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The Congress has vehemently opposed the Gujarat Agricultural Produce Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The party believes the amendments would lead to shutting down of half of the 224 APMCs in Gujarat. Alleging that the recommended changes deal with the elections for the associations that oversee the functioning of APMCs, the Congress also […]
Despite tall claims of being a model state, Gujarat has at least 926 government primary schools which are functioning with just one teacher, the state Assembly was informed. The government assured the House that vacant posts in state-run primary schools would be filled at the earliest. As per the data shared in the House by […]
As the 45th session of Unesco’s World Heritage Committee convenes in Riyadh, Ahmedabad can look forward to retaining its heritage city tag. During this important gathering, a panel of experts will scrutinise Ahmedabad’s ‘state of conservation’ report to determine whether it remains steadfast in its commitment to preserving its world heritage-listed treasures and deserves to […]
New Delhi: Today is the last day in the term of Enforcement Directorate director Sanjay K. Mishra, who many extensions created a controversy for the Union government. Though the Supreme Court had earlier held Mishra’s extension to be “illegal”, it later allowed him to continue till September 15 “taking into consideration the larger public interest”. The […]
You can actually drive an auto rickshaw and get your driving licence made in Gujarat. A leading city-based doctor recently drove a three-wheeler and cleared the driving licence test. Like doctors, suave corporate executives, who may never take an auto to their offices, are also driving the three-wheeler to get a licence. The RTO’s driving […]
Marcus Samuelsson, chef at Aquavit, a Swedish restaurant in New York, is one of the pioneers of fusion food. In the mid-90s, when he was just 24, Marcus introduced dishes like oysters with mango curry sorbet and caramelised lobster with seaweed pasta, which resulted in The New York Times’ food critic raising Aquavit’s rating from […]
After two years at the helm, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel is gradually finding his feet in the corridors of power. Almost an unknown face till 2021, Patel, a builder by profession, was former CM Anandiben Patel’s campaign manager in Ghatlodia seat, which he contested in 2017 after she vacated it. Now a first-time MLA, […]
Two petitions seeking a probe into the alleged fake encounters in Gujarat from 2002 to 2006 will come up for hearing in the Supreme Court next week. The apex court was hearing separate pleas filed in 2007 by senior journalist BG Verghese, and noted lyricist Javed Akhtar and Shabnam Hashmi, seeking a probe into the […]
To tackle ‘bogus billing’ and ensure better transparency in trade deals, the Gujarat government is planning to introduce a passport-like mechanism in the GST registration process, wherein the applicant undergoes police verification. The announcement was made by state Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai in the House on the first day of the monsoon session. “To tackle […]
Precariously standing above the Kharicut canal in Vatva-GIDC Machhunagar, a 1994-built bridge in Ahmedabad is another catastrophe in the making. Despite a warning sign that reads, “The culvert is dangerous. Heavy vehicles should not commute.” at least 50,000 vehicles continue to rumble across its tattering surface. Residents fear the bridge could collapse at any moment, […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring the Right to Social Security Act and implement it in the entire country. He also claimed that with the implementation of his government’s schemes, including Right to Health Act and Old Pension Scheme (OPS), Rajasthan was emerging as a model state in the […]
South Mumbai’s one of the most popular and oldest eateries Bademiya was raided by Maharashtra’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) and sealed thereafter over liecense and hygine issues. During the raids, the officials reportedly found cockroaches and rats in the eatery’s kitchen. On further inspection, the officials found out that the eatery, which is 76 […]
The Gujarat Common Universities Bill is likely to be presented in the state assembly on Friday. The bill includes provisions for establishing an investigation panel to scrutinise the actions of the respective university vice chancellors. If the inquiry uncovers any irregularities, the government will have the power to dismiss the V-C from his/her position. According […]
The Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden (KNZG) will be seen in a new avatar since the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has plans to merge it with the proposed Safari Park in the city. Additionally, the authority is contemplating the development of a biodiversity park and jungle safari as an extension of KNZG, a national daily reported. […]
The two India-Pakistan matches in the Asia Cup, of which one was abandoned owing to inclement weather, tell us so much about what fans have been missing. Bilateral series between the archrivals aren’t possible anymore, which means they meet only in rare ICC events. The anticipation of the ICC World Cup match between the two […]
Many of us experience a fiendish need to break traffic rules. We are hard-pressed for time (who isn’t). A lack of patience to wait. No traffic cops around. Yet, nowadays, most of us think twice about breaking signals. Reason? The presence of a third eye, CCTV cameras that monitor us. The question is, are these […]
The search operation by security forces in a remote village of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir resulted in the killing of another terrorist in an encounter on Wednesday. The death toll during the ongoing three-day search operation in Narla village is now three, officials said. A suspected Pakistani terrorist was killed in the encounter, […]
The Airbus Defence and Space on Wednesday handed over to the Indian Air Force the first of the 56 C295 transport aircraft, kick-starting the delivery of the planes under a Rs 21,935-crore project. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari received the aircraft at the aerospace major’s production facility in the southern Spanish […]
A Class 6 student died of a sudden heart attack in Gujarat’s Dwarka, while two other men in their mid-twenties succumbed to cardiac arrest in Rajkot city. The recent deaths come as a shock while experts renew debate as to what is causing heart attack in youngsters. The 12-year-boy Class 6 boy, identified as Dushyant […]
Would you buy products made in jail? The apprehensions are natural. What expertise would they have in making quality products? And why should products be bought from inmates in any case when there is no dearth of stationery shops in cities? The Vadodara Central Jail remains an exception to this. There is a high demand […]
