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A non-disclosure petition has been filed in the Gujarat High Court alleging that stray cattle are not being properly maintained by their owners in Ahmedabad. The state government has put this important matter before the High Court. Gujarat government has made an important statement before the High Court that stated that there is an urgent […]
In a letter to Raghu Sharma, Gujarat Congress in-charge, Dr Vijay Dave said that he has been working for the Gujarat Congress for almost four decades. When the Congress party won 141 and 149 assembly seats in a row in 1980 and 1985, he was the sole in-charge of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. But […]
In what might not be welcomed by women forums across the country, the Delhi High Court, on Monday, reserved its judgement in a batch of petitions demanding the criminalisation of marital rape (RIT Foundation vs Union of India). The decision comes following the central government’s input that “it would not be prudent for the HC […]
Hasmukh Adhia, former union revenue and finance secretary and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chosen officer to drive the Goods and Services Tax regime and demonetization, has been picked to head the prestigious Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) in Gandhinagar. Adhia, at present Non-Executive Chairman of Bank of Baroda and Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat […]
The Drugs Controller General of India has granted restricted emergency use authorisation (EUA) to Biological E’s COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax for the 12 to 18 years age group, subject to certain conditions, official sources said on Monday. However, the government has not taken a decision yet on vaccinating those aged below 15 years. The health ministry […]
A 21-year-old acquaintance of a 17-year-old minor girl slit her throat with a paper cutter after she spurned his advances. The incident took place in Amrapur village on Friday. She was admitted to the Gandhinagar Civil Hospital in a critical state. Senior Congress leaders visited the family of the victim on Monday. After meeting the […]
A caricature was tweeted on Saturday from the official Twitter and Instagram handle of Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) Gujarat showing the hanging of Muslim men wearing skull caps with the words “Satyamev Jayate” and “No Forgiveness to those Spreading Terror.”The Twitter and Instagram handle of BJP Gujarat posted an insensitive caricature in response to the […]
A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Ranchi on Monday sentenced Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years’ imprisonment and imposed ₹60 lakh fine on him in the ₹139-crore fodder scam case. The RJD supremo was convicted in the case on February 15 and quantum of punishment […]
Congress leader Hardik Patel on Monday said that if the government doesn’t withdraw the cases against the Patidar youths, then we will launch a statewide agitation by March 23. “Today, I am not speaking as a party leader, but as an agitator”, he added. Patel, who was in Rajkot, addressed a press conference stating that […]
One person was killed and three others were injured when a speeding truck collided with a car in Palanpur, Banaskantha on Saturday night. According to police, a truck coming from Rajasthan lost control near RTO Circle in Palanpur, Banaskantha, collided with two cars and rammed into Hotel Savera around 8.45 pm. Manu Thakor, a resident […]
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested two nationals of Uganda at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in Ahmedabad for smuggling heroin 1.81 kilograms hidden inside 165 capsules in their abdomen. The two nationals were caught on separate instances of 13th February and 15th February. On 13th February, the arrested male passenger arrived from […]
President Ram Nath Kovind, the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces, will review the Naval Fleet comprising over 60 ships and submarines and 55 aircraft at Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam today. According to the official statement by the Ministry of Defence, the President’s Fleet Review, an awe-inspiring and much-awaited event, will be conducted on Monday […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter to wish a speedy recovery to Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II after she tested positive for Covid-19. “I wish Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth a speedy recovery and pray for her good health,” Modi tweeted after Buckingham Palace informed that she has tested positive for the infection and is experiencing […]
The Editors Guild of India raised objections on Sunday regarding the new accreditation guidelines given by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). It said that vague, arbitrary and draconian clauses have been included in it with “an intent to restrict any critical and investigative reporting of government affairs.”Since no norms have been recommended, it can concede […]
Gujarat Titans unveiled the team logo on Metaverse, Sunday. The logo, shaped like a kite, mirrors the team’s desire to soar high. Interestingly, kite-flying is an integral part of Gujarat’s social legacy with festivities like Uttarayan, a case in point. The logo is largely in blue and white and has an intense feel, an index […]
India issued an advisory asking its citizens to leave Ukraine temporarily on Sunday. “In view of the continued high levels of tensions and uncertainties with respect to the situation in Ukraine, all Indian nationals whose stay is not deemed essential and all Indian students, are advised to leave Ukraine temporarily,” the Indian embassy in Ukraine […]
In man’s world, some humans take on brute behaviour in their interaction with animals. From neglect and abandonment to maiming, beating, kicking, running over with vehicles, overloading, torture, bestiality and killing, one wonders who is the real animal? Man or beasts… According to a 2020 report, filed by the Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations, […]
Amid more frontal assaults on the founding principles of the Indian republic, it is easy to gloss over an innocuous-looking government circular impacting no more than perhaps a couple of dozen students. However, this would be a huge mistake. The National Overseas Scholarship Scheme (NOS) of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment provides funding for students […]
Pics credit: Ashvita Singh Kirit Vaghela (40), leader of Gujarat Safai Kamdar Mahamandal, was detained by Gandhinagar police for planning a rally from Sector 12 (Gandhinagar) to Gujarat Municipal Corporation headquarters. He was later moved to Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad. The same day, around 5,000 to 8,000 members of the Bharwad and Rabari community […]
