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Gujarat Congress on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Enforcement Directorates’s (ED) summons to the Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in connection with the National Herald case. On July 13 the state leadership will hold a protest near the ED office in Ahmedabad. The case pertains to the investigation into the alleged […]
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to senior advocate and former assistant solicitor general IH Syed charged with the offences of extortion, criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult, criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement. Justice Nikhil Kariel observed, “the scales of justice tilt in favour of the applicant”. Further, the judge added that the FIR and statement made […]
Arunachal Pradesh authorities on Tuesday released 10 elephants from Gujarat-bound trucks destined for Jamnagar after the student activists protested. The transports also had no-objection certificates from the chief wildlife wardens of both Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat. According to the documents, trucks had come from Namsai in Arunachal with 10 sub-adult elephants that were domesticated and […]
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday dismissed the nine petitions filed by 880 candidates challenging the inclusion of reserved category candidates in the list of open category candidates in the preliminary merit list to appear in the main examination for the post of Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), Class-3. The petitioners submitted to the court to declare […]
Swapna Suresh, the accused of the gold smuggling case on Tuesday alleges the involvement of Chief Minister(CM) Pinarayi Vijayan, his family, two top aides and one Cabinet minister in connection with the case. Pinarayi Vijayan denied the allegations by stating it as baseless and politically motivated. Swapna had stated under Section 164 of the CrPC […]
The Gujarat High Court issued a notice to the State Government, Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the Director-General of Police on Tuesday to implement the Supreme Court (SC)’s directions regarding the enforcement of the Juveline Justice Act. The court had initiated a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in 2015 directing the state […]
Gujarat bagged the second position in the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s 4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI). Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday released the SFSI to measure the performance of States across five parameters of food safety. Among larger states, Tamil Nadu was the […]
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to an accused applicant who has been booked in an assault case for causing grievous hurt through criminal intimidation, upon execution of a personal bond of Rs10,000. The Court observed that “jail is an exception and there should not be pre-trial punishment“. During the hearing, the applicant’s advocate, Kishan […]
Gujarat High Court bench today dismissed a petition filed by a Civil Judge from Rajasthan, who is actually a native of the state of Gujarat, seeking an appointment to the post of Civil Judge in Gujarat. Justice Ashutosh J Shastri asserted that the advertisement inviting application for the vacant 2019 posts clearly stated the eligibility […]
The Congress party, which could manage to win only six out of 35 seats in South Gujarat region in the 2017 State Assembly elections, is facing a tougher challenge this time around. While its two tribal MLAs have deserted the party to join the BJP, the Congress’ alliance partner Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) which won […]
The Gujarat High Court refused to grant any interim relief to Senior Advocate IH Syed, who pleaded on Thursday to quash the criminal proceedings against him in an extortion case. Justice Samir J Dave turned down his prayer by stating, “No case is made out to quash the FIR /criminal proceedings at this stage while exercising the powers […]
Gujarat Congress slammed Hardik Patel on Thursday, saying that Patel revealed his opportunistic political character, when he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Addressing a press conference, Congress Chief Spokesperson Manish Doshi said that Hardik Patel was a pseudo-Patidar leader with malicious ideology. Former Congressman Hardik Patel joined the BJP today and his inculcation ceremony was led […]
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a 16-year-old juvenile accused of committing sodomy (unnatural sex) on a 13-year-old boy. The Court referred to Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) of Children Act, 2015 while granting bail. The advocate for the accused MB Rana pleaded to quash the order passed by the […]
Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday blamed North Indian students for the rise in COVID-19 cases in the state. Minister inspected the Vellore Institute of Technology, Kilambakkam as a cluster because of the COVID cases reported recently. “North Indian students are spreading COVID-19 in Tamil Nadu. Students from Kelambakkam VIT College and Sathyasai […]
North Gujarat, the hub of the Patidar agitation, and one of the prized regions of the Congress party, poses a new challenge for the opposition. With Hardik Patel, who had led the Patel agitation, set to join the BJP, while former Congress chief whip Ashwin Kotwal and OBC leader Alpesh Thakor have already joined the […]
The Gujarat High Court granted anticipatory bail to the public servant who was booked for being involved in corruption case. In the FIR registered with ACB Police Station, Junagadh, the public servant has been charged Sections 13(1)(b) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The bench of Justice Samir J. Dave said, “Taking […]
Combining Gandhian terminology of ‘satyagrah’ and modern technology, the Gujarat Congress is soon launching a Satyagrah App while simultaneously starting a door-to-door campaign in 27 Scheduled Tribe and 13 Scheduled Caste seats to make them aware of the “anti-backward class” policies of the BJP Government. Independent MLA Jignesh Mevani and Congress SC Department Chairman […]
Congress has established three committees, namely, Political Affairs Group (PAG), Task Force (TF) 2024 and an administrative body for ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. This was one of the major decisions during the party’s Chintan Shivir in Udaipur. “Every member will have specific responsibilities. During Chintan Shivir, we had resolved on launching campaign against the social, political […]
The Varanasi district court on Monday reserved the order until tomorrow after the arguments were completed in the hearing of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri temple case. District Judge Ajay Kumar Vishvesh heard arguments from both the Hindu and Muslim sides. “The hearing was completed and the decision has been kept reserved. The next date of hearing […]
Dalit leader and independent MLA from Vadgam, Jignesh Mevani, commenced an ‘All Caste Convention’ from Mehsana Thursday late evening. “From today evening, I will campaign in northern Gujarat by holding public gatherings to connect with the Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi communities and being their voice against the BJP’s anti-minority policies”, Jignesh Mevani told VO! He […]
