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In yet another jibe at the Central Government, the Meghalaya Governor – Satya Pal Malik said that leaders in Delhi send condolences even on the death of a dog, but they seem least concerned about the ‘death of 600 farmers’, who are protesting against the farm laws. “Till date, we have never seen any agitation, […]
The September 2020 case of Ahmedabad’s Anand Niketan School wherein the school received an email to cancel the mid-Sept exams if they did not want nude photographs of female students to be circulated. Followed by this, the school cancelled the exams and approached cyber cell seeking an inquiry on the issue. The prime suspect of […]
Recently conferred with Padma Shree, the present IIT-Gandhinagar Director – Sudhir K Jain has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of renowned Banaras Hindu University (BHU). He has been holding his seat at IIT-Gandhinagar since 2009 and now he is all set to occupy the seat once held by the likes of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and […]
Amidst the non-veg lorries tussle, the Gujarat Congress launched a campaign against unemployment, fuel prices and inflation in Gujarat. The campaign named the Jan Abhiyan (mass campaign) comes on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee’s (GPCC) interim President Amit Chavda launched the […]
A Nagar Kirtan was taken out to celebrate the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Ahmedabad, on Sunday. Hundreds gathered to celebrate this auspicious festival as part of the entourage of Guru Granth Sahib. The procession was organised by the trust of Gurudwara Gobind Dham. The procession began around 2.15 pm and reached […]
A farmer in Rajasthan reportedly died by suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling. He left a six pages long suicide note where he mentioned about being attacked and tortured by the lenders four days ago. He had taken a loan by mortgaging his farm. Failing to repay the loan, the lenders began to pressurize […]
Dubai Airshow 2021 has kicked off showcasing the resilience and agility of the aerospace and defense sectors of India. Since the Covid 19 pandemic began, Dubai Airshow event is the first of the big international airshows to re-open. The Indian Air Force is participating in the Dubai Air Show 2021 with the Sarang Helicopter Display […]
Gujarat recently reported 24 fresh cases of Covid 19 in the past 24 hours and 22 patients were discharged from the hospitals. With the festive trail ending, Ahmedabad reported 42 fresh cases in the past four days. Meanwhile, people who travelled outside the state also tested positive for Covid 19. Following the spike in cases, […]
Students are set to return to the Gujarat Vidyapith campus this week, as the 101-year-old institution set up by Mahatma Gandhi finally lifts the restrictions imposed by the Covid pandemic and goes fully offline. In an exclusive interview with VO!, Gujarat Vidayapith vice-chancellor Rajendra Khimani talks about the importance of campus life, redevelopment, the relevance […]
Leading members of the Patidar community in Gujarat were present at Jasdan, Rajkot for the inauguration of an educational centre and memorial of 14 members of the community who had given their lives in the Patidar Agitation of 2017. Their address at the event offered a glimpse of the potential influence that Patidars can hold […]
A 1985-batch Gujarat-cadre officer Anil Mukim is in the race for the post of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief. He retired as the Chief Secretary of Gujarat in Aug, 2021. He had earlier worked in the chief minister’s office as principal secretary from 2001-05 when Narendra Modi was the CM, and had […]
Former Gujarat IAS officer V. Thiruppugazh has now been appointed to lead an advisory panel on mitigation and management of flood risk in the city, by the DMK government in Tamil Nadu. Considered to be a close aid of Prime Minister Modi, Thiruppugazh had initially served as PM’s secretary when he was the Chief Minister […]
The Central Government of India has brought two ordinances to extend the tenure of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) directors and Enforcement Directorate (ED) directors from the present – two years to five years. President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the ordinance, named the Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021. The central government […]
The stench of the Gujarat BJP administration’s targeted drive against vendors of non-vegetarian is following a trail. After Junagadh, Rajkot and Vadodara; it reached Ahmedabad. The drive against sellers of meat-based food reportedly began in BJP-ruled civic bodies such as Rajkot, with the municipal corporation issuing an informal order removing carts selling non-veg and egg-based […]
Denied compensation for his husband’s death, Manishaben Bhavnagariya knocked the doors of Gujarat High Court. The 34-year-old’s husband – Dineshbhai was a primary school principal at Sarva village in Botad district and was assigned Covid-19 duties by the authorities. On his death, the hospitals did not clearly mention the cause of death in his death […]
Praveen Darji At least 23 people have been arrested so far for the alleged torture and couple-shaming incident within the Vadi community that took place in Harij village in Patan, Gujarat, on November 10, a police official associated with the case said. A fourteen-year-old Girl, Kamala, and her lover, an adult and her distant relative, […]
Panaji: The number of days Debasis Shyamal, a fisherman from Digha in West Bengal, can take his boat to sea has declined over the last decade owing to cyclonic storms and other adverse weather conditions. “At least 40-50 days of the year go just like that when we don’t get to fish and this is […]
The Surat Municipal Corporation will now allow to access its services to just fully vaccinated people in the city from November 15, Monday. The move by the corporation is intended to aware people take both doses and complete their Covid-19 vaccination. Hence, from Monday onwards, the people who are not fully vaccinated, will not be […]
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired an important meeting regarding cryptocurrencies and other concerns of the same. Recently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das raised an alarm on cryptocurrencies and cautioned the investors on the potential downfalls on the same. He said that the digital currencies are a very serious concern for […]
