A special judge of the CBI court in Ahmedabad has ordered the Dena Bank manager of the Silvassa branch in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and two others to pay Rs. 1.93 crores, 3.8 lakh fines and sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment. The convicts have been identified as Shishir Kumar Srivastava, … Read more
Anand District Police on Thursday arrested a 24-year-old Malawian national for overstaying his student visa, which expires in August 2024. The accused, identified as Chinula Abel, was arrested from Ahmedabad’s Chandkheda area on Friday evening, police said. The incident came to light when the Special Task Group (SOG) of Anand District Police was checking the … Read more
A day later Accused of fake medical degree scam Alleging that the main accused Rasesh Gujarati is related to each other, the blame game has started between BJP and Congress. While state home minister Harsh Sanghvi alleged that the Gujarati was a Congress leader, Surat city president of the Congress Dhansukh Rajput claimed that the … Read more
December 7, 2024 01:30 IST First published: December 7, 2024 at 01:30 IST Share it Rabi (winter-spring) crops, especially wheat, are currently vulnerable to mercury spikes in March, when they are in the final grain formation and filling stage. But in the last two years, in October and November, temperatures have been above average at … Read more
Hundreds of people in Chad called for the withdrawal of French troops from the country on Friday, a week after the central African country ended its military truce with its former colonial ruler. Protesters in the capital N’Djamena chanted “Chad for us, out of France!” chanted. “We don’t want to see a single French person … Read more
A 38-year-old woman from Jitgarh village in Narmada district underwent “minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer” at Vadodara’s SSG Hospital, a hospital statement said. “After receiving radiation therapy at SSG Hospital, the patient underwent a minimally invasive, three-stage esophagectomy. This complex procedure involves small keyhole incisions to separate the esophagus from the heart, great vessels, … Read more
A 70-year-old woman from Anand district, who was declared brain dead due to a stroke, has given new life to five patients who are waiting for organ transplant in Gujarat. Bhanumati Patel passed away on December 4 after a long illness. The bird fancier’s family decided to donate his organs eight months after his son … Read more
A Pune court on Thursday remanded a 19-year-old youth to police custody for driving an MG Gloster SUV under the influence of alcohol that rammed into five vehicles in Pune’s Pashan. Police said that 40-year-old Pushkar Patil and his daughter, who live in a residential society on Baner-Pashan Link Road, were injured in the accident … Read more
The Karnataka government has formally agreed to scrap the mandatory requirement for minority educational institutions to enroll at least 50 per cent students from their respective minority communities. The change, outlined in the draft amendment to the Karnataka Educational Institutions (Provisions and Conditions for Recognition of Minority Educational Institutions) Rules, 2024, was approved by the … Read more
Gujarat’s State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) department on Friday remanded Pragnesh Kantaria, an accused in the Rs 186 crore bogus billing scam, to three days’ remand. On 3 December, the SGST department arrested Pragnesh Kantaria, a partner of M/s Infinity Exim, on charges of GST evasion of over Rs 34 crore. This came after … Read more