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By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ A few weeks ago, Jesuit Fr. Hedwig Lewis released his latest book ‘Being Extraordinarily Ordinary’ (30 Strategies for Wholesome Living)! This extraordinary book is compact and concise, direct with no frills attached! It makes for compelling reading, challenging one to live a more meaningful life, in practical do-able ways, to […]
The BJP that has always called itself a disciplined party and a party with a difference came in for a shock in Gujarat when treasurer of its Surat unit and a party worker were involved in a physical fight in the party office. According to sources, the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon. Sources said that […]
A web of deceit and political strife is gripping Gujarat. On one side, a grieving widow was cheated of over Rs 14 lakh by fake Aghoris claiming to lift black magic curses. Aghoris are a sect of ascetic Shaivite sadhus who practice a unique and extreme form of Hinduism. On the other hand, BJP leaders […]
There is a reason the Gir National Park is an attractive tourist destination in Gujarat. Thousands of nature and animal enthusiasts flock there to catch a glimpse of the Asiatic Lions. The demand for safari permits grows in the period between Christmas and New Year when India is in holiday mood. In recent times the […]
The BJP’s choice of Jagdish Vishwakarma as its new Gujarat president reflects the party’s attempt to balance caste representation and internal power equations. Vishwakarma, 58, a three-term MLA from Ahmedabad’s Nikol constituency, replaces Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil and also serves as a minister of state in Gujarat, handling MSME, industries, roads and buildings, […]
Atrocities on Dalits Continue In Gujarat: Labourer Assaulted for Visiting Temple Gujarat prides itself on constitutional safeguards. They are one of the most active diaspora of India. They are entrepreneurial and opt to settle in different corners of the world. They are adaptable but that seems to be the case when they leave India. Back […]
From a suspended police constable to a stint in jail in a bank fraud; C R Paatil has had a remarkable tenure as the as Gujarat BJP President. After a notable stint that lasted over five years, including more than two years on extension, Chandrakant Raghunath Paatil has stepped down as Gujarat BJP president. Paatil’s […]
Offline classes resumed on Friday for Class 10 and 12 students at the Seventh Day Adventist school in the Khokhra area of Ahmedabad nearly six weeks after a student was allegedly stabbed to death by a batchmate. The reopening came under strict security arrangements and amid low student attendance. It may be noted that the […]
Multi-layered clinical trial scandals spanning government hospitals, private research organisations, and pharmaceutical firms are rapidly coming to light in Ahmedabad, revealing a pattern of unethical medical testing, financial impropriety, and regulatory failures. At the centre of this storm are damning revelations about how poor and uninformed patients are being exploited, permissions forged, and trial protocols […]
Nearly one and a half years after incumbent Gujarat BJP president C. R. Paatil was inducted into the Union Cabinet as Jal Shakti Minister, the state party has got a new president – Jagdish Panchal alias Vishwakarma, minister of state cooperation minister. Naming Vishwakarma as the new state party president is a smart move by […]
For three decades now, the Bharatiya Janata Party has been in power in Gujarat. It’s celebrated as a model state, which prides itself in maintaining law, order and good governance. However, the figures tell a different story. An alarming one at that. According to the 2023 figures from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), cases of loot and theft […]
In a heart wrenching incident in Ahmedabad, a 33-year-old woman bloodied her parents after they opposed her marriage to a person who they thought was not suitable for her. According to information, the incident took place two days ago.The woman is a lecturer in a private college. Mother too is a teacher and father is […]
Surat police have arrested a woman and her husband in connection with the theft of gold and diamond-studded jewellery worth over Rs 2 crore from a well-known jewellery showroom in the city. The accused allegedly executed the crime over several months, with the stolen ornaments later being sold through a separate jewellery outlet owned by […]
The campus of Adani Vidya Mandir (AVM), Ahmedabad, came alive Monday as Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat addressed its students with a message of grit, values and hope. Welcomed by Dr Priti Adani, Chairperson of the Adani Foundation, and Shilin Adani, Trustee, the Governor was greeted with a Guard of Honour and traditional ceremony by […]
Events meant to unite communities become the very places where vulnerable communities are excluded. A recent incident in Gujarat has brought these concerns back into sharp focus. Four women from Bharodi village in Virpur taluka of Mahisagar district, Gujarat, have been booked for allegedly humiliating and assaulting a Dalit woman at a village Garba event […]
Alarming figures related to heart health have surfaced, highlighting a steep and concerning rise in cardiac emergencies in Gujarat. A report that will be of deep concern to the state claims that in 2018, EMRI 108 emergency services responded to 51,315 cardiac emergencies over the course of 365 days, averaging 141 cases daily. By September […]
Thirty years of uninterrupted governance naturally raises an expectation — that those in power would have addressed the most basic human needs. In Gujarat, the reality is unsettling. Five of its districts rank among the ten worst in India for malnutrition, which is at odds with the state’s cultivated image of progress. BJP has been […]
Violent clashes erupted in a village in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district on Wednesday night, after tensions escalated between two communities over conflicting WhatsApp statuses. The incident led to widespread arson and vandalism, prompting police to detain more than 70 individuals by Thursday. The confrontation occurred in Bahiyal village, located in Dehgam taluka, approximately 38 kilometers from […]
In yet another case of digital arrest reported from Gujarat, a 59-year-old retired teacher from Ahmedabad has lost staggering Rs 38.70 lakh. According to reports, Mahesh Parmar, a resident of Jivraj Park area was virtually “held hostage” for nine days and cheated of Rs. 38.70 lakh. He filed a complaint with the City Cyber Crime […]
The Gujarat government on Wednesday said that the State Cabinet has unanimously sanctioned the formation of 17 new talukas by reorganizing the existing 21 talukas across the state. State Government Spokesperson Rushikesh Patel told reporters in Gandhinagar that the move is part of a citizen-focused strategy aimed at administrative decentralization. The restructuring is expected to bring district and […]
