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In a significant development for couples seeking divorce by mutual consent, the Gujarat High Court has ruled that the six-month “cooling-off” period prescribed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act is not compulsory and can be waived in appropriate cases. According to media reports, under Section 13B, when a husband and wife jointly approach […]
A routine operation to capture a lioness in a Visavadar taluka farm turned fatal when a forest tracker was struck by a tranquiliser dart. The tracker was identified as Ashraf Chauhan. He succumbed to injuries at Junagadh Civil Hospital. A news report claims this marks the first-ever fatality of a forest department worker caused by […]
Police have launched an investigation into an alleged housing scam in which more than 100 women were cheated of nearly Rs. 1.85 crore after being promised guaranteed homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) without any official draw process in Ahmedabad. Three individuals, including a father and son, have been named in the case […]
A large-scale genetic analysis drawing on a Gujarat-specific database and focusing on maternal lineages has traced the region’s population history from the last Ice Age to the Harappan period. It has concluded that despite repeated cultural transitions and limited external gene flow, the matrilineal genetic structure has remained largely stable for 40,000 years. The analysis published […]
The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has constituted a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct an in-depth probe into alleged corruption linked to Change of Land Use (CLU) permissions at the Surendranagar District Collectorate. The decision comes in the wake of parallel investigations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which recently arrested former Surendranagar Collector Rajendrakumar […]
The sewage-tainted water tragedy in Indore may have exposed a serious failure in governance, but what’s deeply concerning is that the rot is no longer confined to one city. Gujarat is battling a serious public health crisis of its own. And a serious one at that. Contaminated water has afflicted Gandhinagar too, which prides itself […]
At least 56 investors from Dholka, near Ahmedabad, have reportedly lost close to Rs. 30 crore after placing their money with a well-known jewellery family whose business lineage spans nearly a century. What initially appeared to be a trustworthy, traditional enterprise has now come under the scanner as police describe the case as one of […]
Bureaucracy in Gujarat is more corrupt than elected BJP officials. This IAS had a bribe rate card! The “Gujarat Model” has collapsed into a high-tech extortion racket. While the BJP government beats the drum of “Viksit Bharat,” the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has pulled back the curtain on a sickening reality: the state’s digital flagship, the […]
The familiar sight of people wrapped in shawls and huddled around small fires has been missing in Gujarat. And that’s because winter has been indifferent to Gujarat of late. Gujarat reportedly moved through the last two months without a single cold wave. It revealed a broader warming trend seen across India, claimed reports. The India […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested former Surendranagar Collector Dr. Rajendra Patel in connection with an alleged Rs. 1,500-crore non-agricultural (NA) land conversion scam, marking a major development in the agency’s ongoing investigation into irregularities in land-use approvals. According to reports, Patel was taken into custody after prolonged questioning by ED officials at his Gandhinagar […]
Ahmedabad’s worsening air quality reached a disturbing milestone on December 31, 2025, underscoring how winter pollution in the city has intensified year after year. The city woke up that Wednesday cloaked in a thick gray haze, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) touching an unprecedented 429 at 8 AM, the highest level ever recorded since […]
The Manjalpur police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in connection with the death of Vipulsinh Mohansinh Zala, son of a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, who died after accidentally falling into an open sewer late on December 26. The case has been filed against the owners and concerned staff […]
Discontent against Congress MLA from Vadgam, Jignesh Mevani, has come out in the open once again, with party workers and leaders openly protesting against him in Patan. Angry party workers raised slogans against Mevani and even locked the Patan Congress office, alleging that key appointments are being made at his behest while ignoring local workers […]
The irony of Gujarat can’t be missed. The state synonymous with growth and known to attract investments is also a major target for investment-related cybercrimes. The state became the third in India to cross one crore registered investors in May 2025. It now joins Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh in that list. The large investor base […]
Nearly two months after Jagdish Vishwakarma took over as Gujarat BJP president, the party unveiled a new set of office-bearers two days ago. The list of 35 people includes several old-timers, while many well-known names have been excluded. Eight women feature among the office-bearers. In a much-delayed appointment, Vishwakarma succeeded Union Jal Shakti Minister C […]
Gujarat is fast earning the unwanted distinction of being the epicentre of “digital arrest” frauds, with 2025 seeing an unprecedented surge in such cases. Police data shows that this form of cybercrime has dominated discussions at both state and national levels, as criminals impersonating law enforcement agencies extort money by placing victims under virtual confinement. […]
He may be a school drop-out but he still managed to dupe people with nothing more than a borrowed WhatsApp identity and some well-timed lies. This man from Vadodara Pritesh Prajapati, 28, has reportedly fleeced over 100 people, mostly parents and staff from Santram School in Nadiad. They lost lakhs as they walked into the […]
Saurashtra University has landed in controversy after allegations that the Governor’s convocation speech has been reused almost verbatim for the past several years, with only the year and convocation details being altered. The issue came to light after it was observed that during the university’s convocation ceremonies over the last three years, the content of […]
Even as the Enforcement Directorate digs deeper after the arrest of deputy mamlatdar in Surendranagar in connection with alleged money laundering linked to corruption in land-used permissions, interesting details about how details were noted are coming out. Deputy mamlatdar Chandrasinh Mori was arrested and district collector Rajendrakumar Patel was removed from the post. According to […]
A moderate earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale was recorded in Gujarat’s Kutch region in the early hours of Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at around 4:30 am and originated about 10 kilometres beneath the surface. Seismologists identified the epicentre near latitude 23.65° North and longitude 70.23° […]
