers to access details of their employees on the go and keep a track of target achievement to enable transparent work method
Tripada school will not hike fee this yr
Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama called trustee Archit Bhatt asking him to withdraw hike; DEO visits schools to ensure diktat is enforced
Others
P P Pandey puts his foot in own mouth
In-charge DGP terms firing incident at cricketer’s wedding as minor, says it happens all the time in his native state UP
‘Train must make 100 trips daily to be financially viable’
The proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will have to ferry 88,000- 118,000 passengers
60 yrs not ‘senior’ enough for AMTS
Centre, state consider 60-yr-old as senior citizen, but AMTS won’t give concession till person is 65 years of age
Patidars booked for murder attempt
37 Patidar leaders and a mob of 5,000 booked under IPC 307 for pulling down ahigh-tension wire, endangering lives at FCI; lukewarm response to PAAS’ Gujarat bandh