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The state government owned 81 lakes which it has now decided to allocate to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The AMC will take up the Lake Development and Welfare Development work on a large scale. The main aim behind this decision by Bhupendra Patel was to increase the well-being of citizens. The 81 lakes include 11 of […]
American authorities have urged Mehsana police in Gujarat to probe into an alleged racket in which disentitled students were unlawfully scoring high marks in International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to receive admission to Canada, only to later smuggle into the US, an official said on Monday. Investigation up till now, has shown that no […]
Gujarat has been granted a total of Rs1,790 crore under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) to clean three rivers, namely Sabarmati, Mindhola and Tapi. In the first phase of this project, the state has spent Rs1,010 crore as of June this year. One of the key components of the project is the setting up of […]
The goods and services tax (GST) collection in July this year increased 28% to Rs1.49 lakh crore compared to the same period last year. This is the second-highest recorded collection. The highest-ever collection was recorded in April at Rs1.68 lakh crore. According to the Finance Ministry, India has recorded a monthly GST collection of more […]
Showing a decreasing trend, the daily positive covid-19 cases tally in Gujarat was reported to be 606 in the last 24 hours on Monday. Notably, just four days ago, the daily cases in the state were crossing one thousand mark for consecutive days. Ahmedabad on Monday too registered a notch lower in the daily positive […]
In the aftermath of 50 lives tragically lost in the ‘Lattha’ incident in the Ahmedabad and Botad districts of the state, several arrests have been made. Confessions were also extracted from the prime accused. The victims, all men, belong to Ahmedabad, Botad, and Surendranagar. While many are still undergoing treatment, some lost their eyes and […]
Addiction to alcohol, marijuana, and hashish has been rampant among the youth in Gujarat. The Mundra port in the state has been in the limelight with recent high-profile drug seizures. On September 21 last year, 3,000 kg of drugs worth Rs 21,000 crore were seized. On May 22 this year, 56 kg of drugs worth […]
With Assembly elections fast approaching, Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot will visit Gujarat soon. He is expected to be in Ahmedabad on August 4, where he will hold a meeting with senior party leaders of the state. This meeting is aimed at finalizing the party’s strategy for upcoming elections. He will also […]
Kamrej Police in Surat today seized liquor worth Rs1 lakh that was being transported in a Tata jeep, hidden in the bags of puffed rice (Mamra). The police have also confiscated Rs6 lakh worth of other goods, which included mobile phones worth Rs 4.5 lakhs. Two accused have been arrested. The police apprehended the jeep […]
The Mumbai Police has given permission to Bollywood actor Salman Khan to carry a licensed gun for his personal safety after he and his father, veteran writer Salim Khan, received death threats earlier this year. A hand-written note addressing the father-son duo was recovered in June, which stated, “You will meet the same fate as […]
The Congress, yesterday, suspended three of its MLAs in Jharkhand who were found with large amounts of cash in their vehicles in West Bengal. A Howrah district court in West Bengal has ordered a 10-day police remand for the three MLAs, namely Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachhap and Naman Bixal. The Congress party has said that […]
Gujarat Police reveals that more than 2.5 lakh people from different parts of the state, were arrested in the last 1.5 years under the Prohibition Act for the production /smuggling /sale or consumption /possession of illicit liquor. This comes in the light of the recent hooch tragedy which cost at least 42 casualties in the […]
The month of July ends today with a new beginning. Like every month, August will bring with itself a set of important changes that need to be implemented. These changes are the ones that will directly affect one’s pocket, hence one needs to know about them before delving into August. Bank of Baroda changes the […]
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator for Ashapura Dham Panchhatadi area in Junagadh, Hitendra Udani, has said that the building, in which his house is located, is completely dilapidated. A small part of the said building has also collapsed. He is currently living with his son-in-law. He said if the building suddenly collapses it could […]
What is Quiet Quitting? Against the hustle culture, Quiet Quitting is a notion that endorses putting your mental and physical health over your job. Quiet quitting means doing the bare minimum for your job, that is no extra calls on holidays and no working overtime. Why do people adopt quiet quitting? There are many reasons […]
Sanjay Arora, a Tamil Nadu-cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, was appointed Delhi police commissioner on Sunday. He will succeed Rakesh Asthana who retired from the post at the end of July. Arora, who will be taking charge of the new post from today, has been serving as director-general of the paramilitary Indo-Tibetan Border Police […]
At least 43 villages along the Sabarmati riverbank are heavily contaminated by three decades of toxic industrial wastewater dumping into sewage lines, stormwater lines and pumping stations. Not only that, the more serious damage has been inflicted upon the soil at these places where heavy metals have been found in hazardous proportions as per the […]
Cases of crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have gradually increased in the years between 2018 and 2020, says figures tabled by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The figures were tabled by Minister of State (Home), Ajay Kumar Mishra, sourced from the National Crime Bureau, in reply to a […]
A sexagenarian from the Paldi area of the city, booked a complaint with the police stating that three men seized Rs 2.50 lakh cash from him, which he had gotten from a courier firm in Navrangpura. Kishor Shah, who lives in Srushti Apartment in Paldi, works as a channel manager facilitator with the zonal office […]
A total of 1100 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers from CR Paatil’s constituency, Navsari, collectively resigned from the party’s primary membership, following a dispute between the locals and the police in Jamalpur area. The workers, led by executive member Janak Patel, submitted their resignations to District BJP president Bhura Lal Shah. Recently, a complaint had […]
