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Union Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and State BJP Chief CR Paatil on Tuesday. The closed-door meeting was held at BJP headquarters Kamalam, Gandhinagar. Shah was on a two-day visit to Gujarat to inaugurate several programmes related to health infrastructure in the State. Top sources said that Union HM […]
World Tourism Day celebration will take place at Ahmedabad airport. This year’s World Tourism Day theme is to focus on the future. Tourism day is on September 27 but the celebrations will go on till October 2. To create awareness about the day, India Tourism, Mumbai, the regional office of the Ministry of Tourism in […]
Western Region Committee of Builders Association of India has sought an extension of the September 30 deadline set by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). Builders demand December 31 as the date to file Annual Statement of Accounts form-5. Promoters/developers are facing technical glitches in uploading form 5, leading to stress. Annual Statement of Accounts […]
Not many citizens are aware about the fact that it is their right to meet anyone occupying an official position in their region/state/country. The chief minister of any Indian state is also obliged to meet the people of his/her state as long as citizens follow the due process to prove their request for a meeting […]
Women in India transforming communities with digital technologies could show ways to accelerate progress towards the SDGs said thought leaders here on Friday, at high-level discussions organised by Reliance Foundation, Observer Research Foundation and United Nations in India to complement the 77th UNGA discussions. The events included launch of Aspirations, Access and Agency: Women Transforming […]
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey visited poll-bound Gujarat on Tuesday to review poll preparedness for forthcoming Gujarat elections. There are about 4.83 crore registered voters in Gujarat. 51,782 polling stations will be set up in 182 assembly constituencies. Criminals contesting elections On the issue of criminals contesting the polls, […]
Gujarat police have traced out on one more occasion, the activity of people having connections with terrorist organizations. People in some areas of Gujarat are found to be in direct connection with the Pakistani organization PFI. There are reports of people contacting and funding the Pakistani organization. ATS has detained seven to eight suspects from […]
Frustrated at not being able to get the road works started in his constituency, Congress MLA Jashubhai Patel representing the Bayad constituency decided to stage a sit-in in front of the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office. Jashubahi Patel was joined by other congress MLAs Ajit Singh Chauhan, Babubhai Vaja, Kalu Singh Dabhi, Dr. Kiritbhai Patel, Sureshbhai […]
In the Anil Kapoor-classic, Nayak, a television presenter (enacted by Kapoor himself), became the Chief Minister for a day, bringing in sweeping changes in the system. But how does it feel to be the Chief Minister’s guest for a day? For Harsh Solanki, a sanitation worker from Gujarat, this was an unforgettable experience. Solanki and […]
The Supreme Court on Monday said that any employee can be sacked by his/her employer for suppressing or giving false information concerning matters having a bearing on his fitness or suitability for the post. The SC laid down broad principles of law to be taken into account especially in the case of recruitment in police […]
After Covid-19, there has been a huge surge in the demand for passports. It created huge pressure on the police department for issuing the Police Clearance Certificate (PCC). Citizens are also facing huge difficulty in obtaining the clearance from police. Considering the huge spike in demand, the government has decided to start online applications for […]
Gujarat’s most famous Garba organizers, United Way in Vadodara came under heavy criticism by the Garba lovers for the apparent lacuna in management this year. The participants noticed and made a hue and cry about the perceived downfall in the impeccable facilities which had become synonymous with the United Way brand. The management’s failure was […]
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur has announced that the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2020 will be conferred upon one of the all-time greats in Bollywoood – Asha Parekh. The Phalke award is the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema. Southern superstar Rajnikanth has conferred the award for the year […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on September 29 and September 30 to lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs. 3400 crore in Surat. He will then travel to Bhavnagar to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple developmental initiatives worth over Rs. 5,200 crores. He will also inaugurate the […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of two hospitals in Kalol, his constituency of Gandhinagar in Gujarat. The 750-bed Adarsh Multispeciality Hospital at Kalol is established by the Umiya Mata Kadva Patidar Education and Samaj Seva Trust Kalol. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya was also present at the inauguration. Amit […]
The 70km stretch between Vapi in Gujarat and Manor-Palghar in Maharashtra has been in news since September due to the death of former Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry and his friend in an accident. A recent report prepared by the International Road Federation (IRF) on the infamous stretch indicated that it has more than 30 […]
A priceless gift can make you pay through the nose. That two after close to four decades! Ask Bachhu Sojitra of Amreli district. People visiting Sojitra’s house would always look out for the antlers of a spotted deer proudly mounted on a wall. Sojitra, a farmer in Dhareshwar village, would regale his guests with the […]
From the Navratri meat ban in Delhi to Gujarat prohibiting the sale of non-vegetarian food items on the streets, there’s been a lot of controversies lately as far as non-vegetarian consumption in the country is concerned. The latest to join the bandwagon is three Jain groups and a businessman seeking a ban on advertisements of […]
Former Gujarat Minister Vipul Chaudhary and his Chartered accountant Shailesh Parikh were sent in judicial custody last week after a Mehsana court refused to grant further police remand. Both are facing charges of alleged financial irregularities to the tune of over Rs 750 crore during Chaudhary’s tenure as Dudhsagar Dairy chairman. The state Anti-Corruption Bureau […]
Delhi HC refuses to stay Verma’s dismissal; officer had assisted the Gujarat HC-appointed SIT in the probe of 2004 Ishrat Jahan case. It’s over. Gujarat’s real life Singham, who has been fighting a lonely battle against the Narendra Modi government –first in Gujarat and now at the Centre — has no options left. The Delhi […]
