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A new report by Toxic Links, an Indian environmental research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, in collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund, a global non-profit headquartered in New York, has raised the alarm that Sabarmati is one of five rivers across India found to contain unacceptable levels of nonylphenol (NP), a chemical linked to “exposure […]
An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Surat was relieved of his duties just as he was reading himself for retirement. The decision has stirred debate owing to its unprecedented nature. With a career spanning over three decades, BM Chaudhary had been preparing for his retirement on June 30. However, on May 20, the State […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated 18 redeveloped railway stations in Gujarat under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. The railway stations have been developed at a cost of Rs 164 crore. Under this Scheme, over 1,300 railway stations nationwide are being redeveloped. In Gujarat, 87 stations are being modernized at a cost of ₹6,303 […]
The Indian Meterological Department has issued a weather forecast predicting light to moderate rain and thundershowers across most parts of Gujarat, Daman, Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli till May 28. According to the IMD, a low-pressure area has formed over the region near the south Konkan-Goa coast following the influence of an upper air cyclonic circulation […]
A Special POCSO Sessions Court has acquitted a 56-year-old school principal of rape and murder charges in connection with the death of a six-year-old tribal student, a judgment that has triggered sharp criticism in Gujarat. The Dahod court, however, convicted the accused under lesser charges — culpable homicide not amounting to murder, wrongful confinement, and […]
IAS officer Vikrant Pandey, resident commissioner of Gujarat in New Delhi, has be appointed secretary to the chief minister of Gujarat. Avantika Singh Aulakh, secretary in the CMO, has been redesignated as additional principal secetary to the chief minister. The transfer orders were issued by the Gujarat Government on Tuesday. Pandey, the 2005-batch IAS officer […]
There is good news for wildlife enthusiasts. The estimated population of Asiatic lions in Gujarat has increased to 891 against 674 five years ago. Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday released the figures of the Lion Census conducted earlier this month. In the cenusus conducted in June 2020, the big cat population in the […]
A family court in Surat has issued a stay order on the ‘diksha’ (monkhood) ceremony of a 12-year-old boy, following the intervention of his father, who is a businessman in Indore. According to a report by a national daily, the event, scheduled for May 21 and 22, was put on hold amid a fierce custody […]
Backed by full police protection, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Tuesday morning began phase II of demolition around Chandola lake in Ahmedabad. In the operation that is scheduled to continue till Thursday, the civic authorities are targeting to bring down illegal encroachments and clear 2.5 lakh square metres of land near the water body. In […]
Two days after the Gujarat Police arrested Balwant Khabad, elder son of minister of state for panchayats Bachu Khabad, the younger son, Kiran, has also also been arrested in connection with a Rs 71 crore scam under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Scheme in Dahod, a tribal district. Kiran was arrested from the […]
The death of a four-month-old baby girl, mauled by a Rottweiler that broke free from its handler, has sent shockwaves across Ahmedabad and reignited the national debate over banning aggressive dog breeds in India. The infant was attacked outside her home when the Rottweiler, reportedly not securely restrained, lunged at her. Despite immediate efforts to […]
Three young workers died after inhaling toxic gases while cleaning a septic tank at a private factory in Ahmedabad. According to reports, the incident occurred on Friday morning at the effluent treatment plant (ETP) of MK Creation, a denim manufacturing unit located in the Danilimda area of the city. The report claimed that the factory, […]
Civic authorities are under pressure to initiate necessary actions after a pet Rottweiler killed a four-month-old baby four days ago. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is now contemplating strict enforcement measures that could significantly raise the accountability bar for pet owners. Among the options being discussed is the disconnection of water and sewage services to […]
In a blatant attack on freedom of the press, the Enforcement Directorate arrested Bahubali Shah, the managing director and owner of Gujarat Samachar. Gujarat Samachar is Gujarat’s highest-read newspaper. It also has a 24-hour television channel, GSTV. Later on Friday afternoon, he was released on bail. The Shah family confirmed the politically motivated arrest of […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has dismantled a high-level forgery racket allegedly helping illegal Bangladeshi immigrants obtain Indian identity documents. Two individuals—Rana Sarkar and Shoaib Qureshi—were arrested on Wednesday, while a third accused, Robiul Islam, has also been named. They have been booked under BNS Sections 336(2) (forgery), 337 (forgery of public documents), 338 (forgery […]
When Class X CBSE results were announced on Tuesday, there was a sweet coincidence for the Jani family in Ahmedabad. Neelgreev Jani of Maharaja Agrasen Vidyalaya topped in the school. Two years ago, his sister, Tejanshi, also had topped in Class X. Devdutt Jani, father of the sibblings, told Vibes of India that they never […]
Two days after a pet Rottweiler mauled a four-month-old baby girl leading to her death in Ahmedabad, the Police on Wednesday arrested Dilip Patel, owner of the dog. The arrest comes following a complaint against him. Naresh Rajput, head of the Cattle Nuisance Control Department at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, told Vibes of India that this […]
At a time when the Indian Armed Forces were giving their best to target selected sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor, posts by two corporators of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajkot and Vadodara have become a subject matter of discussion and the Opposition Congress has demanded that the cyber crime […]
Despite being no stranger to threats from across the border, Gujarat — the only Indian state sharing both a land and sea boundary with Pakistan — finds itself once again tightening its security grid as tensions between the two countries escalate. Following Pakistan’s attempted military strikes on Bhuj in the intervening night of Wednesday and […]
Despite repeated deportations under US immigration crackdowns — including scores of Indians already sent back during Donald Trump’s present tenure — Gujarat’s obsession with the American dream shows no signs of slowing. The state continues down a dangerous, almost suicidal path, ignoring the rising toll of human lives lost in pursuit of illegal entry into […]
