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A 72-year-old man and a 65-year-old woman have been embroiled in a divorce case since 2006. The matter has been referred to a bench of the Gujarat High Court after an attempt for mediation failed and both the parties couldn’t reach a compromise. The man is a medical practitioner. He has sought divorce and also […]
The BJP has surprised everyone by selecting Shankar Chaudhary, the MLA from Tharad in Banaskantha, as Speaker of the 15th Gujarat Assembly, along with Shehra MLA Jetha Bharwad as Deputy Speaker. It is pertinent to note that both Chaudhary and Bharwad were caught watching an “objectionable” clip during the Assembly session in 2012. Chaudhary, 52, […]
Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement important schemes of the Congress ruling state government, across the country. He is of the opinion that Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, Indira Rasoi Yojana, Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme, Indira Rasoi Yojana, Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme and the scheme to provide honorarium […]
The coming generations in Ahmedabad will see the iconic birds, vultures only in their textbooks or on the internet. The population of the birds described in Ramayana is fast receding to the point of extintion in Ahmedabad. Lack of suitable habitat, encorachment by humans and loss of green cover are the major causes cited. However, […]
With the arrest of Bharat Patel alias Bobby Patel, it has come to light that he used to take Rs 85 lakh per person for illegal border crossings. The visa agent’s arrest comes in connection with the death of a family of four from Dingucha village in Gujarat while crossing over to US from Canada. […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to a convict named Farook, sentenced to life in the Godhara carnage case, considering the fact that he has undergone 17 years sentence and that his role was stone-pelting at the train. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha passed the order […]
After the landslide victory in Gujarat Assembly Election 2022, a new BJP government has been formed in Gujarat. Bhupendra Patel will remain the captain in the 15th assembly, but his team has changed.The names of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly have been decided by the Bharatiya Janata Party Gujarat. Shankar Chaudhary […]
While the world was battling corona and its successive damages, India was being silently debilitated by cancer. According to the ICMR’s National Cancer Registry Programme, the disease has spread its malignant tentacles with greater viciousness in women than men. It is likely to strike 1.57 million in 2025 from 1.46 million this year, as shared […]
Due to lack of coordination between Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) and the Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (Auda), construction of the flyover over Dehgam Crossroads on SP Ring Road has been delayed by two years. The wrangle involved the shifting of an overhead high-tension line underground. The flyover was to be completed last year […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has regularly mentioned Sri Aurobindo in his speeches on Independence Day, which also happens to be the revolutionary-philosopher’s birthday. Earlier this week, the PM took the lead in a programme honouring Sri Aurobindo on his 150th birth anniversary, releasing a stamp and a coin bearing his image. What is it about Sri […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the inaugural function of celebrations for the 100th birth anniversary of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in Ahmedabad. The event is hosted by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, and there will be a month-long celebration from December 15 onward. Gujarat’s Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel were also present during the event. PM […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Wednesday said the recent results of Gujarat assembly elections were “better than expected” and so “energy is doubled.” He was speaking after inaugurating an underpass at Vaishno Devi Circle built at a cost of Rs 40.36 crore in Ahmedabad city, the first project to be commissioned after being sworn-in as […]
A 40-year-old teacher has been arrested, following complaints that he would molest minor students while giving tuition. Acting swiftly on a complaint registered by two students, the Sarkhej police arrested Alok Kumar Satyanarayan Prasad Singh, a teacher who taught mathematics and science, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). Alok Kumar, who […]
The average Indian is known for his unswerving loyalty to cricket and religion. Politics is a matter of ideologies and in recent India, best not discussed openly for fear of losing friends and well wishers across religion and caste lines. However, the one magic that did seem to work for the masses was “visibility.” As […]
PM NaMo is back in Amdavad today to inaugurate the centenary celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj. The month-long event will last from Dec 15 to Jan 15 at Swami Nagar, being put together since a year. The veritable town built on Ahmedabad’s Ring Road spans 600 acres. The ceremony at 5:30 pm will also be […]
Acting on a tip-off, the Gujarat Police finally arrested Bharat alias Bobby Patel, late Monday night. Better known as the Dingucha kingpin of the immigration racket, Patel (47), was nabbed from the Bhadaj area of Ahmedabad when he allegedly arrived to meet his ailing partner. Police insiders briefed on how his movement was being watched […]
Infighting and bickering within the Congress ranks is nothing new and in post poll Gujarat, little wonder then that the blame game has started again. In its worst ever performance, the Congress managed only 17 seats. The party’s vote share has reduced to 27.3 percent from 41 percent in the 2017 Assembly elections, when it […]
Four out of the 17 ministers in the new BJP government in Gujarat face criminal cases, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has said. The report stated that ‘As many as 16 ministers including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel are ‘crorepatis’ or own assets worth Rs 1 crore or more’. Bhupendra Patel’s 2.0 […]
The Medical Assessment and Rating Board of National Medical Commission(NMC) has given green signal to the proposal to change the name of LG Medical College to Narendra Modi Medical College. LG Medical College will henceforth be known as Narendra Modi Medical College . In October 2022, a resolution was passed by the standing committee to […]
Following Gujarat high court’s suggestion, the state government has increased the compensation amount for victims of the Morbi suspension bridge tragedy that claimed 140 lives on October. The government informed the court on Monday that, on December 10, it took a decision to increase the ex gratia payment to the kin of the deceased by […]
