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Distinguished Rajkot based businessman Mahendra Faldu committed suicide early Wednesday morning. A suicide note was sent to all leading dailies holding Ozone Group responsible for driving him to the extreme step. Others named include builders and promoters Amit Chauhan, MM Patel, Atul Mehta and the “people of Ahmedabad.” Mahendra Faldu was also among the trustees […]
Two multistore towers will be constructed on land purchased by Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan near Gujarat International Finance Tech (Gift) City in Gandhinagar. Gujarat State Government has approved the construction permit of the twin luxury residential towers. The land, 23,619 square meters, worth Rs 7 crores was bought by Amitabh Bachchan at Shahpur in Gift […]
The BJP government in Gujarat has praised the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme as a lifesaver for labourers during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Gujarat government is yet to appoint an MGNREGA ombudsperson. “The ministry would not release funds to those states which don’t appoint ombudspersons as per the provision of […]
Gujarat Congress has released the Dwarka Declaration after three days of Chintan Shibir (brain-storming session) at Dwarka. The declaration focuses on the issues of farmers, tribals, women, government employees and youth. Gujarat Congress State President Jagdish Thakor said, “we will re-implement the old pension scheme and end the fixed payment system, agricultural loans will be […]
On the occasion of Ahmedabad’s birthday on Saturday, VO! Interviewed the chiefs of three major companies to find out how they view the city’s prospects. All of them agree Ahmedabad is a great place to live, but they also say the city needs to become more “outsider friendly.” People from other places are not too […]
Addressing Rahul Gandhi, Gujarat Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki’s wife Reshma Solanki, has demanded justice for her situation and threatened strike if the party fails to give it to her. She has alleged that her husband mistreated and mentally tortured her to the extent that she had to escape to the US without any support. The […]
A deliberate attempt to derail train along the Matoda and Maroiya route was discovered by the police on Monday morning. The route is called the Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar track. A railway employee who was stationed along the route found that more than 230 clips that secure the rail tracks to concrete had been removed, which put trains […]
Congress is getting scattered before state legislative election after top leaders of the parties are tying knot with the ruling party BJP in the state. In last 5 years, 21 Congress MLA resigned from their party and joined BJP. Fun fact is among these MLAs – there are 3 who have also bagged the ministry […]
Team from Vadodara Medical College has been rushed to Godhra in order to investigate the latest growing cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). Six teams from health department will also keep a watch on about 600 houses in the area. The most affected regions are said to be parts of Bhuravav area. Even as the third […]
Gujarat Congress former AMC leader of opposition Dinesh Sharma has resigned from his post. This comes as another blow to the state’s Congress as in the past several months alone, many leaders have quit the party. It is believed that Congress is definitely losing its hold in Gujarat. Dinesh Sharma has expressed dissatisfaction over the […]
Today, several Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) members flocked P P Savani School, Hirabaug, in Surat, protesting against burqa-clad students. The situation did not get out of hand as the police rushed to the spot. Although the police detained 12 VHP leaders, they were soon released. The incident took place, as a group of students wearing […]
Surat Police on Monday, February 21, issued a statement announcing that a man had been arrested for raping and killing an 11-yeard old girl in Palsana town. The tragic incident happened on Sunday, when the girl and her brother were alone at home. The victim’s body was found by her parents near their house. The […]
The Gujarat health department on Monday announced the formation of a fresh 3-member panel to investigate the harassment and torture allegations by Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) of BJ Medical College against Dr Kamlesh Upadhyay, the head of medicine department at BJMC. The three panel committee includes professor and surgery department head of Government Medical College […]
In a letter to Raghu Sharma, Gujarat Congress in-charge, Dr Vijay Dave said that he has been working for the Gujarat Congress for almost four decades. When the Congress party won 141 and 149 assembly seats in a row in 1980 and 1985, he was the sole in-charge of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. But […]
Hasmukh Adhia, former union revenue and finance secretary and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chosen officer to drive the Goods and Services Tax regime and demonetization, has been picked to head the prestigious Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) in Gandhinagar. Adhia, at present Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of Baroda and Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat […]
Congress leader Hardik Patel on Monday said that if the government doesn’t withdraw the cases against the Patidar youths, then we will launch a statewide agitation by March 23. “Today, I am not speaking as a party leader, but as an agitator”, he added. Patel, who was in Rajkot, addressed a press conference stating that […]
Philosophy of the Indian National Congress (INC) is the bedrock of the Indian Constitution, said Gujarat Congress on Tuesday. Congress Party has striven to forge an India which is just, empowering and inclusive, added many Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee Leaders in a meeting on Tuesday. Speaking to Vibes of India (Vo!), Hitendra Pitadiya, Schedule Castes […]
Jayarajsinh Parmar, former Congress spokesperson to join Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) on Tuesday. Jayaraj tweeted on Sunday, “With the blessings of my family goddess Shri Harsiddh Bhavani Mataji and village goddess Shri Ajay Mata and my guru, I am joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday 22-02-2022 at 11.00 am at Shri Kamalam. Jai Hind.” […]
The two-day “Auto de Luxe” was inaugurated by state BJP president C.R. Paatil on Saturday at Jade Banquet. Organised by Aver Media, the high-end auto exhibition showcases the latest models from Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lexus, Citroen, Jaguar, Jeep, Land Rover, Mercedes, Morris Garage, Skoda, Volvo, Harley Davidson, Triumph motorcycles and Kawasaki. It is on till […]
As many as 38 of the 49 convicts linked to the Indian Mujahideen (IM) have been sentenced to death and the remaining to life imprisonment. The lawyers of the 49 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts case said they would move the Gujarat High Court to appeal against the guilty verdict awarded to them by […]
