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The monsoon session of the Gujarat State Legislative Assembly will begin from September 8. Speaker Shanker Chaudhary said that the schedule was announced by Governor Acharya Devvrat. It will be a three-day session. It will be the 15th Assembly’s 7th session. According to the announcement, MLAs should submit their questions for the session between August 18 and […]
The Gujarat High Court on has extended the bail of self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu in a rape case till August 21. the bail has been extended on medical grounds. Asaram has been in jail since August 2013 for allegedly raping a schoolgirl and was arrested after the 16-year-old, whose parents were both devotees, lodged a […]
Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced to go solo in Gujarat for the civic elections that are due by the end of the year. Isudan Ghadvi, Gujarat unit president of AAP, told media persons that the party would fight the elections alone. Elections to municipal corporations, taluka panchayats and district panchyats are […]
In a shocking revelation surrounding the death of 18-year-old Chandrika Patel, who was scheduled to appear before the Gujarat High Court just two days later in a habeas corpus case filed by her live-in partner, police have declared the incident to be an honour killing. Her father and uncle have been named as the primary […]
When 89-year-old Gustad Borjorji Engineer passed away in February 2014, he left behind a surprising legacy—a flat gifted by will to the granddaughter of his caregiver. Last week, a city civil court granted probate of his will, formally transferring ownership of the property to someone outside his family. Engineer, a former employee of Tata Industries, […]
In a commendable move by the Gujarat’s Forest Department, a man has been arrested after he went close to a lion who was having a prey. The man, was arrested after a video surfaced on social media. The incident occurred in Bhavnagar. The lion threated the man but was kind not to pounce upon him […]
Vantara, the animal rescue and rehabilitation centre in Gujarat, said on Wednesday that it fully supports efforts to bring back Madhuri, a 36-year-old elephant, to her original home in Kolhapur. This comes after the Maharashtra government announced plans to request the Supreme Court to review its earlier order and allow the tusker’s return. Vantara said […]
Even as there is an ongoing controversy that however well the intentions be, schools should not be the playground for religious education, Gujarat, the “model State of India” is all set to introduced and incorporate Bhagavad Gita as mandatory learning into the first language textbooks for classes 9 and 12. The Gujarat government believes that […]
The move by the BJP-dominated Municipal School Board in Surat to distribute notebooks having photographs of party leaders to the students of municipal schools has been questioned by the opposition Aam Aadmi Party. According to reports, the notebooks, carrying photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, […]
Twenty-eight days after the catastrophic collapse of the Gambhira bridge on July 9, the 12-tonne tanker that had been dangerously hanging over the broken slab above the Mahi river was finally retrieved. According to the latest reports, the death toll from the tragic incident climbed to 22 after Dilip Padhiyar, who was undergoing treatment at […]
In a grim reflection of the utter failure of state machinery to safeguard the fundamental right to life, the families of victims of the catastrophic April 1 fire tragedy in Deesa, Gujarat, have approached the Supreme Court seeking accountability and justice, claimed media reports. We may recall that at least 21 workers, including seven children, were […]
Continuing its’ journey accelerating infrastructure projects, the Gujarat Government here on Monday approved a massive amount of Rs 3768 Crores for various development projects in seven municipal corporations and 12 municipalities as part of the Urban Development Year–2025. The projects fall under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana. According to an official government communique, […]
The Gujarat State Information Commission’s office has asked the police that the CCTV footage be properly preserved if an RTI application is filed within 30 days of the incident. This is in response to an RTI application filed by one Satish Aljibhai Vaghela. He had sought CCTV footage from Sheharkotda Police Station in Ahmedabad. He […]
Nearly a month after the Gambhira bridge over the Mahi river crumbled, sending multiple vehicles and people into the water and claiming 21 lives, a delicate and high-stakes operation is reportedly underway to retrieve a tanker that has been left teetering on the edge of the fractured structure. The vehicle, hanging dangerously over a 50-foot […]
They were inseparable and their friendship was legendary. They were a star attraction of the Gir forest in Gujarat. Now Jay and Veeru both have departed living behind stories of their solidarity, friendship and strength. Jay passed away today while Veeru had died a month ago in June. Both of them succumbed to injuries following […]
The incident began with a phone call received on March 15, this year, by a medical professional based in Gandhinagar. The caller alleged that objectionable content had been detected on the doctor’s phone and proceeded to issue threats of disconnecting her mobile services and initiating a money laundering case against her. This marked the onset of […]
There was a time when Ahmedabad was the nerve centre of India’s textile revolution. It had the boon of a steady supply of raw materials. The industry flourished with the proud presence of skilled artisans — and mills in Ahmedabad hummed with the promise of prosperity. It deservedly earned the title Manchester of India. Is […]
In a horrifying incident, a Tata Safari SUV ran into people, killing two including a woman, and leaving several others injured in Gandhinagar on Friday morning. Injured are being treated at the Hospital. Two of the several injured, who are a a private hospital, are reported to have received minor injuries. Police said that the […]
The Gujarat Revenue Tribunal has ruled that 511 acres of land in Naviyani village, located in Dasada taluka of Surendranagar district, is privately owned—reversing its previous classification as government land. This land lies next to Hansalpur village in Ahmedabad district’s Mandal taluka, which hosts the Gujarat plant of auto manufacturer Maruti Suzuki in the Mandal-Becharaji […]
A landmark expansion project at Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital — set to boost healthcare infrastructure in Gujarat — is currently on a pause, as conversations continue around the relocation of a temple located within the Medicity campus. The Rs 588-crore, 1,800-bed hospital was announced with much anticipation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Gujarat on […]
