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Ahmedabad and flyover malfunctions/mishaps are getting increasingly common. Pre-empting an accident waiting to happen perhaps, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is contemplating demolition of the Hatkeshwar Flyover, barely five years after its inauguration in 2017. Why? Well, the flyover started developing cracks and serious breaches in 2021. At least four concrete testing laboratories — March 2021 […]
In the wake of a fall in prices in turn triggered by a bumper output, the Centre has directed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) to procure Kharif onion in Gujarat. The intervention is aimed at giving “immediate relief” to the farmers and providing “stability to the onion market” in the […]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vipul Patel is all set to move a resolution in the Gujarat Assembly demanding “strict action” against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for running a “fabricated” documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots. Patel, an MLA from the Sojitra Assembly constituency in Anand district, is expected to move a “private member’s […]
A court on Tuesday rejected jailed Oreva Group managing director Jaysukh Patel’s plea for interim bail. According to his counsel, the bail was being sought to complete formalities to pay compensation to the victims of last year’s collapse of a suspension bridge in Gujarat’s Morbi town, in which 135 people were killed. The court of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Wednesday, during which they will watch the first day of the Fourth Test match between the two countries at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on March 9, officials stated. While PM Modi will arrive late […]
Actress Sushmita Sen made a startling admission on Instagram last week that she suffered a heart attack, had undergone an angioplasty and received a stent. Sen joins the list of celebrities who experienced serious medical problems like heart attacks and cardiac arrest. Actor Sidharth Shukla, comedian Raju Srivastava and singer KK all succumbed to heart […]
The fact that the report was tabled in August 2022 but not made public, was indicator of the truth to come. However, with the facts out on Monday, details have damned state authorities for the collapse of the Mumatpura flyover deck near South Bopal on SP Ring Road in December 2021. The report attributes the […]
The Gujarat government has ordered an inquiry into bogus Covid vaccine certificates allegedly issued in the names of Bollywood celebrities such as Juhi Chawla, Jaya Bachchan and Mahima Chaudhary in Junagadh district. The issue of fake Covid certification was highlighted by Congress MLA Imran Khedawala during Question Hour. While asking a question on Covaxin booster […]
Image grabs from a hidden cam show Satyam Sharma, prime accused in the BMW hit and run case being given special treatment by the Sola Police. The viral clips, show the 21-year-old, seated on a sofa in a relaxed manner while the bail formalities were underway at the police station, Monday evening. A resident of […]
Startling facts have emerged during a health drive undertaken by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation for adults above the age of 30. The health campaign found that as much as 30% of the 2.5 lakh people sampled from the 30+ age group, suffered from non-communicable (NCD) diseases such as diabetes, heart ailments, cervical cancer and hypertension among […]
The XBB.1.5 sub-variant of the covid-19 virus, which now accounts for 90% of new cases in the US, is now the dominant sub-variant found in all genome sequencing in Gujarat. Data shared by the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) shows that genome sequencing in the past 50 confirmed covid cases were traced to 37 – […]
The change of prasad at Gujarat’s Ambaji temple has become a contentious issue, with thousands of devotees gathering for protests. Upholding a 46-year tradition, the temple would offer Mohanthal as prasad, a sweet made of gram flour, ghee, sugar and milk. The temple announced that going forward it would distribute chikki, a sweet made of […]
Rising prices, inflation, middle-class struggles with savings to buy a house and academic dreams abridged due to lack of funds…. these are stories that never go out of circulation. Worse still, the escalating costs have added more numbers to the script. However, on the other side, elected representatives of the people are hardly a picture […]
Twenty-one-year-old Sataym Sharma is no newcomer to controversy. The son of a prominent moneyed city-based builder, Satyam’s father is known to flex muscles and connections to enable his son’s release each time his name crops up in trouble. This time around, an inebriated Satyam rammed his swanky BMW into a couple walking on the Ahmedabad-Sola […]
An inquiry committee, which was set up by the IIT Bombay administration, to investigate the Darshan Solanki suicide case has ruled out caste discrimination as the reason for the suicide. The findings of the internal panel believe that “deteriorating academic performance” is a possible cause behind his extreme step. Solanki, a first-year Chemical engineering student […]
In what is turning out to be an embarrassing case for the state administration, gaining admission and gaining entry into Karai Training Academy, are raising questions. Two recent cases of aspirants having produced fake appointment letters to secure entry are now being used by the Opposition to target the state government’s complicity in the matter. […]
Author Devdutt Pattanaik is a thought leader when it comes to Indian culture. Using stories from ancient Hindu mythology to interpret everyday social practices, he provides perspectives that are truly unique. In an exclusive interview with VO! on the eve of the Holi, Devdutt talks about the myths that surround the festival, the eroticism associated […]
The Gujarat CID on Sunday arrested former IAS officer Pradeep Sharma for allegedly causing loss to the state exchequer by illegally allotting land at an undervalued price in 2004-05 during his tenure as the collector of Kutch district. The former IAS officer, who was the collector of Kutch between 2003 and 2006, faces legal action […]
An ambitious bio CNG plant gathers dust. Adani is one of the bidders for this civic project. Thankgod, VIP visitors to Vibrant Gujarat have not been taken to various routes via Pirana dump yard. All the claims of Gujarat’s infrastructure and development may get crushed under the 75 feet tall dumpyard that stores Ahmedabad’s waste. […]
Over 2000 Amdavadis walked here on Sunday to promote the cause of organ donation creating awareness and a sense of responsibility. Kusum Dhirajlal (KD) Hospital organised it. One organ donor can save upto eight lives and there is a huge gap between the need for organ donation and availability of organs in India. Ahmedabad Municipal […]
