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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a high school teacher from the Malkangiri district for leaking a question paper from the Gujarat government’s competitive exam for recruiting junior clerks. Saroj Malla, who was arrested on Monday, is a science teacher at the Kartanpalli government high school, according to police. Previously, the Gujarat ATS had arrested […]
Just before the departure of an Ahmedabad-Udaipur flight, the Ahmedabad Airport, on Tuesday, received a phone call informing about a bomb threat. The caller allegedly claimed that there was a bomb on the Air Alliance flight CD- 696. Originally set to depart at 4:50 pm, the flight was first delayed by nearly two hours owing […]
Gold prices have been on an upward trend since the last quarter all over the world. In close proximity comes the finding by World Gold Council that the degree of gold recycling in India rose by 53%, from 20.3 MT in the October-December 2021 period to 30.5 MT in the corresponding time frame in 2022. […]
The Indian jugaad buddhi is best described as the never-say-die attitude carried to extremes. And stretching it further comes the “improvisation” to citizenship that illegal travel agents in Gujarat have resorted to, in face of a tightening of rules ever since the Dingucha tragedy. Investigators trailing the illegal immigration nexus have unearthed the Portuguese connection […]
A sessions court on Tuesday granted bail to Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman on board an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi on November 26 last year. On January 6, He was arrested by the Delhi police. Earlier, the Patiala House court reserved its order on Mishra’s bail petition. […]
Two days after the Junior Clerk Exam paper leak, it has now come to light that the primary breach at the Hyderabad printing press used the “underwear route.” Added, when sleuths of the ATS raided the tipped-off premises in Vadodara, nearly 40 aspirants were awaiting the “consignment.” Stackwise Technology in Vadodara, the agency hired for […]
The Rajasthan government has approved an additional financial provision of Rs 100 crore to strengthen the state’s traffic management system. According to an official statement, the Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) is being strengthened to prevent accidents and address the increasing traffic pressure on roads. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved an additional financial provision […]
The Rajasthan International Film Festival ( RIFF) is scheduled to be held in Jaipur in February. The festival will showcase a diverse, language-independent, selection of the best feature films, documentaries, and short films from around the world on themes of Hindi and English and other regional languages, along with Rajasthani cultures and identities. Concerts, gala […]
At a Task Force meeting to chart out steps to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, functionaries also mulled over the possibility of bringing kindergartens within the purview of the Fee Regulatory Committee. The NEP has proposed a 5+3+3+4 education model onwards June. So far, the kindergartens were excluded from the FRC’s scanner. Members […]
A court in Gandhinagar sentenced self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, convicted in a rape case filed by a former woman disciple in 2013, to life imprisonment, Tuesday The 81-year-old is currently lodged in a Jodhpur jail, where he is serving life sentence in another case of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in […]
The Rs 20,000 crore share sale of Adani group’s flagship firm was fully subscribed on Tuesday after non-retail investors bid in big volumes, according to stock exchange data. As many as 4.62 crore shares were sought as against an offer of 4.55 crore. According to BSE data, Non-institutional investors put in bids for over three […]
Jaysukh Patel of Oreva Group surrenders before the court in Morbi, with reference to the Morbi Bridge collapse case. Earlier, a charge sheet was filed in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse case on January 27, 2022, by Deputy Superintendent of Police P. S. Zala, who is the investigating officer in the case. The 1,262-page charge […]
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation commissioner, M. Thennarasan, presented a draft budget of Rs 8,400 crore for 2023-24 before the standing committee, Tuesday. In a bid to recover from financial losses of the pervious ending, seems the civic body is all out to tax residents. While property tax has been increased after 10 years, a “user fee” […]
Visakhapatnam will be Andhra Pradesh‘s new capital, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy announced today. “Here I am to invite you to Visakhapatnam, which will be our capital in the days to come. “I will also be shifting to Visakhapatnam in the months to come,” said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at the […]
As Pathaan touched the Rs 500 crore mark at the global box office within five days of its release, Shah Rukh Khan says, “In these four days, I’ve forgotten my last four years,” referring to his long absence from the screen. Shah Rukh’s face was visibly glowing at a media interaction at the Taj Lands […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2022–23 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. According to the Economic Survey, the economy has nearly recovered what was lost, restarted what had stalled, and re-energized what had slowed during the pandemic. India is the third-largest economy in the world in PPP (purchasing power parity) terms, the […]
A couple was sorting out their differences by seeking help of a counsellor but a cyber fraud almost put their marriage in jeopardy. The couple took help of a cyber expert who traced the call to Russia. “The wife initially thought that her estranged husband leaked her photos and it caused further problems in their already […]
Hindustan Ports Pvt Ltd, an Indian arm of UAE-based firm DP World, pipped Adani Group’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd — the second bidder — to bag the project to develop a Rs 4,243-crore mega container terminal for Deendayal Port Authority at Tuna-Tekra in Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat. DP World will be responsible for the […]
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that the government is striving to get rid of every sign of slavery and cited the example of change of name from Rajpath to Kartavya Path. In her first address to the joint sitting of Parliament as the Budget session began, she said that the world understands the tough […]
With cotton prices stabilizing around the Rs 61,500-62,500 per candy price range for over a week, the Gujarat textile industry is anticipating a strong recovery in demand. Lower volatility in cotton prices has increased confidence in the domestic industry, and the market has seen a substantial number of orders after January 15. The industry expects […]
