Ahmedabad, May 11 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly sending a threatening email warning of bomb blasts at the GUJSAIL facility at the city airport and several schools across Ahmedabad, officials said on Monday. According to police, the email was received on March 25 on the official email account of the Director of GUJSAIL.It triggered immediate concern among authorities as it allegedly contained threats of explosions and references to seni…
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Vadodara, May 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the “Sardar Gaurav Ratna” by organisations of the Patidar community in Vadodara on Monday, during an event linked to the inauguration of a major educational and residential complex developed under the Sardar Dham initiative. The honour was presented at a programme attended by community leaders and dignitaries, alongside the inauguration of the newly constructed Sardar Dham Bhavan-3 in Vadodara.According to project detai…
Pune, May 10 (IANS) The Wagholi Police in Pune have busted a major MD (Mephedrone) drug network and arrested eight accused who were allegedly involved in supplying narcotics across the city and nearby rural areas, while also planning to establish an MD drug manufacturing unit in the outskirts of the district, officials said on Sunday. During the operation, police seized contraband and assets collectively valued at nearly Rs 1.16 crore, officials added.According to the police, the case began on A…
Ahmedabad, May 10 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday attended the Murti Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav at the Shri Sanatan Ramdham Temple in Ahmedabad’s Thaltej area, participating in the concluding ceremonies of the 10-day religious event held after the renovation of the nearly 90-year-old temple.During the visit, the Chief Minister offered prayers at the newly consecrated Shri Ram Darbar and other idols installed at the temple.According to officials, he also participated in the …
Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) A breast milk donation programme at Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital has supported the survival and recovery of 451 newborn babies through the collection of 434 litres of human milk donated by 2,042 mothers, according to hospital officials. The ‘Ma Vatsalya Milk Bank’ at the 1,200-bed Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad has been operating since August 28, 2025, and is designed to provide nutrition for premature and critically ill infants whose mothers are unable to breastfeed….
Jaipur, May 9 (IANS) Police in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district have uncovered an alleged insurance fraud conspiracy in which a deceased man’s body was allegedly burned after death to fabricate an accidental electrocution case and claim insurance worth nearly Rs 83 lakh.Four persons have been detained after doctors at Mandal Hospital raised suspicion over the nature of the injuries on the body.According to Gandhinagar Police Station SHO Pushpa Kasotia, the body of Deepak (36), a resident of Nar…
Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ahmedabad has sentenced four persons, including a former insurance surveyor, to three years of rigorous imprisonment in two fire insurance fraud cases. The cases, registered by the CBI nearly 23 years ago, involved alleged fraudulent insurance claims that caused losses of more than Rs 31 lakh to New India Assurance Company Ltd.In a judgment delivered on May 8, the court convicted Jatin Bhanubhai Joshi, then a …
Ahmedabad, May 9 (IANS) As temperatures in the city climbed beyond 40 degrees C during the ongoing summer heatwave, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run (AMC) Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden at Kankaria has introduced extensive cooling and hydration measures for more than 2,000 animals, birds and reptiles housed at the facility. Zoo authorities said around 38 to 40 air coolers have been installed near enclosures of animals, including elephants, lions, tigers and leopards, to reduce heat stress …
Gandhinagar, May 8 (IANS) Gujarat has recorded the arrival of more than 35 lakh migratory and local birds over the past year across its wetlands and protected water bodies, including five Ramsar sites, according to figures released by the state Forest department for 2025–26 on Friday. Officials said the data reflects seasonal movement patterns along the Central Asian flyway, with peak arrivals between November and February.The highest concentration was recorded at Nadabet in the Vav–Tharad b…
Ahmedabad, May 8 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch has arrested three more alleged individuals in an inter-state cyber fraud racket that police say used artificial intelligence-generated deepfake videos to manipulate Aadhaar authentication systems, illegally change registered mobile numbers and obtain loans in the names of unsuspecting victims by hijacking their digital identities. The latest arrests bring the total number of accused in the case to seven, while one accused, Oli Ullah fr…