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In a heartening trend, as per the city’s birth registry in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) latest annual report there has been a rise in registration of third gender identities. The number stands at seven in 2023. There were just two registrations in 2021 and a single case in 2022. Among the factors for low registrations […]
A 54-year-old Muslim cleric was arrested at Amod in Bharuch on Sunday for a social media post that could potentially “breach communal peace” ahead of Monday’s Eid-ul-Adha. The arrest is to preventive any untoward incident, according to police sources. The Bharuch district police has booked the accused, Maulvi Abdul Rahim Rathod, who is a cleric […]
In view of the tragic incident at the TRP Mall gaming zone in Rajkot last month, the Gujarat High Court has issued a directive to the Principal Secretary (Urban Development) to conduct an inquiry into the functioning of municipal corporations across the state. The court stressed that no guilty party should be spared, and all […]
Authorities on Sunday said that an Indian passenger headed for Dubai was detained at the Surat airport by personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) for allegedly hiding raw diamonds worth over Rs 2 crore. Sanjaybhai Moradiya was detained on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. as he was being interrogated by airport security before boarding […]
Shaktisinh Gohil is an MP and a member of the Congress party. He was appointed president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee in June 2023, in the run-up to the 2024 general elections. Shaktisinh was the minister of finance, health, education, and Narmada in two consecutive state governments from 1991 to 1995. He also led […]
A casual labourer was stabbed to death by an alleged bootlegger and his three accomplices inside the trauma care centre of government-run GG Hospital in Jamnagar city in the early hours of Thursday. The police said the incident took place at around 12.30 am on Thursday when the victim, identified as Dharmarajsinh alias Bhuro Zala, […]
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday criticised the state government and directed it to set up a high-level fact-finding committee to conduct an independent probe into the Rajkot game zone fire incident. It wanted an investigation into the role of officials who allowed the illegal structure to come up and remain functional for years without […]
Third-year resident doctor of Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research (SMIMER), Rutvik Darji, was suspended on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a Thai woman in the institute’s boys’ hostel. Darji will remain suspended pending inquiry by the dean of the institute, Dr Deepak Hovale. The action against Darji follows a preliminary inquiry by a […]
The Rajkot gaming zone fire which killed 27 people last month has led the state government to take urgent action. On Wednesday, draft rules were released on licensing requirements, maintenance and public safety for amusement parks and gaming zones under the Gujarat Amusement Rides and Gaming Zone Activities (Safety) Rules, 2024. Earlier incidents include the Harni […]
The Ahmedabad Police on Wednesday said that they will use helium balloons with cameras inside to carry out surveillance during the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra on July 7, in addition to other security measures. For this occasion, these balloons would be specifically imported from Kashmir. The city police have started making preparations for the security […]
The Gujarat High Court has refused to grant bail to Kalpesh Turi, a former technical officer in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who is facing charges of cyberterrorism for allegedly being in contact with a woman stationed in Pakistan. The HC refused his bail for a second time on Monday after having done so […]
In a positive move towards sustainable urban development, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is proposing to make the inclusion of EV charging stations mandatory in the building plans of all new constructions. The AMC is going all out to promote electric vehicles (EVs) in the city, with plans to rope in private entities to establish […]
With the elevation of Gujarat BJP chief and Navsari MP C R Patil to the Union Cabinet, there is intense speculation about who will be his successor in the state. Patil has been given the water resources portfolio in the Union Cabinet. Sources in the ruling party said the Gujarat unit of the BJP will […]
The Patidar organisation Sardardham was in the spotlight recently. The organisation, which has members from both Kadva and Leuva communities, was set up for the development of the Patidar community with the goal of long-term progress in the social, economic and educational fields. Sardardham saw a record number of eight out of 25 candidates from […]
Dwija Patel of Rajkot emerged as the top scorer among girls with an All India Rank of 7 in the JEE-Advanced results that were declared on Sunday. She scored 332 out of 360. Six students from Gujarat are among the top 100 in the JEE-Advanced results. Of them, four are from Rajkot and two from […]
A three-day hunger strike led by several Congress leaders kicked off on Friday to protest against the massive fire incident at TRP Game Zone in Rajkot. On the first day of the protest, some grieving family members also joined the protest. Trial by fast-track court, an “impartial” SIT, compensation of Rs 1 crore to the […]
Dishonest government officials in Gujarat commit graft ‘with a heart’. Being quite ‘considerate’ about the financial burden their prohibitive bribe amounts put on vulnerable citizens, many have taken a leaf out of the bank loan system to allow the payment in easy monthly instalments instead of a lumpsum. In March this year, a Rs 21 […]
Of the 265 candidates who contested Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat, 215 (around 81%) lost their security deposits. Most of them were Independents and candidates fielded by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). The EC rules state that a candidate must secure at least one-sixth of the total votes polled to save their security deposit, which […]
Though the BJP fell short of one seat from their convincing claim to repeat the performance of the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, winning 26 out of 26 seats, it has managed to retain both seats, falling in the Ahmedabad constituency once again. Hasmukh Patel of the BJP defeated Himmatsinh Patel of Congress in […]
After the nomination form of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani was rejected, Mukesh Dalal of the BJP was declared an uncontested winner from the Surat seat as all other candidates withdrew from the fray. In Gujarat, even before the polling started, there was already one seat in the BJP kitty. The State President of the BJP, […]
