Ahmedabad

Bloom Wins Best Concept Hotel

8:24 pm July 30, 2019

NEW DELHI: The Bloom Hotel Group, one of India’s leading hotel operators, has won ‘Best Conceptualised Hotel’ at Today’s Traveller Awards 2019 at a ceremony in New Delhi. The award was presented by Hon’ble Minister of Culture and Tourism (MoS), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel. With cutting-edge hotel concepts and a proprietary cloud-based tech platform, Bloom’s […]

Dalit man’s murder by upper-caste in-laws: one arrested

8:37 pm July 10, 2019

Ahmedabad: Two days after a Dalit man was killed by his upper-caste in-laws in Ahmedabad district, one of the accused was arrested Wednesday while the hunt was on for seven others, police said. Haresh Solanki (25) was allegedly killed by his wife’s relatives, who belonged to the Darbar community and were opposed to their marriage, […]

Jaipur gets UNESCO World Heritage tag

9:30 pm July 6, 2019

New Delhi: The walled city of Jaipur, known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture, made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list on Saturday, becoming the second city of the country after Ahmedabad to get the recognition. The decision was taken at the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee […]

Annual Lord Jagannath rath yatra commences in Ahmedabad

12:09 pm July 4, 2019

Ahmedabad: The 142nd rath yatra of Lord Jagannath Thursday commenced in the city amid tight security as lakhs of devotees flocked the 18-km route to catch a glimpse of the deity. Before the procession began, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani performed ‘pahind vidhi’ – a symbolic ritual of cleaning the way for the chariots using […]

SpiceJet flight overshoots runway at Mumbai airport; none hurt

6:37 pm July 2, 2019

New Delhi: A SpiceJet flight from Jaipur skidded and overshot the main runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rains on Monday, although none of the passengers were hurt in the incident, an airline spokesperson said. The incident occurred on Monday around 11.45 pm when the aircraft skidded and overshot the main runway, […]