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The economic recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many people into unemployment and extreme poverty. According to a cross-national study by the United Nations Global Pulse Initiative, there is a link between the changes in these economic indicators with related changes in recorded crime. According to Har Ghar Surakshit Report 2020, 60% cops in Western […]
Dholavira, an ancient wonder of Gujarat from the Harappan-era metropolis, was inscribed as World Heritage Site (WHS) by UNESCO on July 27. The declaration came during the ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, which is currently underway from July 16 – 31. Dholavira is the fourth WHS from Gujarat and 40th site from India, the other three being Champaner […]
In November 2020, a Jamnagar based lawyer Vasant Manseta and 14 others were booked, under the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act 2020. He was accused of being part of the gang led by Mafia Jayesh Ranpariya alias Jayesh Patel. Manseta was accused of helping Ranpariya to resolve legal provisions once the land encroached. However, land […]
Modi and Muslims usually don’t go well together. The PM’s populist politics is accused of creating and elevating a Hindu majority out of a socially diverse population. This sort of nationalism often led to sidelining of Muslims and fueling communal hatred. In a twist of the tale, the Muslim community of Gujarat has a different […]
In the case of the disappearance of Sweety Patel, 37, wife of Vadodara police inspector Ajay Desai. Ahmedabad Crime Branch revealed that it was Ajay Desai who killed his wife. The Crime Branch has solved the Sweety Patel case in a matter of few days. PI Desai was already a suspect in the case as […]
The Gujarat Weather Forecast Department has forecast rains in different parts of Gujarat for the next 4 days from today. Normal to heavy rainfall is expected from 24 July to 27 July across state. In addition to rain, winds will blow in the Arabian Sea at a speed of 5-60 kmph so fishermen have been […]
Even before the pandemic, four out of five children in Gujarat (79.7 percent) were suffering from anaemia – the highest in any Indian state – according to the latest National Family Health Survey – 5. Since then, the situation has only gotten worse. “We didn’t have any money during the lockdown as there was no work. So, […]
For 31-year-old homemaker Drashti Parmar and her husband, who is an electrician and the sole breadwinner of the family, it was the post covid hospitalisation costs that were difficult to manage. Drashti and her mother were diagnosed with Covid-19 a month ago and received free treatment at Civil Hospital. The Ashram road residents lost their […]
Having vanquished the mighty Narendra Modi and Amit Shah in the rough and tumble of West Bengal politics, the maverick Mamata Banerjee wants to try a hand at bearding the lion in his den — Invincible Gujarat. More significant than whether Didi succeeds in Gujarat is that she is sending a strong message to the […]
The Congress party now aggressively places allegations on the BJP government for hacking phones of 300 people using Israeli spyware Pegasus. Former Gujarat Congress president Arjun Modhwadia on July 21, blamed the government for the whole incident. He said, “The call details of my mobile phone were obtained illegally in 2012 to frame IPS officer […]
The 21-year-old backstroke champion from Ahmedabad, Maana is all set to create history in the coming global sports event, Tokyo Olympics 2021. She is the first and the only Indian female swimmer in Tokyo Olympics, Maana Patel. This achievement came with its own hurdles. In early 2016, a shoulder injury almost ended her budding career. […]
The buzz in Gujarat amid the spyware revelations is that the now-global story of pillars of democracy being snooped upon via Israeli software could have had has its roots in Gujarat under Narendra Modi. In this context, a blog post by veteran journalist Rajiv Shah headlined ‘When phone tapping rumours were afloat in Gujarat among BJP […]
On 14th July, a newly married woman named Rani Mehta (name changed) in Ahmedabad committed suicide. Today, Shalini Patel(named changed), Rani’s mother revealed previously unknown information. The mother alleged that Rani committed suicide as her father-in-law, Ramesh Mehta (name changed) molested her. She has filed a case against Ramesh. Rani mentioned that he used to […]
After a viral video showed four women performing an abortion procedure on an unconscious minor in a decrepit house using household equipment, the Gujarat police have mounted a huge investigation and the role of a private hospital is also being probed. Although the timing of the incident that reportedly took place in Santrampur village of […]
Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashish Pandya, who was accused and later acquitted in the 2006 Tulsiram Prajapati encounter case, has applied for voluntary retirement. He sent his application to the Gujarat Home Department on Thursday. Pandya, who is posted as DSP in the SC/ST cell in Bhuj, West Kutch, was one of the accused in […]
Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday virtually inaugurates the Gandhinagar railway station he had painstakingly visualised as a model of sorts, a six-month-old girl was crushed to death under a tractor-trolley that was mopping up the site for the event. The girl was a daughter of a worker couple engaged at the site. […]
Though Gujarat and its booming pharma companies made a kill, literally in the Covid times with manufacturing and selling of several medicines and injections including Remdesivir, Fabiflu, Virafin and others, they have lost the top slot. For the first time ever, Gujarat based digital companies have overtaken the pharma sector when it comes to paying […]
After two terms and a retirement period of over two years, former Vice-Chancellor from the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Dr Dakshesh Thakar is now the new OSD to Madhya Pradesh Governor, Mangubhai Chagganbhai Patel. The appointment has kicked off controversy and has stirred off angry criticism from academicians. An academician who served as a […]
In class 10, students will now have the option of two papers, standard and basic, in the mathematics paper. Students who do not want to take science after class 10th will be able to opt for the basic paper. Students who want to study science after class 10th will have to choose the standard paper. […]
The marriage dispute between Bharatsinh Solanki and his wife has further intensified with his wife now issuing a public notice, denying all the allegations levied against her. In fact, she has said, through her notice that it is because of her care and consistent support that Bharat Solanki had recovered completely after a 102 day […]
