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The sixth session of the 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly will commence on February 19, and continue till March 28. The session, which will have 27 sittings, will include the presentation of the state budget for the financial year 2025-26 by Finance Minister Kanu Desai on February 20. The session will begin with an address by […]
In a grim incident that has sparked outrage and debate, a 16-year-old schoolgirl in Surat, took her own life after reportedly facing pressure and mistreatment over unpaid school fees. The incident has cast a shadow over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme, aimed at empowering girls through education. The student’s family […]
Two workers, Jayesh Patadiya and Chirag Patadiya, died on Tuesday after allegedly suffocating in an underground sewage pumping station in Patdi town in Surendranagar district. The incident occurred as they entered the facility to carry out cleaning work without safety equipment. Both men were contractual employees of the Patdi Municipality. Local sources reported that they […]
The State Election Commission has announced that local body elections will be held on February 16, 2025, with vote counting scheduled for February 18 and the election process concluding by February 21. These elections will involve the Junagadh Municipal Corporation, 66 municipalities, and three taluka panchayats. Additionally, by-elections for various vacant seats in municipal corporations, […]
For a state that stands for the Gandhian ideals of abstinence and asceticism, Gujarat confronts an uncomfortable reality: that it’s rapidly degenerating into India’s capital for prohibited drugs. Numbers scream themselves out: last year, the narcotic and psychotropic drugs valued at Rs 7,303 crore were seized in Gujarat. While authorities claim that most of these […]
A Surat-based diamond company, acclaimed for ground-breaking craftsmanship, unveiled a masterpiece carved from a 4.5-carat lab-grown diamond. The product, depicting US President Donald Trump, was created to celebrate his second term in office. The intricate work underscores the company’s commitment to wedding contemporary technology with art. The final product is valued at approximately Rs 8,50,000. […]
A tense confrontation unfolded in the Gujarat High Court on Friday when Brijesh Trivedi, President of the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association (GHCAA), raised his voice in a heated exchange with Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal. The incident took place during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning illegal constructions. The altercation began when […]
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi’s attempt to have the FIR against him dismissed was denied by the Gujarat High Court. The FIR claimed that Pratapgarhi had posted a video clip along with a provocative poem on his social media account, thereby inciting communal discord. The 46-second film, which featured Pratapgarhi during a mass marriage ceremony in […]
The Gujarat Police on Friday uncovered an illegal manufacturing unit producing spurious liquor in Mehsana district, arresting two individuals in the process. Acting on a tip-off, the police conducted a raid and discovered a mini factory in a field in Acharasan village, Mehsana, where illicit foreign liquor was being produced. The spurious liquor was being […]
The Supreme Court has set February 13 as the date to hear appeals filed by the Gujarat government, and several convicts who were involved in the 2002 Godhra train burning case.A bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and Aravind Kumar ruled out further adjournments during the next hearing. The Supreme Court received several appeals, contesting the Gujarat High Court’s October […]
The Director General of Police (DGP) Vikas Sahay on Thursday announced that four police officers in Gujarat have been suspended for travelling abroad without obtaining the required permissions from their superiors. The suspended officers are Firozkhan Pathan, head constable from Botad; Harvijaysinh Chavda, police constable from Amreli; and Mahipatsinh Chauhan and Mahendrasinh Darbar, police constables […]
On National Startup Day 2025, 110 students from Gujarat were awarded a total of Rs 22 lakh in incentive support to kick-start their entrepreneurial journeys. The event was held at the Vidya Samiksha Kendra in Gandhinagar on Thursday. Education Minister Dr Kuber Dindor and State Education Minister Praful Pansheriya presided over the statewide celebration. The […]
Long-standing backlog of cases has been a big challenge before the Indian judiciary. In September last year, it was reported that there were nearly 62,000 cases pending in various High Courts, which were more than 30 years old, including three awaiting disposal since 1952 A lifetime passes, new generations are born, but cases linger, and […]
Ahmedabad: The Uttarayan festival has been marred by tragedy as kite-related accidents resulted in several fatalities and left over 100 injured across Gujarat. The worst-hit regions have been Saurashtra and Vadodara, with reports of fatal incidents due to kite strings and falls. In Ahmedabad, a young man died after falling from a roof. Over 100 […]
Four people, including a four-year-old boy, lost their lives after their throats were slit by ‘manja’ amid Uttarayan festivities. Numerous injuries were also reported across the state, police said. Fatalities were recorded in Rajkot, Panchmahal, Mehsana and Surendranagar districts. Officials confirmed that many others sustained injuries in similar incidents during the celebrations. In Halol town […]
Uttarayan in Ahmedabad turned tragic as more than 100 people sustained injuries from kite strings or falls while flying kites. Among the victims, a 28-year-old man lost his life and a 37-year-old woman was left in critical condition with a deep throat injury caused by a kite string. According to government reports, Sheth LG Hospital […]
At least 70 candidates, the most of any of Gujarat’s four main city units, including past MLAs, mayors, and deputy mayors, have shown interest in serving as the BJP president of Surat. So far in the state’s ongoing organisational reform, the party hasn’t been able to choose its city unit leaders. Seventeen members of the […]
Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah is set to celebrate the annual kite festival of Uttarayan in his Lok Sabha constituency of Gandhinagar on Tuesday, with planned visits to three residential societies in the area. Shah is expected to begin his Uttarayan celebrations in the morning at the Shantiniketan Apartment in the Memnagar area, […]
The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Pakistani man near Harami Nala in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Sunday, marking the latest incident of cross-border intrusions in the region. In a press release issued on Monday, the BSF detailed the incident: “On January 12, 2025, alert BSF personnel intercepted a Pakistani national breaching the international border […]
A simple Rs 300 test could save thousands of young lives, yet only 2 out of 100 people are taking it, even as cardiac arrests in people aged 20-50 soar due to high Lipoprotein-A (LPA) levels. At the Joint International Conference (JIC-2025) in Ahmedabad, doctors raised concerns over the growing number of heart attacks in […]
