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The Gujarat high court on Friday issued notices to the Centre, Airport Authority of India (AAI) and the immigration authority concerned over a petition of an NRI. Dhanraj Patel, 30, born in Anand district had come to India for his marriage, but was deported from the Delhi airport based on an endorsement on his US […]
Six officers of the 2020 batch of IAS officers were transferred on Friday by the state government from the post of under secretary to assistant collectors in various districts. Kanchan, under secretary, agriculture, farmers welfare and cooperation department has been transferred to the post of assistant collector, Viramgam, Ahmedabad. Natisha Mathur, under secretary, urban development […]
India has confirmed its first case of Omicron’s XBB.1.5 in Gujarat this December, Insacog data showed. With the detection of the first XBB.1.5 case closer home, Maharashtra state public health authorities are now focused on not allowing the sub-variant to enter the state due to its proximity to Gujarat. XBB.1.5 is a sub-variant that international […]
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEML), a Tata Motors subsidiary, announced Friday that it has received all regulatory approvals for the acquisition of Ford India Private Ltd (FIPLmanufacturing )’s plant in Sanand, Gujarat, and that the transaction will be completed on January 10, 2023. In Gujarat, In August this year, the company had announced that its […]
The year 2022 saw Gujarat witness big drug seizures. The seizures have increased 10 times in the past three years, according to the state home department. In 2019, the state police seized narcotics worth Rs 511.87 crore which increased to Rs 5,137 crore in 2022 till December 20. In 2021, the Gujarat Police seized narcotics […]
Elon Musk has become the first person ever to lose $200 billion from his net worth. The 51-year-old’s fortune peaked at $340 billion in November 2021 and he remained the world’s richest person until Bernard Arnault overtook him earlier this month. His net worth now stands at $137 billion. His fortune declined as Tesla shares […]
Nearly 10 underpasses in Ahmedabad, that often hit headlines for getting flooded during monsoon, will now have percolating wells near them. Percolating wells help improve the groundwater table. Through this pilot project, the AMC hopes it will not only channelise rainwater but also address the depleting groundwater reserves in the city. Work has begun on […]
Acting on a tip-off the Vadodara police, on Friday, recovered rhino horns and ivory from a shop in the Kothi area of the city. Two persons have been arrested for illegal trade in the prohibited good. The duo, identified as Karan Shah and Jignesh, have been remanded to five days in police custody. According to […]
In a habeas corpus petition filed by a woman from Bardoli Bariya village in Surat Metropolitan Region, the Gujarat HC on Friday, has sought an explanation from the state government and the Gandhinagar district SP. The woman, Savitaben Chauhan (45) has alleged that her husband, Jibaji Chauhan, was arrested by Dahegam Police two years ago […]
In a case that could later serve as a reference point, an Ahmedabad-based bank officer has approached the Gujarat HC after the bank refused to entertain his request to withdraw the resignation tendered earlier in favour of another job. Dipak Makwana works as an assistant manager at Bank Of India. Earlier this year, he was […]
A lawsuit filed in New York state alleges that Hershey’s “fails to disclose” that some of its chocolate products “contain unsafe levels of lead and cadmium”. On December 28, New York resident, Christopher Lazazzaro, filed the lawsuit in federal court on Long Island. The suit seeks class-action status against the mass-market chocolatier, which obtained the […]
In 2023, the famed BSF Camel Contingent, which has been a part of the Republic Day celebrations since 1976, will witness the BSF’s first-ever women contingent riding camels along with their male counterparts. Designed by celebrated designer Raghavendra Rathore, the uniforms for the Mahila Praharis represent the many treasured craft forms of India, fashioned in […]
As many as nine people were killed and 32 others sustained injuries in a collision between a bus and an SUV in Gujarat’s Navsari, in the wee hours on Saturday. The accident occurred on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Highway. According to Ketan Joshi, additional district collector, of the 32 injured, 17 were taken to a hospital in […]
The last two New Year celebrations were lost in the gloom of the pandemic. This year, as Amdavadis get set to usher in the New Year amid festivities, one has to be careful of road mishaps. EMRI-108 data shows that road accidents register a sharp surge on December 31. The spike in Road Traffic Accidents […]
Following the resurgence of Covid cases in China, 76 percent Indians are now in favour of making masks mandatory in indoor public places, revealed a survey by Local Circles. Also, 76 percent wanted it to be mandatory in buses and bus stands, in trains and railway stations. As many as 59 percent of respondents want […]
India’s first underwater tunnel, being built under the Hooghly River in West Bengal at a cost of around Rs 120 crore as part of the East West Metro Corridor is almost ready. The train will cross the 520-metre stretch in just 45 seconds. The tunnel—the Indian version of Eurostar’s London-Paris corridor—is 13 metre below the […]
Several world leaders expressed their condolences on the death of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraba , who died in Gujarat at the age of 99. Heeraba died in the early hours of Friday in an Ahmedabad hospital. PM Modi and his brothers cremated her mortal remains at a crematorium in Gandhinagar. Prime Minister Narendra […]
To transform the Gram Swaraj Vidhyalaya into “Atma Nirbhar,” the school’s principal, teachers, and students in Jalalpur, Padra Taluka, Vadodara, have planted 530 mango trees in a garden there (self-reliant). Jalalpor’s Gram Swaraj Vidhyalaya is an Uttar Buniyadi school run by the Gram Swaraj Mandal trust. Along with academics, the principal and staff of the […]
The last Friday of 2022 seems to have brought with it a hattrick of sad unfoldings. “Black Friday” as it is now being labelled, began with the midnight news of Brazilian football legend having breathed his last at Sao Paulo, late Thursday night. While India was still sleeping, Heeraba, PM Modi’s mother passed away at […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the last rites of his mother, Heeraben Modi, in Gandhinagar on Friday. PM Modi, who arrived in Gandhinagar early this morning, did cremation of his mother, Heeraben Modi, along with his brothersPrime Minister Narendra Modi performed the last rites of his mother, Heeraben Modi, in Gandhinagar on Friday. PM Modi, […]
