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The city of diamond and textile is undergoing a transition. To date, the city located on the banks of the Tapi river single-handedly accounts for 90 per cent of the global diamond polishing and cutting in the country. The city exports $15 billion worth of diamonds from India, the highest in Asia. But an emerging […]
In a surprise political decision, Bhupendra Patel has been named the new Chief Minister of Gujarat. This humble, fresh face from Ghatlodiya, Ahmedabad has dislodged other contenders who were being mooted, including Mansukh Mandaviya, Nitin Patel, CR Paatil and others. Patel won the election as an MLA in 2017 and has been appreciated for his […]
Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Joshi have been appointed as central observers for the election of the new Chief Minister of Gujarat. Both the leaders are soon landing in Ahmedabad. A post-lunch meeting with all the 112 BJP legislators of Gujarat has been scheduled with these leaders but Vibes of India can vouch […]
In a much anticipated but sudden move Vijay Rupani resigned on September 11. He resigned just hours before he attended the (virtual) function with Modi, ironically the function was a Patidar event. Janvi Sonaiya spoke to Deepal Trivedi to find out about the latest on Gujarat Politics. Excerpts below: Why do you think Rupani resigned? […]
Gujarat is Bharatiya Janta Party’s home ground and they can not afford to lose it at any cost. The party is involved in the relay race of chief ministers in Gujarat as a part of the remedy. Earlier former chief minister Anandiben Patel and now, Vijay Rupani had to resign before their term ended. To […]
Soon after 10.45 am on September 11, Kiritbhai received a call. His source told him. “Today is the day. Vijay Rupani will resign as Gujarat Chief Minister”. After confirming it, Kiritbhai posted the news to his Facebook page. And the rest is history. ‘Savaare cha, sanje Akila’, is a known phrase in Gujarat. It means, you […]
The current import duty on gold and silver is 10% plus 3% GST. A consumer pays a total of 13% tax on the gold they purchase.
With speculation that the third wave of Covid will hit children hard and the upcoming drive for kids’ vaccinations, parents have an array of questions about the efficacy of the vaccine and the protocols to follow to safeguard their kids. Currently, Zydus Cadila’s anti-Covid vaccine, ZyCov-D, became the first vaccine approved for use on people […]
Aayush Sanjeev Oak, a young IAS of Gujarat 2011 cadre is the Collector of Surat. Born to an architect father and a mother who once worked in the banking sector in Pune, Oak never thought of pursuing what his parents did. Even his parents were supportive enough to let him choose his own path. He […]
‘Chhelaji re mare hatu Patan thi patola, mongha lavjo ema ruda re moraliya chitravjo Patan thi patola’ (a woman urges her husband who is off to Patan to bring her the coveted Patola sari from there). The unfading charm of Gujarat’s famous weave Patola is reflected in the Gujarati folk song penned by poet Avinash […]
Lost in the celebration of UNESCO including Dholavira in Gujarat as a World Heritage Site is the fact that Ahmedabad is in imminent danger of losing its World Heritage City tag from the UN. Even when the 600-year-old Walled City was given the World Heritage tag on July 8, 2017, UNESCO experts were skeptical since […]
Article 29 and Article 30 of the Cultural and Educational Rights Act of the Indian Constitution give minority schools the right to administer their schools without the interference of a state government. But in a recent move, the Gujarat government has submitted an affidavit in the Gujarat High Court stating that “reasonable regulations” are required […]
The new income tax filing portal crashing within seven hours of its launch has once again exposed the gap between promise and delivery in governance, and the one paying the price for it is the taxpayer. What followed after the June 7 launch of the new “taxpayer-friendly” portal was that finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman summoned […]
If you are someone who chooses packaged drinking water over regular water in a bid to minimise the risk of contamination, you ought to rethink it. Authorities have found that among all food groups, packaged water in Gujarat was the most adulterated. Hemant Koshia, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Control Administration of Gujarat, throws […]
A war of words has erupted between two eminent Patels – the soft-spoken Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and the Khodaldham Chairman Naresh Patel -over where the Patidars’ political unity should lie. The Patidars are an influential community that has been demanding OBC status for themselves. A bloody Patidar agitation took place in 2015 in […]
Himanshu Shukla, a 2005 batch IPS (Indian Police Service) officer currently posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) quit his job as an engineer in a private company to test his skills at the civil services examination. It took two attempts, but he cracked the civil services exam, […]
There seems to be no amicable end to the ongoing couple war between senior Congress leader Bharat Solanki and his estranged wife Reshma. The feud between the couple, Bharatsinh and Reshma Patel seems to have gone out of hands. The private matter went public when the Congress leader took the initiative and sent a legal […]
Apart from an appetite for risk, if there is one similarity between Harshad Mehta and Pratik Gandhi, then it is their rigour to emerge from a chawl and make a name for themselves. Just like a phoenix emerges from its ashes, it took Pratik 20 years to become an “overnight sensation”. Clearly, overnight lasted a few […]
In yet another unanticipated move, one of the top officials of Aayakar Bhavan, Ravindra Kumar is soon likely to be transferred once again. He was posted in Ahmedabad from Kerala but Income Tax sources tell Vibes of India that Kumar is likely to be moved to Delhi. This is the second transfer in a month […]
As a surprising move, all earlier orders of Income-tax officers have been suspended and the following transfers of the officers in the grade of Chief Commissioners of Income Tax have been ordered with immediate effect.
