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For the government’s new campaign “Har Ghar Tiranga”, the city civic body had ordered 22 lakh national flags for approximately Rs5 crore. The cost per flag was Rs 30 per flag. The proposal was recently approved by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation general body. But, a recent change of events in which there was a shortage […]
An infant girl was buried alive in Palanpur, just after her birth by her parents. The parents were caught on Friday. The father, Shailesh Bajania was apprehended near Kadi in Mehsana while the mother Manjula was caught in Manda in the Gandhinagar district.Though the authorities strongly believe that she was dumped because she is a […]
An aware citizen had filed a case against two for demanding bribes from him. The accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 16,00,000, and received the same amount from the complainant. However, the complainant did not want to pay the given amount, so he contacted ACB and booked a complaint. The date of the crime […]
What happened on Friday: In recent times,the Congress has been seeking a Parliamentary debate on rising prices and unemployment. For some reason or the other, the debate has been deferred, MPs suspended for unruly behaviour on the floor, Opposition voice muffled by ruling party’s chants and /or an inconclusive banter with no clear point having […]
In a notch lower than the previous day, Gujarat logged a total of 947 fresh covid-19 cases on Friday I’m the last 24 hours. With a total of 33 per cent new covid-19 cases off total cases in the state, Ahmedabad registered 305 new cases on Friday. The city was followed by Vadodara with 140, […]
Close on heels of the abandoned pre-term baby found buried in a farm in Sabarkantha district Thursday, the police, traced her parents a day later. The new-born was alive when she was “excavated” from the pit where she was buried. “It was heart wrenching to bury her alive,” narrated a sobbing Manjuben Bajadia. The couple […]
A 14-member delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Gujarat led by its Chairman Anand Desai met Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for building strategic economic partnerships for industries. More than 30 industries joined for the industry round table meeting to discuss various investment opportunities in J&K. The members of the […]
The police today detained Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with other Congress leaders, who were protesting against rising inflation and unemployment in the country. The Congress leaders, dressed in all black, had begun a peaceful sit-in protest in front of the party headquarters. Priyanka Gandhi reportedly climbed over the barricades to launch the protest. Just a […]
Harsh Sanghvi, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Affairs, today said that the state government has not levied any new tax on professional Garba events. He explained that GST has been imposed on such Garba events since 2017 and before that there was Sales Tax and Value Added Tax. Furthermore, he said that businessmen in […]
How does one relate to audio stories? The voice is your guide and imagination your stage. Some find it more engaging than seeing a play enacted because it sets the mind free to create whatever it chooses to, with audio inputs as the only cue. In a bid to capitalise on this very factor, India’s […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is set to get a loan worth Rs350 crore from Gujarat State Finance Corporation (GSFS). The civic body will also be purchasing green project bonds worth Rs200 crore. Both these proposals were approved by the AMC’s sitting committee. The loan of Rs350 crore from the GSFS will be used for […]
In a bid to do something different and also work within the sustainability guidelines, four friends in Vadodara have come up with a novel idea. At their chai stop, once done with the drinking, you get to eat the whole-wheat edible chocolate-flavoured cups! “Clan Tea House” is the brainchild of four friends. “It takes care […]
While Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was leading the Har Ghar Tiranga programme in Surat, a security scare had the guards scrambling. During the event, a young man successfully slipped past the guards and entered the venue armed with a gun. Fortunately, CM Patel’s bodyguards apprehended the youth before he could go too far. The youth […]
Japan this morning condemned China’s military drills around Taiwan as a protest against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. Tokyo said that five Chinese missiles, which appear to have flown over Taiwan’s main island, had fallen in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This was a major security concern and China should stop all […]
On recommendation from the Gujarat High Court, the state government has asked four senior district cadre judges to take voluntary retirement with immediate effect. Although the official reason for this order is not known, sources say that the judges have been asked to leave their posts because of unsatisfactory performance. Reportedly, after a performance review, […]
East Kutch Police’s Local Crime Branch (LCB) has seized Indian-made English liquor worth Rs15,000 from a shop in Gandhidham. The police had received information from East Kutch LCB, Border Range IG JR Mothalia Saheb and SP Mahendra Bagdia that liquor was being sold at Kesar Arcade adjacent to the Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce. Riding on […]
Gujarat health department officials, yesterday, disclosed that a man in Jamnagar, who is exhibiting symptoms of monkeypox infection, has been admitted to the city’s GG Hospital. The 29-year-old patient is being treated in a special isolation ward set up to handle monkeypox cases. His swab samples have been sent to a laboratory in Ahmedabad for […]
A district court in Gandhinagar yesterday heard a case lodged in 2013, in which Asaram Bapu has been charged with rape, illegal confinement and criminal conspiracy. Presenting in the court, Asaram, whose real name is Asumal Harpalani, denied all charges against him in the case. Asaram said that these charges levelled against him were part […]
In a shocking incident that questions the Beti Bachao campaign spearheaded by Gujarat, a prematurely-born female baby was found buried in a farm in Sabarkantha, Thursday. The new-born was alive when she was “excavated” from the pit where she was buried. Jitendrasinh Manharsinh Dabhi was on his usual morning round at his farm in Gambhoi […]
Ahmedabad-based chemical company DCM Shriram Ltd and ReNew Power jointly signed an agreement on Thursday to set up a 50 MW wind-solar hybrid project in the DCM Shriram’s Chlor-Alkali manufacturing facility in the Bharuch district of Gujarat. Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman and Sr. Managing Director, DCM Shriram Ltd, said that the company is committed to […]
