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Middle-class snap up RTE seats as income limit rises

4 days ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana

In the first year after Gujarat’s education department raised the eligible parent income to Rs 6 lakh per annum for RTE quota admissions, 4,200 parents from higher income brackets have enrolled their children in self-finance schools. Previously, eligible income limits for RTE admissions stood at Rs 1.2 lakh per annum for rural areas and Rs 1.5 lakh for urban areas. The education department announced this upward revision starting from academic year 2025.
Emergency seats become 1st choice

5 days ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Kuldeep Tiwari

Ahmedabad travellers are increasingly choosing aircraft emergency seats following the June 12 Air India crash. Viswash Kumar Ramesh, the crash’s sole survivor, was seated in 11A—a window seat next to the emergency gate—when the disaster claimed 241 lives, including 12 airline staff. Local travel agents report passengers willingly paying extra for these positions. The premiums range from Rs 800-2,500 for domestic flights to Rs 2,500-10,000 for international journeys per seat.
23 engg colleges get single-digit admissions

1 week ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana

Twenty-three engineering colleges across Gujarat enrolled students in single digits during the first admission round this year. Twelve colleges reported zero students despite having hundreds of available seats. The Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) allocated 30,305 seats from 56,722 available positions. Only 18,068 students actually turned up at colleges. This represents just 59.62% of allotted seats finding takers.
Irregularities galore at NID, says whistleblower

1 week ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana

An anonymous whistleblower has sent an email to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry alleging serious governance problems at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. The email questions current director Ashok Mondal’s eligibility and his administrative decisions. The allegations, made in an email to minister Piyush Goyal and secretary, DPIIT on Tuesday, point to arbitrary decision-making and financial mismanagement.
Makarba residents allege chemical water pollution

1 week ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana

Residents of Makarba housing societies claim chemical-laden water was dumped into their adjoining lake on Tuesday. This incident has worsened already troubling issues of stagnant water, foul odours and mosquito breeding at site. Homeowners who shelled out crores for lake-view flats now keep their balconies locked. The unbearable stench and health risks have made these premium spaces unusable.
Made AP campus director, NID faculty back in 7 mths

1 week ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Niyati Rana

Bhaumik Nagar, a National Institute of Design Ahmedabad faculty member, has stepped down as Director of NID-Andhra Pradesh just seven months into his appointment. He resumed his previous role at NID Gandhinagar on 1 June 2025. Nagar was appointed to head the NID-AP campus near Vijayawada for five years in October 2024 by the central government’s Department of Promotion for Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) .
Scared Amdavadis opt out of AI flights

1 week ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Kuldeep Tiwari

After the devastating Air India plane crash on June 12, which killed 241 passengers, 12 airline staff, and had many ground casualties, Amdavadis are cancelling their Air India bookings en masse. Travel agents report 50% cancellation rates as psychological trauma grips potential flyers. Some passengers refuse to fly altogether. According to travel agents in Ahmedabad, more than half their clients who booked flights with Air India now want changes.
Rajkot bids adieu to its beloved son

1 week ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Nischal Sanghavi

Vijay Rupani who worked his way up in the BJP began from the grassroots working among the people of Rajkot for decades. A leader known for his calm demeanour, he was known to help those in need. Rajkotians bid adieu to their loved leader expressing their deep sorrow at his passing. Vibhuti Vekaria, a resident of Rajkot, turned up at the funeral with a special Mehendi design on her palms depicting the leader’s face and the air crash that killed him.
Rajkot schools to remain closed today

2 weeks ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Nischal Sanghavi

Around 740 government and private schools in Rajkot will remain closed on Saturday in a mark of tribute to former Chief Minister and ex-Rajkot MLA Vijay Rupani who was killed in the aircraft crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Rajkot Chamber of Commerce has also appealed to businesses to observe a half-day holiday. Before becoming the CM, Rupani assumed several positions including RMC drainage committee chairman, RMC standing committee chairman, Mayor, Rajya Sabha MP, MLA and Gujarat Cabinet Minister.
Baby deliberately dropped from rooftop to save her

2 weeks ago | ahmedabadmirror.com | Pankaj Shukla

In a dramatic twist of fate amid Thursday’s tragedy, a two-year-old girl was thrown from a rooftop in a desperate bid to save her life, as an Air India flight crashed into a hostel building of B J Medical College soon after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The incident unfolded at 1:38 pm, just 49 seconds after the London-bound flight, with 242 people on board, took to the skies.