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The storm over the Par Tapi Narmada River-Link Project has reignited across South Gujarat’s tribal belt, triggering widespread unrest and fuelling a renewed political clash between the BJP and the Congress. In response, the Par Tapi Narmada Link Project Hatao Sangharsh Samithi has announced a protest rally and public meeting in Valsad on August 14, with […]
After days of dry weather in the majority of areas, Gujarat is set to witness heavy rains from the Independence Day. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in its weather bulletin has said Gujarat region is expected to experience heavy rainfall in isolated places on August 16 and 17. Additionally, heavy rains might continue until August 22. […]
In a sweeping and highly controversial edict ahead of Navratri, the Patidar community in Morbi—Gujarat’s hub of ceramic industry—has imposed a blanket ban on its women attending co-educational garba training classes, citing the need to shield their “innocence” from alleged “notorious” elements. According to a report by a national daily, the diktat has sent ripples […]
The toll-free number 14566 of the National Helpline Against Atrocities (NHAA) is rapidly becoming a barometer of anguish. Reports have emerged that it has recorded a staggering 15,303 complaints from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe members in Gujarat alone over the past five years. The helpline has been set up to offer grievance redressal and […]
PM Narendra Modi’s love and passion for lion conservation has ensured that the lion population in Gujarat has increased from 674 to 891. Also, a new sanctuary will be coming up at Barda at the cost of Rs 75 crores. This announcement has been made by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The Chief Minister emphasised […]
If any Gujarati is out to buy khadi, they choose khadi made in Gondal, which is a quaint erstwhile princely State in Saurashtra. Kutch is a heaven when it comes to textile. Kala cotton is an organic cotton grown mainly in Kutch. Recently, New York’s mayoral primary winner Zohar Mamdani was seen wearing an indigo […]
Most families of the deceased who lost their lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad want to know the real reason behind the air crash. Also, they are likely to zero an American firm for justice. At least 65 families from India and the United Kingdom who lost kin in the horrific June […]
The Central Government on Friday admitted that there is widespread corruption in MGNREGA in Gujarat. This was in response to a question asked by Congress MP, Shaktisih Gohil, in the Rajya Sabha. Later in a press release, Gohil quoted the government saying that three government officers had to file an FIR in Dahod. He further […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has uncovered a large-scale visa fraud operation involving the creation and distribution of counterfeit Luxembourg visas using forged documents and certificates. The breakthrough came after a targeted surveillance operation, leading to the arrest of four key suspects. Those arrested have been identified as Mayank Bhardwaj, a resident of Seemraj Status, […]
In an unprecedented bold show of protest, students enrolled at the sub-school in Bharatnagar Pul Patiya village of Bhuj taluka, Kutch district, have withdrawn from the education system. The development has taken place weeks into the 2025-26 academic year. According to reports, all the 134 students have collected their School Leaving Certificates (LCs), leaving the single-storeyed, […]
The monsoon session of the Gujarat State Legislative Assembly will begin from September 8. Speaker Shanker Chaudhary said that the schedule was announced by Governor Acharya Devvrat. It will be a three-day session. It will be the 15th Assembly’s 7th session. According to the announcement, MLAs should submit their questions for the session between August 18 and […]
The Gujarat High Court on has extended the bail of self-proclaimed godman Asaram Bapu in a rape case till August 21. the bail has been extended on medical grounds. Asaram has been in jail since August 2013 for allegedly raping a schoolgirl and was arrested after the 16-year-old, whose parents were both devotees, lodged a […]
Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced to go solo in Gujarat for the civic elections that are due by the end of the year. Isudan Ghadvi, Gujarat unit president of AAP, told media persons that the party would fight the elections alone. Elections to municipal corporations, taluka panchayats and district panchyats are […]
In a shocking revelation surrounding the death of 18-year-old Chandrika Patel, who was scheduled to appear before the Gujarat High Court just two days later in a habeas corpus case filed by her live-in partner, police have declared the incident to be an honour killing. Her father and uncle have been named as the primary […]
When 89-year-old Gustad Borjorji Engineer passed away in February 2014, he left behind a surprising legacy—a flat gifted by will to the granddaughter of his caregiver. Last week, a city civil court granted probate of his will, formally transferring ownership of the property to someone outside his family. Engineer, a former employee of Tata Industries, […]
In a commendable move by the Gujarat’s Forest Department, a man has been arrested after he went close to a lion who was having a prey. The man, was arrested after a video surfaced on social media. The incident occurred in Bhavnagar. The lion threated the man but was kind not to pounce upon him […]
Vantara, the animal rescue and rehabilitation centre in Gujarat, said on Wednesday that it fully supports efforts to bring back Madhuri, a 36-year-old elephant, to her original home in Kolhapur. This comes after the Maharashtra government announced plans to request the Supreme Court to review its earlier order and allow the tusker’s return. Vantara said […]
Even as there is an ongoing controversy that however well the intentions be, schools should not be the playground for religious education, Gujarat, the “model State of India” is all set to introduced and incorporate Bhagavad Gita as mandatory learning into the first language textbooks for classes 9 and 12. The Gujarat government believes that […]
The move by the BJP-dominated Municipal School Board in Surat to distribute notebooks having photographs of party leaders to the students of municipal schools has been questioned by the opposition Aam Aadmi Party. According to reports, the notebooks, carrying photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, […]
Twenty-eight days after the catastrophic collapse of the Gambhira bridge on July 9, the 12-tonne tanker that had been dangerously hanging over the broken slab above the Mahi river was finally retrieved. According to the latest reports, the death toll from the tragic incident climbed to 22 after Dilip Padhiyar, who was undergoing treatment at […]
