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As of mid-December, 9.6 crore Indians held passports, and the number is set to cross the 10-crore mark in the next few months. According to data from the ministry of external affairs (MEA), over 2.2 crore or nearly a quarter (23 percent) of the passports were issued in Kerala and Maharashtra. Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, […]
The Gujarat government has set up a consultancy company to rectify the slow pace in planning and implementing of Town Planning schemes across the state. The company, ‘Gujarat Town Planning Consultancy Company’ will offer advice to various municipal corporations and local bodies in planning TP schemes. The government has identified 843 Town Planning schemes in […]
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal had an interesting analogy to describe his party’s 5 seat win in recently held Gujarat assembly. He said that winning those seats was as difficult as “milking an ox”. Arvind Kejriwal expressed his joy over the fact that his party could muster 14 per cent vote […]
The judicial magistrate in Vadodara has convicted a man of three months of imprisonment for indulging in an extra-marital affair. The court stated that the affair has caused deep mental harm to the wife. Yogesh Patel along with his family members was charged under IPC section 498 (K) for the harassment of Patel’s wife, Ekta. […]
A former health department driver who is currently jobless and homeless has been detained for stealing an SUV from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Police claimed that he picked up passengers while operating the car as a taxi before abandoning it near Nadiad when his fuel ran out. The intruder took the SUV on December 9. […]
Thanks to the increased awareness, organ donation has picked up in India again which had fallen during the pandemic. India recorded 12,387 organs harvested from deceased as well as living donors in 2021. The data however reveals that there are certain regions where organ donation is more than other areas. The Indian states in the […]
On Monday, the first day of the two-day session of the House, the newly-elected MLAs of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly will be sworn in. Elections for the post of speaker and Deputy speaker will be held on Tuesday. Protem speaker and senior-most Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Yogesh Patel will administer the Oath to the […]
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has launched a poll on the microblogging website, asking millions of users if they think he should stand down as CEO after implementing a flurry of policy changes over the past few days. “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,” Musk […]
A trial court in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district has sentenced former field director of Bandhavgarh National Park, C.K. Patil, to three years of imprisonment for “trying to implicate” two government officials in the 2010 killing of the famous “juhrjhurra wali” tigress. Patil is now the principal chief conservator, Forests, Bhopal. Three others –SDO DC Ghormare […]
The Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar will witness the biggest football event of the year on December 18 ( 8:30 pm onwards IST) when France will take Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final. Kylian Mbappe’s France will be playing consecutive FIFA World Cup final against Lionel Messi’s Argentina. France is looking to become the […]
In light of the recent honor killing in Rajasthan, Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, stated that hundreds of people are killed every year for falling in love or marrying outside their castes or against the wishes of their families. He was speaking on morality and its interplay with the law at the Ashok […]
At a time when right wing groups see red in every saffron or any expression with semblance to venerable shapes or concepts, Kundan Kumar Mahato, seems to have rocked the boat rather vigorously. The 22-year-old student at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in Gujarat’s Vadodara stands expelled from the prestigious institute for creating an installation out […]
At the Eastern Zonal Council meeting on Saturday, Union home minister Amit Shah sought the state governments of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Sikkim to equally share the responsibility with the Border Security Force (BSF) in protecting the international borders of the country in the region. Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Jharkhand Mamata […]
Gujarat minister Jagdish Vishwakarma on Saturday criticised the voters of Vadgam for the defeat of the BJP at the hands of Congress’ Jignesh Mevani in the recent Assembly polls. He said the people of the Scheduled Caste-reserved seat in Banaskantha district had “betrayed the nation” by not ensuring a BJP victory. The statement attracted a […]
Wadia Group-promoted Go First airline has come under the scanner of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on account of a surge in passenger inconvenience due to non-existent flights and massive flight delays. Recently Ahmedabad-based Arvindkumar Chaurasia sued the airlines when the flight he was supposed to board in September 2020 was cancelled […]
The finance ministry has announced that the subscription for third series of the sovereign gold bond scheme 2022-23 will open on December 19. The applications will close on December 23 and the settlmnt date is December 27. “The issue price of the Bond during the subscription period shall be ₹5,409 per gram, as also published […]
One of the major initiatives taken at the 48th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council meeting headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that took place on Saturday was to implement a single definition of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) in the country for clarity for automakers and for tax implications. The GST Council on Saturday clarified on the […]
Despite the absence of any quantifiable data to link the rise in deaths due to cardiac arrests, anecdotal evidence clearly seems to suggest so. Recent news of a 35-year-old man collapsing during a garba event or a young bride-to-be in her early 20s, falling down to her end on stage while garlanding the groom, are […]
In several areas of Gujarat, the population of vultures has not increased. Hence, making them a vulnerable species. The scenario is different in Pavagadh, where the bird population seems satisfactory. At a minimum, 10 adult birds were marked in the region during the latest census. The region of Pavagadh offers a suitable habitat for these […]
