Ahmedabad/Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) A cyber fraud network that allegedly generated and siphoned off more than Rs 7.34 crore by exploiting a vulnerability in a cooperative bank’s core banking system has been uncovered, with four people arrested in Gujarat and Maharashtra, officials said on Saturday.The arrests were made by the Cyber Centre of Excellence in Gandhinagar in connection with the hacking of the computer system of The Bhavnagar District Co-operative Bank Ltd.A case was registered after …
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Ahmedabad, April 16 (IANS) Narcotic substances and liquor worth Rs 16.51 lakh were seized from a residential flat in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Crime and Railways, leading to the arrest of one individual, officials said on Thursday. The operation was carried out at a flat of Aarohi Viviana apartments in Bopal locality, following specific intelligence inputs.Acting under the supervision of senior officers, a team from…
Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) A State Reserve Police (SRP) jawan died by suicide while on duty at the New Secretariat complex in Gandhinagar, police said on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as Rajendrasinh Gohil (49), a personnel of SRP Group-9 based in Vadodara and a native of Bhavnagar district.He was deployed at Gate No. 3 of the high-security Secretariat premises at the time of the incident.According to police, Gohil had taken charge of his shift around midnight from a reliever. The i…
Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, on Tuesday paid floral tributes to Dr B.R. Ambedkar on his 135th birth anniversary, as commemorative events were held across the state capital with significant public participation.Patel began the day by offering flowers to an oil portrait of Ambedkar at the podium of the state Legislative Assembly.He later garlanded a full-size statue of Ambedkar at the Dr Ambedkar Statue Complex at Prerna Bhoomi, located opposite the Assembl…
Gandhinagar, April 14 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tribute to Dr B.R. Ambedkar at Lok Bhavan in Gandhinagar on Tuesday, marking his birth anniversary during her official visit to Gujarat.President Droupadi Murmu offered flowers to the portrait of Dr Ambedkar, regarded as the architect of the Indian Constitution, during a commemorative event held at the Governor’s official residence.Governor Acharya Devvrat also paid homage to Dr Ambedkar on the occasion, joining senior officials…
Rajkot, April 13 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said that skilled and socially conscious doctors can bring about “profound change in society”, as she addressed the first convocation ceremony of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Gujarat’s Rajkot. Addressing graduating students, the President said that several AIIMS institutions have been established across the country to provide world-class tertiary healthcare at an affordable cost.She said they are playing a pivot…
Surendranagar/Gandhinagar, April 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday named farmer leader Raju Karpada as its candidate for the Muli-2 seat of the Surendranagar District Panchayat, within 24 hours of his formal induction into the party. The move has intensified political activity ahead of the local self-government elections.Karpada, a young farmer leader from the Saurashtra region and a former office-bearer of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s farmer wing in Gujarat, joined the BJP o…
Gandhinagar, April 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha’s Gujarat unit on Thursday resolved to work towards a “grand victory” in the upcoming local self-government elections, as its newly constituted state unit held its first meeting at the party’s state headquarters in Gandhinagar. The meeting was chaired by the state Yuva Morcha president, Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi, in the presence of state in-charge Kirit Patel, according to party leaders.Addressing party workers, …
Gandhinagar, April 3 (IANS) Two men were arrested with nearly 12 kilograms of narcotic substance (ganja) during a targeted operation by the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Gujarat CID (Crime) in the Mota Chiloda area of Gandhinagar, officials said on Friday. Acting on specific intelligence during routine patrolling, a team from the ANTF’s Gandhinagar zone intercepted a government bus at Chiloda Circle and apprehended two suspects allegedly involved in the illegal trafficking of ganja.Polic…
Ahmedabad, April 2 (IANS) The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has extended metro train services in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar on selected dates to facilitate passenger movement during the IPL 2026 day-night matches scheduled at Narendra Modi Stadium. In a statement issued on Thursday, the corporation said metro services will operate beyond normal hours on April 4, April 17, April 20, April 26, April 30, May 3 and May 12.On these days, services will run until 12:30 a.m. to accommodate …