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New Delhi: The eighth cheetah has died at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The cheetah, named Suraj, was found dead by a patrolling team in the Park early in the morning of July 14, reported Times of India. The cause of death will be known only after the post-mortem is conducted, the report said. More details are awaited. Officials […]
The police have taken action in the Surendranagar murder case where two Dalits lost their lives when a dominant caste group attacked Scheduled Caste (SC) families in the village of Samadhiyala.Six men belonging to the Kshatriya community and 15 other individuals have been booked on charges of murdering the two Dalit brothers. Additionally, four other […]
“We don’t have the money to bring back the bodies.” A relative of Jagdish Patel shared the plight of the family with Vibes of India after he died trying to illegally enter the US through the Canadian border. Patel’s wife Vaishali Patel, daughter Vihangi Patel and son Dharmik Patel — they all accompanied him — froze to […]
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Paris that he was the very first member of Alliance Francaise (AF) Ahmedabad when it was started in 1981, he was exaggerating a bit. The receipt issued to him is in December 1981 in numbered eight, and his membership number was A-011, so there were undoubtedly a few […]
Following the recent ruling by the Gujarat High Court on the matter of stray cattle in Ahmedabad city, the Standing Committee convened today and gave its approval to a policy aimed at preventing and controlling cruelty towards cattle in the city. As per the newly approved policy, it is now mandatory for individuals to possess […]
This is an urgent appeal to editors and fellow journalists to ensure that the ghastly happenings in Manipur are well circulated through news mediums. After more than two months of unprecedented civic strife and violence, events in this state have disappeared from the front pages. The incidents of violence were barbaric, with gross violation of […]
While it can boost connections and self-esteem of individuals, and has become a vital marketing tool for businesses, new research suggests that heavy usage of social media has a negative impact on anxiety, depression and sleep quality Asha*, a college student in her 20s from Vadodara, says: “I spend five to six hours a day […]
In the country, a total of 31 political parties, including 7 national and 24 regional parties, received donations of Rs 20,000 or more between 2016-17 and 2021-22. It is worth noting that the majority of these donations, i.e. 60 per cent or more, were received only through Electoral Bonds. During this period, an important development […]
Women’s empowerment has been at the forefront of the Chhattisgarh government’s development agenda. Leading from the front, now Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has implemented initiatives such as Gauthan and RIPA to empower women and boost their participation in the state’s economy. Women in Gauthans are engaged in various economic activities, including vermicompost and mushroom production, […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, on Wednesday, transferred over ₹1,000 crore to 5 million beneficiaries of the Social Security Pension Scheme through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). During an interaction with beneficiaries of the Social Security Pension Scheme at his residence in Jaipur, Gehlot highlighted that his single-engine government was delivering more for the people and […]
The police have a general image of being dour, cold, and stripped of emotions. But an Ahmedabad police constable has set an example of empathy and helpfulness. Police constable Dayaben Jitubhai, on duty as part of the security arrangement for the Gujarat High Court peon recruitment examination held at Sheth RT New High School in […]
Acting on a tip-off last month about an illegal trading operation Dabba or box trading in Mumbai’s Mahavir Nagar, Kandivali West, the crime branch arrested a 50-year-old from Surat. Bhupen Babubhai Kheni allegedly had been involved in the betting racket and took 3% of the profits from the operations, police officials told a media house. […]
Amidst soaring tomato prices across the country, incidents of theft are being reported in Gujarat, particularly near the vegetable markets of Surat, Ahmedabad, and Bhavnagar. Instances of individuals stealing sacks full of tomatoes instead of traditional valuables or money are coming to light. One such incident involved an unemployed man from Bhavnagar, who had recently […]
Riding on the demands by a section of leaders and officials of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to award the lease of Jaldhara Water Park, Kankaria to the previous contractor, the Standing Committee silently approved the same. Previously, a dispute had arisen over the denial of work to the contractor, accompanied by allegations of corruption. In […]
Another leading ice cream brand from Ahmedabad seems set to be acquired by a foreign company, with the news breaking that Bain Capital is in talks with Vadilal for the takeover of Vadilal Industries and Vadilal Enterprises. Five years ago, the Ahmedabad based Havmor ice cream brand was taken over by Lotte Confectionary of South […]
Remember Kiran Patel, the conman caught who faked as a senior PMO official before being caught last year? In what can be called a replay of the same modus operandi, a civil engineer, currently unemployed, was caught allegedly impersonating as an Officer-on-Special-Duty (OSD) to the Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah. Identified as Robin […]
It’s been over four months since Jaysukh Patel, the managing director of Ajanta Manufacturing Private Limited (AMPL) of Oreva Group, listed as an absconding accused in the chargesheet in the Morbi suspension bridge collapse, surrendered before a magistrate court. The Morbi bridge collapse in October, one of the greatest tragedies in India for years, killed […]
From being typecast as just homemakers to holding top managerial positions, women in Gujarat have come of age. The Union Government has released a progress report on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stating that Gujarat has the highest proportion of women working in managerial positions for every 1,000 people. According to a news report, there has […]
In response to the escalating tomato prices, a vegetable vendor in Varanasi has taken an unconventional approach to protect his stall by hiring bouncers. Ajay Fauji, a member of the Samajwadi Party, stated that he opted for this security measure due to instances of violence and tomato theft reported in the area. Fauji, who recently […]
Foxconn and Vedanta, which signed an ambitious joint venture pact last September to invest $19.5 billion in Gujarat to set up semiconductor and display production plants, have called off their alliance. The Rs 1,54,000 crore project was to come up at the Special Investment Region (SIR) in Dholera on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Taiwan’s Foxconn […]
