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When Bhupendra Patel’s name was announced at a BJP Legislature Party meeting on September 12, 2021, as the new Gujarat Chief Minister in Gandhinagar, he was taken aback. Patel, 59, was sitting in the fourth row among dozens of MLAs like him, in a simple shirt and trouser, no way dressed for the occasion — […]
Even as the Central and Gujarat governments re-started work on the Rs 1,200-crore Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development Project, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is facing stiff resistance by residents whose dwellings will be razed to make way for the proposed “larger” ashram premises spread across 120 acres. The matter was re-ignited on November 23. […]
Seven months ago, the Delta variant unleashed a wave of infections across the state resulting in loss and grief. Omicron, which is three times more transmissible than Delta, as per the Union Health Ministry has now begun to unleash yet another wave of infections. However, amidst this surge in cases, it is shocking to know […]
The state on Tuesday recorded 87 new coronavirus cases and two related deaths – both in Valsad – thereby taking the state’s active cases tally to 589. Ahmedabad recorded 33 new cases – a rise of 153% in the past 24 hours. The city had 171 active cases until Tuesday evening. With this update, Ahmedabad […]
The Gandhinagar Police on Tuesday produced as many as 64 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members, including 6 leaders, in a court and nine of them were remanded to police custody while some of them were refused bail. At least 70 of them were arrested in connection with the scuffle with the police and BJP workers […]
In an unprecedented development for Gujarat, the seemingly invincible BJP has been brought to its knees with a vociferous opposition forcing the State Government to cancel the controversial head clerks exam after it has been established that the paper had leaked. And this victory — whether the BJP or the Congress likes it or […]
The Gujarat High Court has halted the recruitment process of the Information and Broadcasting Department’s recruitment process for different positions of Class-I and Class-II after the Head Clerk Recruitment Exam Paper Leak Scam. An application by candidates who did not get in due to fault this appointment process was made in the High Court questioning […]
In a country where it is believed that family comes before anyone else, the candidate at the Charwada Gram Panchayat in Valsad did not even receive votes from his family. The candidate at ward number 5 of the Gram Panchayat of Vapi Taluka, Valsad district only received one vote. It was found that Santosh Halpati’s […]
The dots that link the dramatis personae and make the curious net in the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board paper leak is starting to smell terribly fishy. Gitaben, the wife of one of the arrested persons Kishor Kandas Acharya has told the media that her husband is being made a scapegoat to shield someone bigger. […]
Gujarat government has banned surrogacy through Surrogacy Bill, however, a gritty woman who says she never was shortchanged and could come out of abject poverty thankfully by letting her womb twice has charted another unusual trajectory, Bhanu from Gorva village with 2000 odd inhabitants in Borsad taluka of Anand district in Gujarat is elected sarpanch […]
Ahmedabad recorded a minimum of 11.1 degrees Celsius, marking 2.6 degrees lower than the normal temperature and a maximum of 27.5 Degrees Celsius, marking a decline of 2.1 degrees Celsius than the normal temperature on Monday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in its forecast has said that with a probable marginal rise in the minimum […]
Independent legislator and activist, Jignesh Mevani today led a large number of Corona warriors who have been dismissed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Overlooking fears of a third wave, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation ordered the immediate dismissal of 1,100 employees who had been recruited during the Covid-19 pandemic. These employees had been recruited on a contractual basis […]
The Gujarat Congress has made a startling allegation that the owners of the printing press found involved in the December 12 head clerks exam paper have links with the BJP and the RSS. The party has disclosed that the printing press in question, Surya Offset, printed four editions of a book on the emergency written […]
Several members of the Aam Aadmi Party were injured today on being allegedly attacked by ruling BJP workers and policemen at a demonstration here today.The injured include AAP State President, Gopal Italiya and journalist turned AAP leader Isudan Gadhvi. While some AAP activists sustained head injuries, others suffered bruises on their back during the lathi […]
The Popat family of Rajkot has decided to celebrate the birth of a girl child in unique way. Instead of distributing sweets on the occasion of birth of their daughter, the family has decided to gift Ramcharitmanas to loved ones, Prime Minister and Chief Minister included. Father of newborn has decided to spend his whole […]
After new challenges were faced by everyone during the Covid-19 pandemic wherein many people lost their job and others had a pay cut, it is to be marked that women representation has improved in the workplace, not only across roles but also hierarchies. According to apna.co – India’s largest jobs and professional networking platform, 2021 […]
Declining standards seem to be the way Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in Surat is headed to. An apex body, to which several colleges are affiliated, this varsity’s tryst with cheating is infamously famous: from chits, mass cheating to using deceitful methods fed in cell phones solely to con examiners. The latest case pertains to […]
The Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act 1948 is not implemented in Dahod district of Gujarat – his was revealed during the questions raised in the Lok Sabha. These questions regarding Social Security Codes were addressed and answered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and it is surprising to know that all provisions of the […]
Gujarat’s Omicron tally went up by four on Sunday to take the total count in the state to 11. All have a history if international travel. The cases were reported from Gandhinagar, Anand, Rajkot and Surat. Noteworthy is the point that the four new cases come close on heels of two fully-vaccinated seniors who tested […]
A Pakistani fishing boat carrying six crew members and 77 kg heroinvalued around Rs 400 crore was apprehended in the Indian waters off the Gujarat coast, sources said on Monday. The seizure was made on Sunday night in a joint operation by the Indian Coast Guard and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). Cases of heroin seizure in Gujarat are […]
