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Today, several Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) members flocked P P Savani School, Hirabaug, in Surat, protesting against burqa-clad students. The situation did not get out of hand as the police rushed to the spot. Although the police detained 12 VHP leaders, they were soon released. The incident took place, as a group of students wearing […]
Surat Police on Monday, February 21, issued a statement announcing that a man had been arrested for raping and killing an 11-yeard old girl in Palsana town. The tragic incident happened on Sunday, when the girl and her brother were alone at home. The victim’s body was found by her parents near their house. The […]
The Gujarat health department on Monday announced the formation of a fresh 3-member panel to investigate the harassment and torture allegations by Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA) of BJ Medical College against Dr Kamlesh Upadhyay, the head of medicine department at BJMC. The three panel committee includes professor and surgery department head of Government Medical College […]
In a letter to Raghu Sharma, Gujarat Congress in-charge, Dr Vijay Dave said that he has been working for the Gujarat Congress for almost four decades. When the Congress party won 141 and 149 assembly seats in a row in 1980 and 1985, he was the sole in-charge of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. But […]
Hasmukh Adhia, former union revenue and finance secretary and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chosen officer to drive the Goods and Services Tax regime and demonetization, has been picked to head the prestigious Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) in Gandhinagar. Adhia, at present Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of Baroda and Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat […]
Congress leader Hardik Patel on Monday said that if the government doesn’t withdraw the cases against the Patidar youths, then we will launch a statewide agitation by March 23. “Today, I am not speaking as a party leader, but as an agitator”, he added. Patel, who was in Rajkot, addressed a press conference stating that […]
Philosophy of the Indian National Congress (INC) is the bedrock of the Indian Constitution, said Gujarat Congress on Tuesday. Congress Party has striven to forge an India which is just, empowering and inclusive, added many Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee Leaders in a meeting on Tuesday. Speaking to Vibes of India (Vo!), Hitendra Pitadiya, Schedule Castes […]
Jayarajsinh Parmar, former Congress spokesperson to join Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) on Tuesday. Jayaraj tweeted on Sunday, “With the blessings of my family goddess Shri Harsiddh Bhavani Mataji and village goddess Shri Ajay Mata and my guru, I am joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday 22-02-2022 at 11.00 am at Shri Kamalam. Jai Hind.” […]
The two-day “Auto de Luxe” was inaugurated by state BJP president C.R. Paatil on Saturday at Jade Banquet. Organised by Aver Media, the high-end auto exhibition showcases the latest models from Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lexus, Citroen, Jaguar, Jeep, Land Rover, Mercedes, Morris Garage, Skoda, Volvo, Harley Davidson, Triumph motorcycles and Kawasaki. It is on till […]
As many as 38 of the 49 convicts linked to the Indian Mujahideen (IM) have been sentenced to death and the remaining to life imprisonment. The lawyers of the 49 convicts in the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts case said they would move the Gujarat High Court to appeal against the guilty verdict awarded to them by […]
Rajkot woman accuses BJP MLA Govind Patel of being involved in land scam. A woman from Rajkot city has accused BJP MLA Govind Patel of misusing his power to convert her disputed family property into non agricultural category. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Central Bureau of Investigation, Premiben Tapubhai Parsana, […]
Another reason to laud Amadavad as a smart city, here comes an international standard badminton academy to get citizens into shape. A brainchild of ACP (cybercrime), Jitendra Yadav and Romit Arora, “Blackk & One Badminton Academy” boasts five courts and floodlights to enable play during evening hours too. This makes it the city’s largest private […]
Intercaste couple Mayuri Patel and Vishwas Satwara are the victims of a social boycott. Pud village of the Mehsana district in North Gujarat omits Mayuri, Vishwas and their families. They face this bigotry for their courage to marry irrespective of their caste. We cannot buy vegetables, milk or ghee from the village dairy, so we […]
While some would go with the “once bitten twice shy” adage, this Petlad resident surely begs to differ. His recent attempt to “marry” a new love interest failed, when his wife reported the matter to the police. Ameesha and Parth tied the knot in 2019. An online match, the couple started their new innings together. […]
Maharashtra Goods and Services Department(GST) has nabbed a Gujarat-based couple for a massive Rs 450 crore fraud. The couple was nabbed in a first of its kind interstate investigation. Gujarat Police and Mumbai Police have nabbed Sanjeev Singh of Prime Overseas and Prima Mhatre of Dolphin Overseas from Surat. The couple was produced before the […]
A massive fire broke out in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s parking lot in the city’s Gota area on Friday Morning burning over 40 parked two-wheelers. Most of the vehicles belonged to citizens who utilise state transport buses to travel, parking their vehicles in the corporation’s parking plot. see the video here Three fire engines were […]
UP (2,76,217) at the top-notch is followed by Delhi and Karnataka, according to the data tabled in Loksabha. Gujarat have 17,593 electric vehicles as of January 31, 2022. To note, lesser developed states such as Assam (47,947), Bihar (64,241) and Uttarakhand (25,451) have more electric vehicles compared to Gujarat. The Union Ministry of Heavy Industries […]
On Tuesday, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced a new Gujarat IT and ITeS Policy to prepare for the next technological revolution. CM Bhupendra Patel said, “The new IT Policy aims to increase Gujarat’s annual exports in the IT sector from Rs.3,000 crore to Rs.25,000 crore and create more than 1 lakh new employment in […]
Gujarat recorded 2909 Covid cases today, 988 drops from yesterday’s tally of 3897 and 21 deaths in the last 24 hours. However, with 21 Covid-19 fatalities, the cumulative number of deaths climbed to 10,688 in Gujarat, the state health department said in a release. Six people who succumbed to the Covid infection were from Ahmedabad. […]
The city police on Tuesday arrested a tutor Mayank Dikshit, on charges of sexual assault and blackmailing his student. The assault started since 2016 but the victim reportedly remained tight-lipped for fear of the “videos being made viral.” Finally, the outraged family mustered the courage and lodged a complaint at Vastrapur police station. Accused Mayank Dikshit […]
