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The Gujarat government ordered the full-scale mobilisation of wastewater surveillance on Monday in order to search for genomic remnants of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in the sewage of the state’s major cities. All eight of Gujarat’s municipal corporations such as Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Jamnagar, Junagadh, and Bhavnagar have requested that researchers in Gandhinagar increase […]
A recent study undertaken by the Dept of Psychology, Saurashtra University, has deduced that 93% of the children do not like outdoor games/ sports anymore. They are addicted to the phone screen and prefer “mobile games.” The study also points to mothers being responsible for the lapse. The paper was undertaken by some students, led […]
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that challenged the decision of the Gujarat and Uttarakhand governments to set up a committee for introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying the petition was devoid of merit and the Constitution empowers the states to form such committees, said reports. . A bench […]
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik posted a birthday message for Filmmaker Farah Khan. The image’s main focus is Farah’s close friend Sania Mirza. Shoaib shared the image on Instagram with a simple caption, “Happy Birthday Dear @farahkhankunder.” Reacting to the post, one fan commented, “Relax guys sab theek hai” with reference to Sania and Shoaib’s separation […]
The Rajasthan government has banned kite flying in the state for two hours in the morning and evening. The State Home Department has issued instructions to the District Collectors in this regard, citing the High Court order. The guidelines state that kite flying is prohibited from 6 to 8 in the morning and 5 to […]
Within a month of assuming office again (for the seventh consecutive term), the BJP got down to working on its pre-election promise of setting up anti-radicalisation cells in “areas prone” to the same. In Gujarat, this would be in line with the party’s aggressive Hindutva push. The manifesto had also promised to enact the “Gujarat […]
Till the day before the formal takeover, labour disputes plagued the Sanand plant of Tata Motors and the facility that Ford India Private Limited (FIPL) had bought. On Tuesday, the vehicle assembly facility at Sanand owned by FIPL will officially transfer to Tata Motors’ subsidiary, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML). Ford employees have met […]
BJP president J.P. Nadda on January 10 chaired a meeting of the party’s national general secretaries to deliberate on the agenda for its two-day national executive in New Delhi on January 16-17. Party sources said the leaders took stock of the ongoing organisational and election-related exercises across the country, especially in poll-bound States. The party […]
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said Rajasthan has emerged as a model state and its public welfare schemes are a subject of discussion in the entire country. He said there will be no shortage of budget for schemes run in the public interest in the state. Gehlot was addressing public representatives and people from […]
Amid reports that the Central Board of Film Certification has asked the makers of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan to make changes to the shots used in its song Besharam Rang, lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar has said filmmakers need to have “trust” in the film certification body that has the authority to decide what will and what […]
A division of the city police called Special-58 Watchers Group will be on the lookout for those who stir up unrest during Uttarayan. Those who utilise the outlawed Chinese Manja are also included. The group will take a picture of the criminal and send it to the appropriate police station for further course of action. […]
Gujarat High Court’s intervention has helped calm the concerns of a 14-year-old girl from Gandhinagar who left her home to live in Rajasthan after her father and uncle pressurised her to get married. The HC was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the girl’s father and sought assurance from the latter that he will […]
Adding to the repertoire of discerning Gujarati literature, now comes Striaarth. This compilation of Gujarati short stories was the sixth set in the series, taking the total number of short stories altogether to 284. The new offing was launched on January 7 at Gujarat University’s Zooology Dept. Series editor Pratibha Thakkar thanked contributing authors for […]
In Gujarat, The Model Cooperative Village (MCV) programme is being implemented on a pilot project basis and its implementation across the country will be considered, based on the outcome of the pilot project, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The MCV programme is being jointly implemented by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development […]
As Beijing relaxed practically all of its border controls, thousands of tourists started flying into and out of mainland China. China has closed all of its borders since the COVID-19 outbreak began. After 3 years, mainland China ended the requirement that all entering travellers go through quarantine and opened sea and land borders with Hong […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on January 16 a plea seeking the court’s intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national disaster. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha, however, refused to list the plea, filed by Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, for urgent hearing saying […]
Many have questioned Marvel’s future in light of their several upcoming movies and web series. Recently, there have been discussions concerning “Marvel weariness.” Ant-Man 2 will reportedly silence the rumblings, though. Action, drama, and outstanding VFX are served by the Studios as Paul Rudd makes a comeback in the sequel to his solo superhero movie. […]
Speaking on the occasion of ‘BAPS Africa Day’ in Ahmedabad at the centennial celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj, former Chief Justice of India (retd) Justice SA Bobde hailed Indian culture and sanatan dharma as “timeless and pure”. He pointed out that while three other cities from three civilizations that existed along with Varanasi — ancient Greece, Rome, and […]
The Night Manager, a web series starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Anil Kapoor, has generated a lot of buzzes ever since it was first revealed. It is the official Hindi version of the British TV series of the same name, featuring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, and it serves as the actors’ introduction to the […]
According to a study, 263 leopards were captured in Gujarat and released into the wild 834 times in 10 years – each was caught three times on average. These big cats were tagged with microchips after capture so that their movements, and interactions with humans could be studied. One leopard was found to be the […]
