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The foundation stone for the new Regional Transport Office (RTO) building at Subhash Bridge in Ahmedabad will be laid by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on November 19, according to the sources. In the past seven days, the old RTO has been completely demolished and the excavation work is underway for laying the foundation stone for […]
Gujarat BJP celebrated the Gujarati new year of ‘Vikram Samvat 2078’ with a massive event which was presided over by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel himself and served up a lavish spread for the special attendees which included the who’s who of the state’s politicos, bureaucrats and media persons. The VVIP social gathering was organised at […]
In the 2002 Gujarat riots, PM Narendra Modi was given a clean chit regarding the murder of late Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). Recently, it has been challenged by Jafri’s wife, Zakia Jafri. Eshan Jafri was among the 68 people who were killed at the Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad when […]
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the empanelment of four IAS officers of batch 1989, for holding posts at the Centre. Sunaina Tomar (IAS) – Chairman of Gujarat State Child Protection Society and Additional Chief Secretary of Social Justice and Empowernment Department has been given the post of Secretary Eq. by the Centre. […]
A Rajkot based information technology firm has developed a mobile application to help UK residents to search for the safest routes. The app will make suggestions based on the crime rate of the road, CCTVs installed in the area, frequency of police patrolling and the shops that remain open at night time. Chintan Panara from […]
Earlier known as Fellow Programme in Management, a PIL filed in the Gujarat high courtis seeking the SC/ST and OBC quota in IIM’s dotoral programme. A PIL was filed last week by an alumni associatioin of IIM-A requesting the court’s directionsto the central government authorities and the premier institute to extend the benefitsof the quota […]
The cattle nuisance and control department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has become active this year by lodging 564 police complaints against stray cattle owners during the period from April to November. AMC had lodged 485 police complaints in 2019-20, 364 complaints in 2020-21. The complaints are lodged under various provisions of the IPC as well […]
As many as 97 students of Kamdhenu University, graduated in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry along with 200 others who will pass out at the end of this month will not be allowed to practice as veterinary doctors. The reason behind this is the failure of the university to get recognised by the Veterinary Council […]
In a historic moment, Rashtriya Raksha University(RRU), Gandhinagar, signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Army Training Command of India (ARTRAC) and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space – Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N) on November 9th, 2021. RRU conducted a brief ceremony on the very day to commemorate this MoU. The event was commenced with […]
IIT Gandhinagar professor Atul Dixit has won the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowship in the category of Mathematical Sciences for the year 2020-21. He is an associate professor of mathematics at IIT. He has been awarded for his research project titled ‘Generalized Herglotz functions, zeta functions arising from modular relations, asymptotics of generalized Lambert series, and mock […]
Gujarat Technological University (GTU) has been working to promote researchers and incubators for a long time. Presently, blood sugar, blood pressure or pregnancy can be diagnosed at home with the help of advanced technology. Similarly, Dhruv Patel, founder of the incubator from GTU-run Design Innovation Center (DIC), has developed a device to diagnose breast cancer […]
Gujarat, cited as one of the safest states for women to reside and roam around freely has recorded 3095 rape cases in the last two years. As per the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) crime report 2020, Kolkata has made it to the top being the safest city in India by scoring 129.5 that measures cognizable […]
Gujarat reported a decline in electricity consumption during the festival of lights – Diwali. The power demand reduced to 12,639 MW on the day of Diwali – Thursday which further dropped to 11,164 MW on the day of Gujarati New Year – Friday and the demand on Bhai Duj – Saturday was reported as low […]
A fire broke out at Kheda Police Station on Monday, destroying the seized vehicles at police station. The immediate cause of the fire is yet not known, however FSL and electricity board are on the task for ascertaining the same. The incident happened possibily after 10.30 pm due to a firecracker falling into a container […]
India celebrated one of its biggest festivals – Diwali with great enthusiasm almost after two years. Covid-19 pandemic had led Indians to celebrate the festival with high restrictions but Diwali 2021 witnessed the least possible restrictions imposed by the government. This year the fifth day after Gujarati new year, which marks an end to the […]
Born on May 31, 1933, in the old palace of Danta, Madhusudan Singh Parmar (known as Madhubana) was the second son of late Maharana Saheb Sri Bhawani Sinhji. After graduating in History and Law from Maharaja SayajiRao University, he made his political debut in 1962 wherein he emerged victorious in the GramPanchayat elections. Back in […]
Falguni Vasavada never fails to light up any room she enters. Dressed in a bright pink sari, quirky earrings and bright lipstick, she is the closest we have found to Jab We Met’s Geet, proudly proclaiming ‘Main aapni favourite hoon!’ Vasavada, MICA professor and fashion blogger, is known for breaking rules in style. But it has taken decades […]
Gujarat has been successful in gaining the first spot on the logistics index chart amongst 21 other states followed by Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra slot, according to a Commerce Ministry report released on Monday. This new achievement will serve as an indicator of the efficiency of the logistical service which is necessary for […]
Amongst the list of 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri awards, it is worth noting that seven awardees belong to Gujarat. Dignitaries belonging to disciplines varying from folk music to literature and education have been awarded with this prestige. President Ramnath Kovind honoured the Padma awardees at the official ceremony of […]
A destitute woman from Dahod district died by setting herself on fire in a company in Makarpura GIDC of Vadodara on Sunday. The woman used to work as a caretaker in the company after being homeless last year. The incident took place when the 65-year-old, identified as Santu, was alone at the premises of Sainath […]
