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Bhagwati Uttamchandani, who lives in Gota’s Bhagwati Apartments, informed Sola police that her nephew Jay Lalwani had disappeared from the hospital and filed a FIR. Jay’s father passed away nine years ago, and his mother died in 2017. He was also seeking support for depression at the time. He used to stay with his aunt. […]
Police Sub Inspector Vasava presently attached with the Okha Marine Police Station of Devbhoomi Dwarka district has been suspended following an inquiry by the District Police Chief Nitesh Pandey. As such, uniformed officers are bound by a layer more than the ordinary bond of discipline. As part of their terms of employment, uniformed officers are […]
Concerned in particular about human rights in the Chinese province of Xinjiang, European Union seeks to ban the import of products made with forced labour. The draft rules to this effect are prepared to pass as legislation. When it becomes law, the prohibition would apply to all products, of any type, including their components, and […]
Dr Shalini Singh As India celebrates 75 years of Independence with several events held to mark the country’s glorious history, culture and its accomplishments under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ initiative, it is the right time to nail deadly tobacco to help our youth to breathe the fresh air of freedom. In India, around 1.3 million […]
When a woman in Gujarat called up 181, the State helpline Abhayam, to register a complaint and seek police intervention, the team handling the call was concerned and with their usual tone asked for details to the caller. The caller was an educated young woman from Vadodara. She complained that it was regarding her 87 […]
India’s western state of Gujarat’s Alcohol Prohibition Policy of 1960 has proved a significant loss to industries like Tourism and has kept away most of its tourists from visiting the state. Gujarat is one of the ‘dry’ States where manufacturing and sale of liquor is prohibited. However, in its recent announcement, the state department has […]
The management of St Xavier’s High school suspended the physical training teacher Raviraj Vaghela after three Class 9 girl students complained about the inappropriate messages sent on their Instagram by the accused. An inquiry committee is also set up by the management. The girls accused the 38-year-old teacher of sending them inappropriate and objectionable messages. […]
The 24th Tirthankara in Jain tradition and the founder of the Jain religion, Mahavir Swami fasted for 180 days twice during his life. The feat of Acharya Vijay Hans Ratna Suri who has completed 180 days of continuous fasting five times so far, can be gauged from this information. Not only that, the 56-year-old Jain […]
Let us be clear. The criticism that Gujarat has become the drug hub of India can be contested. Could it be because Gujarat police have caught drugs of over Rs 6500 Crores in the current year? Much of this credit goes to Gujarat State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi. Now Sanghavi is determined to expand the […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Gujarat today, just ahead of the plans of prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit scheduled on 29-30 September Amit Shah will visit Ahmedabad, Amreli and Somnath to attend several programmes. It is pertinent to note that Gujarat is a poll-bound state with a high political stake for all parties […]
A female doctor working at the Municipal Urban Health Centre (MUHC) was mishandled by a BJP corporator, Vipul Patel alias ‘Somabhai’ in Ahmedabad city of Gujarat. According to the sources, the corporator asked Dr Sonal Pandor to drink dirty water from the bottle by holding it to her mouth. This incident caused resentment among the […]
Ahmedabad Metro project costing almost 12500 crores is coming to completion for the phases undertaken so far. It is likely that the Metro may start rolling in the weeks to come and start serving 32 stations of 40 km route. Ahmedabad Metro will have two routes. Vasna – Motera route 18.89 km 15 stations Vastral-Thaltej […]
Three Class 9 girl students of the prestigious St Xavier’s School, Loyola, Ahmedabad have gathered the courage to come forward and complain about the inappropriate behaviour of their physical education teacher which took place one and a half months ago. The girls have accused the 38-year-old PT teacher of sending them inappropriate and objectionable messages […]
Perturbed by the series of death cases that appeared across various districts of Gujarat, Ahmedabad Police Commissioner, Sanjay Srivastava said that a special team of psychologists and counsellors has been formed in consultation with the expert to combat suicide cases. The spat of suicides that took place among police employees has made the top echelons […]
Friday, September 9, was the hottest day in the last four years in Gujarat when the mercury touched 37.6 degrees Celsius. Gujarat is generally a very hot region climatically. Yet, in the last few years, it is getting hotter every year. The maximum temperatures for the hottest month of 2021, 2020 and 2019 were 35.7 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be visiting Gujarat, his native state twice in 15 days’ time in the later half of September, if he visits his mother on 17th September, his birthday. While it is not yet official about his visit on September 17 to meet his mother in the state capital Gandhinagar, on September […]
The Gujarat High Court has ordered premature retirement of two lower court judicial officers. The decision, the Gujarat High Court said, was taken in public interest. The decision has been taken based on the opinion of the Screening Committee, the High Court said. The High Court ordered premature Retirement of Shailesh Pravinkumar Bhatt, Additional District […]
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s white Burberry T-shirt became a topic for the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party who mocked the Rs 41,257 price tag. Surprisingly, the BJP received flak for its criticism with masses counter attacking the Party for ignoring the super luxury brands worn by their leaders“. Even in Gujarat, the BJP’s official comments on […]
According to a report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on September 8, India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021, after registering a decline in its score over two consecutive years for the first time in three decades. The HDI is a summary measure of average […]
