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The Meteorological Department has forecasted light to moderate rains in various parts of the state over the next five days due to pre-monsoon activity. Despite this, temperatures in parts of central Gujarat have remained constant. Today, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar may experience a slight drop in temperature due to cloudy weather, but residents will have to […]
Out of the 26 Members of Parliament (MPs) elected from Gujarat, 12 are set to represent their constituencies in the Lok Sabha for a second or subsequent term. Notably, five of these 12 MPs have seen their wealth increase by more than 100% in 2024 compared to 2019. According to a report by the Association […]
The State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) department conducted raids at 27 locations across 15 waterparks in seven districts of the state, uncovering unaccounted transactions worth a staggering Rs 57 crore. The districts targeted in the operation included Ahmedabad, Himmatnagar, Navsari, Mehsana, Rajkot, Kheda and Banaskantha. The waterparks under scrutiny included well-known names such as […]
Daughter of Deepak Pandya from Jhulasan in Mehsana District in Gujarat, Sunita Williams is on her third trip to the International Space Station. The visuals of the much-celebrated astronaut are making the rounds on social media, where she is seen entering the ISS with dancing movements and a cheerful disposition. The Indian-American Sunita Williams and […]
Gujarat is experiencing a welcome break from the heat as pre-monsoon activity brings light rain to parts of the state. Over the past 24 hours, isolated areas in the southern region of Gujarat, particularly the Valsad district, have seen some rainfall. Furthermore, the forecast predicts light rain in various parts of the state over the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, praised the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), stating that its decade-long rule was merely a ‘trailer’. He asserted that the alliance is now poised to work harder and faster for the country’s development. Modi expressed his gratitude towards the NDA allies for unanimously supporting his third term as Prime Minister. […]
A one-year-old infant was brutally attacked by a stray dog at a construction site near Kadodara-Palsana road on Monday afternoon. The child named Gunjan was sleeping peacefully in his cradle, was dragged out by the dog and suffered severe bites to his face and head. Gunjan’s parents, Mohanbhai Rasoolbhai Madi and his wife, who both […]
The Crime Branch of Ahmedabad City Police has successfully apprehended the individual responsible for the recent kidnapping of a four-year-old girl from Raikhad area of the city. The accused had abducted the child four days ago with malicious intent. Fortunately, the girl was found within 24 hours of her disappearance, leading to the subsequent arrest […]
The Gujarat Police have seized cocaine estimated to be worth 130 crores from a deserted area near Gandhidham. The operation was a joint effort by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), East Kutch Special Operations Group (SOG), Local Crime Branch (LCB) and Gandhidham B Division Police. The operation, conducted in the early hours of the morning, […]
Gujarat Police seized 13 unclaimed parcels of cocaine from a secluded place near Gandhidham, Kutch. The cocaine packets were hidden behind bushes of acacia. The police had taken help from the Forensic Science Laboratory ( FSL) to ascertain the identity and purity of the drugs. Each packet, weighing approximately 1 kg, is valued at an […]
Democracy can be quirky, as is evident from the results of by-elections in Khambhat, Porbandar, Manavadar, and Vijapur assembly seats in Gujarat. Funnily enough, the candidates who won the seats as BJP candidates were the same people who held the seats as Congress candidates before resigning. Senior Congress Leader CJ Chavda contested the Vijapur in […]
Out of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, the Congress party has managed to secure only one seat, dealing a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) hopes of a hat-trick victory. Following the announcement of the election results, Gujarat State President Shaktisinh Gohil addressed the media in a press conference, expressing gratitude towards […]
The recurring news of K Kailashnathan getting an extension as the Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Gujarat in December 2023, was a habitual annual affair that offered no surprise to anyone anymore. After all, it was happening for the 11th time in succession. It however, hid an unusual element, which went unnoticed. […]
The exit poll results have been released on many networks on Saturday, and they indicate that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is headed for a hat-trick in Gujarat, with the majority of pollsters projecting a landslide victory in all 26 seats. The Axis My India exit poll estimates that the BJP will win all 26 […]
The data released by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Traders (DPIIT) reveals that Gujarat has received investment worth Rs 60.600 crore in 2023–24. In the year 2023–23, Gujarat attracted Rs. 37.059 crores of foreign direct investment. While Maharashtra retains its first place in the list by attracting Rs. 1,25,101 crores and Rs. […]
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rambhai Mokariya dropped a bombshell yesterday when he claimed that even he had to bribe the fire officer to obtain a fire NOC. Mokariya named the Deputy Chief Fire Officer of Rajkot, Bhikhabhai Theba, as the recipient of a bribe of Rs. 70000. The BJP MP’s statement has unintentionally raised serious […]
The special investigation team (SIT), formed to investigate the roles of officers of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation, the fire department, the police, and power utility firms, submitted its preliminary investigation in Gandhinagar. SIT Chief Subhash Trivedi, IPS, presented the preliminary report in the presence of Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Chief Secretary Raj Kumar, IAS. SIT […]
After the horrible fire tragedy, which took 27 lives in Rajkot, the investigating team is working overtime. Even as Rajkot Municipal Commissioner, Anand Patel, and City Police Commissioner, Raju Bhargava, have been transferred, police have arrested Town Planning Officer MD Sagathia along with two assistant TPOs, Mr. Mukesh Makwana and Mr. Gautam Joshi, as well […]
The work on the 5.42 km stretch between GNLU (Gujarat National Law University) and GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec City) is almost complete. The stretch, passing through Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), is part of the 28-kilometer Phase 2 Red Line of the Ahmedabad Metro, extending from Koteshwar Road to Mahatma Mandir. Ahmedabad Metro […]
While the effects of global warming are increasingly felt all over the world, the city of Ahmedabad appears to be particularly hit, with summers getting warmer with each passing year. Being in Ahmedabad in the summer of 2024 feels like being trapped in a gigantic burning oven. The awful feeling now is scientifically substantiated. A […]
