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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has continued it’s campaign against the menace of drugs and seized liquid drug worth Rs.800 crore from Bhivandi in Maharashtra. The police arrested two brothers, Mohammad Yunus Shaikh (41) and Mohammad Adil Shaikh (34), from a manufacturing unit. They were involved in making mephedrone, a narcotic substance which is banned […]
Sheikh Hasina, the ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister who fled her country amid violent protests, is staying in a safe house near Delhi. Sources said that Hasina will stay in India for the next 48 hours as uncertainty looms over where she will seek asylum. Sheikh Hasina landed at Hindon airbase near Delhi on Monday evening. […]
Every year on August 7th, India celebrates National Handloom Day, to pay tribute to its rich heritage of traditional weaving and to honour the invaluable contributions of handloom weavers. However, the handloom artisans of Gujarat are alleging that the Gujarat government is issuing identity cards to ineligible persons. The handloom artisans working traditionally since generations […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Special Operation Group of Bharuch police raided a pharma company operating from Jolva village near Dahej in Bharuch and seized 1200 litres of illegal substance worth Rs.31 crore. Working on a tip-off, the police raided Alliance Pharma Company and recovered the material used to manufacture mephedrone, a banned […]
The Bombay High Court dissolved the marriage of a Pune-based couple while waiving the mandatory six-month cooling-off period. The single judge bench of Gauri Godse mentioned that there is a need for courts to adopt a realistic approach at a time when there is a change in social conditions and society is evolving rapidly. The […]
Reliance Foundation on Tuesday announced a comprehensive strategy to support the people of Wayanad in the immediate, mid-term and long term. Reliance Foundation is on the ground, coordinating with local authorities in order to provide all available support, in coordination with the government authorities and the disaster management teams in the district. People in camps […]
Even as the eighth anniversary of high profile project of the Narendra Modi government, UDAN is fast approaching, the outcome and performance of the same is quite dismal to say the least. UDAN, the government’s regional air connectivity scheme, bears it’s name from the Hindi phrase ” Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik”, in sync with […]
After the announcement of a 3-10 percent hike in the MGNREGA wage rates for the year 2024-25, just before the Lok Sabha elections, Gujarat finds itself among the top 10 states in terms of percentage increase in the wage rate of MGNREGA workers in nominal terms for the financial year 2024-25. Came into force from […]
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has advised the Indian nationals in Bangladesh to exercise “extreme caution” and restrict their movements in view of fresh bout of violence the neighbouring country is witnessing. The Indian government has also asked the citizens to avoid travelling to Bangladesh till further notice “In view of ongoing developments” […]
The fury of nature witnessed in Wayanad, Kerala which claimed more than 500 lives according to unofficial estimates also served to open the eyes of state governments in deep slumber. Criminally apathetic toward the dangers of ruining nature and ignoring the calls to preserve the ecological balance, the governments have been looking the other way […]
A Pakistani-Canadian businessman, who was involved in protests after the death of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijar, was set on fire by an unidentified man in Canada’s Surrey city in British Columbia province. Rahat Rao was set on fire by a man aged 24 or 25 years on Friday. He was hospitalised and his condition is […]
The Centre on Friday removed BSF Director General (DG) Nitin Agrawal and his deputy Special DG (West) Y B Khurania, repatriating them to their respective state cadres with immediate effect. This comes amid a spike in terror incidents and infiltration bids in J&K, especially in the Jammu region. According to data, 14 civilians and 14 […]
The Gujarat High Court pointed out the need for the urgency of stopping dumping treated industrial effluents into Sabarmati river to the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Vaibhavi Nanavati highlighted that the treated industrial effluents must be redirected for industrial reuse. […]
Gujarat government, in the affidavit submitted to the Gujarat High Court has confessed that 11,451 schools in the state do not have fire NOC. The response is filed in relation to the earlier order of the High Court regarding the status of fire safety in the schools in Gujarat and the statistical information about fire […]
India celebrates August 3 as Indian Organ Donation Day. The Government attempts to create awareness about organ donation and enlarge the organ donor pool across the country. In the last five years from 2019 to 2024, Gujarat registered 1654 organ donations from 537 braindead people. The organs were transplanted to the needy, giving them new […]
An Ahmedabad sessions court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of former CEO of Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure (Gujsail), Capt Ajay Chauhan, in a bribery case lodged against him and two others by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in June. Chauhan has claimed innocence in the case. His lawyer said Chauhan was in a foreign country, […]
In a significant ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court delivered a 6:1 verdict permitting the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to facilitate separate quotas for the more marginalised members within these backward communities. The Constitution bench, chaired by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, overturned a 2004 decision which had deemed that […]
Scientists have now identified high cholesterol and untreated vision loss as risk factors for dementia. A new Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care also found that nearly half of cases of dementia worldwide may be attributed to such risk factors. Its most prevalent form is Alzheimer’s Disease, which accounts for about 60-70 per cent […]
The ongoing construction of the Surat metro rail bridge on the Saroli to Kadodara road came to a halt amid concerns over the safety and quality of the project when the overhead span of the metro line dangerously tilted to one side. The concrete span has developed cracks and iron rods beneath the surface are […]
Jignesh Mevani, the Congress leader and MLA from the Vadgam assembly constituency in Gujarat has challenged the Government of Gujarat in a plea to the High Court for Non-Constitution Of Committee To Oversee Implementation Of SC/ST Act. The Gujarat High Court has sought a response from the state. The single judge bench of Justice Sangeeta […]
