Gandhinagar, March 3 (IANS) The State Cyber Crime Cell of the CID in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, has dismantled an inter-state cyber fraud racket allegedly responsible for cheating victims of more than Rs 39.41 crore, officials said on Tuesday.Two men, identified as Amit Gangera, a hair salon operator, and Riteshkumar Patel, a stationery trader, were arrested following an investigation based on technical surveillance, digital trail analysis and human intelligence inputs.Both are residents of Ahmedabad…
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Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, March 3 (IANS) The Mayor of Milisauti Town in Romania, Vasile Carare, held talks with senior Gujarat government and municipal officials during a two-day visit to the state, focusing on smart infrastructure, e-governance and riverfront development.Carare, accompanied by his wife, is visiting India under a programme organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, which includes engagements in several states.In Gujarat, he met Ahmedabad Mayor Pratibha Jain, Municipal …
Ahmedabad, March 3 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to visit Ahmedabad on March 7 and 8, during which he will inaugurate and dedicate to the public key urban development projects valued at over Rs 60 crore, officials confirmed on Tuesday. According to officials, Shah will arrive in the city on the evening of March 7.On March 8, he will inaugurate a newly constructed sports complex in the Vastral area, costing Rs 61.67 crore.The facility has been described as a modern comple…
Gandhinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Describing forensic science as the “protective shield” of justice in an era of technology-driven crime, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said during his address at the fourth convocation ceremony of National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar on Friday. A total of 1,799 students were awarded degrees, including 17 PhD scholars. Fifty-two students received gold medals in recognition of academic excellence.The graduating cohort comprised students from…
Gandhinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Natural farming was described as essential to safeguarding soil, water, the environment and public health at a state-level seminar held at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly complex in Gandhinagar under the National Mission on Natural Farming.The seminar was chaired by Governor Acharya Devvrat and attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary and Gujarat BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma.A natural farming fair was organised within the Ass…
Gandhinagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Board examinations for Classes 10 and 12 began across Gujarat on Thursday, with the state’s MoS for Education, Rivaba Jadeja visiting an examination centre in Gandhinagar district and urging students to approach the tests with confidence rather than anxiety.Jadeja visited M.B. Patel English Medium Secondary and Higher Secondary School at Sector-23, Kadi Campus, where she met students appearing for their examinations.Addressing them at the centre, she described examinat…
New Delhi/Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday appointed Sandip Sagale as the new Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Gujarat. He will take over responsibilities from the current CEO, Hareet Shukla, once he formally assumes charge.Sagale, a 2007-batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service in the Gujarat cadre, is currently serving as Director General of the Sports Authority of Gujarat, a role he took on following a major state government reshuffle…
Gandhinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The Women Art and Craft Festival was inaugurated at the Gujarat Legislative Assembly premises on Monday under the ‘Har Ghar Swadeshi, Ghar Ghar Swadeshi’ campaign.Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary formally inaugurated the festival. Deputy Speaker Purnesh Modi and Minister for Women and Child Welfare Dr Manisha Vakil were present at the ceremony, along with Assembly Secretary Chetan Pandya, senior officials of the Women and Child Development Department, and citizen…
Gandhinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) The CID (Crime) Cyber Cell in Gandhinagar has arrested five individuals from Ahmedabad and Vadodara in connection with a Rs 3.16 crore investment fraud, officials said on Saturday.According to the FIR filed on January 26, the scam involved unknown perpetrators who initially contacted the complainant through a Facebook friend request and subsequently via WhatsApp.They persuaded the victim to download a fake cryptocurrency application named “CBOE,” resulting in the e…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Nabin will undertake a three-day visit to Gujarat from Friday (February 20 to 22), during which he will attend a series of organisational meetings and public engagements in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.This would be Nabin’s first visit to the state after assuming charge as the party’s national president, Gujarat BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma said announcing the programme at a press conference.Nabin will arrive at Sar…