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A Gujarat-based Kerala man has been sentenced to seven-year rigorous imprisonment for allegedly impersonating his friend and landing jobs at several prominent companies. He was on the run after allegedly murdering his wife in 2003. Additional Sessions Judge (Bhopal) Swayam Prakash Dubey convicted Tarun Jinaraj under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and fined […]
A fisherman from Gujarat, languishing in a Pakistan jail since 2021, died after reportedly suffering a heart attack while waiting for his release and repatriation, as he had already served his sentence. The fisherman from Gir Somnath district of Gujarat was apprehended by Pakistan early in 2021 for allegedly violating territorial waters by crossing over […]
Fourteen people have died in Kachchh district of Gujarat due to a mysterious disease. The doctors are yet to diagnose the disease accurately, said an official. The health department could not verify the type of fever and said that it would only be confirmed after the report comes from Gandhinagar. The patients who died from […]
The consumer forum in Ahmedabad has asked Lufthansa Airline to pay Rs 1 lakh in compensation and refund Rs 67,000 for a cancelled ticket after the student was barred from boarding a Toronto-bound flight on visa grounds. The student was prevented from flying because the flight had stoppages in Munich and Frankfurt in Germany, and […]
Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Friday seized 200 kg of ganja from an industrial facility in Vatva as part of a major enforcement operation. This operation was carried out as a part of the city police’s continuous efforts to combat drug trafficking. An established drug trafficking network that had been operating in Ahmedabad was the target […]
First-year Masters in Developmental Communication (MDC) students at Gujarat University have made waves with their bold new theatrical production, ‘The Byuttiful Performance’. The play, which was directed by Maulikraj Shrimali and Amit Thakkar, was the culmination of a two-week workshop that explored and challenged traditional concepts of beauty. Body shaming and colourism are widespread concerns […]
Two teachers from Gujarat – Chandreshkumar Borisagar, acting head teacher at Navi Badhada Primary School and Vinay Patel, Principal at RF Patel High School, Vadala, are conferred with the National Teachers’ Award 2024 award on the occasion of National Teachers’ Day. Total 50 teachers have been selected for the award by the Department of School […]
Heavy rainfall in Gujarat in the last week of August has resulted in the loss of 49 lives, damaged roads and caused floods. Over 37,000 people were rescued by multiple agencies including the NDRF and Army. Gujarat so far received 108 per cent of its average annual rainfall The depression, formed over the Gujarat-Rajasthan border, gradually […]
The Indian Coast Guard on Tuesday recovered the bodies of two of its personnel who went missing after their Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH Mk-III) went down into the Arabian Sea near Porbandar. One of the crew on board, a flight diver, was rescued earlier in the day, and the search for the pilot was […]
Unable to find jobs, 3.95 lakh people including 46,102 graduates and post graduates have applied for the job of sweepers in a state-run corporation Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN) established for providing contractual manpower. With hardly any other employment available, hundreds of thousands of young men and women desperate for work are applying for the […]
A group of Dalit activists on Monday threatened an agitation if the Gujarat government does not meet the demands of the community by September 23. They have submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister Office (CMO) seeking government action over a number of “unresolved issues” of the community. Some of the demands made in the […]
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the Khavda Phase IV Part-A transmission project, following the receipt of a letter of intent from REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL). This acquisition bolsters AESL’s position as a frontrunner in India’s energy […]
Over a dozen terracotta statues of Lord Buddha excavated from the ancient Devni Mori site in north Gujarat, have been submerged in floodwaters since the night of Aug 26.The statues, which are over 2,000 years old, were kept in the cellar along with other antiquities excavated from the Devni Mori site in 1963.“In all these years, we have never […]
The state government has announced the reformulated ‘Naari Gaurav Niti 2024’. The policy ensures equal rights and opportunities for women and men in all state government development activities. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the objective of the reformed policy is to ensure an enabling environment for women and girls that further promotes just and […]
Gujarat Forest Department official has announced that a total of 24 crocodiles have been rescued from various residential areas in Vadodara. Vadodara Range Forest Official Karansinh Rajput stated that the rescued crocodiles will be released into the Vishwamitri River, from where they initially moved into residential areas due to flooding caused by the release of […]
The Global Operations Centre of Central Bureau of Investigation coordinated with INTERPOL NCB- Abu Dhabi to bring back to India a Red Notice subject from the UAE. The subject, Dipakkumar Dhirajlal Thakkar, was wanted by Gujarat police for offences relating to criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, causing disappearance of evidence and offences […]
Rising fees of private universities in India and abroad, and with the US processing student visas faster, giving a boost to student interest, the disbursals in education loans have seen a marked rise in Gujarat. In the first quarter of FY 2025, education loan disbursals went up by 28% in the state, according to the […]
The Vishwamitri river rejuvenation project, a mega project of the state government, which was first proposed in 2010, is yet to see the light of the day. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s latest announcement of Rs 1,200 crore for the project to mitigate Vadodara’s flood problem is yet another in the series of assurances given by […]
A row has erupted in Gujarat’s Rajkot after Deputy Collector Chandani Parmar allegedly organised a havan in her office on August 21 to stave off any vighna (misfortune) to the Lok Mela (fair). The mela also known as Dharohar was held on the occasion of Janmashtami. Bharat Jan Vigyan Jatha, an organisation to promote scientific […]
The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea by self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu who had sought a suspension of his life sentence in a decade old rape case in which he was accused of repeatedly raping a female disciple. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ilesh J. Vora and Justice Vimal K. Vyas found that there […]
