The Latest Breaking News from Ahmedabad

Gujarat: Six get life for kidnapping, murdering publisher

AHMEDABAD: A Gandhinagar court sentenced six persons to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a publisher, Navin Shah, in July 2017.

The Times of India · May 21, 2022

Man booked for using false vehicle number

AHMEDABAD: Madhavpura police registered case of forgery against Vikram Vaghela, who allegedly used the registration number GJ-01-SZ-9927 on his two-wheeler without it being allotted to him.

The Times of India · May 21, 2022

Scrap weekly unit tests, say teachers

AHMEDABAD: An association of primary teachers has written to the Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT) asking it to put an end to weekly unit tests in primary school and to also stop considering students’ scores in Gunotsav, the annual evaluation of schools.

The Times of India · May 21, 2022

Gujarat: Social media friend rapes 30-year-old married woman in Ahmedabad, held

AHMEDABAD: A man was arrested on Friday for allegedly raping a 30-year-old married woman from in Ahmedabad.

The Times of India · May 21, 2022

Gujarat used 10% of its stored water in the last month

AHMEDABAD: In the last month, Gujarat used 1,400 million cubic metres (MCM) of water, which represents a tenth of its water reserves as of April 22. Only three reservoirs of the 206 in the state (barring Sardar Sarovar) are more than 70% full.

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

Ahmedabad is Gujarat’s hottest at 43.6°C

AHMEDABAD: On Friday, Ahmedabad was the hottest spot in Gujarat with maximum temperature touching 43.6°C. It was 1.7 degrees higher than the normal. The minimum temperature was 1.9 degrees higher at 29°C.

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

Civil Hospital gets 100 kidney donations, highest in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: Civil Hospital in the city recorded the cadaver donation of a girl on Thursday, making it the 62nd donation of a brain-dead person. It created a record for the hospital with the number of kidneys donated reaching 100. State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) officials said that it…

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

Man held in Ahmedabad for murdering his two friends

AHMEDABAD: Ramol police arrested 26-year-old Ashwin Lamkheda, who was wanted for murdering two of his friends. The youths were labourers in the day and at night engaged in petty crime.

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

Ahmedabad registers 19 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

AHMEDABAD: The city on Friday recorded 19 new Covid cases. With the discharge of 23 patients, the active cases were down to 125. Gujarat recorded 32 new cases and discharge of 33 patients, taking the active cases to 205.

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

IPL 2022 final to start at 8 pm

MUMBAI: The IPL 2022 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 29 will start from 8 pm, and not 7.30 pm, due to a grand closing ceremony preceding it.

The Times of India · May 19, 2022