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Gujarat: The final journey of two friends from Sundara village of Anand will always remain etched in public memory. Verses of the Holy Quran were chanted alongside ‘ Ram Bolo Ram’ at the last journey of Yusuf Ali Syed and Govindbhai Thakor who died in an accident in Borsad. The incident is a great example […]
Surat police, it seems, has also jumped on the bandwagon of the current trend of bulldozing properties. Cracking down notorious gangsters, the city police have started demolishing the properties of the criminals, who have been occupying illegal lands. The Surat’s Rander police reached the gambling club operating on land that was illegally occupied by gangsters […]
On Thursday, the district principal and sessions court in Pasodara, Gujarat, convicted Fenil Goyani for the murder of 21-year-old Grishma Vekariya. Members of Grrishma’s family were present in the courtroom. Today afternoon the court held a hearing to determine his punishment. Goyani, on February 12, 2022, slit the young girl’s throat in front of her […]
The Gujarat High Court bench of Justice Niral R Mehta had granted bail to the person accused of forging a document on a motorcycle in lieu of Rs.1500. “There is no allegation, whatsoever, in nature against the present applicant that he has forged any document and got the bank account opened. Considering the limited role, […]
Another fallout of global warming, unseasonal rain, is currently playing havoc with salt farmers in Gujarat. Nearly 8 to 10 lakh metric tonnes of salt are threatened with spoilage should the clouds give way before the usual cycle. This will mean crores of rupees washed away for salt farmers in the Small Rann of Kutch […]
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kokrajhar Court in Assam has remanded Jignesh Mewani in police custody for three days, adding that the police will not be allowed to take his out of Kokrajhar. Jignesh Mewani, an independent candidate for Gujarat’s Vadgam assembly constituency, was arrested at Palanpur Circuit House in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district. He was […]
Gujarat High Court bench of Justice ILESH J. VORA quashed a ruling by Civil Judge and released the petitioner’s vehicle, a Maruti Swift car, that had been taken into custody for possession of liquor. The police found liquor in the car without any pass or permit and had filed an offence punishable under the Gujarat […]
While the ruling BJP’s “bulldozer politics” is the new tactics to align any perceived dissent, images of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday clambering on to an excavator sparked outrage in India and the United Kingdom. BoJo, who is on a two-day trip to India, was visiting a new factory near Vadodra run by […]
The Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil declared a three-day “vacation” for his workers from May 2 to 4, on Thursday, May 22, 2022. On this decision, Paatil stated that the party workers would have to “work hard” for six months without a break until the assembly elections. The BJP has 1.14 crore primary members in […]
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the government had constituted an expert committee to inquire into the increasing incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire. In the past couple of months there have been growing number of mishaps reported where electric two-wheelers have caught fire, where many people have been injured and some have also lost their […]
Gujarat Government on Thursday filled up to 25 substantive vacancies in the Gujarat Cadre of Indian Police Service. The Union Public Service Commission approved the following officers from the list submitted by Selection Committee on 11.02.2022.
A fire broke out at a warehouse of Capsun Resource Corp Company this afternoon at around 4:00 pm. The factory is located in an industrial pocket adjacent to Changodar Highway in Sanathal area of Ahmedabad district. The company, manufacturing industrial water coolers, had 50 tons of raw material at the warehouse which was burnt to […]
Today in Gandhidham, Kutch District, an agitation started against the arrest of Jignesh Mevani by Assam Police. The protest was led by Gujarat Congress Scheduled Caste Department Chairman Hitendra Peedadiya, District Kutch Scheduled Caste Chairman Bharatbhai Solanki and Kutch District Congress President Yajuvendrasinh Jadeja. During the protests, the workers set an effigy of Prime Minister […]
Jignesh Mevani, an Independent MLA from the Vadgam constituency of Gujarat, was arrested by the Assam Police in the Banaskantha district late Wednesday. An FIR was lodged in Assam’s Kokrajhar police station related to tweet he posted on April 18, against which a complaint had been filed. “This case is lodged against Mevani under Sections […]
Bringing much relief from the scorching sun, Ahmedabad and parts of Gujarat witnessed mild showers on Wednesday. The weatherman attributes this to western disturbances. However, farmers are worried about the potential damage that unseasonal rain entails, particularly in case of kesaria mangoes. Moderate rain was also reported from some places in Saurashtra. A brief but […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today met with industrialist Gautam Adani at Adani Group’s headquarters in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Johnson landed in the city this morning to begin his 2-day visit in India. In a tweet Gautam Adani said that he was honored to welcome the UK PM at the headquarters. He further added, “Delighted to […]
In a joint operation today, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have seized a huge shipment of heroin entering into India through Kandla port. The shipment is suspected to have come from Afghanistan. The seized shipment contains more than 250Kgs of the drug, which is estimated to be worth around Rs3000 crores. […]
UK PM Boris Johnson, who landed in Ahmedabad this morning, visited the Sabarmati Ashram and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. In his message, he acknowledged Gandhi as an outstanding man who achieved great things by mobilizing simple principals like truth and non-violence. Furthermore, Johnson also tried his hand at the Charkha, which is a key […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, where he was welcomed Governor Acharya Devvrat and the Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, amid various cultural festivities that showcased Bhatigal culture of the state. Protocol Minister Shri Jagdishbhai Vishwakarma, Mayor of Ahmedabad Shri Kiritbhai Parmar, Chief Front Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri K. Kailasanathan, Chief Secretary […]
Let’s first imagine the scenario. You have appeared at the undergraduate exam and made the grades. However, your degree hangs in balance and despite expressing urgency in its requirement for paperwork in varsities overseas, the awarding institution refuses to expedite the matter. This when, the convocation ceremony is long overdue anyways. Now, face the truth. […]
