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Last rites of Vijay Rupani, former chief minister of Gujarat, were performed in Rajkot on Monday evening. Rupani, the 16 chief minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021, was 68. He died on June 12 in Air India AI 171’s crash in Ahmedabad. The flight carrying 242 crashed within minutes after take off from the […]
In a major drug bust, the Ahmedabad City Crime Branch on Sunday arrested a female bouncer and an autorickshaw driver in Ramol for allegedly possessing 34.18 grams of MD drugs—a combination of amphetamine and mephedrone—valued at approximately ₹3.41 lakh. The accused were found transporting the narcotics without any legal permit. Acting on a tip-off, police […]
The Gujarat High Court was placed under high alert on Monday following an alleged bomb threat received via email. Soon thereafter all entry and exit gates of the court premises were sealed as bomb squad and dog squad teams made their way for inspection. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone-1) Safin Hasan told media persons that the […]
“Today I realised I am nothing for you.” “It doesn’t matter if everything is lost, but it hurts if love is lost.” These heart-wrenching lines were posted by 23-year-old model Anjali Varmora in the final hours before she ended her life. The messages, attached to Instagram reels, now read like desperate cries from a soul […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall in several parts of Gujarat, Daman, Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli over the next one week. No major change is expected in maximum temperatures. According to the IMD bulletin, isolated light to moderate rain/thundershowers are likely in North Gujarat districts including Gandhinagar, Aravalli, […]
Long before the rise of the Harappan civilisation, the vast expanses of the Kutch region in Gujarat were home to thriving prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities. A recent study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), in collaboration with experts from IIT Kanpur (IITK), Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC) Delhi, and Physical Research Laboratory […]
In a state already grappling with a dangerously skewed child sex ratio — a mere 890 girls per 1,000 boys, as per the 2011 Census — the busting of a horrifying female feticide racket has dealt a fresh blow to Gujarat’s already battered conscience. Despite years of awareness campaigns and legislation banning sex determination, the […]
In a move to commemorate India’s fierce military pushback during Operation Sindoor — the country’s strategic response to cross-border terrorism — the Gujarat government is preparing to construct a memorial park on the India-Pakistan border. Officials have confirmed that this initiative is meant to honour the unwavering courage of the armed forces and the spirit […]
A 56-year-old woman from Surat, Meenaben Mohanbhai Rathod, died while being questioned by Maharashtra’s Nashik Cyber Cell in connection with a cyber fraud investigation. According to police, the media highlighted, a sum of Rs 6 lakh had been credited to Meenaben’s bank account around seven months earlier and was immediately withdrawn. A team from the […]
An 18-year-old pregnant woman succumbed to Covid in Ahmedabad on Monday even as the number of active coronavirus cases in India neared the 4000 mark, with Delhi reporting the highest single-day increase of 47 new cases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed. A resident of Vinzol area of Ahmedabad, she was admitted to […]
Following a harrowing incident in Harni, Vadodara—where several students drowned during a school picnic—Gujarat has undertaken a sweeping overhaul of its student safety protocols. The shocking tragedy forced a hard look at the glaring lapses in oversight and prompted a comprehensive review of existing regulations surrounding school outings. In direct response, and under the weight […]
Surat District Collector Dr Sourabh Pardhi recently convened a high-level with key stakeholders from the diamond industry to deliberate on the implementation of the Gujarat government’s newly announced financial assistance package. According to reports, notably absent from the table were members of the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat (DWUG), the body that has been voicing concerns […]
Kiran Khabad, son of Gujarat’s Minister of State for Panchayat and Agriculture, Bachubhai Khabad, was re-arrested — not too long after securing bail — in a fresh FIR linked to yet another MGNREGA scam. Kiran and his brother Balvantsinh were initially arrested for their alleged role in a Rs 71-crore scam involving public works under […]
In an expose that reveals the dark underbelly of illegal medical practices, Ahmedabad rural police have arrested 58-year-old Harshad Acharya, a radiologist from Odhav, for his alleged involvement in a female feticide racket run out of a guesthouse in Bavla. The arrest follows the busting of an abortion network operating in blatant violation of legal […]
Rocky, the rottweiler pet, that fatally attacked a four-month-old baby girl in a housing society in Ahmedabad earlier this month, died in the custody of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. According to official information, the dog died on Tuesday. The AMC said that after it was impounded by the AMC’s Cattle Nuisance Control Department (CNCD) following a […]
In a horrifying incident, a 56-year-old Dalit man was allegedly burnt alive in Patan district by a young married woman and her lover in a criminal attempt to fake her death and escape her marriage. The incident, initially mistaken for a caste-based hate crime, took a shocking turn after police investigations uncovered a sinister plot driven […]
Elections for the 8,326 village panchayats will be held on June 22, the Gujarat State Election Commission announced in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. Dr. S. Murli Krishna, state election commissioner, said that the notification for the polls will be issued on June 2. The village panchayat elections are not held on party symbols. The last date […]
In a revelation that strikes at the heart of both medical ethics and gender justice, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad Rural Police has exposed an abortion racket linked to female feticide, operating discreetly out of a guesthouse in Bavla. The illegal operation was uncovered during a raid conducted on Monday, based on precise […]
Following the success of Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the border district of Kutch for the first time. From Bhuj, he dedicated 18 development projects worth Rs 2,326 crore and laid foundation stones for 15 more worth Rs 51,088 crore, bringing total development works worth over Rs 53,400 crore to the state. He also […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to his home state, Gujarat, and one of his key programmes was in Dahod on Monday. He took part in a road show in Vadodara, addressed a mammoth gathering in Dahod and Bhuj. He will also take part in a mega road show late in the […]
