Mondays With Manjul, Aug 22

Nearly Half The Seats Laying Vacant In Gujarat University Commerce Courses

A total of 20,000 first-year seats in Gujarat University-affiliated colleges’ BCom, BBA and BCA programmes are still open after three rounds of centralised online admissions. Due to this, the university has decided to let colleges handle the admissions process independently. There are over 41,000 seats available at the university in more than 80 associated colleges. […]

Seven Wonders Of The World One Must Visit

The rarity of the places is missing nowadays. The most memorable vacation experiences are hardly found in tourist trap hotels or busy city centre restaurants. Either in the rural areas or in heart-stopping wildlife encounters are places we find breathtaking scenery. But nowadays, nature, as well as human interference, are challenging their existence. Before it […]

Teesta Setalvad Case: Ex-DIG Rahul Sharma Summoned

The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing a case against former Director General of Police (DGP) R.B. Sreekumar and activist Teesta Setalvad, has summoned former IPS officer Rahul Sharma also. The Assistant Police Commissioner B.L. Solanki issued the Summons which reads, “We are investigating the case registered with the Detection Crime Branch under the IPC section […]

Ahmedabad: Police Arrest Owners Of Hookah Bar Raided, FSL Reports Received

Ahmedabad police arrested Keval Mahendrabhai Patel, Dhruv Rakeshbhai Thakar, Ashish Vishnubhai Patel, and Karan Vishnubhai Patel in connection with the raid conducted on July 17, 2022, at the Sacred Nine Hookah bar area of Ahmedabad. Police had seized 29 varieties of hookahs and the 13 flavour packets and sent them for forensic analysis. Police proceeded […]

With An Old Video Criticising CBI, Manish Sisodia Takes A Dig At PM

Manish Sisodia shared an old video of Narendra Modi speaking on CBI raids as Gujarat chief minister. Sisodia’s residence was raided on Friday in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. An old video of the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi waxing eloquent about the politicisation of investing agencies, particularly CBI has come […]

Anand Sharma Resigns As Himachal Congress Steering Committee Chairman

Congress strongman in Himachal Pradesh, Anand Sharma, tendered his resignation as chairman of hill state’s Steering Committee, Saturday. In a letter to Sonia Gandhi, the former Union minister is reported to have noted that “he will not compromise on self-respect.” However, he assured that he will participate in campaigning for Congress candidates. Party insiders briefed […]

Ahmedabad Police’s Warring Heads In Home Dept’s Radar

There is nothing cold about it anymore. Matters warmed up to a boil after city police commissioner Sanjay Srivastava, on return from a foreign trip, revoked all decisions taken by in-charge commissioner Ajay Chaudhary. CP was on a 15-day leave since August 2. For those familiar with the dynamics of the two, it is no […]

Two Gujarat Ministers stripped of their portfolios just less than 100 days before Assembly elections

In a sudden development, driven presumably by the BJP High Command, two ministers in the Bhupendra Patel government were divested of their portfolios on Saturday night. It is not even a year since Bhupendra Patel of BJP was sworn in as a Chief Minister and the entire cabinet was replaced to wash away the negative […]

Shankersinh Vaghela to float yet another Political Outfit which will Contest Assembly Elections in Gujarat

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela is all set to form his new political outfit. Sources say that the former Gujarat BJP, Congress and RJP(Rashtriya Janata Party) president, the evergreen politician Shankersinh, popularly known as Bapu is all set to make a fresh foray into politics. He is likely to set up the Prajashakti Democratic […]

NYT Clarifies “Not Paid Promotion” After BJP Attacks AAP

Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over Delhi’s education model getting mentioned in The New York Times (NYT), the daily on Friday clarified saying it was not a paid promotion. The newspaper stated that the mention was a result of independent and impartial “on-the-ground […]

Kejriwal, Sisodia On Two-Day Gujarat Visit To “Guarantee” Edu, Healthcare

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is facing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the Delhi excise policy, will be on a two-day Gujarat visit starting Monday, August 22, to “guarantee education and healthcare.” The CBI has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against 15 persons, including Sisodia, […]

Congress: Gujarat Voter List Flawed; 6,679 Bogus Voters In Mehsana

In a bid to weed out fake voters ahead of the Assembly elections, the Gujarat Congress has pointed fingers at the electoral roll prepared by the Election Commission. Representatives of the state Election Commission met the Congress delegation, Saturday. The list, a copy of which was shared with media, includes ghost voters, deceased persons and […]

Gujarat Youth Nabbed For Forging Qatar Airway Ticket

A Gujarat youth from the tribal district of Chhota Udepur has been nabbed by Ahmedabad police for faking an air ticket. According to the police, a youth approached the Qatar Airways ticket counter at Ahmedabad International Airport at around 3 am. He started arguing with the ticket staff after they expressed their helplessness as they […]

Amid CBI Raids At Sisodia’s Residence In ‘Excise Scam’, Delhi LG VK Saxena Notifies Transfer Orders To 12 IAS Officers

Following the CBI raid at Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s residence on August 19, 2022 nearly 12 Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers were notified for their immediate transfer orders by the Lieutenant General VK Saxena. The CBI had conducted raids at the residence of Manish Sisodia and 30 others locations in connection with alleged […]

Adani To Buy DB Power In Rs 7,017cr All-Cash Deal

Adani Power Ltd is all set to acquire DB Power Limited, which owns and operates a running 2×600 MW thermal power plant, at district Janjgir Champa in Chhattisgarh. This acquisition will be Adani Group’s power flagship enterprise in the state’s thermal power industry. DB Power was incorporated on October 12, 2006, within the jurisdiction of […]

Ahmedabad Stands In Support Of “Gujarat Ki Beti” Bilkis; Demands Remission Recall

To register their protest over the “unfair remission” granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, hundreds of citizens, women’s organisation members and students gathered in a procession at Ashram Road, Saturday morning. The demonstration sent out a strong message to the state and Central government: “Revoke the Remission.” The Bilkis Bano case dates […]

Fellow Priest In Police Custody For Murder Of Swaminarayan Mahant

In a quick resolve, Botad police, Saturday, apprehended priest Mahendra Singh Rawat as the prime accused in the murder of fellow mahant Pratap Singh at the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple at Garhada. The little town was jolted awake on Friday after word spread of a dead body found within the temple precincts. Within hours, it was confirmed […]

Gujarat’s Ahmedabad City To Get Its Second Expansion; Nandoli Added

In its second expansion in just 26- months, Gujarat’s Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) has decided to add Nandoli within the city’s limits. In June 2020, the city’s area was expanded from 464-square-kilometres to 480-square-kilometres, in which Bopal-Ghuma municipality and Kathwada, and Nana Chiloda gram panchayat regions were enlisted. Nandoli is an agriculture-based village, located […]

Supreme Court dismisses PIL against Reliance Industries’ Jamnagar Zoo

August 20, 2022: The Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed questioning the setting up of a zoo in Jamnagar by the Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Society (GZRRC). The GZRRC is supported by Reliance Industries Limited. The Petition was filed by an activist challenging the setting up of the Zoo. He […]