Most parts of Gujarat continued to reel under hot weather conditions today with mercury levels in many cities hovering between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius during the day. A severe heatwave gripped Ahmedabad and adjoining Gandhinagar today, as maximum temperature in both the cities was 45 degrees Celsius during the day, almost a notch above […]
India on Wednesday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile as part of a user trial by the army from a test range at Chandipur in Odisha. The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at around 09.40 hrs, defence […]
A major forest fire broke out in Trikuta hills, the abode of Mata Vaishno Devi, in Katra town of Reasi district following which the Air Force today pressed into service two MI-17 helicopters to douse the blaze. “A massive forest fire broke out at several places in the forests of Katra town, adjoining Banganga area, […]
Today The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Farooq Bhana, the alleged mastermind behind setting fire to Sabarmati Express train in which 59 persons were killed at Godhra railway station on February 27, 2002. A day later, the incident led to widespread riots in various parts of the state. Superintendent of Police (ATS) Himanshu Shukla said […]
Counting of votes in the high-stakes Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will be taken up on Thursday morning and the first trends are expected to be available after an hour. By 12 noon, a clear picture could emerge on the winners. Election Commission officials said counting of votes, which […]
The extreme heat wave condition in the city is likely to prevail for the next couple of days. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Tuesday issued red alert cautioning the citizens to stay indoors to avoid heat stroke. Mercury shot up to 45 degree Celsius on Tuesday and is likely to hover under 45 degree […]
Today Ahmedabad Mayor Gautam Shah lead Heritage Walk on behalf of AMC Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for a students group of Germantown Academy Pennsylvania,USA studying Heritage and Culture. The two and half hours long Heritage Walk started at 7:00 am from Swaminarayan Temple at Kalupur Temple to Dalpatram Chowk, Kalaram Mandir to Moto Sutharwado in Khadia. […]
Union HRD minister Smriti Irani and as a member of Rajyasabha member had adopted Maghrol village under Adarsh Gram Yojana in Sojitra Taluka of Anand district with population of 4815 people. Water tank with a capacity of 1.50 lakh litre with an expense of Rs 86 lakhs. Maghrol was developed at an expense of […]
Today Gujarat’s Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama declared results by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB). The result is available on the official website of the Board. The exam for the 12th class was conducted from 8 to 22 March 2016. 79.3% of those who appeared in exams are successful. Highest results are […]
Refusing to intervene in the Narsingh Yadav vs Sushil Kumar tussle for a berth in the Rio Olympics, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the latter and the Wrestling Federation of India to meet and sort out the quota issue. Hearing the petition filed by Sushil, a double Olympic-medallist, the court said that it […]
