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As temperatures soar above 40°C, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has taken an innovative step to provide respite to commuters from the blistering summer heat. The civic body has installed mist generators at various traffic junctions across the city. The pilot project involves the installation of a high-pressure sprinkler system at a crossroads near Kankaria […]
The anti-Kshatriya comments made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala has put the BJP in an embarrassing situation in Gujarat with Rajputs up in arms against the Party. The Kshatriyas are demanding the withdrawal of Rupala’s candidature. However, the BJP is in a soup because if they yield to the demand and drop Rupala from Rajkot, […]
The Kshatriya community’s planned statewide protests against BJP’s Rajkot Lok Sabha candidate, Parshottam Rupala, hit a roadblock today. Gujarat Karni Sena President Raj Shekhawat, who had called for a siege of the Gujarat BJP Headquarters, Kamalam, was detained upon his arrival at Ahmedabad Airport from Jaipur. Shekhawat had urged Kshatriyas to gather at Kamalam at […]
CEPT University Press today unveiled a new book titled ‘Planning for India’s Urbanisation’ authored by Vidyadhar K. Phatak, one of the country’s leading practitioners and thinkers in Urban Planning. The launch event saw participation from practising planners, students, faculty members, alumni and other members of the CEPT community. The book is a compilation of essays […]
Community welfare concerns is an issue that appears alien to Parul University. Headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, the University was recently pulled up by Gujarat High Court for admitting ineligible students. After admitting them at high fees, the University was exposed. The University refused to re-imburse the fees to the students following which they approached Gujarat […]
The government schools in India, though, are generally considered deplorable and the urban elite hardly think of putting their children in these schools, the story is a bit different in Ahmedabad. Call it the skyrocketing fees of private schools or the improvement in the standard of the city’s government schools striving for excellence, or a […]
The Cyber Crime Branch of Ahmedabad City has recently made a breakthrough by recovering 92 lost mobile phones and returning them to their rightful owners. PSI Ketul Modi of the Cyber Crime Branch revealed in a conversation with ‘Vibes of India’ that, “Over the past few years, numerous mobile phones have been reported lost or […]
The Ahmedabad city police have apprehended a 27-year-old man from Juhapura, Sohil Parvez Rashid Parvez Shaikh, who despite having only a 10th-grade education, was defrauding American citizens using his fluent English. Sohil ran a home-based call centre, operating between midnight and 5 am, where he communicated with approximately 30 Americans daily. He offered assistance and […]
Gujarat’s Kshatriya community members disrupted a public meeting of state BJP president C R Paatil in Khambhalia town, Devbhumi Dwarka district, on Saturday. The protesters demanded the withdrawal of Union Minister Parshottam Rupala’s candidature following his controversial remarks about Rajputs and princely families. Videos from the event showed protesters waving black flags and chanting slogans […]
Bharat Shah, the BJP’s Lok Sabha coordinator for Vadodara, has stepped down from his position, citing a lack of competence. This comes after a previous controversy involving candidate Ranjan Bhatt, who was replaced due to similar reasons. Now, the focus has shifted to the coordinator’s role. On April 5, 2024, Bharat Shah unexpectedly tendered his […]
The Gujarat High Court on Friday criticised the state government for lodging an FIR against a contractual sanitation worker for “wilfully” entering a tank, despite a prohibition on manual scavenging. The court noted that such responsibility cannot be placed on the worker, who is only resorting to such work to feed his family. The observation […]
The J Division traffic police on Thursday arrested two men and a transgender individual, all residents of Vatva, following the circulation of a video showcasing their reckless driving and indecent behavior. The video, which quickly went viral depicted the trio dangerously riding a scooter between Hatkeshwar and Aavkar Hall Crossroads. According to the First Information […]
The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revised its Class 12 political science textbook, omitting references to contentious topics such as the Babri Masjid demolition, Ram Janambhoomi, the politics of Hindutva, the 2002 Gujarat riots, and minority concerns, according to a report by Hindustan Times. The revised political science textbook is the […]
The Gujarat BJP has never had it this complicated. The Party is now seriously ruminating to replace Rajkot Loksabha candidate amidst fear of losing vital Kshatriya votes in Gujarat. The BJP won all 26 Loksabha seats in Gujarat in 2019 and wants to repeat the feat. But Kshatriyas in Gujarat are up in arms against […]
The Gujarat Crime Investigation Department (CID) has issued summonses to approximately 300 Right to Information (RTI) activists across the state. The move is part of an effort to verify their credentials and investigate the purposes for which they utilized the information obtained under the RTI Act. This action follows the booking of Ahmedabad-based RTI activist […]
In a significant operational update, leading airline SpiceJet has announced that it will shift all its flights to and from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad to Terminal 2 (T2), effective from 9th April 2024. Currently, SpiceJet operates all its flights from Terminal 1, also known as the domestic terminal, at SVPI airport. […]
The Supreme Court has granted the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) plea to transfer a heroin smuggling case, allegedly linked to the Mundra port drug haul, from a court in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, to a special NIA court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The case in question is one of three related to the drug haul. The Directorate of […]
In the face of ongoing internal discord within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat, efforts to resolve the conflict have been met with resistance. BJP state president, CR Patil, has been actively trying to alleviate tensions within the Kshatriya community following controversial remarks made by BJP candidate Purushottam Rupala. Despite these efforts, former BJP […]
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday intervened in the case of a 24-year-old engineer who was locked out of his Google account. The account was flagged for “explicit content” after the engineer uploaded a childhood photo of himself being bathed by his grandmother. Justice VD Nanavati issued an order restraining Google from deleting the engineer’s […]
In a humorous turn of events, a man from Gujarat found himself on an unplanned journey aboard the Vande Bharat Express. The incident occurred when he was merely trying to assist his wife with her luggage. The story was shared by a woman known as @imkosha on social media, who detailed her parents’ early morning […]
