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Counting Covid bodies, scaring away locusts, gathering crowds for political events of the ruling BJP, counting toilets, distributing foodgrains. There are no different State agencies in Gujarat doing this — it is the teachers. Yes, teachers in Gujarat are roped in to do this. And wait, this is not all. Hold your breath — there […]
Creative spirits moved across the room ushering the Elephant God on the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi. A display of some beautifully created over 100 paintings of Lord Ganesha adorned the walls of L&P Hutheesingh Visual Arts Centre on Thursday. The exhibition titled ‘Ganesha’ is organised by the Gujarat Women’s Artist Association and has on display […]
A few days back, Deputy CM Nitin Patel had spoken to Sufis about the ban on alcohol in Gujarat and told media that alcohol will be banned in Gujarat and bootleggers would not be spared. This video proves how the police themselves encourage bootleggers to sell alcohol. A video of a bootlegger from Vadodara has […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani signing an MoU with Amazon India on Tuesday to boost MSME exports has sparked off countrywide protests with the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) equating it with embracing the East India Company. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is about hand-holding and onboarding MSMEs in Gujarat on the Amazon […]
Lost in the celebration of UNESCO including Dholavira in Gujarat as a World Heritage Site is the fact that Ahmedabad is in imminent danger of losing its World Heritage City tag from the UN. Even when the 600-year-old Walled City was given the World Heritage tag on July 8, 2017, UNESCO experts were skeptical since […]
The government is claiming to crack down on rampant land grabbing mafias in Gujarat, but the reality on the ground is very different. Several villages in Gujarat’s Kheda district are entwined in a complex land scam where not only bogus documents were used, but the power of attorney too was faked. The villagers had submitted […]
When we entered L&P Hutheesing Visual Art Centre the atmosphere was meditative and so was the theme of the art exhibition. The Way of Buddha, a solo exhibition by Ragini Fozdar showcased handpainted works in acrylic colours. According to Ragini her core inspiration behind this theme was her father whose characteristics, according to her, match a […]
As many as 96 per cent of the workers employed in large-sized processing factories situated in Narol — a garment and textile industry hub in the south-eastern periphery of Ahmedabad – were employed without any written agreements. The workers paid either in cash daily or on a per piece rate, a survey by NGO Aajeevika […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been waxing eloquent about his government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative but his political party has been accused of not practising what he has been preaching. The BJP, it is alleged, distributed around 750 Chinese-made tablets in the party-state executive held under the shadow Sardar Patel’s towering Statue of Unity in […]
The dispensation that rules India claims Gujarat is a promised land of plenty and a model to emulate but the state’s abysmal record in child health stands in stark contrast to those big boasts. Ask Feriyal Suran, an auxiliary nurse midwife from Ahmedabad — and not some remote corner of Gujarat — if she often […]
An unfortunate incident should not be the deciding factor of a child’s future. Adoption is as fortunate a connection between parents and children as is birth or any other form of parenthood. The last Monday of the auspicious fasting month of Shravan turned joyous for Nathan and four-year-old Arpita. Found abandoned in a dump yard […]
Thakor Manibhai Patel of Bhadran village in Anand district and his family have been living in America for years. Thakor’s bungalow and land in Bhadran are being taken care of by Ramtubhai Ashabhai Bhoi. Ramtubhai has been living in the village for years and ever since the Patels moved to America, he has been taking […]
The GMK EMRI 108 ambulance service has completed 14 years of operation in Gujarat. The fleet, which had 650 ambulances during the Covid first wave, swelled to 800 between March and May this year. An official estimate stated that the fleet ferried 2.19 lakh, Covid-positive patients, over one and a half years during the pandemic […]
Yet another incident of mobile blast sets out warning bells for mobile users. A mobile phone exploded in Rajula near Amreli district. User Mavjibhai Kwad, who lives in Chhatadia village, was holding a mobile phone in his hand when it suddenly exploded, injuring his fingers. Hearing the loud sound, people around him were left in shock […]
They may be royal, but their lives are often not royal fables. This is exactly what is happening in the 400-year-old princely state of Rajkot in Gujarat. The feud is most intriguing. The family is fighting over 20,000 crores of property. A princess is claiming her right as a daughter from her estranged brother. And […]
Photo and video courtesy: Mayur Bhatt After a long hiatus, Amdavadis experience rainfall and cooler temperatures. The city is expected to receive more showers in the coming few days.
The alcohol prohibition act in Gujarat has always been under radar and a topic of discussion. On the other hand, Gujarat High Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the ban on liquor in Gujarat in which the petitioner said the ban is against the right to privacy. The petition further argued that the […]
The Subject Expert Committee of the Indian Drug Regulator Authority has recommended approving Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine -ZyCoV-D- for emergency use authorization (EUA). The SEC has sent recommendations to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). The committee added that Zydus needs to submit additional data for the 2-dose regimen of its vaccine. Cadila […]
A woman Sarpanch and her all-women team have shattered stereotypes and broke the glass ceiling in Khambha village near Lodhika, Rajkot. The Panchayat is the primary level of self-governance in India and, Sarpanch Annapurna Jadeja and her team of eight women, are becoming the trailblazers in bringing about long-awaited changes in their village. A small […]
Taking a cue from Gujarat’s five-year celebrations of governance, the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH) and Daman and Diu will celebrate five years of governance by Administrator Praful Patel. A four-day celebration will be conducted from August 24-27 to mark the five years of governance of Praful Patel. A special programme will […]
