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It’s been more than three years since Hatkeshwar Bridge in Ahmedabad was closed for public use owing to structural dangers. Yet the Hatkeshwar Bridge is a crumbling testament to bureaucratic inertia and engineering failure. Built at a staggering cost of Rs 40 crore to connect Khokhra and CTM crossroads, the bridge was neither demolished nor […]
Opposition Congress has demanded sacking of Bachu Khabad, a minister in the Bhupendra Patel led BJP government in Gujarat, for his alleged involvement in multi-crore scam under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act programme. Congress Rajya Sabha MP, Shaktisinh Gohil, told media persons in New Delhi on Wednesday that the scam runs into over […]
The death toll in the bridge collapse in Padra taluka of Vadodara district has risen to 13, even as the ruling BJP in Gujarat has come in for criticism by the opposition parties for gross negligence. Several vehicles plunged into the river after Mujpur Gambhira bridge collapsed on Wednesday morning. The bridge connects Padra and Anand. The […]
In a tragic incident, nine people, including a child, lost lives as vehicles plunged into river after Mujpur Gambhira bridge collapse in Padra taluka of Vadodara district on Wednesday morning. The bridge connects Padra and Anand. Pictures reveal Mujpur Gambhira bridge breaking into two pieces. Initial reports indicate that about seven vehicles plunged into river […]
In a tragic incident, eight people lost lives as vehicles plunged into river after Mujpur Gambhira bridge collapse in Padra taluka of Vadodara district on Wednesday morning. Pictures reveal Mujpur Gambhira bridge breaking into two pieces. Initial reports indicate that about seven vehicles plunged into river Mahisagar. Five people have been rescued and the search […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union Government has been promoting Swachh Bharat Mission in a big way and providing subsidy to poor rural households for construction of toilets. However, right under the nose of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, which is ruled by the BJP for the past several years, a matter of unauthorised demolition of a […]
The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaderships have been trading barbs of late—each accusing the other of cozying up to the BJP. They insist that the INDIA bloc stands solely for the Lok Sabha elections. In the meantime, an unexpected alliance has emerged in south Gujarat. Congress MLA Anant Patel and AAP legislator Chaitar […]
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert with a forecast of very heavy rain in Navsari, Valsad, Devbhumi Dwarka, and Kutch districts of Gujarat till Tuesday morning. According to information, widespread rainfall ranging from light to heavy downpour is likely across the state for the next seven days, until July 13. The IMD […]
Opposition Congress in Gujarat has raised a red flag over stem cell therapies conducted on over two thousand patients at the state government run Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Parthivrajsinh Kathavadia told Vibes of India that between 1999 and 2017, stem cell therapies were conducted on […]
Amid a sweeping investigation into financial misconduct at an Ahmedabad-based government hospital, authorities have uncovered irregularities in at least 65 human clinical trials, prompting a widespread shutdown of ongoing and upcoming studies. A senior official from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) revealed to a media house that trials in their early stages were immediately halted, […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places across various districts of Gujarat and adjoining Union Territories till July 5. Regions including Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Dang, Tapi, Gir Somnath, and parts of Daman, Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli are expected to receive significant rainfall during the period […]
In what is being seen as a big relief to the middle class families, the BJP Government in Gujarat led by Bhupendra Patel has waived 80 percent stamp duty for property transfers that are done by allotment letters or share certificates by the housing societies, associations and non-trading associations. According to an official release, only […]
The state police have arrested Gujarat Congress VP Hira Jotva and his son Digvijay in the Rs 7.3 crore MGNREGA case in Bharuch. Jotva was arrested late Thursday night, and Digvijay was taken into custody Friday afternoon, after the police claimed the father-son duo were complicit in siphoning off funds from the government treasury under […]
Gujarat Congress has plunged into confusion and discontent after suffering defeats in the Visavadar and Kadi Assembly bypolls. State party chief Shaktisinh Gohil resigned, apparently taking ownership of the disheartening results. Not that the party had high expectations from the polls. His decision to step down hasn’t helped matters given that the party was planning a major […]
In a dramatic turn of political developments in Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday suspended its Botad MLA Umesh Makwana from the party for five years for “anti-party and anti-people activities”. The announcement by state party president Isudan Ghadvi came in less than two hours of Makwana resigning from the post of the party’s […]
The current spell of very heavy rainfall is set to continue in some districts of Gujarat for one week. However, the intensity is likely to reduce in many areas, as per the latest forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD has issued a red alert for two districts for the next 24 hours. […]
The ruling BJP in Gujarat suffered a major setback in its model state on Monday when Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate Gopal Italia defeated BJP candidate in by-poll on Visavadar assembly seat. The BJP has been ruling in Gujarat for three decades and has both unmatched network till the booth level and resources. The solace for […]
The Gujarat Police caught over 200 illegal Bangladeshis in last 100 hours, said minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi. The minister posted on X on Thursday that further action for deportation is underway. Sanghavi congratulated the police for the strict action against “inflitrators and ensuring national security”. This is Gujarat Police’s second crackdown on […]
Shaken by last year’s devastation, Vadodara has braced for floods with a first-of-its-kind rescue force. According to reports, the Vadodara Fire and Emergency Response has assembled a team of 200 trained swimmers as part of its flood preparedness strategy. The move, a first in the city’s history, is quite understandable. Floods ravaged the city last year, exposing […]
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Bharuch, Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu on Thursday and issued an orange alert for the regions. According to emerging details, 18 people have lost lives in rain related incidents in the […]
