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State capital Gandhinagar is the only district in Gujarat that does not face a shortage of specialist doctors in government hospitals. From the 922 posts for specialist doctors sanctioned overall, 323, or one-third, are still vacant in other districts. Seventeen posts were sanctioned for Gandhinagar, and all have been filled. The data was shared by […]
As the fiscal year draws to a close, corporates based in Ahmedabad withdrew funds from debt and liquid mutual funds, causing a notable shift in the city’s standing in terms of mutual fund assets under management (AUM). Previously a prominent player, Ahmedabad has now slipped to the seventh position nationally. According to data from the […]
The Indian Navy, aided by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), seized a large quantity of contraband at sea on Tuesday. The Navy intercepted and apprehended a suspicious dhow carrying almost 3300 kgs contraband. The haul included 3089 kgs charas, 158 kgs methamphetamine and 25 kgs morphine. This seizure of drugs is by far the largest […]
Playgrounds. The place where children learn their graving skills. Where they take their first steps to sporting glory. Where they give wings to their sporting dreams. Now, a painful truth: 5,012 government primary schools in Gujarat do not have a playground. The irony can’t be missed, for Gujarat is preparing for the 2036 Olympic bid […]
Already facing a barrage of defections in various states, the Congress suffered another blow on Tuesday when former Rajya Sabha MP and five-term party Lok Sabha MP from Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur Naran Rathwa and his son, Youth Congress leader Sangramsinh Rathwa, joined the BJP in Gandhinagar. The Rathwas said the decision was due to “demoralisation […]
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is facing allegations of a property tax scam involving crores of rupees. The alleged scam has sparked widespread outrage among citizens of Ahmedabad. They are demanding transparency from the AMC and urging the authorities to conduct a fair and impartial investigation to bring those responsible to justice. Three municipal officers […]
In the ongoing investigation of the Morbi bridge accident, the main accused, Jaysukh Patel, has recently applied for bail in the Supreme Court. Following this application, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Gujarat government. According to media reports, Patel, who is charged under IPC sections 304, 308, 337, and 114, had applied […]
Isabgol, also known as psyllium husk or ghodajiru, is a medicinal crop that has seen a remarkable growth in Gujarat in the past decade. According to the state agriculture department, the area under isabgol cultivation reached a record high of 31,208 hectares in 2024, surpassing the previous peak of 25,127 hectares in 2018. The main […]
Ahmedabad, Gujarat: A resident of Gandhinagar, originally from Telangana, has reported losing ₹11.39 lakhs to a money-for-task scam in March 2023. The victim, Suresh Ankam (37), filed a complaint with the Cybercrime police station in Gandhinagar on Saturday. Ankam, who works for a private company in Randesan, received a WhatsApp message on March 13, 2023, […]
US authorities have apprehended a man purportedly linked to the smuggling of an Indian family from Dingucha village in Gandhinagar. The arrest took place at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago last Thursday. The individual detained is Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, who goes by various aliases including “Dirty Harry” and “Param Singh.” Patel is suspected to have […]
The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) has announced Rs 1,705.42 crore general budget for the fiscal year 2023-24. This budget marks a historic moment for AUDA, as it surpasses the Rs 1,700 crore threshold for the first time, with a keen focus on enhancing infrastructure across the region. The budget takes into account 10 flyovers […]
The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has received 1,800 calls so far on its toll-free exam helpline for counselling of board students and parents. The board has launched a toll-free helpline number, 1800-233-5500, dedicated to providing counselling to the class 10 and 12 students and their parents. This service is set […]
Over the past five years, i.e. from the year 2019 to 2024, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has reportedly planted over seven million saplings in the city area. According to the garden department of the capital’s civic body, it has planted 75.43 lakh trees in the city over the past five years. This significant increase […]
The 14th edition of ‘Udyog 2024’, a four-day industrial exhibition, will kick off on Friday at Surat International Exhibition and Convention Centre. The event is jointly organised by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) and Southern Gujarat Chamber Trade and Industries Development Centre (SGCTIDC). The exhibition will feature more than 100 exhibitors […]
Ahmedabad police have given a clean chit to the chairman and managing director of Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Rajiv Modi, in connection with the rape charges levelled against him by a Bulgarian woman. Sola high court police inspector R H Solanki filed an ‘A summary’ report at a judicial magistrate’s court in Navrangpura stating that no evidence […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several development projects worth more than ₹60,000 crore in Navsari and Mehsana districts of Gujarat on Thursday. The projects cover various sectors such as infrastructure, connectivity, education, healthcare and tourism, and aim to boost the development of the region. In Navsari, the Prime Minister […]
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has decided to set up a plant that will treat wastewater and make it suitable for industrial and other uses. The plant will have a capacity of 90 million litres per day (MLD) and will be built on a public-private partnership (PPP) model. The RMC’s standing committee approved a proposal […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Mehsana, inaugurated projects worth Rs 13,000 crore, including the expansive Gujarat Fibre Grid Network spanning 35,264 km and encompassing 8,030 gram panchayats. In his address, he underscored the detrimental role of the Congress in fostering discord between ‘vikas’ (development) and ‘virasat’ (heritage) in post-Independence India. Speaking at […]
A father-son pair of Congress leaders switched sides and joined the BJP in Surat on Wednesday. Niket Patel, a Congress leader, and his father Sunil Patel, a former Congress corporator in Surat Municipal Corporation, along with their supporters, were inducted into the BJP by state BJP president C R Paatil at the Surat city BJP […]
A school bus carrying students and teachers of Sarasvati Vidhyalay of Ushker village met with an accident on Mandvi-Kim highway in Surat district on Wednesday morning. The bus collided with a dumper truck near Usker village, injuring 30 students, four teachers and the bus driver. The bus driver, Kisan Vasava, suffered a fracture and was […]
