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The economic recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many people into unemployment and extreme poverty. According to a cross-national study by the United Nations Global Pulse Initiative, there is a link between the changes in these economic indicators with related changes in recorded crime. According to Har Ghar Surakshit Report 2020, 60% cops in Western […]
Not every one would get such wonderful news four days before their retirement.But Gujarat cadre’s 1984 batch IPS officer Rakesh Asthana is a lucky man.Some call it a reward for political services,others term it as destiny and some others call it “purely merit” but Rakesh Asthana wouldn’t comment on it.Rahul Gandhi called him Modi’s blue […]
Dholavira, an ancient wonder of Gujarat from the Harappan-era metropolis, was inscribed as World Heritage Site (WHS) by UNESCO on July 27. The declaration came during the ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, which is currently underway from July 16 – 31. Dholavira is the fourth WHS from Gujarat and 40th site from India, the other three being Champaner […]
Today marks the sixth year since we lost Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the man who selflessly served our Nation for decades by being a scientist, a mentor, a leader, a President, and more importantly an inspiration for many in the process of becoming all of the above. He died on this day in the year […]
In the year 1908, when Vidyagauri Nilkanth sang Vande Mataram at the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Ahmedabad, she demolished a taboo. At the time, no ordinary woman dared sing on stage in front of a crowd. But then, Vidyaben was no ordinary woman — she was the first woman to graduate […]
In November 2020, a Jamnagar based lawyer Vasant Manseta and 14 others were booked, under the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act 2020. He was accused of being part of the gang led by Mafia Jayesh Ranpariya alias Jayesh Patel. Manseta was accused of helping Ranpariya to resolve legal provisions once the land encroached. However, land […]
‘Prize distribution to winners of Bharat Ko Janiya quiz’. High Commission of India, Sri Lanka felicitated a special Virtual Prize Giving Ceremony for ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ (Get to Know India), today. The winners of the First Round of the third edition of the ‘Bharat Ko Janiye’ Quiz for the year 2020-21 were announced in the […]
Tokyo Olympics 2020 has a representation of over 127 athletes to compete in around 18 sporting events from India. The Indian contingent at the Summer Olympics 2020 includes athletes from across the country. Two days back on July 24, India opened its medal account by getting a silver medal, won by Northeastern athlete Saikhom Mirabai […]
Several questions have risen than answers in the brutal murder of Sweety Patel who was in a live-in relationship with Police Inspector Ajay Desai of Vadodara Rural SOG (Special Operation Group). PI Desai and his aide Kiritsinh Jadeja, a Congress officer bearer, have been arrested in the Sweety Patel murder case. But the entire investigation […]
Modi and Muslims usually don’t go well together. The PM’s populist politics is accused of creating and elevating a Hindu majority out of a socially diverse population. This sort of nationalism often led to sidelining of Muslims and fueling communal hatred. In a twist of the tale, the Muslim community of Gujarat has a different […]
Four police officials and personal were suspended by the District Superintendent of Police, Navsari Hrishikesh Upadhyay in connection with custodial death of two 19-year-old vehicle theft suspects who died by suicide in Chikhli police Station premises during early morning hours of 22nd July 2021. Among the suspended are Inspector AR Wala of Chikhli Police station, Sub […]
Riddhi (name changed to protect her identity), a 28-year-old professional working in a private company located in the Vastrapur area of the city as an administration officer, had her name registered on a matrimonial site, shaadi.com. On May 29, she got a call from one Vihan Mehta, who identified himself as a dentist practising in Amsterdam […]
In the entire country, especially the Western Coast, Gujarat was famous for its commercial activities. The coastline constituted the cream of the trade. The coastal region of Gujarat had a flourishing maritime trade that extended from Dwarka in the North, all the way to Chaul in the South. The porous border through Kutch and Saurashtra […]
The telephone numbers of more than 60 women – homemakers, lawyers and school teachers, journalists, scientists, civil servants and even friends of politicians – figure in the leaked database of probable surveillance targets selected by an Indian agency that uses Pegasus spyware, a count by The Wire has established. The names of some of these women have […]
In a freak accident which took place at about 9.15 am on July 25, that is Sunday morning a minitruck driver lost control over his vehicle while trying to save an old woman crossing Hatkeshwar Bridge in Khokhra area of the city and dashed against five vehicles. Sources said a couple commuting on a bike […]
The Gujarat traffic police division has issued a notification warning its own policemen and police officials to abide by the traffic norms. The traffic notification apparently mentions that it has come to their knowledge that some police personnel and officials are roaming on their vehicles without wearing helmets and without an HSRP number plate. The […]
In the case of the disappearance of Sweety Patel, 37, wife of Vadodara police inspector Ajay Desai. Ahmedabad Crime Branch revealed that it was Ajay Desai who killed his wife. The Crime Branch has solved the Sweety Patel case in a matter of few days. PI Desai was already a suspect in the case as […]
It was a proposition that would change everything. Two 20-something Israeli entrepreneurs who had been running a small customer service start-up for mobile phones were at a client meeting in Europe in 2009 when they received a visit from law enforcement officials. The entrepreneurs’ first instinct was fear. Maybe they had done something wrong that […]
After nearly a year and half into the pandemic, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has capped the trade margin for five medical devices up to 70% on Price to Distributor (PTD) level.The trade margin has been capped on pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring machine, nebulizer digital thermometer and glucometer. The revised price has been […]
