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If you are in Ahmedabad, Vadodara or anywhere else in Gujarat and if the builder cheats you, then God help you. Because the authorities won’t. Technically, every Indian state must have the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) to deal with errant builders. There is one in Gujarat’s capital Gandhinagar too. But since October 2021, the […]
Elon Musk has become the first person ever to lose $200 billion from his net worth. The 51-year-old’s fortune peaked at $340 billion in November 2021 and he remained the world’s richest person until Bernard Arnault overtook him earlier this month. His net worth now stands at $137 billion. His fortune declined as Tesla shares […]
Nearly 10 underpasses in Ahmedabad, that often hit headlines for getting flooded during monsoon, will now have percolating wells near them. Percolating wells help improve the groundwater table. Through this pilot project, the AMC hopes it will not only channelise rainwater but also address the depleting groundwater reserves in the city. Work has begun on […]
Acting on a tip-off the Vadodara police, on Friday, recovered rhino horns and ivory from a shop in the Kothi area of the city. Two persons have been arrested for illegal trade in the prohibited good. The duo, identified as Karan Shah and Jignesh, have been remanded to five days in police custody. According to […]
In a habeas corpus petition filed by a woman from Bardoli Bariya village in Surat Metropolitan Region, the Gujarat HC on Friday, has sought an explanation from the state government and the Gandhinagar district SP. The woman, Savitaben Chauhan (45) has alleged that her husband, Jibaji Chauhan, was arrested by Dahegam Police two years ago […]
In a case that could later serve as a reference point, an Ahmedabad-based bank officer has approached the Gujarat HC after the bank refused to entertain his request to withdraw the resignation tendered earlier in favour of another job. Dipak Makwana works as an assistant manager at Bank Of India. Earlier this year, he was […]
A lawsuit filed in New York state alleges that Hershey’s “fails to disclose” that some of its chocolate products “contain unsafe levels of lead and cadmium”. On December 28, New York resident, Christopher Lazazzaro, filed the lawsuit in federal court on Long Island. The suit seeks class-action status against the mass-market chocolatier, which obtained the […]
In 2023, the famed BSF Camel Contingent, which has been a part of the Republic Day celebrations since 1976, will witness the BSF’s first-ever women contingent riding camels along with their male counterparts. Designed by celebrated designer Raghavendra Rathore, the uniforms for the Mahila Praharis represent the many treasured craft forms of India, fashioned in […]
As many as nine people were killed and 32 others sustained injuries in a collision between a bus and an SUV in Gujarat’s Navsari, in the wee hours on Saturday. The accident occurred on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Highway. According to Ketan Joshi, additional district collector, of the 32 injured, 17 were taken to a hospital in […]
The passing of PM Narendra Modi’s mother, Hiraba Modi, on Thursday is an instance of a phenomenon Indians have long held to be true: that the cold of winter exerts a pull on the souls of the elderly. The world over, statistics show that more people die in winter than summer. A recent article by […]
The last two New Year celebrations were lost in the gloom of the pandemic. This year, as Amdavadis get set to usher in the New Year amid festivities, one has to be careful of road mishaps. EMRI-108 data shows that road accidents register a sharp surge on December 31. The spike in Road Traffic Accidents […]
Following the resurgence of Covid cases in China, 76 percent Indians are now in favour of making masks mandatory in indoor public places, revealed a survey by Local Circles. Also, 76 percent wanted it to be mandatory in buses and bus stands, in trains and railway stations. As many as 59 percent of respondents want […]
India’s first underwater tunnel, being built under the Hooghly River in West Bengal at a cost of around Rs 120 crore as part of the East West Metro Corridor is almost ready. The train will cross the 520-metre stretch in just 45 seconds. The tunnel—the Indian version of Eurostar’s London-Paris corridor—is 13 metre below the […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel addressed the Conclave of City Leaders organised at the capital of the state in Gandhinagar along with Mayors, Presidents, Standing Committee Chairman and Commissioners, Chief Officers and Regional Municipal Commissioners of the 8 Municipal Corporations and 22 ‘A’ Class Municipalities of the state. Gujarat CM said that the towns and cities […]
Several world leaders expressed their condolences on the death of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraba , who died in Gujarat at the age of 99. Heeraba died in the early hours of Friday in an Ahmedabad hospital. PM Modi and his brothers cremated her mortal remains at a crematorium in Gandhinagar. Prime Minister Narendra […]
To transform the Gram Swaraj Vidhyalaya into “Atma Nirbhar,” the school’s principal, teachers, and students in Jalalpur, Padra Taluka, Vadodara, have planted 530 mango trees in a garden there (self-reliant). Jalalpor’s Gram Swaraj Vidhyalaya is an Uttar Buniyadi school run by the Gram Swaraj Mandal trust. Along with academics, the principal and staff of the […]
The last Friday of 2022 seems to have brought with it a hattrick of sad unfoldings. “Black Friday” as it is now being labelled, began with the midnight news of Brazilian football legend having breathed his last at Sao Paulo, late Thursday night. While India was still sleeping, Heeraba, PM Modi’s mother passed away at […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the last rites of his mother, Heeraben Modi, in Gandhinagar on Friday. PM Modi, who arrived in Gandhinagar early this morning, did cremation of his mother, Heeraben Modi, along with his brothersPrime Minister Narendra Modi performed the last rites of his mother, Heeraben Modi, in Gandhinagar on Friday. PM Modi, […]
The image of a simple, frail old woman to whom great leaders were seeing bowing in respect, will remain etched in memories forever. Heeraben Modi’s simplicity and the aura of spirituality that she exuded were her greatest strengths. Heeraba died Friday at the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad at 3.30 […]
Leaders of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition BJP exchanged barbs on Thursday over the cancellation of a scheduled concert of singer Arijit Singh in the New Town area near Kolkata. The BJP alleged that the February 18 concert was cancelled as Singh had recently sung rang de tu mohe gerua, which has […]
