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In yet another incident of sudden collapse and death purportedly due to heart attack, a 19-year-old first-year engineering student died while playing garba in Jamnagar. This is the sixth sudden death of a healthy person in one week under the age of 45 in Saurashtra region. The victim, identified as Vinit Kunvariya was a garba […]
Bharuch and nearby districts are reeling under the after-effects of what is being described as a man-made tragedy. The Government’s decision to release 18 lac cusec of water in the SSP in the Narmada river backfired with several villages recording a near washout. The opposition, Congress, has blamed the State government for failing to follow […]
In Ahmedabad, Khushboo Saroj, a 16-year-old football player, has received a cash reward of Rs 25,000 for her remarkable achievement. She represented Gujarat at the national level and secured a coveted spot in the Indian Women’s Team for the AFC Under-17 Women Championship Qualifier Round-II. The prestigious award was presented to her by Shri Parimal […]
An Ahmedabad-based software engineer and staff of US-based Meshtek Labs has landed a cyber crime case following his tiff with the company. Karan Gandhi was allowed to work from home in Ahmedabad as a backend developer for the company, which specialises in the creation of smart light devices utilising Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Karan, […]
Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat launched a book titled ‘The One and Only Dhirubhai Ambani’, written by Parimal Nathwani, Director of Corporate Affairs Department of Reliance Industries Limited and Member of Rajya Sabha, at Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel was a Guest of Honour at this book release ceremony. The book by […]
The Gujarat High Court took suo motu cognisance of a news report about two students of Gujarat National Law University been subjected to queerphobia and rape. It also slapped a notice on the varsity administration, directing it to confidentially record their statements and take necessary steps if the allegations, made on social media, were found […]
In the wake of a recent diplomatic standoff with Canada, officials from the Gujarat government announced on Thursday that they will require “political clearance” from the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) before sending a delegation to Canada to promote the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat summit. As per media reports, Chief Secretary Raj Kumar said that […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express on September 24 around 12:30 p.m. This will be Gujarat’s third Vande Bharat train. The train will halt at Rajkot, Wankaner, Surendranagar, Viramgam and Sabarmati, completing the entire journey of 330 kms from Jamnagar to Ahmedabad in just 5 hours, at an […]
Investors’ interest in the stock market has gained momentum in the backdrop of the recent bull run of the Indian equity markets and handsome returns on investments. In line with this upbeat mood, Gujarat’s SME IPOs have also seen a major surge in the last six months. From April to September this year, Gujarat’s small […]
In a recent development, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, aligned with the Medical Education Policy, officially abolished the NEET PG cutoff for all categories just two days ago. The directive to implement this change came directly from the Central Health Ministry to the National Medical Commission (NMC). This decision, as stated publicly, has […]
Ahmedabad’s Shirish Patel (name changed) has to redraw his plans for his IT programme in Canada, which he had prepared to join from December this year. “The current scenario is not very conducive. We have seen how Indian medical students in Ukraine were affected after Russia launched a military assault,” he said, giving his Ontario […]
A youth in Gujarat’s Junagadh collapsed and died while performing Garba. The 24-year-old, identified as Chirag Parmar, was rushed to the hospital after the incident, but was declared brought dead by the doctors there. The postmortem report confirmed that he died of a heart attack while practising the traditional dance form. The Junagadh resident had […]
Kraft Heinz announced the launch of its first global capacity centre (GCC) in Ahmedabad. This will generate employment opportunities for at least 1,800 professionals in the state in the next three years. The US-based company is the world’s fifth largest food and beverage company. Heinz will be the first global capability centre in India. A […]
Gujarat has long been a dry state, where processing even a bottle of booze can land one in jail for up to 10 years. Despite this, at least 43 persons have been caught for this violation in Ahmedabad itself in the last three years, according to a government report. While Surat topped the charts with […]
The Gujarat Veterans Footballers Sports Association (GVSA) is organising a football tournament. Comprising eminent sports personalities, including international and senior national-level football players, referees, and coaches, the non-profit organisation registered with the Charity Commissioner in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is dedicated to the promotion of games and sports, with a particular focus on football and the welfare […]
An Ahmedabad man, living in Minnesota (US) has sought repatriation of his daughter from her mother’s custody in the city. The Gujarat high court issued notice to the state government and the woman, after her husband filed a petition for repatriation of their three-year-old daughter to the US. The HC sought replies in this case […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) approved a request to reimburse the medical expenses incurred outside of Gujarat for a cancer patient owing to a lack of facilties in the state. An official in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s account department had brain tumour cancer. Since there was no provision for protein therapy in Gujarat, the official […]
Ahmedabad saw 1,772 accidents and 496 fatalities on its roads in 2022-23, data tabled in the assembly shows. This translates into at least 10 deaths due to accidents every week this year, rising from six a week in 2020-21. In the whole of Gujarat, a total 44,396 accidents were reported, in which 21,384 lives were […]
Distancing itself from going for a solution to the issue of missing Indians from Gujarat on way to the US illegally, the Gujarat high court suggested exploring the diplomatic channels to bring back the nine missing persons, who, their families suspect, are currently lodged in a Guadeloupe prison. On the counsel’s insistence to direct authorities […]
It was quite the coming together of cultures as Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist launched the new University of Wollongong (UOW) logo for its India Campus at the GIFT City Club on Monday. The ceremony began with the lighting of lamps and the recitation of a Sanskrit invocation to Lord Ganesha, led by Ram Gorlamandala, founder […]
