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The Gujarat High Court issued notices to the state government and the investigating agency regarding the bail plea filed by Jaysukh Patel, the main accused in the Morbi bridge collapse and promoter of the Oreva Group, which was contracted to maintain it. The court has finalised August 17 as the next date for the hearing. […]
A man has been arrested for extortion bid on Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil, Surat crime branch officials said. Identified as Jinendra Shah of Ahmedabad, the accused was reportedly trying to extort Rs 8 crore from the Navsari MP, alleging that he had indulged in corruption of Rs 80 crore. Based on a complaint filed […]
The Gujarat High Court has flayed the State government for its ineptitude in handling the traffic menace. A Bench of Justices AS Supehia and MR Mengdey, while hearing a contempt petition, alluded to the ISKCON Bridge accident wherein a speeding Jaguar car mowed down nine people in Ahmedabad. The High Court has said that the […]
Following the horrendous incident on ISKCON Bridge where an over-speeding Jaguar killed nine people, including a constable and a home guard, a decision has been made to add Section 308 to the case. Any offences under Section 308 of the IPC are of a criminal nature. They are recorded as non-bailable and non-compoundable offences. The […]
In the backdrop of the recent flooding in Ahmedabad, Junagadh and other cities of Gujarat following heavy rains, the state government has decided to constitute a high-powered committee headed by the chief secretary to look into all the aspects responsible for the severe waterlogging and devise a long-term solution to the menace. Following criticism and […]
At least 66 per cent of universities and 78 per cent of colleges in Gujarat, both state and private, do not possess the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) grading. This shocking revelation came to the fore in response to a question posed in the Lok Sabha. It was found that out of 83 universities […]
Maharashtra tops the list of states with the highest percentage of non-zero tax returns, followed by Uttar Pradesh, even as only 9 states and Union Territories have reported over a million non-zero IT returns. While Maharashtra had the highest numbers with 3.9 million people filing non-zero returns, Uttar Pradesh had 1.9 million people doing the […]
Dear parents, This is an open letter that you must read if you do not want to raise kids like Tathya Patel, Manu Sharma, Vismay Shah or Param Sharma. Tathya is in the news for ramming his car into a crowd, killing nine and injuring 13. Vismay, who could now be called Tathya’s junior, was […]
The accident on ISKCON flyover took just 0.5 seconds to snuff out nine lives on the midnight of July 20. This has come out in a report by Jaguar Land Rover in England. The carmaker in its report also said the vehicle was moving at 137 kmph at the time of the accident. This comes […]
Captain Ajay Chauhan, former Director of Gujarat Civil Aviation and once the CEO of Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GujSAIL), who was demoted to the post of accounts manager due to misuse of government facilities, is now in the line of fire for financial wrongdoings. Chauhan was reportedly receiving a non-flying allowance of Rs […]
The Chhattisgarh government said it had planted over 46 lakhs saplings on the banks of 40 different rivers under the ‘River bank tree plantation scheme in the state in the last four years. “A total of 46,76,729 saplings have been planted on the banks of 40 different rivers under the ‘River Bank Tree Plantation’ programme […]
The Rajasthan assembly on Monday passed a bill extending social security to gig workers in the state, a first of its kind in the country. The Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023 seeks to register all gig workers and aggregators in the state, facilitate guarantee of social security to them, and […]
Torrent Power Ltd. (TPL) , a leading electric utility, has set up 4 EV charging stations in Ahmedabad and is likely to set up 2 more in Surat soon, with more cities to be added in the near future. M Thennarasan, Commissioner of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, inaugurated the 4 EV Charging Stations from Torrent Power’s […]
Mocked and isolated, transgenders continue to struggle for social acceptance across the world. But finally, they have something to smile about. A transgender from the United Kingdom has become father of a baby girl. Caleb Bolden (27) discontinued his gender-transitioning medications in January last year when he decided to be a baby. Now, Caleb wants […]
Even as Ahmedabad is gearing up to host the highly anticipated India-Pakistan cricket World Cup match at the Narendra Modi Stadium, those who are missing out on the tickets or accommodation at this time have other beautiful options to indulge in. As the highly anticipated match is nearing, hotel and flight prices are soaring, further […]
India’s standing as a preferred hub for research and development has only enhanced in recent times. Innovation and technological breakthroughs are making the country a favoured destination for global companies. Over one lakh engineers are making India a compelling manufacturing destination. Understandably, global chip companies are rapidly engaging Indian engineers. Even less-banded states are jumping […]
Of course, every time it rains, we curse the administrators, the roads, the potholes. Once the monsoon is over, all is again well and good. This has to stop. One place which gave an example, not by preaching or giving us an monsoon action plan but by immediately plunging into action was the Sardar Vallabhbhai […]
Kutch Copper Ltd (KCL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), is setting up a $1.1 bn greenfield copper refinery project in Mundra (Gujarat) for the production of refined copper with 1 million tonnes per annum in two phases. For Phase-1, capacity of 0.5 million tonnes per annum, KCL has achieved financial closure through a […]
Rajkot Airport witnessed a commotion when a pilot refused to fly a scheduled plane to New Delhi. The incident occurred on Sunday night when the pilot declared his shift was over. The situation escalated as pilot insisted on a replacement from New Delhi. Reports indicate that the flight carried not only 100 passengers but also […]
Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, has planned to ditch the iconic blue bird logo the micro-blogging platform has come to be so synonymous with, and come up with a new X logo. Carrying forward the X concept branding, the company is also believed to be entering the payment and banking sector. “… soon we […]
