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Prashant Dayal When they found their son living in a slum near Mumbai, the Makwanas couldn’t believe their eyes or hearts. They had last seen him when he was a teenager. He was a now strapping young man of 26. Both Nareshbhai and Ramaben Makwana had not seen Mohit for seven long years. Mohit, an […]
The members of the Gujarat Khedut union will continue to hold agitation across Gujarat against three Union farm laws – said Jayesh Patel, Farmer president and president of Gujarat Khedut Samaj. “We will respond to the call for action, as and when it comes from Delhi,” Patel said. The Khedut Samaj had responded to the Samyukt Kisan Morcha’s […]
After wreaking havoc in parts of East and Central India in the form of extremely heavy downpours and damaging winds, cyclonic storms are likely to hit South Gujarat. India Meteorological Department (IMD) asked fishermen not to venture into the Arabian Sea off the State and suggested total suspension of fishing activities. It also asked fishermen […]
Nasreen Bano (50), clutches hard the papers in the cradle of her arm, as her nephew, Aslam Nagori (26), talks to the media about his accident. Nasreen knows the documents in her hand-collected over a year since Aslam’s accident – is her only chance to get justice for her nephew, who is now wheelchair-bound and […]
Gandhinagar: Much has been claimed about the Gujarat Government’s prudent financial management over the past two decades, but even a small scratch at the surface separates facts from fiction. This is what the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India tabled in the two-day session of the State Assembly that concluded on Tuesday […]
The Regional Sports Board (RSB) Ahmedabad Men’s lawn Tennis team gave a spectacular performance at the All India Civil Services Tennis Tournament held in New Delhi. The tournament was held from 24th to 29th September 2021. The team consisted of nine members: Rajkumar Ghosh Rajan Vsavada Dharmendra Sharma Krishna Bhave V K Jha Prakash Philip […]
In Ahmedabad, two big heads have come under the sway of the Income Tax department. The I-T Department conducted searches at bSafal group office and residential properties of builders Rajesh Brahmbhatt and Ashok Agarwal. Raids have been conducted at a total of 22 places in the city to examine unaccounted income. Over 100 income tax […]
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani joined the Congress party in “spirit” and not “on paper”. The social activist-turned-journalist-turned-politician identifies himself as a social liberal and staunch Ambedkarite. Mevani is one of the leading reformists in the fields of land reforms and labour rights. “I did receive a proposal to join the Indian National Congress (INC), but […]
A probe into two gruesome tragedies that claimed the lives of more than 10 Covid-19 patients has found several lacunae in the hospitals’ efficiency and preparedness in handling emergencies. An inquiry conducted by Justice (Retired) DA Mehta’s Inquiry Commission into the fire incidents at two hospitals of Gujarat – Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura, Ahmedabad and […]
Navratri is just around the corner, and the people of Gujarat cannot wait for it to begin and groove on the tunes of Garba songs. Tips Music has released a new Garba song by Singer Divya Kumar titled ‘Maa Na Rathda’. The singer says, “This is a happy, foot-tapping Garba with a fusion of playful […]
The Spine Surgery team at the Shalby Hospital has come up with great advancements in the spine surgery sector that is both – digitally advanced and cost-effective. An event was organised at Shalby hospital on September 28 at 3:00 pm where the Shalby team addressed the media and introduced their new Digital Operation Room (OR) […]
The Income Tax (IT) department in Ahmedabad is on a roll. In just a month, IT officials on Tuesday raided yet another prolific builder from Ahmedabad. This time B-Safal group, Rajesh Brahmbhatt group and Swati Group came under the IT radar. A total of 22 places, including houses and offices, were sieged by IT officials. […]
During Question Hour in the Legislative Assembly today, Minister of State for Home – Harsh Sanghvi slammed the Opposition’s attack on the MD drugs issue. At the time, former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel were engaged in gossip, so there was a kind of resentment among the newly appointed ministers […]
Management’s negligence was responsible for the horrendous fire break out at Shreya hospital of Navrangpura area in Ahmedabad – read the investigation report tabled in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on September 28. A commission was appointed to investigate the incident and it has now come to light that the management’s negligence was the cause of […]
The assembly commenced the function on the second and final day of the monsoon session with Question Hour. In the figures provided by the government today, the latest figure of public debt of the Gujarat government is revealed. Gujarat’s public debt has crossed Rs 3 lakh crore figure. In the year 2020-21, there is an […]
The Gujarat Government accepted that as many as 56 persons from Ahmedabad, 15 people from Vadodara have been caught under the charge of selling Remdesivir injections illegally. While 54 cases have also been filed in court and 17 cases are yet pending for the same charge. The government replied to the question raised by a […]
While the probability of third wave of Corona is not entirely eliminated and Covid is rearing its head again, the night parties with DJs are on the rise in the Diamond City Sura. Videos of such a party held at Raghuveer Mall on Dumas Road on Monday have surfaced. With such DJs and night parties […]
Uncertainty loomed large over comedian Munawar Faruqui’s upcoming event in Surat given the menacing threats by the Hindutva l organisations. The Surat show of the young comedian who found himself in a legal tangle last year is in limbo for now. Going by the indication of the online ticketing platform “Bookmyshow”’s delisting of Faruqui’s entire […]
The world’s largest drug seizure dominated the Monsoon session of Gujarat Assembly with the ruling BJP and opposition Congress cornering each other on the issue. Brijesh Merja, Minister of State for Labour and Employment posed a question on the “motto of the Gujarat government to not spare any wrongdoer, no matter howsoever influential he/she is.” Gujarat […]
The 2-day monsoon session has started in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly which started off with a question and answers session that lasted for 1 hour. The government received a raucous response to continuing price hikes and hurricanes by the opposition leaders in the Legislative Assembly. Opposition leaders also called for a boycott of the new […]
