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The state recorded 204 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death and 24 Omicron infections in the last 24 hours. Of these figures, Ahmedabad city was the biggest contributor, with 98 cases as against Sunday’s 58 positive patients. Of the new cases, over 82 per cent of infections are from four major cities – Ahmedabad (98), Rajkot […]
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has declared that he has suspended Prime Minister Hussein Roble’s powers, he also accused the prime minister of an “indirect coup” amid a protracted feud that has seen both leaders trade allegations over the holding up of parliamentary elections. This move by Mohamed has intensified a months-long constitutional crisis and […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of hydropower projects worth over Rs 11,000 crore. Some of the hydropower projects are the Luhri Stage 1 Hydro Power Project and Dhaulasidh Hydro Power Project. Governor Himachal Pradesh, Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur, Union Minister, Shri Anurag […]
Reduction of economic activities during the pandemic-related lockdown had resulted in a decrease in air pollution in most parts of India, but satellite observations show that parts of central-western India and north India showed an increase in pollution in contrast to the general trend. Scientists have identified that regions in the central-western part of India […]
A new campaign has been launched by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) School Board from today that will take your hair for a toss. The students will be provided with free haircutting sessions under the theme of hygiene. 122 students were given free haircuts today which was also the first day of the campaign. The campaign […]
Life after marriage is a little complex, people often face many odds and demotivation post-marriage. To lift the spirits of such people, Pope Francis sought a Sunday assembly to encourage married couples, also acknowledging that the pandemic has aggravated some family problems. However, he made a point to urge the couple to seek help and […]
After the Gujarat connection in Rs 75,000 offshore income tax fraud; here is yet another tax fraud where Ahmedabad Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) officials are playing a central role. Goods and Services Tax raid at Kanpur-based businessman Piyush Jain unearthed ₹ 257 crore cash from his house and factory. The entire operation of […]
People did not react quite the way Prime Minister Imran Khan hoped when he tweeted about the rising number of Snow Leopards. It quickly turned into a conversation about inflation, governance and jobs. After the posts by Pakistan Embassy in Siberia about being unpaid for three months on December 3, the Pakistan government was quick […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday gave message of conservation of natural resources while launching the ‘ Nadi Utsav’ to clean river waters. Launching the ‘Utsav’ from the banks of Tapi river in Surat, the Chief Minister put the onus on the administration to ensure that industries release only treated water into rivers.” The […]
A Short-term training program on “Implementation of IoT Applications using Machine Learning and Deep Learning” of 5 days has been started today at Graduate School of Engineering and Technology (GSET) – Gujarat Technological University. The program has been started under Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) which will end on the last day of the […]
The Sri Lankan government have come up with a new marriage rule for their citizens. Foreigners who want to marry anyone with Sri Lankan nationality will require clearances from the defence ministry of Sri Lanka, under new regulations. These new rules were met with harsh criticism from the opposition. From the following week, the new […]
A leopard that was spotted at the sprawling Porbandar airport on Sunday was later captured by the forest department and released. Porbandar airport borders dense jungle in some parts and wildlife intrusions are common. On Sunday night, the leopard was spotted at the airport’s naval base, prompting the forest department to set up a trap. […]
Sabarkantha police have arrested five people, including the brother of the main accused, in the head clerk examination’s paper-leak case. This brings the total tally of people arrested in connection with the case to 27. The arrested will be produced in court late on Monday. Sanjay Patel, Akshay Patel, Vipul Patel, Prakashbhai Patel and Dhimen […]
In the fifth pre-Vibrant event today leading up to the 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, 16 MOUs were signed, bringing the total to 96 MOUs. The Summit is scheduled for January 10-12, 2022, in Gandhinagar. In the pre-Vibrant event today, Revenue Minister Rajendra Trivedi and Minister of State for Industry Jagdish Vishwakarma […]
Piyush Jain travels on an old scooter. On paper, he is a small town perfume maker in Kannauj who hardly makes two ends meet. He learned the art of making perfumes and edible essences from his father, who is a chemist. A recent Goods and Services Tax raid at his house unearthed ₹ 250 crore […]
The exercise to prepare the annual budget 2022-23 has begun and now, you can even give your suggestions and ideas to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance is inviting suggestions from citizens to make the Budget-making process participative and inclusive. The Ministry looks forward to your ideas […]
Police has arrested Ravi Patel of Uncha – a key commission agent who sold question papers in the head clerk exam to candidates. As per the police, Patel had got the paper from Deval Patel for Rs 7 lakh and sold it to candidates for Rs 9 lakh. Two more accused have been arrested, Ankit […]
One of the most popular festivals, celebrated by all the communities alike Uttarayan ( or Makar Sankranti) is a special occasion for Gujaratis in general and Ahmedabadis in particular. Ahmedabad is known for it’s passion for kites and the International Kite Festival started by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the banks of river […]
Covid-19, the dreaded virus which is proving to be enemy No of the entire mankind since last 2 years is rearing it’s ugly head once again with renewed ferocity. Gujarat has recorded 948 cases, the highest in last six months as on 5 P.M. on Sunday the 26-12-2021 People had started taking a sigh of […]
Kutch and north Gujarat regions including Sabarkantha, Banaskantha, Mehsana and Patan are expected to receive light rainfall on Tuesday, December 28, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast on Sunday. Apart from this, the other districts of Gujarat are not expected to receive rainfall and will witness almost no change in minimum temperatures […]
