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Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday alleged that the BJP government has made Gujarat a hub for drug traffickers from Pakistan. He asked what Prime Minister Narendra Modi was doing to deal with the rise of drug smuggling in the state. “Who is the PM protecting in the rampant drug smuggling trade into Gujarat? […]
The Rajkot sessions court acquitted a school principal who was charged with raping a differently-abled school teacher. The court observed that false complaints with serious allegations are dangerous for men. The court also directed the city police commissioner to conduct a departmental inquiry into the officers investigating the case. A report would have to be […]
The City Cyber Cell has discovered a direct link between Indian scamsters and cyber crooks from China in cases where Gujarati businessmen and professionals have been cheated of large sums of money. A massive money laundering racket in which money earned by the scamsters was transferred to offshore accounts in Hong Kong and Shanghai in […]
India’s apex market regulator SEBI has said that foreign funds set up at GIFT City in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar can take full investment from non-resident Indians (NRIs) and other Indian-origin citizens (IOCs). However, they will need to make granular disclosures about their investors if the fund holds more than 33% of its equity assets under management […]
A two-time time legislator from Gujarat’s Vav, Congress’s Geniben Thakor is fighting her first Lok Sabha election against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rekha Chaudhary, granddaughter of Galbabhai Chaudhary, who founded the Banas Dairy – the biggest dairy of Gujarat that procures milk from at least 450,000 farmers every day. The 48-year-old rose to prominence […]
Gujarat Foundation Day, also called Gujarat Sthapana Diwas, is celebrated every year on May 1 to commemorate the formation of the state in 1960. It marks the culmination of a long struggle for a separate state based on Gujarati language and cultural identity. Earlier, Gujarat was part of the Bombay State, which had present-day Maharashtra […]
Gujarat has joined the ranks of states like Assam and Bihar with a low 10 candidates per seat ratio this Lok Sabha elections. This is less than the the average 14 candidates in fray in 10 states and two union territories (UTs) for the third phase of elections which will go to polls on May […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to kick off a two-day visit to his home state on Wednesday to address six public meetings, covering 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat. On Wednesday (May 1), which happens to be the Foundation Day of Gujarat, Modi will address two public meetings in Deesa of Banaskantha and Himmatnagar […]
The Gujarat High Court revealed on Monday that the fact-finding committee has not found direct evidence of harassment against any one in the Gujarat National Law University (GNLU). This led the court to state that the university cannot file an FIR, when amicus curiae in the case insisted on criminal investigation in the matter. The […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his campaigning in Gujarat’s Patan on Monday addressed a massive gathering in support of candidate Chandanji Thakor. After being given a grand welcome with sword and turban, Gandhi started his speech by naming Jai Ambaji and Jai Bahuchar Mataji. He then said, “We have the Lok Sabha elections and the […]
In a disturbing turn of events, Raju alias Rajesh Solanki, 40, a resident of Khodiyarnagar in Rajkot city, succumbed to injuries allegedly inflicted by the police on Wednesday. Over a week ago, his friend, a Dalit man, Hamir alias Gopal Rathod, died due to alleged police torture. Rajesh Solanki was picked up by a team […]
International passenger traffic at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in Ahmedabad witnessed a remarkable surge during the 2024 financial year. Recent data issued by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) suggests that while domestic passenger numbers saw an increase, international passenger traffic soared by 29%, reflecting the airport’s growing prominence as a key […]
Malaria treatment need not be so prolonged any more as by September this year, scientists in Gujarat and West Bengal will have enough data to study the impact of a low-dose, short-course treatment for the Plasmodium vivax strain of malaria in Indian conditions. The treatment uses the primaquine, and is said to shorten treatment duration […]
International tennis player with an ATP ranking of 1,166, Madhwin Kamath, 22, from Ahmedabad, has been booked by the city’s cyber crime cell after a 22-year-old woman alleged he had morphed her pictures, turned them into lewd images, then written her phone number below them before posting them online. The woman also alleged that just […]
Come Indian summers, and the one thing to look forward to are mangoes. India is the world’s largest producer of this tropical fruit, accounting for nearly 40% of global production. Since consumers in the US, Canada and the European Union prefer less sweet varieties like Tommy Atkins, Kent, Osteen, Keitt, Maya and Lily, these markets […]
Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge are among the 40 star campaigners named by the grand old party for the Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat. The state Congress unit shared the list of leaders, including party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, general secretary Randeep […]
Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Bharathi, announced that a total of 4.97 crore voters, which includes 12.20 lakh first-time voters, are set to participate in the Lok Sabha elections and bypolls for five assembly seats in Gujarat on May 7. According to the final electoral roll, there are 4,97,68,677 voters expected to cast their […]
Close to 800 Bengal Monitor Lizard Hemipenes and 19.6 kg of soft corals that were seized on April 13 in Mumbai were allegedly brought from Gujarat for sale in Maharashtra, a probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s Mumbai zonal unit revealed. The articles are protected under Schedule–I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, […]
Hearings of students suspected of cheating in this year’s Class 10 and 12 Gujarat Board examinations have been delayed due to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) coming into effect for the Lok Sabha elections. The exam reforms committee of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has not convened its regular meeting […]
A murder mystery dating back to 2017 found a new twist on Tuesday as police dug out hundreds of skeleton pieces to fit the puzzle of a man missing for the last seven years. The incident happened in December 2017 under Porbandar district’s Ranavav police station when Parbat alias Gagu Kodiyatar, then 38 years old, […]
