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Billed as a “scientific structure” down to the last village, the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) huge reorganisation effort in Gujarat has ignited a wave of protest with four local leaders having put in their papers and several others being angry over Surat finding a lion’s share in the party set-up. Within 24 hours of the […]
In the light of repetitive betting platform ads appearing in print, electronic, social, and online media, the IB Ministry summoned these outlets to abstain from promoting such ads on Monday. Further, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said that betting and gambling are illegal in many regions of India. According to the government body, they pose […]
Ahmedabad: Police has got a new lead in the Rakesh Mehta murder case. Mehta, a BJP worker, refused to file a false affidavit in a property dispute case as per Montu Namdar, a small-time gangster. However, little did he know that his disagreements with the demands of Namdar cost him his life. On June 8, […]
Mango prices are witnessing a five-year high in the wholesale market due to the upsurge in input costs and insufficiency of mangoes across the country. The Saurashtra region, in particular, is facing a shortage of mangoes, the favorite summer fruit of India. Even Ahmedabad gobbled 50 truckloads, each truck with ten tons of mangoes a […]
Gujarat Police believes all security measures to be now strengthened, as Al Qaeda has threatened suicide attack in Delhi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. It has also issued an alert and for the first time, drones will be positioned for safety and security. The measure is needed as Gujarat will celebrate Jagannath Rath Yatra after […]
All international flights in the past had to be directed from Ahmedabad or Mumbai, no longer though, as a new airport to be opened in Rajkot. A 1,405 crore greenfield airport is under construction at Hirasar in Rajkot by the Airport Authority of India. The aim of the project is to provide a transportation medium for […]
Vastrapur Police, Ahmedabad, has arrested three bootleggers for supplying alcohol illegally in an autorickshaw. They had hidden the liquor bottles inside the driver’s seat. During the search, the cops found 25 bottles of foreign liquor made in India from the autorickshaw. The three apprehended are Baldev Makwana, Ankit Parmar, and Keval Chauhan. According to Ramesh […]
By Samaira Jindal Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) yesterday held a convention on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) of women in the workplace Act, 2013, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The event was aimed at raising awareness regarding the two acts and empowering people to come forward and take action […]
The Gujarat Government has planned to bring more colour with the Indian tricolour to the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav in ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ Mahotsav. The government will launch the campaign in August to make the 75th year of India’s independence more memorable. They intend to fly the Indian tricolour flag everywhere with the help of […]
In a bid to generate awareness and arrive upon a concerted plan of action to stop sexual abuse, Ahmedabad Management Association conducted a seminar on “Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH)” and Prevention of Children from Sexual Offenses (POSCO).” The meet, held in Ahmedabad on Saturday, was chaired by DGP, Gujarat, Anil Pratham. The gathering registered […]
Team VOI had a chance to conversate with Mehul Devkala, a poet from Gujarat who will perform at the Largest Indian International Literature festival named Unmesha. The Cultural Ministry and Sahitya Akademi have organized Unmensha in the light of the 75th year of Independence. Mehul, talking about the lit-fest, told us, “The International festival shall […]
The education department has started tapping schools with low results in class 10. There are around 1007 schools in Gujarat with less than a 30% success rate for the tenth grade. Now, the government will grant to poor-performing schools. Moreover, there are 121 schools with 0% passing rates. The District Education Officer has started listing […]
Prime Minister Modi met Jagdish Naik, his 89-year-old- primary school teacher at the inaugural event of Multispeciality and Cancer hospital complex at Navsari on Friday Afternoon. Sources claim that Naik lives with his daughter and son-in-law, who had both accompanied him to the event with VIP invitations. His daughter works at the irrigation department. Sources […]
The Government of Gujarat has taken the initiative to add the chapter on Farming to the Social Science Textbooks of 9th grade. The chapter will eventually be added to Grade 10, 11, and 12’s textbooks as well. This announcement was made by State Education Minister Vaghani on 9th June. He also shared that the subject was specifically curated by experts for grade 9 students. The chapter has been titled “The History of Indian Agriculture and Introduction to Indian Farming” the minister shared. The topics shall include themes such as – History of […]
Congress leaders in Gujarat have become highly unpredictable due to their defaulting rates. Patel community leader, MLA, and party spokesperson Lalit Vasoya applauded Congress aggressively when Hardik Patel left the party. However, on Thursday, Vasoya abruptly left all the Congress party Whatsapp groups, one by one. Vasoya’s action suddenly intensified the heartbeats of many Congress […]
The Ahmedabad Income Tax Department organised an event to honour the Senior Most Pensioners on 9th June 2022. All the pensioners above the age of 75 were present during the event. The valedictory function was a part of the Azadi ki Amrut Mahotsav celebration during the iconic week from 6th-12th June. The function was at […]
The Prime Minister is set to inaugurate projects worth Rs 3,054 crore for the tribal districts of South Gujarat, on June 10 during his visit to Navsari district. The projects aforementioned also consist of the Astol project that will oversee that tap water is provided to 4.50 lakh people residing in 174 villages and 1028 […]
Nyasa, an informal school run by students and community volunteers of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), successfully concluded a 10-day summer camp for about 90 children from neighboring villages and construction workers’ colonies of IITGN. The Summer Camp, which was held from May 30 to June 08, 2022, was aimed at helping these […]
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to senior advocate and former assistant solicitor general IH Syed charged with the offences of extortion, criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult, criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement. Justice Nikhil Kariel observed, “the scales of justice tilt in favour of the applicant”. Further, the judge added that the FIR and statement made […]
Arunachal Pradesh authorities on Tuesday released 10 elephants from Gujarat-bound trucks destined for Jamnagar after the student activists protested. The transports also had no-objection certificates from the chief wildlife wardens of both Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat. According to the documents, trucks had come from Namsai in Arunachal with 10 sub-adult elephants that were domesticated and […]
