The Latest Breaking News from AHMEDABAD

Gujarat: Custody of child born through surrogacy given to parents

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court on Monday directed that custody of a six-day-old girl be given to her biological parents after her surrogate mother, who is facing a criminal trial and has been in judicial custody, was to head back to jail.

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2022

24,000 cops to protect Rath Yatra in Ahme​dabad

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat DGP Ashish Bhatia on Monday told reporters that 24,000 police personnel will be deployed for the 145th Rath Yatra in the city, as this year’s event will be as was held before Covid.

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2022

Mega procession after 2 years in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: After two years of the pandemic, the juggernaut is set to roll again on city streets on Friday. In 2020, the chariots did not leave the temple premises, whereas in 2021, the chariots were taken out in a procession without other participants.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Roughed up, suffered bruises, alleges Setalvad

AHMEDABAD: Social rights activists , Teesta Setalvad, on Sunday alleged that she was roughed up and manhandled by a team of Gujarat police and also showed bruises on her hand.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

2002 Gujarat riots case: ‘Other individuals, NGOs will be in dock’

AHMEDABAD: Officers of the city crime branch, the special operations group, and the Gujarat ATS who are part of the special investigation team (SIT) formed by the state home department are now probing individuals, NGOs, and entities over the alleged fabrication of evidence in the 2002 riots cases.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Gujarat: 'No law to blacklist citizens for asking too many queries'

AHMEDABAD: Five persons, including two government employees, were recently "blacklisted" for asking too many questions by the state information commission - the very vanguard of the right given to citizens to ask questions under the RTI Act.

The Times of India · Jun 27, 2022

Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme disbursals to MSMEs up 10%

AHMEDABAD: Though demand has improved and economic activity resumed after the worst of the pandemic, MSMEs still face working capital problems. Disbursals under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) continued to see offtake grow, as inflation and high raw material and logistics costs are pushed up working capital requirements…

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022

In heritage town Vadnagar, bricks from home rubble sell for Rs 2,000/trailer

AHMEDABAD: When a house is torn down in cities, developers or owners have to pay for removal of the rubble or construction waste. But in the ancient town Vadnagar, also birthplace of PM Narendra Modi, owners of century-old homes are getting paid to sell the bricks from torn houses!

The Times of India · Jun 25, 2022

Missing Comma worth crores: Punctuation penalty

AHMEDABAD: A missing comma in a definition of the state’s stamp duty jantri guidelines, causing a misinterpretation at the office of the registrar of stamp duty, has led the government to collect duty seven times lower than sanctioned for land located within the city limits. Since 2011, the owners of…

The Times of India · Jun 22, 2022

Gujarat HC reduces punishment of retired cop in prisoner's escape

AHMEDABAD: In an important order, the Gujarat high court has reduced punishment imposed on a retired cop for an incident of a prisoner’s escape from custody with observation that there should be a parity in punishment, for others held responsible were let off with minor penalty.

The Times of India · Jun 22, 2022