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The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a “frivolous luxury litigation” made by an elected independent candidate concerning the dispute of municipality elections of Dakor with costs payable to the CM’s Covid-19 relief fund. Initially imposed to Rs 1 Lakh, the cost was reduced to Rs 50,000 at the request of the advocate representing the […]
The agitation for a Gujarat constable being denied of an increase in pay grade which has been going on for the last three days, has taken the edge off and has been abruptly postponed. A list of 14 demands was handed over to the government by police personnel. The agitators have softened after the government […]
While responding to the public interest litigation (PIL), filed by Ahmedabad-based trade union Bandhkaam Mazdoor Sangathan on rehabilitation of 75 slum dwellers evicted for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, the state, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and bullet train authorities have submitted before the Gujarat High Court that the evicted persons cannot be considered as “project-affected” […]
Gujarat Police has equipped itself with new 48 interceptor vans and 42 highway patrol vans. It will help check instances of overspeeding on highways and provide timely assistance to road accident victims in real time. Harsh Sanghavi, Minister of State (MoS) Home, flagged off the new vehicles in Gandhinagar The vehicles are purchased at a […]
An agitation by one lowly-paid copy has now snowballed into a full-blown revolution by police personnel across Gujarat protesting bad pay and meagre allowances. On Monday evening, head Constable Hardik Pandya finished his duty and then parked himself on the stairs of Vidhansabha, a prohibited area, prompting authorities to detain him. After the news spread […]
The Gujarat government is planning to add 1200 seats by setting up 8 new medical colleges in the state within two years. The new medical colleges will come up at Godhra, Porbandar and Morbi. The mandatory National Medical Commission inspection is completed. With 150 seats each, these new colleges will start in 2021-22 itself. Another […]
Traffic Police forced the street vendors around Law Garden to vacate their place as they cause hindrance to the traffic. In response to this, the street vendors are staging protest. The protesting vendors had been brought to Navrangpura Police Station where nine of the vendors decided to sit on indefinite fast. Protesters claim that they […]
He’s the founder of Elixir Foundation and Invincible NGO and has been actively involved in community services for a decade now. But though Madhish Parikh has seen a lot of distress and poverty, there are still times when a situation disturbs him acutely. “I remember an incident in Kathwada village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday began the final hearing of a petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) report which gave a clean chit to several high functionaries, including then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, in the 2002 Gujarat riots. A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is […]
After staging a protest outside the Gujarat Legislative Assembly in Gandhinagar demanding an increase in pay grade, the constable attached with the Ahmedabad police was detained on Monday evening. Gujarat Constable Triggers Protest From Congress and Aam Aadmi Party Constable identified as Hardik Pandya who is attached with the Bapunagar Police station in Ahmedabad city, […]
In the latest update from Gujarat, there has been an increase noted in the incidences of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). Around 18 people have been diagnosed with it in the past 30 days at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital (ACH). Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder wherein a person’s immune system attacks the peripheral nerves. […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has announced a scheme to the benefit of industrial and construction workers of the state by way of providing electrical vehicles at subsidized rates. While launching the “Go Green” scheme and it’s portal at a function held at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, the Chief Minister said the scheme will have dual […]
Late Mahesh Kanodia, Gujarati singer along with his brother Naresh Kanodia were named for the Padma Shri award. The Gujarati Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced the award at the first death anniversary commemoration event organised on Monday night. PM Modi Declares Posthumous Padma Shri During the announcement, CM informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had […]
Seeking the fulfillment of a ‘promise’ made to the Kshatriya community, BJP MLA from Savli constituency in Vadodara – Ketan Inamdar has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi and Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel on Monday. He has sought to fulfill the ‘promise’ made on setting up a museum near the Statue of Unity devoted […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Monday inaugurated an Ahmedabad City Police initiative – the ‘Cyber Safe Mission’. He also unveiled a book – ‘Cyber Safe Girl’ based on the safety of women in cyberspace, written by cyber safety expert, Dr. Anant Prabhu. In addition to this, he launched a website called ‘Cyber Jagruti’ developed […]
Things turned a little ugly between a couple residing in Atladara area of Vadodara city as the wife became jealous of reactions from women on her husband’s social media posts. The couple had their individual social media profiles where they used to post on a regular basis. The wife lost her patience on October 22 […]
In a woke to encourage the make India “self-reliant” campaign, government school teachers in Vadodara were directed to purchase “at least two khadi handkerchiefs” from Khadi stores in the city on Saturday. The order was issued by the Vadodara Education Inspector, it was based on a circular of the state Commissioner of Schools which has […]
Commenced from Sevagram ashram in Wardha on October 17, the ‘Sevagram Sabarmati Sandesh Yatra’ arrived at Ahmedabad on Saturday. The yatra was started by the Gandhian followers to oppose the state government’s redevelopment project of Gandhi Ashram. Also Read: Please do not convert Gandhi Ashram into Disneyland, Gandhians plead The Gandhian followers who undertook the […]
The draft of the parking policy was given nod by the AMC’s standing committee with a change in September. The committee suggested a change in the rule that said that the citizens will have to provide proof of having a parking space before buying vehicles. Followed by this, the draft was handed over to the […]
With the kharif crop season at its peak, Saurashtra’s APMC yards have been flooded with groundnut. APMC has been forced to regulate the arrival of the crop. At present its prices are stable. Gondal and Rajkot APMC, the two largest wholesale markets for groundnuts, started regulating oilseed revenue this week as a growing number of […]
