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The Gujarat Media Club (GMC), a leading organisation representing the media community in Gujarat, announced on Wednesday the establishment of a Welfare Fund. The fund is designed to provide support to its members and the broader fraternity during times of medical and life-threatening distress. In a statement released on Wednesday, GMC President Nirnay Kapoor approved […]
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the government has announced a major reshuffle in the police department. A total of 10 Indian Police Service (IPS) and 2 State Police Services (SPS) officers have been appointed to various posts today. Sharad Singhal has been appointed as the Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. Gagandip […]
The Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) has launched the Gujarat Super League (GSL), the state’s first franchise-based football league in Gujarat. The president of GSFA and Rajya Sabha member Mr Parimal Nathwani unveiled the GSL trophy amidst a grand ceremony attended by team owners, sponsors and supporters of the GSL. Mr Nathwani expressed his enthusiasm […]
Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge are among the 40 star campaigners named by the grand old party for the Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat. The state Congress unit shared the list of leaders, including party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, general secretary Randeep […]
Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Bharathi, announced that a total of 4.97 crore voters, which includes 12.20 lakh first-time voters, are set to participate in the Lok Sabha elections and bypolls for five assembly seats in Gujarat on May 7. According to the final electoral roll, there are 4,97,68,677 voters expected to cast their […]
Close to 800 Bengal Monitor Lizard Hemipenes and 19.6 kg of soft corals that were seized on April 13 in Mumbai were allegedly brought from Gujarat for sale in Maharashtra, a probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s Mumbai zonal unit revealed. The articles are protected under Schedule–I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, […]
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said it will order a high-level inquiry into the operations of the Indian Railways and the forest department to find out the cause of deaths of three lions on railway tracks in January. The bench pulled up both the departments for their “sketchy” inquiry reports. A bench of Chief […]
The Gujarat High Court has fined an advocate Rs 5,000 for repeatedly failing to appear on behalf of his client despite specific orders. The court referred advocate Prashant Chavda’s conduct to the Bar Council of Gujarat and directed him to pay the penalty to the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority within 30 days. In an […]
Gujarat is once again in the grip of extreme heat after a brief dip in temperatures last week. The maximum in most districts of the state soared to 40 degrees or above from Monday. After remaining unchanged for the next three days, the temperature will increase by two to three degrees, says the MeT department. […]
As the summer heat intensifies, Gujarat is witnessing a surge in power demand, nearing a staggering 24,000 MWs. The State Load Despatch Centre reports that on April 20, 2024, the peak power demand in Gujarat reached 23,916MW. This coincided with a record high in electricity consumption for the summer, with 491 million units consumed. With […]
Dhiren Solanki, who belongs to Gujarat, has set up a donkey farm with 42 donkeys at his village in Patan district. He is earning Rs 2-3 lakh a month by supplying donkey milk to clients in southern states. Donkey milk is selling at 70 times the price of milk produced by cows and buffaloes. Availability […]
To mark Earth Day, which was observed on Monday, Gujarat’s first woman civilian licensed skydiver, Shweta Parmar, completed a solo descent from 13,000 feet in Thailand with a message for a plastic-free planet. She unfurled a ‘End Plastic’ flag as this year’s Earth Day theme was ‘Planet vs Plastics’. The theme advocates for reduction of […]
With Canada introducing a new rule to restrict the number of students staying back in the country for work after their studies, thousands of students from Gujarat planning for the same will be affected.From May 15 this year, international graduates of Canadian college programmes delivered through a public-private curriculum licensing arrangement will no longer qualify […]
Several pre-schools across Gujarat are facing the prospect of closure due to the lack of a registered rental agreement. The Education Board has made it mandatory for pre-schools to register themselves for which they have to submit a registered rental agreement. The objective is to ensure that they will be better regulated. Many pre-schools operate […]
The Congress has fielded five sitting legislators and seven former legislators in Gujarat, where it’s contesting 24 seats, while two seats have been given to its INDIA bloc partner, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). In the wake of a mass exodus of its leaders to the ruling BJP, the Opposition party is relying heavily on […]
Gujarat is facing challenges due to the prolonged closure of Gujarat Agro Limited’s (GAL) Cargo Complex and the Red Sea crisis. Increased logistic hurdles and soaring air cargo tariffs have burdened exporters with a 40% rise in shipment costs.The GAL-run Air Cargo Complex, once a crucial channel for exporting about 1,500 MT of cargo per […]
Indicating a robust trajectory for Gujarat pharmaceutical industry, the state State Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) issued 133 approvals – the highest in the country – for allopathic drug manufacturing plants in the state in the 2023-34 financial year.This marks a significant milestone, with record investment commitments exceeding Rs 10,000 crore, as many companies […]
In a new high, Gujarat saw a record 25 UPSC candidates clearing the central services exam, surpassing the previous record of 22 in 2014. Among them are five women, which too is a first for the state. Out of the 25, three finished in the top 100, while three others carried ranks between 101 and […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s wife Sunita Kejriwal can take the place of the AAP convener to attend the party’s campaign in Gujarat. Party sources said Sunita could join Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in the campaign.Of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, AAP has fielded two candidates – Bharuch and Bhavnagar. While Chaitar Vasava […]
New Delhi: On February 19, Mohd. Shoeb Qureshi, a judo coach from Modasa town in Gujarat, received a phone call from his employer at EduSports, a sports education company that supplies sports educators to various government institutions across the state. He was informed that his services were no longer required. Confused and anxious, Qureshi reached […]
