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Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), founded by Dr Verghese Kurien, has applied for National University status as the Institute of National Value (INI) or the nationwide college standing under the Ministry of Co-operation. IRMA, currently an independent, self-supporting organisation, hopes to grow from two diploma programmes and one fellowship programme to several programmes and have […]
Sadakat Wadiwala, a 40-year-old RTI activist, passed away early on Wednesday morning at Sardar Patel Hospital, six days after being shot in the head by three unidentified assailants in the Gujarati town of Ankleshwar. After Wadiwala was attacked on August 4, his wife Afsana claimed that she suspected three local builders since last month, on […]
In the ongoing Revdi war between the ruling BJP and claimant to the throne AAP, the latest shot is fired by Kejriwal in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the freebies offered by the AAP are nothing but revdis. What is a Revdi? What is the context? Revdi is a small sweetball made […]
Aam Aadmi Party’s national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrived at Ahmedabad airport Wednesday for his one-day visit to Gujarat. In an event organised at Town Hall, Ahmedabad, the Gujarat state chief Gopal Italia shared a heartfelt letter written by a young policeman’s daughter. “The letter touches on issues of challenging work conditions […]
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to the accused, Nileshbhai Natubhai Patel, the Director of Madhav Copper Ltd, allegedly involved in 137 crores Input Tax Credit (ITC) scam while observing that there should not be any indiscriminate use of Section 69 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017. The Single Bench of […]
Since 2016, August 10 is celebrated across the globe as “World Lion Day.” In line with the same, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel virtually graced an occasion in Gandhinagar to raise public awareness and pledge commitment to lion conservation and breeding. Officers from Gandhinagar, minister Jagdish Vishwakarma, Forest minister Kirit Singh Rana, Forest Chief UD Singh […]
The Gujarat High Court held that Motor Accident Claims Tribunals should allow Claimants to withdraw accident compensation money from the Fixed Deposit (FD) to meet the emergency “exigencies of life”. The single bench of Justice Gita Gopi thus directed that the 62-year-old Claimant-Petitioner should be allowed for the premature withdrawal of the Fixed Deposit made […]
In a ceremony on Wednesday at Patna’s Raj Bhavan, Nitish Kumar took the oath of office for the eighth time as Chief Minister of Bihar, while Tejashwi Yadav received the oath of office as deputy Chief Minister. The Mahagathbandhan returns to Bihar after five years. Nitish Kumar, backed by seven parties and 169 MLAs, assumed […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the luxury hotel ITC Narmada on Wednesday afternoon. Located in Vastrapur, this 19-storeyed hotel has 291 rooms and a 70 metre grand structure. The architecture of this hotel is inspired from heritage places of Gujarat such as Adalaj-ni-vav and Sun temple in Modhera. ITC Narmada is ITC hotel’s 12th […]
Amazon has laid off about 1 lakh employees, which is the largest sequential drop in history. The cut off has been made mainly at its fulfilment centres and in the distribution network. The e-commerce giant is an employer of more than 15 lakh people. Brian Olsavsky, chief financial officer of Amazon, said on its quarterly […]
Though Kerala’s total Covid cases are showing a decline, the daily new deaths are still high. The state now holds the title for reporting 25-30 % of the daily new Covid deaths in India. Kerala has by far reported 2,037 Covid deaths per million people, which is highest in the country after Maharashtra which is […]
Thousands of national flags that have been received at post offices across Dakshina Kannada as a part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign under ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ are not in a marketable condition. From the beginning of August till Saturday, over 30,000 polyester-made tricolors from different vendors in Gujarat were received by the postal department. […]
Whatsapp is one of the widely used social media apps. To keep its users engaged, it comes up with modifications every now and then. It has announced three new privacy features recently. They are as follows : Whatsapp will not let you leave a group chat without alerting the entire group. This simply means that […]
An ex-professor of St. Xavier’s University of Kolkata has decided to take the matter to the Calcutta High Court, months after she was pressured to give her resignation, after complaints from a parent were made over her “objectionable” photographs on Instagram. The woman says that a writ petition against the university authorities will be booked […]
The school in the eye of the storm, Mahatma Gandhi International School at Mithakhali, Ahmedabad has as one of the trustees, Lagdir Desai, the current Ahmedabad Municipal School Board chairman. The Mayor of Ahmedabad city, the municipal commissioner, and the chairman of the municipal school board are ex-officio trustees in the trust established by the […]
The Income Tax Department has issued notices to salaried and senior citizens seeking clarifications on the exemptions taken by taxpayers for tax deductions. This comes barely a week after the deadline for filing returns for senior citizens. The I-T department has asked for clarifications from these taxpayers within a week. Over 1 lakh salaried taxpayers […]
Ahmedabad Police’s Crime Branch has apprehended a 20-year-old from the city area for reportedly posting videos with liquor bottles on social media and “challenging the police”. Mohammad Zaid Qureshi alias Zaidu is a resident of Jamalpur in the old city. He was nabbed by the DCB teams after his videos got viral on social media. […]
The man who envisioned building premium luxury residences and elite business hubs–Ashish Shah of Balaji Group breathed his last on Wednesday morning. He was suffering from dengue and was admitted in Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad. He lost his battle to the virus at the age of 48 years. In his eventful life, Shah became the centre […]
Though there often is a buzz that Delhi is full of Gujarat cadre officers, the reality emerging is slightly different, at least when it comes to IPS officers. The Centre needs DGPs, additional DGPs and IGs and Deputy IG rank officers to apply for Central deputation but there is not a single senior officer, even […]
On Tuesday, 149 cattle died from Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), bringing the state’s total death toll to 2,782. Kheda was the 23rd area to be hit. With 67 cow deaths reported on Tuesday, Kutch is still the worst-hit state. There were many fatalities in the cities of Bhavnagar (20), Rajkot (19), Surendranagar (11), and Banaskantha […]
