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A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Rajkot for allegedly killing his mentally-ill mother and later posting a picture with her dead body on social media. The incident came to light when a local resident informed police about the incident and officials arrived at the scene to see the accused, Nilesh Gosai, sitting next to […]
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday reported that Gujarat has been receiving extremely heavy downpours for the last few days and it believes this is expected to continue for the next five days. According to the IMD’s most recent forecast, certain regions will be under red and orange alerts from August 24 to 26, […]
Gujarat assembly on Friday passed a Gujarat Special Courts Bill, 2024 that paves the way for setting up special courts to crack down on disproportionate assets of government employees, bootleggers, GST scamsters, land mafia, drug mafia and even elected representatives. Minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi said under the new law the prescribed prison […]
A new study led by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) has highlighted that though concerns over automation and job loss loom large on employees due to the advent and rise in the use of AI tools in offices, a vast majority of employees across sectors are positive about AI for boosting their performance and […]
A Gujarat paediatrician reportedly lost a whopping Rs 50 lakh after falling prey to an investment fraud. Identified as Dr Anil Khatri from the Shahibaug area of state capital Ahmedabad, the 58-yr-old has accused a man and a woman of defrauding him of Rs 50 lakh between May 31 and June 29 with the lure […]
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged sick or loss-making state public sector units (PSUs) in Gujarat, suggesting either to revive them or shut them down. The CAG, in its state finances audit report for the fiscal year concluding March 31, 2023, expressed apprehension over the escalating losses incurred by several loss-making […]
The fee regulatory committee (FRC) on Friday announced the fees for more than 1,200 private medical, dental, and paramedical colleges in the state. The committee has announced the fees for 39 medical colleges for 2024-25. New fees for paramedical and dental colleges have been announced for the upcoming three years. The committee clarified that for medical courses, the remaining […]
The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed a significant amendment to the Gujarat Prohibition Act, allowing the state government to auction vehicles confiscated in liquor smuggling cases. The Gujarat Prohibition (Amendment) Bill 2024 was passed by a majority vote, despite opposition from the four Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs. Congress legislators, however, were absent from the […]
On the first day of the Gujarat assembly’s three-day monsoon session on Wednesday, the government informed the house that in the past three years, 134 teachers were dismissed for unauthorised leaves. State Education Minister Kuber Dindor told the House that a total of 134 teachers of government-run and grant-in-aid schools were sacked between 2019 and […]
The Gujarat High Court has questioned the traffic drives carried out by the Ahmedabad police department on Tuesday, asking why there appeared to be “no difference on the ground.” During contempt proceedings, the high court’s division bench made an observation on the maintenance of municipal roads, efficient traffic flow and the threat posed by wandering […]
The Congress party’s ‘Nyay Yatra,’ a 15-day long march aimed at raising awareness about corruption and various tragic incidents under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled government in Gujarat, is going to conclude on August 23. The yatra, which covered a distance of 300 kilometres, was launched on August 9 from Morbi and saw participation from […]
Gujarat is one of the worst performers in improving nutrition among children and fighting hunger according to data on the status of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) released by NITI Aayog. Gujarat ranks 25th on the hunger index in the state-wise rankings released by the think tank in its 2023-24 SDG report released earlier this month. […]
We all generally consider Homai Vyarawalla as India’s first female photojournalist who earned a name for herself in the male-dominated profession. But even before that, a woman from the erstwhile Baroda state (Gujarat’s Vadodara) was already operating cameras with finesse and clicking sportsmen from across the globe. Laxmibai Mujumdar, fondly called Akkasaheb by her family, […]
On World Photography Day on Monday, VO! met up with Parmanand Dalwadi, a doyen among professional photographers in Ahmedabad. In an exclusive interview, the veteran lensman talks about new technologies in photography, the Ambani wedding and what makes for a truly great photo: VO!: What are the current trends in photography? Dalwadi: Photography was invented […]
A Gujarati man has come under the scanner in the US for allegedly providing forged American green cards to illegal immigrants. A native of Matar taluka in Kheda, the man, had moved to the US in 2007. The Pennsylvania resident is accused of posing as an Indian embassy employee and carrying an identity card showing […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has distributed citizenship certificates to 188 hindus from Pakistan under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Addressing the gathering, Shah slammed the INDI Alliance and the previous Congress government for neglecting the Hindu and other minority refugees for vote bank and appeasement politics. He reiterated Modi government’s commitment for […]
Sales of antibiotics have risen substantially in Gujarat over a five-year period. Three of five antibiotics are of a higher grade, which means they are used to treat patients with severe forms of infection and even those with mild infections who do not respond to the conventional broad-spectrum antibiotics. The use of these antibiotics is […]
Every morning and evening, the Dwarkadhish Temple reverberates with the beats of the drum during aarti, elevating hope and positivity, and bringing alive prayers to the divine. This temple in Dwarka, the ancient kingdom of Lord Krishna, is an example of religious amity. Here, it doesn’t matter if the man behind the uplifting drum beats inside the temple gate during […]
A maverick Gujarati entrepreneur decided to turn history upside down by buying the fabled and dreaded East India Company that once owned India. Sanjiv Mehta, born into a Gujarati Jain family in Mumbai in October 1961, studied at Sydenham College in Mumbai, followed by further studies at the prestigious IIM Ahmedabad. He then pursued advanced […]
A shocking situation has emerged in Gujarat’s Surat amid a slowdown in diamond trade and long holidays for big firms. The ‘suicide helpline number’ was launched by the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat (DWUG) on July 15. So far, the helpline has received over 1,600 calls. In which the artisans active in this area have described […]
