Bharuch, July 14 (IANS) Three police personnel posted in Bharuch district were caught in an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trap while allegedly accepting a Rs one lakh bribe for returning a mobile phone seized in a prohibition case, officials said on Tuesday. The ACB said the complainant, described as a vigilant citizen, had been booked under the Prohibition Act at Panoli police station and sent to sub-jail following legal proceedings. After securing bail, he approached the police station to retri…
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Dholera/Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) The investigation into the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad has entered its final stages, with the final report expected to be released soon, Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu Kinjarapu said on Tuesday, stressing that establishing the exact cause of the accident is more important than issuing the report quickly. Speaking after reviewing the progress of the Dholera International Airport project, Naidu said the Aircraft Accident Investigation …
Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport has become the third airport in India to receive the Airports Council International (ACI) Level-5 Airport Customer Experience Accreditation, marking the highest level of recognition under the global body’s customer experience programme. The accreditation, awarded on Tuesday, upgrades the airport from Level 4 status, which it received in June last year.The Level 5 certification recognises airports that dem…
Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) The preparations for the 149th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath entered their final stage on Tuesday as Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi carried out an inspection of the entire 16.2-kilometre procession route in Ahmedabad and reviewed security arrangements with senior police and civic officials ahead of the annual religious procession on Ashadhi Beej.Sanghavi was accompanied by Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Anupam Sin…
Ahmedabad, July 14 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday participated in the traditional Maha Aarti and Netrotsav ceremonies at the historic Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad’s Jamalpur area, marking a key religious observance ahead of the 149th Jagannath Rath Yatra scheduled on July 16.Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi attended the ceremonies, hoisted the temple flag and participated in the Maha Aarti. He offered prayers before Lord Jagannath and sought blessings for the…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Adani Airport Holdings Limited’s (AAHL) consumer app, Adani One, has crossed the five million-member mark within 10 months of launching Adani Rewards, one of India’s first integrated airport loyalty programmes, according to the company.The loyalty programme is available across all eight airports managed by AAHL in seven states and allows passengers to earn and redeem reward points on shopping, dining and other airport services through the Adani One app, according to the co…
Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Gyanendra Singh Malik on Monday directed police officers across the state to strengthen security arrangements, intensify social media monitoring and step up coordination with local communities ahead of the annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra on July 16, with special vigilance ordered in sensitive areas including Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Khambhat. The directions were issued during a high-level video conference chaired by Malik from…
Valsad, July 13 (IANS) A man accused of creating forged e-mail accounts and fake official letterheads of a BJP MP to send recommendation letters to the State Bank of India (SBI) and obtain confirmed railway tickets under the special quota, has been arrested by the Valsad Cyber Crime Police within hours of the complaint being registered, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Pratik Dey, 30, originally from West Bengal and currently residing in Isanpur area of Ahmedabad, was arrested…
Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has trained over 4,000 young volunteers under the first phase of the ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra’ Scheme, moving towards its target of creating a trained community-based disaster response force across 17 districts, with women expected to account for half of all participants.According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the scheme aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to natural and human-made disasters by preparing local volunteers t…
Ahmedabad, July 12 (IANS) Ahmedabad created a Guinness World Record on Sunday after the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) planted 3.61 lakh saplings using the Miyawaki method within a single hour at Bhadaj locality, marking one of the largest urban tree plantation drives undertaken in the city. The plantation was carried out across 76,000 square metres of a 91,006-square-metre site near Satvam Heights along the Gota-Godhavi Canal in Bhadaj, in the Thaltej ward of the city’s North-West Zone.A…