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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 […]
PRO Defence, Gujarat has tweeted that a Pakistani boat named ‘Al Huseini’ with 6 crew on board was apprehended entering Indian waters with heroin worth approximately Rs 400 crores by Indian Coast Guards and Anti-Terrorist Squad, Gujarat in joint operation near Jakhau port in kutch, Gujarat. It is one of the many major crackdowns on […]
As many as 53 cases were registered on Sunday by the traffic department and in its week long drive against juvenile drivers, the department has collected a total of Rs 1.22 lakh. A total of 21 vehicles were detained by the cops. On December 18, a 15-year-old boy riding his father’s scooter to school got […]
Gujarat state finance and education minister Kanubhai Desai has confirmed the Government plans for bringing new green hydrogen policy. It is expected that Gujarat government will come up with the policy promoting green hydrogen generation ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat summit to be held in January 2022 at Gandhinagar. The policy will contain incentives for […]
Ahmedabad has been witnessing changes in recent times from being India’s first Unesco World Heritage City to one-of-a-kind architectural developments, much is happening. To the pedestrians’ delight, the overbridge over Sabarmati was to be constructed fully before three months, however, it has gotten delayed. Presently, the foot overbridge – painted a regal white – across […]
Recording 2.5 degrees less than the normal minimum temperature, Ahmedabad witnessed a minimum of 11.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday which was 12.7 degrees on Saturday, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The maximum temperature in the city was recorded to be 3.8 degrees less than normal temperature at 25.8 degrees Celsius. The IMD added that […]
Braving chilly winter winds, an estimated 74% voters turned out to exercise their franchise for 8,686 gram panchayats in Gujarat on Sunday. The State Election Commission informed that as many as 1,165 village panchayats and 9,613 wards were declared “totally uncontested” and representatives there were elected unopposed. The polling was conducted with strict adherence to […]
After steadfastly denying for days that the question paper of the December 12 head clerk exams had not leaked, the Gujarat Police have already picked up at least 11 people in what has emerged as a well-oiled paper leak scam. And several others are on the radar. Even as this was the ninth government exam paper […]
Eight children from the age group of 10-14 presented their own understanding on subjects that many learn about as adults such as Barnum Effect, Logical Fallacy, Perception and more at the Punctuating Event of their first semester of Playtos Miniversity at 079 stories in Ahmedabad. The chief guest at the event was Falguni Vasavada. The […]
Either a bond cut short or spouse lost to life, or having remained single all life and now ready to mingle… this matrimonial event was very different. All its participants were above the age of 50. Some even in their late 70s. The unique meet, held on Sunday at Suryakiran Society in Varachha, Surat, met […]
Marriage can wait but electoral duties cannot. Setting an exemplary act, a bride from Dadiapada in Narmada showed up at the polling booth in wedding finery, with relatives in tow. Why? “This will not take long but exercising our right today will impact who leads us tomorrow,” she said. One by one, the entire contingent […]
As if freebies, cash and/or gifts were not enough, this story from Valsad will leave you thinking about how much planning goes into wooing voters. While the still-developing block of Valsad went to elections on Sunday, allegations were afoot about how some parties were bribing the electorate with “alcohol, sarees and chewing gum!” A video […]
In Vaghalwada in Chhota Udepur, district administration officials are still scanning files to ascertain “pending requests” for construction of school structures across the district — days after news broke that in the absence of an allotted government primary school building, students are forced to attend classes in the courtyard of a private house. Some 56 […]
The Gram Panchayat elections being held in Gujarat on Sunday, December 19, are witnessing an average turnout of 27 per cent. By 1 pm, the turnout was 26 per cent in South Gujarat, 27 per cent in North Gujarat, 32 per cent in Saurashtra and Kutch and 24 per cent in Central Gujarat. There have […]
The Income Tax Department has found an ‘unholy nexus’ between four Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and borrower groups after they were raided on Dec 8, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) stated. The ARCs are based in Mumbai but their premises in Ahmedabad, Gujarat are also under I-T radar. Sources said that companies under […]
Government data shows that there are three Gujarats – one that thrives on entrepreneurship, a second one that has thousands scampering for jobs that barely pay a daily wage of Rs 200, and a third one that is unemployed. The state which boasts the highest growth rate in India is also a land of educated […]
The Gujarat High Court on Friday advised the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to follow the norm of allowing only fully vaccinated citizens in public places, buildings and utilities. Rejecting a petition challenging a circular of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the Court pulled up the petitioners for coming up with a petition that would put six […]
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) is all set to start nine courses including those in artificial intelligence, hospital management and machine learning. These courses are scheduled to begin from the June 2022-’23 academic session. The courses were approved on Friday at a meeting of the Academic Council chaired by the Chancellor, Dr Naveen Seth. Directors of […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated on Saturday that Gujarat is at the centre-point of the pharmaceutical industries in the country. With 6% of the country’s total land area, the state has become the leader in India’s pharmaceutical sector by contributing 33% to the country’s production.The CM said the medicines produced by the pharmaceutical sector […]
