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Governor of the State Acharya Devvrat took to the streets of Chiloda village, Gandhinagar, in a cleaning spree, where he swept the garbage off the roads and launched the ‘Safai Abhiyaan’, or cleaning campaign. This campaign is part of the central government’s Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav programme. Devvrat cleaned the street with a broom and gathered the garbage […]
Rajkot Pradyuman Park Zoo in Rajkot has two new members. A white tiger delivered two tiger cubs early morning on May 18. The mother and babies are both healthy and doing well, stated zoo officials. Also Read: New Rs 2,440-Crore Coastal Highway Coming Up In Gujarat To Develop Tourism
On the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel presented appointment letters to 1416 Anganwadi workers in seven districts of Central Gujarat zone and Vadodara Municipal Corporation area. The recruitment of about 7000 Anganwadi workers and Tedagars across the state has been completed through online process in a short span of only two months. […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on Saturday, met with the officials of Vadodara Municipal Corporation to discuss roads, water supply, town planning, rainwater harvesting, as well as availability of health facilities in the surrounding villages. Other issues on the agenda were construction of flyovers, traffic management, housing, drainage and also schools run by Nagar Prathmik Shikshan Samiti. He discussed various issues […]
Vadodara Congress workers sat at the parking stand of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to register their protest over the facilities used by the ruling party officials against the GPMC (Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations) Act. They said that they will run a ‘Pol Khol’ programme in coming days to expose the corruption of ruling party. They […]
A father and daughter duo were killed in a tragic and painful accident that happened in Ahmedabad’s Khokhra area on Saturday, May 21. As a JCB collided with a wall, it collapsed over three people. The three people killed in the accident were residents of the same locality, including a young father and a toddler […]
Dalit leader and independent MLA from Vadgam, Jignesh Mevani, commenced an ‘All Caste Convention’ from Mehsana Thursday late evening. “From today evening, I will campaign in northern Gujarat by holding public gatherings to connect with the Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi communities and being their voice against the BJP’s anti-minority policies”, Jignesh Mevani told VO! He […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday announced a cancellation of Tapi Par Narmada Link Project in Surat. This announcement comes after tribal community protested against the river link project fearing displacement. Succumbing to pressure from major tribal protests, led by the Congress, as well as from BJP’s own leaders, the Centre on March 28 […]
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) decided to form a seven-member committee to expand the scope of organisational activities as the assembly election is due later this year. “The newly formed committee will have an action plan to reach out to the people at the grassroots level. We will focus on our 13.5 lakh Congress workers […]
The Gujarat government has given a big relief to the tribals regarding the Tapi Par Narmada Link project. The state government has canceled the Tapi Par Narmada Link project permanently, taking an important decision in the interest of the tribals. The official announcement has been made by CM Bhupendra Patel from Surat. Importantly, the Tapi […]
A horrifying accident near Modasa-Nadiad Highway between two cars and a truck took the lives of six people. According to the people passing by, it was a dreadful incident. Afterward, there were ten kilometres of traffic jams on the highway. The reports narrate that two cars and a truck collided head-on-head on the Modasa-Nadiad Highway […]
On Friday, Ahmedabad University opened an International Centre for Space and Cosmology. The Centre will drive research in the fields of space, astrophysics, and cosmology, as well as train the next generation of researchers and advance public understanding of this branch of physics. It aims to reach out to young students and provide them with […]
The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries plans to inaugurate its regional office at Gujarat’s International Technology City. The regional office of NDB at GIFT city, Gandhinagar, aims to cater to the infrastructural and sustainable development needs of the BRICS nations. Moreover, the NDB Indian Regional Office would work closely with the NDB […]
In a major operation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted raids on premises linked to a Gujarat cadre IAS officer of the 2011 batch Kankipati Rajesh with its sleuths striking simultaneously in Gandhinagar, Surendranagar, Surat and the officer’s home state Andhra Pradesh. One Mohammed Rafiq Memon, who acted as the IAS officer’s middleman and who used to […]
Incidents of drug dealing in Ahmedabad are on the rise, with several coming to light every month. This is becoming a big problem for the local authorities, who seem to be doing everything possible to arrest felons involved in drug trafficking. In the latest, Special Operations Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad today seized a packages of […]
In Gujarat’s Anand District, the Special Operation Group (SOG) has caught six people with Whale Vomit (Ambergris) worth ₹74 lakhs. All the peddlers are currently under the custody of Anand SOG, and the department has taken legal action against them. On May 19, GN Parmar, Police Inspector SOG, PSI HM Rana, and other cops were […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, today, visited Tharad in Banaskantha to inspect the 5 lane conversion of a road from Sanchore in Rajasthan to Santalpur in Patan district of Gujarat. This 140 kilometre long Sanchore-Santalpur road is a vital patch that will be the part of Central government’s upcoming 1256 kilometre long economic corridor between Amritsar […]
Jignesh Mevani, an independent MLA from Vadgam who allies with Congress, this morning, said that the most important aspect in political activism is ethics and Hardik Patel, through his comments against the Congress has shown that he has no ethical inclination. “Hardik’s jibe over Congress was unethical and exposed his lack of integrity,” Mevani told […]
A 30-year-old share broker from the city’s Jagatpur district filed a complaint on Thursday against a man from Himmatnagar, a gym trainer, for allegedly raping her repeatedly since February. The woman stated in her complaint at Chandkheda police station that she contacted the accused, Krushna Joshi, 26, via Instagram, where he is well known for […]
Based on a complaint lodged over financial irregularities, the CBI raided the residence of IAS K Rajesh, late Thursday night. Kankipati Rajesh is a 2011 batch IAS (Gujarat cadre) and his current posting is as Joint Secretary of NRI and ART Division of General Administration Department. The case was registered at CBI Delhi and relates […]
