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Jenny Virjibhai Thummar took charge as the the President of the Gujarat Pradesh Mahila Congress (GPMC) on Saturday in the presence of Congress State President Jagdish Thakor and AICC State in charge Raghu Sharma.She replaced Gayatriba Vaghela as head of the Gujarat Pradesh Mahila Congress. Last month Congress president Sonia Gandhi appointed Thummar as head […]
In a heinous crime in Gujarat that will make all Gujarati with an iota of decency lower their head in shame, four men are booked for ‘gang-raping’ a hearing and speech impaired migrant woman in a village in Mehsana. The woman was allegedly gang-raped several times by the four accused in a village. It is […]
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where the holy places for Muslims across the world, Mecca and Madia are situated has announced that 1 million pilgrims would be allowed this year for the hajj. The Hajj pilgrimage starts from 1st July this year as per the calendar by Saudi Arabian authorities. Since the last two years, the […]
Refusing to accept her daughter’s decision to marry Lalit of her own choice, Zulekha Banu planned an “abduction” of her own daughter Simran. Simran Idris Multani and Lalit, both consenting adults, tied the knot in Delhi. Lalit, works as a food delivery boy and lives on the Sarkhej-Dholka Road. After formalising the marriage, the couple […]
Unlike the perception of Gujarat that there is intense polarisation and communal disharmony; here is a small village where a Hindu temple opened its arms and its gates for Muslim rozedaars to break their fast on Friday evening. Over 100 Muslim residents of Vadgam taluka were invited to offer namaz in Dalvana, a small village […]
Defiant in the face of a near-certain end of the rule for his government, the Prime Minister of Pakistan was on national television yesterday to talk to the people directly. Pakistan national assembly is going to vote to decide the political fate of Imran Khan’s party in power. “I respect the Supreme Court and the […]
IIMA is gearing up for its 57th annual convocation scheduled on April 13 Falguni Nayar, a Gujarati billionaire, and an IIMA postgraduate will address the convocation in her alma mater as the Chief Guest, on April 13. Nayar is an Indian businesswoman who runs the beauty and lifestyle retailer Nykaa. She is one of two […]
Gujarat National Law Univesity has deemed it prudent to close the physical classes that it restarted from April 4 after 25 students of the University tested Covid-19 positive on April 8 taking the tally to 33 cases among students at GNLU in two days. In fact, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) campus was declared a […]
Ahmedabad on Friday recorded its hottest day of April in around a decade with a maximum temperature of 44 Degrees Celcius, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) stated. This raises concerns as the highest temperature of April is generally recorded in the mid or towards the end of the month. The hottest day of the month […]
Ed-tech start-up Unacademy, which began as a YouTube channel, fires a thousand people as a part of its cost-cutting exercise. Employees including on-roll staff and contract teachers in sales and marketing have been sacked under Money Control. Unacademy has not been in profit since the last financial year. They were not given any prior information, […]
After protests by tribals, the BJP Government put a halt to the South Gujarat river link project, after protests by cattle rearers Gujarat stopped an already passed legislation and now after a five-day strike by 10,000 government doctors, the State Government has succumbed and agreed to meet all their demands. Doctors of government hospitals, government medical colleges, […]
The celebration of World Health Day took place at Ahmedabad Military Station on Thursday, April 07, 2022, with the objective of raising awareness among the population about current health issues and educating them about preventive and promotional health care. The theme for this year’s World Health Day celebration was “Our Planet, Our Health”. Station Health […]
The results of the Gujarat leg of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2019 were released on Thursday at an event in Mehsana by state health minister Rushikesh Patel. The survey of juvenile tobacco usage trends in the state, while less steep than the national average, still paints a scary picture, with the median age […]
Known as much for his tweets as for prompt social welfare action triggered by varied posts online, industrialist Anand Mahindra has led to widespread interest after he re-tweeted Erik Solheim’s observation of “ingenious use of wind generated by passing traffic velocity.” The Norwegian diplomat and former minister is a known crusader to preserve Earth’s green […]
R H Kapadia, a primary school in the Thaltej area of Ahmedabad, is in news for the wrong reasons. The controversy stems from the school accepting admissions for the fresh academic year despite being de-recognized by the Ahmedabad District Education Officer. The school was de recognized after the owner of the building rented by the […]
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India have pulled up the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for ineptness in data management. The statutory authority UIDAI, established in 2016 to issue a unique identification number to all Indians Aadhaar to all residents of India has issued 131.68 crore Aadhaar numbers as of October 31, […]
An ardent devotee of the Anoopam Mission, a Swaminarayan sect based at Mogri in the Anand district of Gujarat, Dr Manoj Soni has led an extraordinary life. The Mumbai-born Gujarati academic chosen by the Government headed by Narendra Modi to head the prestigious UPSC has come up in life selling incense sticks and semi-finished cloths […]
In a welcome move targeted at rich farmers getting undue tax relaxations, the finance ministry, in a response to questions from the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, has said that tax authorities will scrutinise more strictly the details of agricultural income where it exceeds a threshold of Rs. 10 lakh a year. Farm income in India […]
On Thursday, the local court in Vadodara sentenced a 26-year-old to life imprisonment in the murder case of his alleged former girlfriend after she ended the relationship. The case dates back to April 2019, when Wasim Malik strangulated 25-year-old Prachi Maurya after an argument near a mall in Vadodara. The court relied on scientific and […]
Adding to the fun of travelling during the ongoing summer break in schools across India, Western Railways has decided to temporarily attach a Vistadome coach to the Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Shatabdi Express from April 11. The Vistadome coach, with large glass windows and glass roof, will enhance passengers’ travelling experience. The Shatabdi Express is Western Railway’s […]
