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A young Muslim man was reportedly beaten to death during a cricket match in Chikhodara of Anand district in Gujarat. Identified as Salman Hanifbhai Vohra, he was beaten to death allegedly by a group of 15-20 men. As per reports, Salman had intervened to help his friend Shoaib, who was being assaulted by the group […]
The Delhi Police has arrested four accused from Mehsana district in an alleged visa fraud case. Two of them are from a consultancy firm in Gujarat. The move came after the US Embassy, New Delhi, filed a complaint on June 20, seeking urgent action by the Delhi Police and the Central government in two cases […]
Major marketplaces in Gujarat’s Rajkot city had appeared empty and various other businesses remained closed on Tuesday as a bandh was declared to mark one month of the fire tragedy at a game zone which claimed at least 27 lives. Schools, universities, teaching facilities, marketplaces for gold and jewellery, and other businesses closed in support […]
Vadodara girl Nisha Kumari, who climbed Mount Everest last year, is embarking on yet another adventure. She is undertaking a 15,000-km bicycle journey from Vadodara to London to create awareness on climate change. The 28-year-old has started her 180-day journey which will cover 16 countries. Nisha will be planting trees in all 200 cities she […]
In the wake of Tata AIG Insurance Company delisting 81 hospitals in Ahmedabad, the Ahmedabad Hospitals & Nursing Homes Association (AHNA) has taken a strong stand against it. The 1000-strong AHNA is set to boycott TATA AIG from July 15. AHNA has taken strong objection to the action of TATA AIG for their “unjust and […]
Vadodara-based fashion designer and social media influencer Archana Makwana has received death threats for performing yoga at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on the International Yoga Day. The Punjab Police have registered a case against her based on a complaint by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) which has accused her of offending Sikh religious […]
A shocking piece of information has come to light in the wake of the Rajkot game zone tragedy. The firefighting force in Gujarat is facing a severe leadership crisis. Seven out of eight municipal corporations in Gujarat have no Chief Fire Officers! Following the arrest of Ilesh Kher, the Chief Fire Officer (CFO) of Rajkot, […]
Six pilgrims from Gujarat have reportedly died between June 12 and 17 in Mecca while performing Haj, according to the Gujarat Haj Committee, which has made a representation before the Centre and the Indian Consul General in Saudi Arabia regarding inconveniences like overcrowded rooms and lack of water facilities faced by the pilgrims. The deceased […]
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Gujarat government to probe the Rajkot game zone fire incident, submitted its interim report on Friday to Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi in Gandhinagar. In its 100-page interim report, the SIT, headed by senior IPS officer Subhash Trivedi, has suggested some changes to Section 33 […]
The ‘indefinite’ strike by private school transport operators was withdrawn on Wednesday after the Regional Transport Office (RTO) agreed to extend the deadline to comply with safety and vehicle documentation norms by 45-60 days, as per their demands. Around 8,000 school vans will need to be checked by the RTO within 60 days in Ahmedabad […]
The state cabinet, which met on Wednesday, passed a resolution to provide permanent jobs to 7,500 aspirants who have passed the TAT (teacher’s aptitude test), higher secondary and TAT, secondary. Speaking to the media in Gandhinagar, the state government spokesperson Rushikesh Patel said, “As many as 7,500 teachers who have passed TAT (higher secondary) and […]
Concerned about the number of lion deaths on railway tracks, the Gujarat government has conveyed to the Centre and Indian Railways that, from now on only elevated rail and road corridors would be built in and around Gir and Greater Gir areas. Since 2014, 17 lions have been killed in 15 collisions with trains in […]
Hundreds of candidates who had cleared the state education department’s Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) and Teacher Aptitude Test (TAT) on Tuesday morning marched to the secretariat. The rally was stopped by district police teams and around 300 protestors were detained, allegedly by use of force. It was the first demonstration the state government faced after […]
The relatives of the victims of the Morbi suspension bridge collapse have urged the Gujarat High Court to transfer the investigation from Morbi city police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). They want this because they believe that the investigator is going slow against the office-bearers of the Oreva Group and shielding government officials. […]
The Lulu Group, headquartered in Dubai, has bought a 66,168 sq m plot for Rs 519.41 crore from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to set up India’s largest mall. The e-auction of the plot was held on Tuesday. AMC had received three bids for the prime Chandkheda plot. The base price of the plot was […]
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is lodged in Sabarmati jail in Gujarat, made another video call that went viral on social media on Tuesday. In the 19-second video, Bishnoi—the alleged mastermind behind the firing at actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai and the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala—is seen allegedly talking about Eid with Pakistani […]
A saree printer misused his expertise in colour and printing to make duplicate Indian currency notes, which he smartly used in a vegetable market for 10 months. But he landed in trouble when a tomato vendor got suspicious of his unusually small and frequent purchases and alerted the police. Udhna police arrested the printer Pintu […]
The operators of private school vans and rickshaws will observe a strike across the state from Tuesday over their pending demands, which include expediting vehicle fitness certificates and permit processes. The transport department has said it will intensify the crackdown against vans and rickshaws plying without valid fitness certificates and permits. About 80,000 school vans […]
Following vociferous protests by members of the Jain community, the state government on Monday directed authorities in Panchmahals district to reinstall idols of Jain Tirthankars that had been removed from their original spot, allegedly to make way for renovation. The centuries-old idols had been placed near the stairs leading to Kalika Mata temple on Pavagadh […]
A vigilant loco pilot of a goods train saved the lives of 10 lions after applying emergency brakes on spotting them on the tracks near Pipavav Port in Amreli district, according to a railway official. The incident took place early on Monday. The loco pilot Mukesh Kumar Meena was piloting the goods train from Pipavav […]
