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Gujarat Government has eyes on hosting key G20 Summit Global Forum events, as India will host the extravaganza in December 2022. Earlier in June, a G20 envoy discussed with a panel of officials the possibility of Gujarat hosting key events. India’s presidency of the global forum is a golden chance for Gujarat. Chief Secretary Pankaj […]
The real whistle-blowers and anonymous heroes of the Income Tax Department are its informants. It is often that the investigation officers receive veritable scoops from them. Once the tip-off is verified by the department, the I-T Department conducts raids on tax evaders. The informers, who run a personal risk while passing on tips, are given […]
Many areas of South Gujarat and Saurashtra were recipients of great rains this week; though Ahmedabad remained to be on a break with no rainfall. Junagadh’s Mangrol Taluka received the highest rainfall of 79 mm, followed by Kheda’s Mahemdabad (74mm) and Junagadh’s Manavdar (68mm). Isolated places in different regions such as Patan, Banaskantha, Anand, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir-Somnath, and Rajkot […]
Gir forest will be closed for 4 months from 16 June for visitors in lieu of the monsoon season, and protected area management initiative by the forest department. The sanctuary is home to many animals such as leopard, hyena, Chital, Sambhar, blue bull, etc, and birds like Malabar whistling thrush, orange-headed orange-headed ground thrush, paradise […]
Ahmedabad city recorded 90 new Covid Cases, which is the highest in the past 108 days, while 165 remains the highest in Gujarat. Ahmedabad reached the 509 highest in the past 3.6 months with the discharge of 44 patients, in Gujarat the active cases touched 720, with discharge of 77 patients. Other cities in Gujarat […]
The lure of the lucre of many a Gujarati entrepreneur often cares less to look at the long arm of the law. Dhandho is the bottom line here, not the mandatory legal paperwork. This explains why the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a warning to as many as 1,552 companies in Gujarat for not […]
The plot of the popular movie, “Hindi Medium” is not at all fictitious, as parents in Ahmedabad are feigning to be poor so as to get their ward admitted to renowned schools. To prevent this violation of the Right to Education, half a dozen schools in Ahmedabad have hired detective agencies to ensure that the documents […]
Gujarat High Court ordered the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to take substantial steps against 26 commercial buildings, including sealing, for not owning a fire NOC. The Gujarat HC also told the AMC to take immediate action against 1,128 residential buildings and 259 others. As per the reports, owners use these infrastructures for commercial or residential […]
Western Zonal Council of the Government of India postponed the proposal to merge four South Gujarat villages with Dadra and a part of Ghoghala village, Saurashtra, with Diu. Earlier, the Union Home Ministry decided to add four villages in the Valsad district, Meghval, Nagar, Raymal, and Madhuban, into Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The MHA also […]
The Youth Front of the Bharatiya Janata Party expressed gratitude toward PM Modi for announcing one million soon-to-be-released government vacancies for the nation’s youth. At the Gandhinagar Regional Office, the Yuva Morcha appreciated Agneepath Yojana and discussed future activities. Prashant Korat, the Youth Front Gujarat BJP President, said, “We thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for […]
PUBG, also known as Players Unknown Battle Ground, is an online multiplayer game. It involves knocking down opponents using different guns and triumphing the game by being the last fellow standing. If you get victorious in this game, in the end, you will receive a message called ‘Winner Winner!! Chicken Dinner!!’ Although some might say […]
Gujarat again witnessed a surge in the number of cases, with a total increase of 165 cases out of which 90 were from Ahmedabad. 90 is the highest number recorded in the city, since February. Adding the new 90 cases recorded in Ahmedabad, the city now has a total of 500 active cases out of […]
The Gujarat High Court issued a notice to Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust (SAPMT) which manages the Sabarmati Ashram in response to public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi against the central and Gujarat government’s Rs. 1,200 crore redevelopment plan of the ashram. The PIL was filed by Tushar […]
The beleaguered veteran Gujarat Congress leader and former union minister, Bharatsinh Solanki, who quit active politics to take a sabbatical in early June, has been provided with an armed security guard following his application to the State Government that he had a threat perception from his estranged wife. Announcing his sabbatical on June 3, Solanki […]
The petrol pumps in Ahmedabad are experiencing a short supply of fuel due to the hike in petroleum prices in the international market. Such a shortage is creating a hassle for city residents. Ahmedabad dealers of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) say that supply for the past three days […]
A heinous act has come to light in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district. A married man, a father of two, is facing kidnapping and rape charges for sexually assaulting and murdering an eight-year-old. According to the complaint, he raped the girl in his residence and murdered her. He then dumped her body on the outskirts of […]
The ABVP (Akhil Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad ), the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh- affiliated student wing, has given a memorandum to the collector seeking cancelation of Vir Das’s comedy show in Vadodara city scheduled for 17th June. There are protests from the student union and Youtuber Shubham Mishra that Vir Das’s show named “Wanted”, should not […]
The Special Operations Group of Vadodara have busted an interstate drugs racket and caught people from the notorious Bichhu gang. One of the accused was a female arrested by the police. Mephedrone/MD drugs worth 8.10 lakhs were captured by the team. They have also declared the Drug Supplier from MP as wanted.Information about Tanveer alias Tannu Malek, […]
The Gujarat High Court ordered the Rajkot Municipal Corporation that 142 families be evicted from the riverbed for at least a day. These slum dwellers had filed a Public Interest Litigation to seek protection from the annihilation of their huts, which was instructed to continue without giving them any alternate accommodation.Petitioner’s advocate Aftab Ansari had sought […]
Enforcement Directorate demanded the presence of Rahul Gandhi to question him on Associated Journals Limited (AJL) and Young Indian Private Limited (YIL). On Monday, the ED interrogated the face of Congress Rahul Gandhi in regards to the National Herald money-laundering case. Further, the ED summoned Congress President Sonia Gandhi. However, they postponed the meeting to […]
