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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) have seized approximately 173 kg of narcotics off the Gujarat coast. This is the second such operation within a span of just 24 hours. The law enforcement agencies apprehended two individuals from the sea off the Porbandar coast along with the drugs. The seized […]
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat Police, acting on a tip-off from Military intelligence, arrested an individual suspected of assisting the Pakistani agency, ISI, in spying on Indian defence personnel. The suspect, Mohammad Saqlain, a 22-year-old resident of Bedi village in Jamnagar, was apprehended after a six-month-long investigation. Saqlain is alleged to have provided an […]
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in collaboration with other forces, has seized drugs worth ₹300 crore. The operation targeted a comprehensive network of clandestine Mephedrone manufacturing labs in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Deputy Director General (OEC) Gyaneshwar Singh announced in a press release on Saturday that a joint team of the NCB and Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad […]
Three women from Gujarat’s Anand district died in a car accident in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA. The victims, identified as Rekhaben Patel, Sangitaben Patel and Manishaben Patel, lost their lives when their SUV veered off the road and plunged over a bridge. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office reported that the SUV was traveling northbound […]
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused the Central government of planning to change the Constitution to weaken the people and deprive them of their rights. Speaking at a public rally in support of Congress candidate Anant Patel at Dharampur in Valsad, Priyanka alleged,”In 10 years the government has not done anything to strengthen […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to attend a series of campaign programmes across Gujarat on April 27, in a bid to bolster support for various Lok Sabha seat candidates. Shah’s itinerary begins with a public meeting, dubbed the ‘Vijay Sankalp Sabha’, scheduled for 10 am at Kumar Chhatralay in Jamkandorna, Rajkot district. The […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) has seized a substantial stock of arms and ammunition. Six individuals linked to the case were arrested in this operation. The ATS swung into action following a tip-off, leading to the arrest of six individuals from Gujarat’s Surendranagar and Rajkot; and Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua taluka and Indore city. The operation […]
The Gujarat Media Club (GMC), a leading organisation representing the media community in Gujarat, announced on Wednesday the establishment of a Welfare Fund. The fund is designed to provide support to its members and the broader fraternity during times of medical and life-threatening distress. In a statement released on Wednesday, GMC President Nirnay Kapoor approved […]
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the government has announced a major reshuffle in the police department. A total of 10 Indian Police Service (IPS) and 2 State Police Services (SPS) officers have been appointed to various posts today. Sharad Singhal has been appointed as the Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP) of the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. Gagandip […]
The Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) has launched the Gujarat Super League (GSL), the state’s first franchise-based football league in Gujarat. The president of GSFA and Rajya Sabha member Mr Parimal Nathwani unveiled the GSL trophy amidst a grand ceremony attended by team owners, sponsors and supporters of the GSL. Mr Nathwani expressed his enthusiasm […]
Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge are among the 40 star campaigners named by the grand old party for the Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat. The state Congress unit shared the list of leaders, including party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, general secretary Randeep […]
Gujarat Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P Bharathi, announced that a total of 4.97 crore voters, which includes 12.20 lakh first-time voters, are set to participate in the Lok Sabha elections and bypolls for five assembly seats in Gujarat on May 7. According to the final electoral roll, there are 4,97,68,677 voters expected to cast their […]
Close to 800 Bengal Monitor Lizard Hemipenes and 19.6 kg of soft corals that were seized on April 13 in Mumbai were allegedly brought from Gujarat for sale in Maharashtra, a probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)’s Mumbai zonal unit revealed. The articles are protected under Schedule–I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, […]
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday said it will order a high-level inquiry into the operations of the Indian Railways and the forest department to find out the cause of deaths of three lions on railway tracks in January. The bench pulled up both the departments for their “sketchy” inquiry reports. A bench of Chief […]
The Gujarat High Court has fined an advocate Rs 5,000 for repeatedly failing to appear on behalf of his client despite specific orders. The court referred advocate Prashant Chavda’s conduct to the Bar Council of Gujarat and directed him to pay the penalty to the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority within 30 days. In an […]
Gujarat is once again in the grip of extreme heat after a brief dip in temperatures last week. The maximum in most districts of the state soared to 40 degrees or above from Monday. After remaining unchanged for the next three days, the temperature will increase by two to three degrees, says the MeT department. […]
As the summer heat intensifies, Gujarat is witnessing a surge in power demand, nearing a staggering 24,000 MWs. The State Load Despatch Centre reports that on April 20, 2024, the peak power demand in Gujarat reached 23,916MW. This coincided with a record high in electricity consumption for the summer, with 491 million units consumed. With […]
Dhiren Solanki, who belongs to Gujarat, has set up a donkey farm with 42 donkeys at his village in Patan district. He is earning Rs 2-3 lakh a month by supplying donkey milk to clients in southern states. Donkey milk is selling at 70 times the price of milk produced by cows and buffaloes. Availability […]
To mark Earth Day, which was observed on Monday, Gujarat’s first woman civilian licensed skydiver, Shweta Parmar, completed a solo descent from 13,000 feet in Thailand with a message for a plastic-free planet. She unfurled a ‘End Plastic’ flag as this year’s Earth Day theme was ‘Planet vs Plastics’. The theme advocates for reduction of […]
With Canada introducing a new rule to restrict the number of students staying back in the country for work after their studies, thousands of students from Gujarat planning for the same will be affected.From May 15 this year, international graduates of Canadian college programmes delivered through a public-private curriculum licensing arrangement will no longer qualify […]
