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Just prior to commencement of session of the 15th legislative assembly in the state, three independent MLAs who secured a win in the recently held elections pledged their support to the BJP. The three Independent MLAs Dharmendrasinh Vaghela, Dhavalsinh Jhala and Mavji Desai who won from Waghodia, Bayad and Dhanera respectively met the Governor of […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that from April 1, 2023, people under BPL and Ujjwala categories will be given gas cylinders for Rs 500 each. This comes as a huge relief for people who have been paying over Rs 1050 for the LPG cylinders. “Our government is studying the details. I will present the […]
A team of the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) investigating the Sindhrot mephedrone seizure worth about Rs 500 crore has found that the main accused had produced the drugs solely for exports. Senior ATS officers said that this is probably the first drug-haul case in which no narcotic substance was meant for local consumption. Nearly 140kg […]
Same sex live-in relationships are okay but marriage is not. That was Sushil Modi’s vociferous stand on the issue. The BJP Rajya Sabha MP strongly objected during zero hour in Parliament on Monday and said “two judges can’t sit and decide” on such a socially significant subject. His statement comes days before the Centre spells […]
The inaugural function of celebrations for the 100th birth anniversary of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in Ahmedabad hosted by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha is a month-long celebration starting from December 15 onward. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Manipal Brahmaswarup Mahant Swami Maharaj inaugurated the Pramukh Swami Maharaj Janm Shatabdi Mohotsav on December 15, 2022. A massive 600-acre land development […]
It was an interesting and amusing spectacle as 182 Gujarat MLAs gathered for the swearing-in on Monday. Eleven MLAs chose Sanskrit as their language to take oath, while two chose the national language Hindi. Another two MLAs took oath in the name of the Constitution instead of God. As is the practice, the MLAs took […]
Now, a cellular data connection is required for Google Voice to automatically convert to Wi-Fi access. Better call quality will result from using this specific network type, the tech giant revealed on Friday. The internet giant Google has added a new “clever network switching” function to its phone service Google Voice with the purpose of […]
The Bharat Jodo Yatra, which former Congress President Rahul Gandhi is currently conducting is on its 15th day in Rajasthan. The Yatra left the Dausa district this morning at 10 am; it has been there for 5 days. The yatra began this morning at 6 am in Dausa at the Kolona Court Complex. Rahul Gandhi […]
After launching an exhibition at the Jawahar Kala Kendra on Saturday to commemorate the conclusion of the government’s four-year term, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gave a press conference address at CMR. Gehlot remarked, “OPS was introduced for the employees, yet there is resistance. NK Singh, the chairman of the Finance Commission, and NITI Aayog […]
Speaking at the annual RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism, instituted by the Mumbai Press Club, former Supreme Court Justice Srikrishna said that democracy suffers if independence of judges and journalists falters. The legal luminary remarked that the press as the fourth estate in democracy and journalism, a profession where honesty is really the best […]
Even as the overall voting percentage for the two-phased Gujarat Assembly polls remained low at 64.33 percent, the third gender especially recorded a rather dismal turnout at 31.99 percent. The transgenders, who were recognised by the Election Commission of India (ECI) as a separate gender category in 2014, have increased in count on the voter […]
December 18, 2022 will be scripted in soccer history as Lionel Messi’s night. As fireworks exploded and some 80,000 people roared, Messi hoisted high the World Cup, a lifetime’s dream realised. “It’s anyone’s childhood dream,” Messi said. “I was lucky to have achieved everything in this career… and this one that was missing is here. […]
In another first for organ donation and transplantation programme in Gujarat, the lungs of a 25-year-old brain dead youth from Surendranagar were transplanted into a 35-year-old female patient from Seychelles on Sunday. After Rakesh Vaghela suffered grievous trauma in an accident, he was declared brain dead by a panel of doctors at the Ahmedabad Civil […]
As of mid-December, 9.6 crore Indians held passports, and the number is set to cross the 10-crore mark in the next few months. According to data from the ministry of external affairs (MEA), over 2.2 crore or nearly a quarter (23 percent) of the passports were issued in Kerala and Maharashtra. Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, […]
The Gujarat government has set up a consultancy company to rectify the slow pace in planning and implementing of Town Planning schemes across the state. The company, ‘Gujarat Town Planning Consultancy Company’ will offer advice to various municipal corporations and local bodies in planning TP schemes. The government has identified 843 Town Planning schemes in […]
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal had an interesting analogy to describe his party’s 5 seat win in recently held Gujarat assembly. He said that winning those seats was as difficult as “milking an ox”. Arvind Kejriwal expressed his joy over the fact that his party could muster 14 per cent vote […]
The judicial magistrate in Vadodara has convicted a man of three months of imprisonment for indulging in an extra-marital affair. The court stated that the affair has caused deep mental harm to the wife. Yogesh Patel along with his family members was charged under IPC section 498 (K) for the harassment of Patel’s wife, Ekta. […]
A former health department driver who is currently jobless and homeless has been detained for stealing an SUV from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Police claimed that he picked up passengers while operating the car as a taxi before abandoning it near Nadiad when his fuel ran out. The intruder took the SUV on December 9. […]
Thanks to the increased awareness, organ donation has picked up in India again which had fallen during the pandemic. India recorded 12,387 organs harvested from deceased as well as living donors in 2021. The data however reveals that there are certain regions where organ donation is more than other areas. The Indian states in the […]
On Monday, the first day of the two-day session of the House, the newly-elected MLAs of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly will be sworn in. Elections for the post of speaker and Deputy speaker will be held on Tuesday. Protem speaker and senior-most Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Yogesh Patel will administer the Oath to the […]
