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Four days after he went “missing,” the presiding seer of Bharti Ashram Trust, Mahamandaleshwar Hariharanand, was found from a rural bus stop in Jowar village, Thane, and was brought to the Vadodara Detection of Crime Branch late on Wednesday. ACP Chauhan briefed mediapersons that the seer had recorded his statement. “He did not want any […]
The district special court this morning has sentenced Fenil Goyani to death for the killing of 21-year old Grishma Vekaria. The court had convicted Goyani of the crime on April 21 and today it has decided on his punishment. This decision definitely brings some sense of closure to Grishma’s family, who had been demanding capital […]
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Government to re-issue a Blue Corner Notice for two young girls who went missing from the controversial self-styled Nithyanand Swami’s ashram in Hathijan in Ahmedabad in November 2018. A Blue Corner Notice had been issued long back against the self-proclaimed godman, who was facing charges of […]
The Tapi river, lifeline of India’s diamond city Surat, will be transformed with riverfront development at a cost of Rs 3,904 crore. It is understood that the riverfront will be developed on the lines of Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. Facilities for recreation, transport, and tourism will be developed in phases on both the banks of […]
Since the COVID-19 lockdown, Gujarat has witnessed an investment of ₹2,000 crores in 115 new manufacturing plants licensed for making drugs and API (active pharmaceutical ingredients). Gujarat’s pharmaceutical scenario is flourishing at lightning speed by reducing its import dependence. The pharma industry is taking baby steps with one revolutionary innovation at a time. Currently, the […]
Civil Hospital of Surat is in the news for all the wrong reasons as a recent video of the wards went viral. The video shows a stray dog roaming around the patients who are laying of beds and floors. The dogs moving around the patients is a serious matter as these animals carry innumerable germs […]
The Gujarat High Court quashed three detention orders filed under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA), 1985. “When two people quarrel and fight and assault each other inside a house or in a street, it may be said that there is a disorder but not public disorder,” the division bench of Justice S.H Vohra […]
A unique and sacred event was held at Unawa village in Gandhinagar district yesterday, where a mass marriage ceremony was organized for the underprivileged and orphaned youth of the Thakor community. Union Minister of State for Communications Dev Singh Chauhan was the chief guest at the ceremony. BJP general secretary Rajni Patel and other dignitaries were also present on the […]
The Gujarat High Court will consider whether sending reminders to parents for non-payment of fees constitutes an offence under Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Cruelty (physical or mental suffering) to children is penalised under the provisions of this Act. Justice Bhargav Karia has issued notice on a […]
Leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party met Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation employees who attempted suicide as they sensed livelihood insecurity from outsourcing. According to sources, these sweepers resisted outsourcing by Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation and protested for 108 days. It is understood that they were fed up with the false assurances of the BJP. Of these, three […]
With Ashwin Kotwal, a senior MLA from Khedbrahma having quit and joined the BJP on Tuesday, the opposition party has lost as many as 16 legislators to the ruling BJP ever since the 2017 State Assembly elections. The latest party position in the Gujarat Assembly ahead of its December elections as of now stands at […]
Less than a week after the Gujarat Congress struck a bonhomie of sorts with Patidar leader and its State working president Hardik Patel, who has been sulking for months of being given short shrift in the party, at a ceremony to observe the death anniversary of his father, the 29-year-old Patel is at it again. […]
Gujarat anti-terrorism squad (ATS) has confiscated 210 kg of contraband, including heroin and drug precursors, on Sunday, 1st May. Earlier, ATS had seized a Pakistani boat near Jhakua Port containing 56 kilograms of heroin worth ₹280 crores. After interrogating the nine people arrested from the vessel, ATS could confiscate the rest of the contraband. According […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Gujarat President Gopal Italia today slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for attacking and detaining his party’s leaders and activists yesterday in Surat. He said that AAP would go to court if they did not get proper justice from the police. He insisted that those who attacked AAP’s people must pay […]
A tragic incident came up Monday evening in Kadaya village of Bagasara in Amreli district, when an Asiatic lion crossed the forests to reach the farming areas and attacked a young girl. The lion, who had turned man-eater, caught a 5-year old girl and dragged her away with its strong jaw-clutch for more than half […]
CR Paatil unveiled the statue of Panchghatu Parshuram made by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti. Parshuram Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrated in India as the birth anniversary of Lord Parshuram, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu. CR Patil inaugurated the statue at Vyaswadi Char Rasta, Vadaj. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel […]
Gujarat is one such state in India where development of infrastructure and facilities has always been the focus. The state government is continuously working on these areas, in an attempt to build and promote businesses. There has been a lot of progress in the areas of science and technology as well. While medicine and related […]
A contempt petition has been filed under Right to Education Act (RTE) against the Gujarat government for not following with the High Court’s 2018 order. The court had ordered that all private schools must reserve 25% seats under Compulsory and Free Education Act for the underprivileged children. However, this order has not yet being complied […]
Coal shortages are severely impacting power production, in turn leading to major power cuts in many states of India. This crisis has now started affecting the various industries and the entire supply chain as well, directly as well as indirectly. In the latest, the salt supply from Kutch may be severely disrupted as the Indian […]
Former Gujarat Congress MLA from Khedbrahma Ashwin Kotwal will be joining the BJP at 12:39 PM on Tuesday at Kamalam, Gandhinagar in presence of Sabarkantha Member of Parliament Dipsinh Rathod and MLAs from the district. A two-time MLA from the Khedbrahma, Ashwin Kotwal who hails from the ST community is keen to contest the next […]
