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National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC), Logistics Data Services Limited (NLDS) and Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to digitise the logistics landscape in Gujarat by leveraging Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP). Central to this partnership is the development of the Gujarat ULIP Dashboard by NLDS. Designed to […]
For the first time India have qualified for the team event in table tennis for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. Harmeet Desai, one of the key members of Team India for the upcoming mega event, is eagerly waiting for his Olympic debut. Currently training in Germany, Harmeet said, “It’s every athlete’s dream to represent the […]
In yet another crown of ignominy on Vadodara’s controversial Parul University, a hostel rector on the varsity campus has been accused of siphoning off Rs 31.9 lakh of students’ money for cryptocurrency trading in connivance with a student. The police have initiated a probe against the rector. The FIR, registered at the city’s Waghodia police […]
The number of Gujaratis renouncing their citizenship almost doubled in 2023. According to the data 485 passports were surrendered in 2023, double the 241 renounced in 2022. By early May 2024, this number had already reached 244. This reflects a rising trend among Gujaratis, with 1,187 people renouncing their Indian citizenship since Jan 2021. Data from the […]
The Gujarat Medical and Education Research Society (GMERS) has increased the MBBS annual tuition fee for its 13 colleges to Rs 5.50 lakh from the extant Rs 3.50 lakh. With a one-time 57.14 per cent fee hike, an MBBS student will now have to shell out a hefty Rs 24.75 lakh for the total duration […]
Close to a year after his retirement from subordinate judicial service, former sessions judge Ambalal R Patel has been appointed Gujarat’s director of prosecution. Patel presided over the 2008 serial blasts case and delivered the verdict when he was posted in Ahmedabad’s city sessions court, wherein he sentenced 38 people to death and 11 others […]
Bangkok attracts a large number of people from all over the world every year. It’s irresistible charm and stunning islands are drawing more travellers from Ahmedabad, turning it into the new favourite beach destination, rivalling Goa. Catering to this growing demand, Thai Lion Air is set to launch a direct flight from Ahmedabad to Bangkok. This addition will […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has landed in a controversy with its recent recruitment advertisement for assistant station officer, assistant sub-officer, and assistant fireman positions in the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES).The advertisement, which specifies that ‘only male candidates can apply’ for the assistant fireman posts, has drawn widespread criticism. This contentious move comes shortly after a national […]
The father of one of the victims of the Game Zone fire in Rajkot, which had claimed 27 lives, has moved the district consumer disputes redressal commission (DCDRC) of Rajkot, seeking Rs 20 lakh as punitive damages from the owners of the park, alleging that his son died due to “deficient service”. A fire had […]
Vegetable and basic commodity prices are skyrocketing, putting a strain on Gujarat’s Ahmedabad household budgets. Staples like pulses and edible oils have also experienced significant price increases as a result of price hikes, which have doubled and, in some cases, even tripled. The entire cost of living for people has increased dramatically as a consequence […]
The 147th Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath has begun early Sunday morning in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city, where a large number of devotees arrived at the procession route to pay obeisance to the deity. Members of the Khalashi community pull the chariots, or raths, of Lord Jagannath, his brother Balbhadra, and his sister Subhadra, in accordance […]
Two sub-adult lionesses fell into an open well while chasing a nilgai on an agricultural field near Dhari town close to the Gir (east) forest in Gujarat’s Amreli district on Saturday. While one died, foresters managed to rescue the other feline. The incident happened on the agricultural farm of Shmbhu Rudani on Dhari-Kubda Road near Dhari village in […]
The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission ruled in favour of an NRI, ordering an insurance company to pay her full claim with 7% interest for the past 18 years. The incident relates to one Sonali Shah, who broke her hand while working at a food outlet in New Jersey, US, and embarked on a long […]
The future of the TransStadia Stadium located in Kankaria, Ahmedabad, once a dream project of the Gujarat government, is as much in doldrums as the financial longevity of the companies behind this mega project. Insolvency has been filed against TransStadia Holdings Pvt Ltd and SE TransStadia Pvt Ltd, which are involved in the construction and […]
Jay Jalaram International School (JJIS) in Gujarat’s Godhra, which is under the CBI scanner for its alleged role in NEET-UG exam illegalities, was at one time among the most expensive schools in Gujarat, charging between Rs 3.25 lakh and Rs 5.5 lakh per annum from students. After the fee regulatory committee (FRC) was introduced in […]
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials on Monday searched the private office of Rajkot’s former town planning officer Mansukh Sagathia, who is presently under arrest for alleged involvement in the TRP Game Zone fire tragedy. The raid was carried out on Monday night at Sagathia’s office, which is located in the posh Twin Star building. An astounding […]
An American court has convicted Indian-American businessman Rishi Shah to seven and a half years in prison for his role in a billion-dollar fraud scheme revolving around visual advertisements in doctors’ offices. “ Thirty-eight-year-old Outcome’s former executives deceived their clients, their auditor, their lenders, and their investors for years,” Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole […]
A day after the Congress office at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in Ahmedabad was vandalised by activists from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Rahul Gandhi levelled a no holds barred attack on the Saffron Brigade. Taking to X (formerly known as Twitter), He said, “Hinsa aur nafrat failaney waley BJP ke log Hindu Dharm Ke Mool […]
A panjrapole in Ahmedabad, which had moved the High Court alleging violation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in relation to a vehicle carrying 22 goats days before Eid in June, withdrew its petition after the court came down heavily on it following strong opposition by the police to such a petition. The police […]
At least 10 Gujarat universities are among the defaulters listed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for not appointing a Lokpal (ombudsman) despite its directives last year. The higher education regulator on April 11, 2023 had notified the UGC (Redressal of Grievances of Students) Regulations, 2023 through an official gazette asking all the universities in […]
