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In what is being seen as a big relief to the middle class families, the BJP Government in Gujarat led by Bhupendra Patel has waived 80 percent stamp duty for property transfers that are done by allotment letters or share certificates by the housing societies, associations and non-trading associations. According to an official release, only […]
The state police have arrested Gujarat Congress VP Hira Jotva and his son Digvijay in the Rs 7.3 crore MGNREGA case in Bharuch. Jotva was arrested late Thursday night, and Digvijay was taken into custody Friday afternoon, after the police claimed the father-son duo were complicit in siphoning off funds from the government treasury under […]
Gujarat Congress has plunged into confusion and discontent after suffering defeats in the Visavadar and Kadi Assembly bypolls. State party chief Shaktisinh Gohil resigned, apparently taking ownership of the disheartening results. Not that the party had high expectations from the polls. His decision to step down hasn’t helped matters given that the party was planning a major […]
In a dramatic turn of political developments in Gujarat, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday suspended its Botad MLA Umesh Makwana from the party for five years for “anti-party and anti-people activities”. The announcement by state party president Isudan Ghadvi came in less than two hours of Makwana resigning from the post of the party’s […]
The current spell of very heavy rainfall is set to continue in some districts of Gujarat for one week. However, the intensity is likely to reduce in many areas, as per the latest forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD has issued a red alert for two districts for the next 24 hours. […]
The ruling BJP in Gujarat suffered a major setback in its model state on Monday when Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate Gopal Italia defeated BJP candidate in by-poll on Visavadar assembly seat. The BJP has been ruling in Gujarat for three decades and has both unmatched network till the booth level and resources. The solace for […]
The Gujarat Police caught over 200 illegal Bangladeshis in last 100 hours, said minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi. The minister posted on X on Thursday that further action for deportation is underway. Sanghavi congratulated the police for the strict action against “inflitrators and ensuring national security”. This is Gujarat Police’s second crackdown on […]
Shaken by last year’s devastation, Vadodara has braced for floods with a first-of-its-kind rescue force. According to reports, the Vadodara Fire and Emergency Response has assembled a team of 200 trained swimmers as part of its flood preparedness strategy. The move, a first in the city’s history, is quite understandable. Floods ravaged the city last year, exposing […]
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Bharuch, Surat, Dangs, Navsari, Valsad, Tapi, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Porbandar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath, and Diu on Thursday and issued an orange alert for the regions. According to emerging details, 18 people have lost lives in rain related incidents in the […]
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 […]
