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In 2015, Varsha Nikam was elected as the sarpanch in Mankapur, Maharashtra. The village had no bridge. An educator for over two decades before her stint in politics, Nikam was aware of how difficult it was for kids to come to school. After countless letters to local, district and national leaders, she managed to bring […]
On Thursday, July 15, morning, locals found that about 19 idols made of five metal alloys of sacred significance, six crowns of the deity, and six necklaces, were stolen from the Chandra Maulesh Temple located in Paldi, Ahmedabad. The priest of the temple then registered an FIR with the Paldi police station.Inspector JM Solanki of […]
After two terms and a retirement period of over two years, former Vice-Chancellor from the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Dr Dakshesh Thakar is now the new OSD to Madhya Pradesh Governor, Mangubhai Chagganbhai Patel. The appointment has kicked off controversy and has stirred off angry criticism from academicians. An academician who served as a […]
Umeshkumar Ramanlal Bhatia, a 35-years-old Head Constable deployed as Account Writer Head at Paldi police station usually reported on duty at about 11 am. On July 15, 2021, that is on Thursday, he was on duty at 9.30 am. He went straight to his room on the first floor of the newly built Paldi Police […]
Virtual Trilateral Table Top Exercise (TTX) – 2021 was conducted on 14 and 15 July 2021 with the participation of the India-Maldives-Sri Lanka Navy. It is being coordinated by the Maritime Warfare Centre, Mumbai. The exercise came at a time when the success of Operation Sagar Aaraksha 2 was executed with seamless cooperation between the […]
Dr. Richa Mehta This Pandemic has taught each one much more than one could grasp in many ways. The deadly Second wave has turned out to be the most devastating one for the entire country. Few survived this blow; few succumbed to the deadly virus and many were orphaned during this tsunami of Delta Variant. […]
With multiple variants of coronavirus identified every few weeks, public fear concerning infections and re-infections is at an all-time high. While the news of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the Lambda variant, as the seventh and newest “variant of interest” was still fresh, Uttar Pradesh government identified two cases of Kappa variant, also designated as “variant […]
In class 10, students will now have the option of two papers, standard and basic, in the mathematics paper. Students who do not want to take science after class 10th will be able to opt for the basic paper. Students who want to study science after class 10th will have to choose the standard paper. […]
The marriage dispute between Bharatsinh Solanki and his wife has further intensified with his wife now issuing a public notice, denying all the allegations levied against her. In fact, she has said, through her notice that it is because of her care and consistent support that Bharat Solanki had recovered completely after a 102 day […]
In an incident of Burglary at a lawyer’s house located at Akshat Flats near Dharnidhar in Paldi area of Ahmedabad, thieves decamped with cash, gold, and silver ornaments worth Rs 21,90,200. The incident took place on 13th July. The FIR was lodged during the wee hours of 14th July at Paldi police station of Ahmedabad. […]
Union cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held on Wednesday. Some significant decisions were taken into the meet which included Central Government giving a nod to the increase of Dearness Allowance for Central Government Employees. Union Minister Anurag Thakur briefed about the cabinet meeting in the Press Conference. Important decisions taken in […]
In a freak accident that took place near Pallav Cross Roads at Shastrinagar in the Naranpura area of the city a 40-year-old man, Jalubhai Desai was crushed to death by a speeding BRT bus at about 6 am on 14th July 2021. Inspector NM Parmar of B Division police traffic police station said that driver […]
The Canine Parvovirus, also known as CPV or Parvo, is a highly contagious and deadly stomach and intestine virus that mainly affects dogs. With a mortality rate as high as 91% in untreated cases and 55-70% in treated cases, it has rightly been dubbed, “The Puppy Killer”. While there have been reports of over 300 […]
On receiving specific intelligence from JKP of the presence of terrorists in the built-up area of New Colony, Pulwama, an operation was launched by troops of Panzgom, Pulwama based Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, JKP, and CRPF at 11:55 pm on 13 Jul 2021. As the troops were laying cordon at 01:20 AM, the terrorists opened fire […]
A man named Bhurkabhai Kajibhai Nayak of Dhar Simel village gets murdered in Turkheda village of Chhota Udepur district at night by his distant cousin Bahadurbhai. Bhurkabhai along with his wife visited the cousin at night as guests. He got in a heated argument with his wife which made Bahadurbhai angry. Out of anguish, he […]
Ahmedabad police has initiated an inquiry against police inspector LD Odedra for issuing a circular to about 300 occupants of five buildings in Vejalpur area of Ahmedabad to keep doors and windows of their flats and homes closed when Union Home Minister arrived to inaugurate a community hall in Vejalpur on 11th July 2021. On 13th July […]
On June 24, the Union Labour and Employment Ministry told the parliamentary standing committee on labour that it did not have any data on female labour force participation in the country. “We are waiting for the data. The ministry said it would need 10 days to compile this,” Lok Sabha member from Odisha Bhartuhari Mahtab, […]
The second marriage of Gujarat’s senior-most Congress leader, former Gujarat Congress Chief and Union Minister, Bharatsinh Solanki has crumbled. Not only has the 67-year-old separated from his second wife of 13 years but has issued a public notice asking the people of Gujarat to not indulge in any financial or other transactions with his estranged […]
Three murders took place in Ahmedabad city during the past 24 hours leaving the cops baffled. The most dreadful was the murder of a 29-year-old married woman, mother of three children Bhumika Panchal. Bhumika who was a resident of Jamfadwadi at Ramol was stabbed to death by her lover named Vanraj, who later stabbed himself […]
In Gujarat’s rural areas, reliance on female sterilization for married women aged 15-49 years has increased by 2.3 percentage points, from 33.6 per cent in 2015-16 to 35.9 per cent in 2019-20. The good news: More than half the Gujarati women are increasingly using modern contraception as a method for family planning, according to therecently released Phase 1 of the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS-5). The bad: Nearly 7 out […]
