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The Meteorological Center of Ahmedabad has issued a notification for the heatwave alert for the upcoming five days. The Meteo Department updated the city about the weather on Friday, 29th April. The report mentions the minimum and maximum temperature forecasts from 29th April to 4th April. The notification also mentions the probability of occurrences, high-temperature […]
National Convener of Aam Aadmi Party and Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwalji will be in Gujarat next month, where he will be addressing the Adivasi Sankalp Mahasammelan to be held on May 1. Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) Founder Chhotubhai Vasava will also speak at the event, which will be held in Chanderia village of […]
Ahmedabad’s Kalupur railway station will get a complete makeover as it will be redeveloped at a cost of Rs4,000 crore. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has instructed the local railway authorities to complete the work within the stipulated 5 years. Vaishnav also directed to form a coordinating committee with the state government. This committee will focus on resolving […]
A Nigerian 34-year-old woman, who was lodged in Bhuj’s Palara jail since January 23 this year, has alleged rape “on three occasions” by a senior jail officer. The matter came to light when, on April 21, she was produced before the Bhuj court in pursuance to the original case. The additional chief judicial magistrate, however, […]
National President Shri JP Nadda, this morning, while addressing a rally in Ahmedabad, said that BJP would continue to have strong hold in India and that it was the only party that can lead the country ahead. “BJP is the only party that will take the country forward,” he said. He also said that if anyone […]
The Gujarat unit of AIMIM on Thursday alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to disrupt the communal harmony on May 3 when Parshuram Jayanti Shobha Yatra and Eid-ul-Fitr fall on the same day. In a press conference in Ahmedabad, the newly appointed State Convenor of AIMIM and human rights lawyer Khemchand Rajaram Koshti said a […]
The young sulking firebrand Patidar leader and working Gujarat Congress president Hardik Patel, who had kicked up a ruckus for allegedly being slighted and sending indications of quitting, has been finally won over. The occasion was a religious function on the first death anniversary of his father Bharat Patel at his hometown Viramgam, which was […]
During the tenure of Vijay Rupani, the ex-Chief Minister implemented a new ‘Gujarat Dashboard System‘ for e-governance. Now, the Chief Secretary of Kerala, IAS V P Joy and his team are in Gujarat for a 3-day visit, specifically to study the dashboard system in detail. In the letter addressed to IAS Pankaj Kumar, the Chief […]
Noted poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s decision against joining the Congress has led to uncertainty over Patidar leader Naresh Patel’s political ambitions. The middle-aged Prashant Kishor had put his weight behind senior Patidar leader Naresh Patel to get him into the Congress. Naresh Patel is very popular as a leader of Leuva Patidars, a sub-group of […]
In the latest news on Ayesha Banu suicide case, a Sessions Court has convicted the victim’s husband Aarif Khan, and sentenced him to 10 years of jail. Court’s order hopefully brings some relief to 23-year old Ayesha Banu Makrani’s father after a strenuous battle. Ayesha committed suicide by jumping into Sabarmati river on February 25, […]
Ahmedabad Municipal Transport will soon introduce and operate 50 new electric buses, for which an order has been placed with Tata Company. The buses are expected to be procured during June-July period. The proposal for e-buses has been approved by the AMTS committee that met on yesterday. Torrent Power has been roped in to take […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 3-day Global Patidar Business Summit tomorrow morning, through a video conference. The summit will be held in Surat and is likely to see at least 5 lakh visitors. Nearly 10000 leading Patidars will attend and many will address the summit on various topics. Organized by Saradar Dham, the summit […]
To protest the arrest of Jignesh Mevani by Assam Police, Dalit households of more than 1,000 villages across Gujarat will plunge themselves into darkness for 15 minutes on the night of May 1. The day is marked as Gujarat Foundation Day. Lights will be switched off in these households (during the allotted 15 minutes) also […]
As many as 4,311 candidates have cleared preliminary examinations for the post of Police Sub-Inspectors out of a whopping 88,880 who appeared for the prelims conducted after clearing their physical fitness test. The exams to fill 1,382 posts were conducted on March 6, 2022, and the results were expected in 20 days but got delayed […]
In the past seven months, Vadodara art has seen an upswing at Christie’s. While Bhupen Khakhar’s painting sold for Rs 18.81 crore, Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh’s canvas notched a whopping Rs 11.60 crore. The art circle is abuzz with these two names. In addition, in September, artist K.G. Subramanian’s “The Blue Pool” fetched Rs 40 lakh. […]
The Gujarat High Court slammed the State Police for invoking the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) in a crime that already had relevant provisions in the Indian Penal Code and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The accused was detained under PASA for selling expired drugs by changing their labels. The court observed that the preventive “detention order in question was illegal” and […]
Ambassador of Thailand to India Pattarat Hongtong, along with her delegation, held a friendly meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel at Gandhinagar. The two leaders discussed possible trade deals in various areas including renewable energy, Ayush Ayurveda, Pharmaceuticals as well as E-vehicles. Hongtong praised the Ayush center that was recently launched and said that Ayush […]
Deesa’s second Additional Sessions Court delivered a landmark judgment today. Nitin Mali has been sentenced to death by the court for kidnapping, raping and murdering a deaf and dumb child. Speaking of the whole incident, on December 16, 2020, Mali forcibly raped his cousin’s deaf and dumb daughter in the kitchen of her uncle’s house. […]
In the spirit of collective farming to reap higher returns, farmers in Gujarat’s Junagadh have come together to “grow together, sow together.” Literally. About 306 farmers from seven talukas have set up “Viswadar Taluka Khet Sahakari Mandali Limited.” Mapping a total of 4,000 bighas of land, the entire produce will be sold through the […]
Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch today said that they will be protesting against the Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani’s arrest by organizing a state-wide agitation in Gujarat on May 1. ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ will aim to support the independent MLA’s fight for the welfare of the people belonging to scheduled casts and tribe as well as demand […]
