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Despite government reserves for the same, Gujarat state-run primary schools are faced with an acute shortage of teachers. Of the 33,000 government schools in the state, nearly 700 primary schools have just one teacher for all subjects. During question hour in the Assembly on Monday, the government, in reply to Congress MLAs queries, acceded that […]
At a time when global warming is threatening the very existence of Planet Earth, nearly 17,000 trees have been felled in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar in two years. The numbers came to light in response to Vadgam MLA (independent), Jignesh Mewani’s concern over green cover conservation. While sharing data during question hour, state forest minister Jagdish Vishwakarma […]
The Dandi Cycle Yatra, organised by Gujarat Vidyapeeth, left for Dandi from Kocharab Ashram in Ahmedabad, Saturday morning. It was flagged off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to mark the 92nd anniversary of the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi, as part of the leader’s multi-pronged non-violent movement against the British Raj. The Dandi […]
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the 38 convicts who were sentenced to death by an Ahmedabad special court in the 2008 serial bomb blasts case. The court was hearing the application moved by Gujarat government Tuesday before the HC seeking confirmation of the sentence pronounced February 18. […]
The centre will operate under the Ministry of AYUSH and will help India in raising the profile of traditional medicine across the world. It is worth noting that a Cabinet approval led to an agreement between the Government of India and the WHO, for establishment of this centre. Sources said that this would be the first […]
Much like Jats, Yadav, the non-Yadav, Dalit OBCs and the non-Dalit OBCs, Brahmins and various tribal groups have emerged groups of significant ballot power, the one unmistakable poll monolith in Gujarat comprises the Patels. Getting them together under the aegis of a Patel leader, never mind the political party,can be a potential game changer. Little […]
Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik has been sent to judicial custody till March 21 in a money laundering case linked to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Earlier in the day, Malik was produced before the Special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after his extended […]
Despite being a dry state where drinking is barred, the state has recorded foreign liquor and narcotics worth Rs 606.41 crore seized in the past two years. Relatedly, the 4,000 accused are yet to be arrested. The matter came to light when, during a session in the Legislative Assembly, Congress MLAs questioned Chief Minister Bhupendra […]
To bring uniformity in medical education in the state, the Gujarat Government is set to introduce the Medical University Of Gujarat bill in the state assembly. The bill proposes to bring 400-odd medical and allied colleges under one university, which will exclusively oversee the functioning of medical colleges. The move will bring massive changes to […]
Distinguished Rajkot based businessman Mahendra Faldu committed suicide early Wednesday morning. A suicide note was sent to all leading dailies holding Ozone Group responsible for driving him to the extreme step. Others named include builders and promoters Amit Chauhan, MM Patel, Atul Mehta and the “people of Ahmedabad.” Mahendra Faldu was also among the trustees […]
Two multistore towers will be constructed on land purchased by Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan near Gujarat International Finance Tech (Gift) City in Gandhinagar. Gujarat State Government has approved the construction permit of the twin luxury residential towers. The land, 23,619 square meters, worth Rs 7 crores was bought by Amitabh Bachchan at Shahpur in Gift […]
The BJP government in Gujarat has praised the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme as a lifesaver for labourers during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Gujarat government is yet to appoint an MGNREGA ombudsperson. “The ministry would not release funds to those states which don’t appoint ombudspersons as per the provision of […]
Gujarat Congress has released the Dwarka Declaration after three days of Chintan Shibir (brain-storming session) at Dwarka. The declaration focuses on the issues of farmers, tribals, women, government employees and youth. Gujarat Congress State President Jagdish Thakor said, “we will re-implement the old pension scheme and end the fixed payment system, agricultural loans will be […]
On the occasion of Ahmedabad’s birthday on Saturday, VO! Interviewed the chiefs of three major companies to find out how they view the city’s prospects. All of them agree Ahmedabad is a great place to live, but they also say the city needs to become more “outsider friendly.” People from other places are not too […]
Addressing Rahul Gandhi, Gujarat Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki’s wife Reshma Solanki, has demanded justice for her situation and threatened strike if the party fails to give it to her. She has alleged that her husband mistreated and mentally tortured her to the extent that she had to escape to the US without any support. The […]
A deliberate attempt to derail train along the Matoda and Maroiya route was discovered by the police on Monday morning. The route is called the Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar track. A railway employee who was stationed along the route found that more than 230 clips that secure the rail tracks to concrete had been removed, which put trains […]
Congress is getting scattered before state legislative election after top leaders of the parties are tying knot with the ruling party BJP in the state. In last 5 years, 21 Congress MLA resigned from their party and joined BJP. Fun fact is among these MLAs – there are 3 who have also bagged the ministry […]
Team from Vadodara Medical College has been rushed to Godhra in order to investigate the latest growing cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). Six teams from health department will also keep a watch on about 600 houses in the area. The most affected regions are said to be parts of Bhuravav area. Even as the third […]
Gujarat Congress former AMC leader of opposition Dinesh Sharma has resigned from his post. This comes as another blow to the state’s Congress as in the past several months alone, many leaders have quit the party. It is believed that Congress is definitely losing its hold in Gujarat. Dinesh Sharma has expressed dissatisfaction over the […]
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 […]
