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Former star footballer David Beckham recently embarked on a four-day journey to India, to carry forward inspiring stories of girls breaking barriers and young women overcoming obstacles to narrow gender gaps. A UNICEF goodwill ambassador, Beckham met one of the beneficiaries Rinku Pravibhai, a 21-year-old from Banaskantha, Gujarat, who after facing pressure to marry at […]
Commendable state-level and district-level livestock rearers were awarded as a token of encouragement in the ‘Shreshth Pashupalak Puraskar’ award distribution ceremony for 2023 in Gandhinagar. The dignitaries, including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Minister of Animal Husbandry Parshottam Rupala, and Gujarat’s Minister of Animal Husbandry Raghavji Patel took part in the virtual launch of 25 […]
In the wake of growing incidents of crime in passenger vehicles (engaged in commercial operation), Ahmedabad police chief GS Malik has issued a notification with stringent rules. Among other things, these rules mandate the display of critical details inside passenger vehicles to enhance passenger safety and facilitate express crime reporting in case of an exigency […]
A man from Gujarat, on way to his hometown in Ratlam, MP, was pushed out of his train due to overcrowding, despite having a confirmed AC 3 Tier ticket. The 27-year-old victim identified as Anshul Sharma later took to X, the former Twitter platform, to express his annoyance at Indian Railways’ poor performance at the […]
In a bizarre incident, a 6-year-old boy was killed in an elevator malfunction in Gujarat capital Ahmedabad. The incident took place in a residential society in Shahibagh area of the city when the head of the child got stuck in it. The boy was playing on the ground floor of the Vasant Vihar Society when […]
Platform tickets sales at Ahmedabad railway station has been suspended for the rest of the festive season. The decision was taken by the Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway (WR) following a recent incident at Surat railway station where overcrowding led to a death. A man lost his life to cardiac arrest and two more people […]
The Gujarat government is eyeing a 500-acre land parcel for the development of a sports city in preparation for the 2026 Olympics, which it is planning to host. Sources said the state government will acquire land at Godhavi located along the proposed 90m Ring Road for the purpose. Strategically positioned on the western side of […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has set a deadline of March 31, 2024, for vehicle tax defaulters to pay their dues. After this date, a penalty of 18% with simple interest will be imposed. The AMC has the power to impose penalties on defaulters under the Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporation Act. The tax applies not […]
Diwali is here and gifts are being exchanged among family and friends thick and fast. In recent years, people have increasingly shown their concern for the environment, switching to eco-friendly gifts. In Ahmedabad too, eco-friendly gifts have become the flavour this festive season. Everyone seems to be in ‘go green’ mode. Rohini Mehta, an entrepreneur, […]
Despite being a dry state, Gujarat has earned a revenue of Rs 200 crore through the sale of liquor. In the last three years there has been a significant increase in the sale of foreign liquor and beer in the state. In the fiscal year 2020-21, the revenue was Rs 51.84 crore, and it has […]
Justice Sandeep Bhatt of the Gujarat High Court strongly criticised state Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department, Mukesh Puri, for his role in delaying submission of forensic reports by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL). The court also sought his explanation in the matter. The ACS failed to attend a meeting along with the Director […]
The Ahmedabad Regional Transport Office (RTO) is on a vehicle checking drive at various places and the most vulnerable group is bike taxi operators. RTO has filed 61 cases for rule violation, penalising offenders Rs 2.53 lakh in the last 11 months. However, the RTO’s focus on two-wheeler taxis, despite instances of non-compliance by car […]
The Gujarat state co-operative department has cancelled the membership of over 500 co-operative societies in the state following a probe into alleged misappropriation of government funds within these societies. Following the year-long probe, of the 6,116 defunct societies, 463 were successfully reactivated while 704 were declared bankrupt while 506 were cancelled due to various irregularities. […]
This Diwali smaller gold coins are trending in customer sentiments. As gold prices have soared by a significant 20% this year, people who feel the pinch are going for smaller coins of 1 gram, 2 grams, 5 grams and 10 grams, according to jewellers. Gold price stood at Rs 62,400 per 10 gram on Wednesday, […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will take the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to make the city better by addressing the civic issues. The corporation is going to use drones that would fly over the city and identify civic problems ranging from waste dumps to bad roads or overflowing sewerages. As a pilot project […]
There is a high demand for new ₹10 notes in the market during Diwali as people use these notes for customary gifts during the festival. People often line up at banks to get new notes, but banks don’t always have enough supply to meet the demand. As a result, there is a black market for […]
To add to the zing of the festive spirit in Gujarat, liquor is flowing high in the dry state’s permit stores. With the Diwali celebrations round the corner, coupled with the ICC World Cup in progress, permit liquor stores have seen sales get higher by at least 25%. Premium liquor and wine are flying off […]
British soccer legend David Beckham is likely to arrive in Ahmedabad this Sunday for an official event and he may even participate in Diwali festivities, sources said. Beckham became the United Nations’ Children Fund (Unicef) Goodwill Ambassador back in 2005, and he is expected to begin his India visit from Ahmedabad for an event organised […]
Voices in support of Gujarat AAP working president Chaitar Vasava continue to grow as the tribal leader, recently booked for allegedly threatening forest officials, remains “untraceable”. Congress leaders in Bharuch held a protest march and handed over a memorandum to the mamlatdar concerned. They contended that action should be taken against the forest officers, who […]
The Gujarat government’s one of the most celebrated annual business events ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ is scheduled for January next year. As part of the promotional exercise for the marquee event, a roadshow was organised in South Korea’s capital city Seoul on Tuesday, an official statement stated. The Gujarat delegation was led by Ashwini Kumar IAS, Principal […]
