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In 2022, Indian-based phishing groups and scammers cost US citizens more than $10 billion. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) data reveals that the bulk of these victims was older and that they had been defrauded of over $3 billion over the previous two years, according to media reports. Under the guise of offering technical support […]
Almost 10 days after human body parts were recovered from a municipal drinking water treatment plant, AMC officials said that the remains slipped through a damaged interceptor mesh. The Kotarpur water treatment plant, which serves the eastern parts of the city, had to drain millions of litres of water stocked for processing after the decomposed […]
Municipal School Education Board Surat (MSEBS) has proposed a draft budget of Rs 731.55 crore for 2023-’24, an increase of Rs 16.62 crore from last year, with plans to convert 20 existing schools to model schools having smart classes at Rs 50 crore. The proposal will be sent to Surat Municipal Corporation general board for […]
Jatin Patel, a resident of Thaltej, was completely shattered when he got the news of the death of his son Shrey in a car accident in Missouri, US. Shrey, 23, was pursuing his master degree in the US. Partik Patel, the uncle of the deceased said “Jatin and his wife Bjial wanted to attend the […]
The Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi, which is scheduled to enter the politically vital state in the first week of January, may not include top opposition figures from Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav, and Jayant Chaudhary, the head of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, were all asked by the Congress to participate in the […]
Days after the reported death of a Kalol resident while trying to cross the US-Mexico border, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) Gandhinagar, Monday, decided to write to the INTERPOL seeking more details about the incident. INTERPOL assists law enforcement agencies in each of its195 member countries to combat all forms of transnational crime. According to […]
Indian Bank’s “MSME Prerana,” an initiative for the MSME Sector in the country, was formally launched in Rajasthan on Monday. The program is already operational in seven other Indian states. It aims at empowering MSME entrepreneurs through skill development and capacity building training in their local languages, assisting them in acquiring necessary financial and managerial […]
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RVUNL) has issued a tender to select solar project developers to set up 810 MW of state transmission utility-(STU) connected solar power projects on a build-own-operate basis in RVUNL’s Ultra Mega Solar Park in Bikaner. Though tenders were issued in November, the same were cancelled shortly thereafter. RVUNL will enter […]
The Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) on Monday announced that the new round of admissions that began on December 21 for the newly approved 18 new pharmacy degree and diploma colleges in Gujarat was over. The ACPC has admitted 300 students in the new round. The ACPC was to admit 50 percent of the […]
A BSF jawan was allegedly beaten to death in the Nadiad district of Gujarat after he objected to an obscene video of his daughter which was circulated online by a teenage boy. The incident took place when the BSF jawan, Meljibhai Vaghela, went to the house of a 15-year-old boy, and complained to his family […]
Propelled by the increasing demand from corporate chieftains, government delegations, and high-profile politicians and to cater to leisure and religious tourism, aviation companies and corporates are procuring aircraft and helicopters. Major corporations in Gujarat alone about 22 aircraft and helicopters with three additions just this year. The most recent case in point is AeroTrans, owned […]
With Covid spectre hanging over the India, amid fresh surge in cases in China, the Gujarat state health department and the central health ministry are focused on improving vaccine coverage. But stocks of vaccines are running low. According to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) health officials, against 300 daily vaccinations till last week, the demand has […]
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” The path of peace, says this age-old aphorism, offers better resolutions to conflicts than revenge, which only leads to counterretaliations. This philosophy is deeply rooted in Vipassana’s meditation centre in Rangpur, Rajkot. Staying true to its beliefs, the centre is handling a sensitive issue with […]
Gujarat has experienced cases of the coronavirus, which has alerted the administration. The administration had scheduled the Kankaria Carnival for December 25 amid Corona. In light of the Corona outbreak, AMC has altered the carnival’s timings. Entry will be prohibited after 8:00 pm and the carnival will run from 6 to 9 pm. This year’s […]
Since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the democratically-run island in August, China has sent 71 warplanes in its largest military show of force near Taiwan. Taipei has accused Beijing of “military intimidation.” According to Taiwan’s defence ministry, the group consisted of 47 Chinese military aircraft that entered Taiwan’s southwest air defence identification zone […]
Following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP)’s historic victory in the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Bhupendra Patel administration has reactivated and begun moving projects forward. All attendees, including ministers and personnel, are no longer allowed to bring phones to cabinet meetings. The cabinet meeting of the state government takes place once each week. In the cabinet […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport continues its endeavour to offer new services and improve passenger experience with every passing day. A new arrival hall is made operational in this endeavour to enhance existing infrastructure. This new arrival hall adds two more belts in a 2250 square metre area. Now the domestic arrival area has four […]
A mock drill will be held on Wednesday across a number of health facilities in several states and Union territories to ensure their readiness to deal with any eventuality related to covid-19, following an advisory by the centre. The exercise will focus on parameters such as availability of health facilities (covering all districts), capacity of […]
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on the basis of intelligence input by ATS Gujarat has apprehended a Pakistani Boat with 10 crew in Indian waters carrying arms, ammunition and approx. 40 kgs of Narcotics worth Rs. 300 crores. During intervening night of 25/26 Dec 22, on a specific intelligence input, ICG strategically deployed its Fast Patrol […]
In his first Covid-oriented speech since Beijing abruptly lifted strict containment measures last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged officials to take action to preserve lives on Monday. China had been mostly immune to the virus throughout the majority of the pandemic, but after regulations that crippled the economy were suddenly loosened, the country is […]
