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Ahmedabad bridge meant to ease traffic ends up worsening it

October 07, 2026 9:29 am

The Makarba railway overbridge that CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurated on Sept 24 lands smack at a junction on Corporate Road. The civic body has demanded an explanation from the design consultant and is scrambling to find immediate solutions to the traffic chaos that has ensued.

Woman held for abducting homeless infant, planned to sell baby to UP man for Rs 6 lakh: Ahmedabad Police

October 07, 2026 12:36 am

Although Parmar intended to hand over the abducted child to another individual, they panicked, abandoned the infant in the New Ranip area and attempted to flee. The child was soon reunited with the relieved parents.

On Rentiya Baras, university founded by Gandhi to take charkha to 350 schools

October 06, 2026 7:17 pm

The Vidyapith has been celebrating Gandhi’s Hindu calendar birthday as Rentiya Baras for the past 90 years.

Rs 5,000 per student: Gujarat doctor caught accepting bribe for 'not harassing' students

October 06, 2026 3:54 pm

Dr Rahim Ibrahim Memon, medical superintendent of the J S Chauhan Civil Hospital for allegedly seeking bribe of Rs 40,000 from 8 students.

Hanging from moving car, daredevil Gujarat cop recovers Rs 3.75 cr looted gold

October 05, 2026 6:13 pm

Robbers snatch gold from train passenger at Nadiad station; after dramatic chase and fake messages trap the robbers, Inspector S A Gadhvi finishes the job with Bollywood-style action

Railway constable saves passenger from falling between train and tracks in Gujarat

October 03, 2026 5:36 pm

The 61-year-old passenger was travelling from Rajkot to Dwarka.

Code for marriage, live-in and divorce: Gujarat UCC Bill gets President’s nod

October 03, 2026 5:19 am

Largely based on Uttarakhand's UCC, the new law seeks to regulate personal civil matters for Gujarat residents, such as marriage, divorce, succession, adoption and related civil affairs including live-in relationships.

Left out of rolls after SIR? Special voter registration drive in Gujarat on 4 Sundays

October 02, 2026 7:01 am

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sandeep Sagale issued instructions to all District Election Officers and Collectors across the state to organise the drive based on detailed guidelines.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel announces scheme to relocate Maldharis from lions' 'second home'

October 02, 2026 5:52 am

As part of the scheme, an amount of Rs 15 lakh will be given per family to the eligible beneficiaries for voluntary relocation outside the sanctuary area, the government said.

'Inaction over women safety': Nirma varsity students hold 'Black day' protest

October 02, 2026 9:45 am

When students reported 'obscene act' to female security staff, they had an advice for girl students: Do not wear shorts within the hostel premises, students allege

In Pictures: CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurates Kankaria Carnival 2025 in Ahmedabad

December 26, 2025 3:05 pm

Carnival 2025 at Kankaria Lakefront in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The inauguration featured a colourful ‘Local to Global’ parade. A spectacular drone show showcased themes including the Commonwealth Games, the Olympics, the Clean City campaign and a tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Ahmedabad celebrates 147th Jagannath Rath Yatra

July 08, 2024 1:50 pm

A tableau depicting T20 World Cup-winning Indian Cricket team took part in the Rath Yatra procession outside Jamalpur Jagannath temple.

Photo exhibition documents Parsis of Ahmedabad

September 07, 2023 10:32 pm

The photographs have been captured by Bindi Sheth

Love galore for cows at Ahmedabad's Bhagwat Vidyapeeth

February 14, 2023 11:54 am

Gujarat gears up for the International Kite Festival after a two-year halt

January 06, 2023 9:30 am

The International Kite Festival will be held in Gujarat from January 8 to January 14, based on the G20 theme of “One Earth, One Family, One Future”.

This art installation, on Ahmedabad's Sabarmati river, wants you to take in the 'visual joy'

September 07, 2022 9:40 am

It has been curated by artist Mahima Champawat

NSG commandos perform mock drill to create awareness about drug abuse in Ahmedabad

June 19, 2022 9:20 pm

The NSG, Chetak commandos and Gujarat police jointly organised a mock drill to create awareness about drug abuse in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

BSF's daredevil bikers rehearse stunts ahead of event to mark 75 years of independence

August 24, 2021 9:48 pm

Border Security Force personnel of team 'Daredevil' rehearse for an upcoming show at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad.

Ahmedabad's Jagannath Temple holds Rath Yatra amid Covid

June 23, 2020 7:20 pm

A symbolic Rath Yatra was organised in the Lord Jagannath temple premises on Tuesday after the Gujarat High Court rejected the state government's plea to carry out public procession.

As Covid-19 cases soar, migrants wait for special trains

May 29, 2020 10:23 pm

Ahmedabad comprises more than 70 per cent of the state’s total after the district total crossed 11,000 following 256 new cases on Wednesday.

ABVP holds countrywide protests against anti-nationalism in some groups

February 18, 2016 10:59 am

Ahmedabad/Bengaluru/Mumbai, Feb 18 (ANI): The Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad members in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata took to streets to protest against the 'anti-national' sentiments that have risen from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Members of ABVP from Ahmedabad raised slogans against those who supported the anti-national elements in JNU. An ABVP leader said they will continue their protests till the anti-nationalists are punished. In Bengaluru, the student took out a 'Tricolor march'. A protestor of ABVP in Bengaluru said they condemn the act of central universities rising to support the anti-national slogans raised in JNU. In Kolkata, ABVP members were seen raising slogans against the anti-national elements.

Cisco chairman, US India Business Council CEO meet PM Modi

February 15, 2016 7:15 am

New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Cisco executive chairman John Chambers and President and Chief Executive Officer of US India Business Council Ajay Banga on Monday, bringing immense experience and passion in U.S.-India relations and business. Banga is a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Economic Club of New York. He is a graduate of Delhi University and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Suresh Chhara arrested for allegedly attacking journalist Revati Laul

January 21, 2016 11:57 am

Ahmedabad, Jan 21 (ANI): Gujarat riots convict Suresh Chhara, who was out on parole, was arrested in Ahmedabad on Thursday for allegedly attacking journalist Revati Laul. Laul, who is writing a book on the convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case, said she was attacked by Chhara when she went to house in Naroda area of Ahmedabad late on Wednesday evening for interviewing him. Chhara has been convicted to 31 years in prison for his involvement in the Naroda Patiya massacre, in which 97 people were killed during the 2002 communal riots. He was out on parole.

Journalist Revati Laul allegedly attacked by Gujarat riots convict

January 21, 2016 6:56 am

Ahmedabad, Jan 21 (ANI): A convict in the Gujarat riots case, out on parole, allegedly assaulted a journalist in Ahmedabad on Wednesday evening, when she met him for an interview. Revati Laul, who is writing a book on 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre case convicts, alleged that she was punched and slapped by Suresh Chhara. She said she was questioning him at his house in the Naroda area of Ahmedabad during an interview. She added that she managed to escape after Chhara's son and some neighbours intervened. Laul was treated at a government hospital, and later she lodged a complaint at the Vejalpur police station.