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As Anand Police seized 300 kg of banned chemical intoxicant Chloral Hydrate worth Rs 3 lakh, it has emerged that the illegal consignment passed right under the nose of authorities in Ahmedabad. Used as a cheap substitute for drugs and liquor, this cache of Chloral Hydrate is the largest to be seized in Gujarat. The […]
After the video of a Gujarat High Court judge apologising for outburst in court went viral, the court reportedly asked YouTube to remove all videos pertaining to the same. This came two days after a video of the judge’s outburst on his colleague and an apology went viral on social media. According to reports, the […]
Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia is going to be the latest international destination to be added to Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international (SVPI) airport. A direct flight to the Malaysian capital is in the offing from December 1 from the city airport as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced the winter schedule for […]
Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) has inked a deal with EMRI 108 emergency service to reintroduce the earlier extant air ambulance service for medical emergencies. GUJSAIL announced that the pricing for this crucial service will remain unchanged for the benefit of the public. Nitin Sangwan, GUJSAIL’s director, highlighted that the focus of this […]
Stray dog menace in our cities is a growing problem that poses danger to lives. It portends difficult times ahead as the man-animal conflict is only going to rise with rising human and stary populations. Recently Wagh Bakri scion Parag Desai died following a fall while trying to escape stray dogs near his house in […]
At least seven IPS officers of Gujarat cadre have been sought by the government for central deputation. This has caused quite a flutter among the state officials and especially those whose names have been proposed. The IPS officers on the list include Surat Range IGP V Chandrashekar, Mehsana SP Achal Tyagi, Anand SP Praveen Meena, […]
Former Gujarat agriculture minister Vallabhbhai Vaghasiya died after the car he was driving crashed into a bulldozer near Savarkundla town in the Amreli district of the state, police said on Friday. The accident took place on Thursday night, an official of Vanda police station said. Vaghasiya, 69, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from […]
The Supreme Court Judge Justice M.R. Shah recalled a song from Raj Kapoor’s movie “Mera Naam Joker” at the end of his farewell statement on Monday, while sitting on the bench for the final time and had tears in his eyes. Justice M.R. Shah was born on May 16, 1958. In the Gujarat High Court, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Gujarat on May 12 and will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 4,400 crore in Gandhinagar, an official statement said on Thursday. “At around 10:30 am, Prime Minister will participate in Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan in Gandhinagar. Thereafter, he will inaugurate […]
The Inspiring Journey of Tanvi Rathod Gujarat’s First Woman to Represent the Nation on the Mrs Universe Platform, A Dancer, Groomer, and Personality Trainer who Aims to Make India Proud. In a world where women are often restricted by social and cultural norms, breaking barriers and creating new milestones is remarkable. Tanvi Rathod , a […]
The Gujarat government Thursday issued a circular that, industry players say, will help regularize more than 30,000 illegal structures located in various industrial estates operated by state-run Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). The announcement will cover all illegal constructions done till January 12, 2023, in over 70,000 industrial units in 220 GIDC operated industrial estates […]
In what is turning out to be a legal wrangle between the Centre’s Act and a state government’s resolution, this case in Gujarat could well be a milestone to rework rules. Petitioner Niketa Jain was appointed visiting assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at Institute of Infrastructure Technology, Research and Management (IITRAM) in June […]
The state forest department has set up cages and night vision cameras to monitor movements of leopards along the Sabarmati river. To house leopards that are caught, the department will also set up two new safari parks, near Vadodara and in the Gir East division. Senior forest officials searched all of Sector 20 in Gandhinagar […]
In the candidate’s plaza, there are 23 identified candidates of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress contesting from Ahmedabad city and rural areas will not be able to vote themselves on 21 assembly seats. The 23 candidates are contesting elections from those constituencies where they are not registered as voters. BJP […]
The number of transgender voters has increased in Gujarat since the last state assembly elections. The prevailing voters of their community were seen in Vadodara. The voting in the polling booths will take place in two phases – December 1 and December 5. About 702 transgenders cast their votes in the last election, according to […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the victims of the Morbi bridge tragedy on Tuesday evening. He inspected the site of the bridge collapse and had a word with local officials about the unfortunate incident. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and cabinet minister Harsh Sanghavi. Hours before Modi landed in Morbi, the government […]
Gujarat Sports Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday flagged off the cycling competition under the 36th National Games in Gandhinagar. On this occasion, he said, “It never gets easier, you just get faster. One thing which is common among all cyclists is great enthusiasm and determination. I wish them all good luck.” Women’s 25 km cycling […]
Robbers struck on Saturday night at Vasna Road area in Vadodara. They robbed gold and silver jewellery, and cash worth Rs 20 lakh from a house in Mudra Society. A couple—Deepak Jaising Patel and his live-in partner Divya Soni—were taken hostage and 41 tola of gold jewellery, 200 grams of silver and Rs 40,000 cash […]
While pigeons around Ahmedabad Airport can cause serious harm to passengers, it’s flight operations, and million-dollar aircraft, the authorities are still unsure about where to pin responsibility. Ahmedabad recorded 35 bird-hits from January to September 2021. In 2019, 80 bird-hits were reported. The issue appears to have been aggravated by pigeon-flying competitions known as ‘kabootarbazi’. […]
Citizens in Ahmedabad, Rajkot and other cities in Gujarat woke up to posters at several public places denouncing Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal as “anti-Hindu”. The posters, which have sprung up overnight, ‘quote’ Kejriwal slamming Hindu rituals. One such poster, quoting Kejriwal, read: “I consider Hinduism to be a folly,” while another read: “I […]
