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As many as 96 per cent of the workers employed in large-sized processing factories situated in Narol — a garment and textile industry hub in the south-eastern periphery of Ahmedabad – were employed without any written agreements. The workers paid either in cash daily or on a per piece rate, a survey by NGO Aajeevika […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been waxing eloquent about his government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative but his political party has been accused of not practising what he has been preaching. The BJP, it is alleged, distributed around 750 Chinese-made tablets in the party-state executive held under the shadow Sardar Patel’s towering Statue of Unity in […]
The dispensation that rules India claims Gujarat is a promised land of plenty and a model to emulate but the state’s abysmal record in child health stands in stark contrast to those big boasts. Ask Feriyal Suran, an auxiliary nurse midwife from Ahmedabad — and not some remote corner of Gujarat — if she often […]
An unfortunate incident should not be the deciding factor of a child’s future. Adoption is as fortunate a connection between parents and children as is birth or any other form of parenthood. The last Monday of the auspicious fasting month of Shravan turned joyous for Nathan and four-year-old Arpita. Found abandoned in a dump yard […]
Thakor Manibhai Patel of Bhadran village in Anand district and his family have been living in America for years. Thakor’s bungalow and land in Bhadran are being taken care of by Ramtubhai Ashabhai Bhoi. Ramtubhai has been living in the village for years and ever since the Patels moved to America, he has been taking […]
The GMK EMRI 108 ambulance service has completed 14 years of operation in Gujarat. The fleet, which had 650 ambulances during the Covid first wave, swelled to 800 between March and May this year. An official estimate stated that the fleet ferried 2.19 lakh, Covid-positive patients, over one and a half years during the pandemic […]
Yet another incident of mobile blast sets out warning bells for mobile users. A mobile phone exploded in Rajula near Amreli district. User Mavjibhai Kwad, who lives in Chhatadia village, was holding a mobile phone in his hand when it suddenly exploded, injuring his fingers. Hearing the loud sound, people around him were left in shock […]
They may be royal, but their lives are often not royal fables. This is exactly what is happening in the 400-year-old princely state of Rajkot in Gujarat. The feud is most intriguing. The family is fighting over 20,000 crores of property. A princess is claiming her right as a daughter from her estranged brother. And […]
Photo and video courtesy: Mayur Bhatt After a long hiatus, Amdavadis experience rainfall and cooler temperatures. The city is expected to receive more showers in the coming few days.
The alcohol prohibition act in Gujarat has always been under radar and a topic of discussion. On the other hand, Gujarat High Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the ban on liquor in Gujarat in which the petitioner said the ban is against the right to privacy. The petition further argued that the […]
The Subject Expert Committee of the Indian Drug Regulator Authority has recommended approving Zydus Cadila’s three-dose COVID-19 vaccine -ZyCoV-D- for emergency use authorization (EUA). The SEC has sent recommendations to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). The committee added that Zydus needs to submit additional data for the 2-dose regimen of its vaccine. Cadila […]
A woman Sarpanch and her all-women team have shattered stereotypes and broke the glass ceiling in Khambha village near Lodhika, Rajkot. The Panchayat is the primary level of self-governance in India and, Sarpanch Annapurna Jadeja and her team of eight women, are becoming the trailblazers in bringing about long-awaited changes in their village. A small […]
Taking a cue from Gujarat’s five-year celebrations of governance, the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH) and Daman and Diu will celebrate five years of governance by Administrator Praful Patel. A four-day celebration will be conducted from August 24-27 to mark the five years of governance of Praful Patel. A special programme will […]
Pandemic pushed the entire world online, including the courts. In such a scenario, there were many junior lawyers who changed their profession owing to a deteriorating financial situation. However, in the year 2020, 4742 people from across the state obtained registration certificates from the State Bar Council for the practice of advocacy. This figure is […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday, August 14, attached assets worth Rs 134.38 crores of an Ahmedabad-based firm Aatash Norcontrol Limited (ANL). This was done under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) scam. The attached assets are in the form of the plant, machinery, […]
Image courtesy: Mihir Dhamecha Four more Indian sites – two each from Gujarat and Haryana – were added to the Ramsar Convention list on August 14. Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland from Gujarat and Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon and Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary in Jhajjar are wetlands from Haryana, that were added to […]
The ED has raided the well-known Dharmadev Infrastructure in Ahmedabad. The reason for the raid may be the issue of non-payment of repayment after taking a large loan. It is likely that the company took loans from subsidiaries for the cancelled project. More than Rs 1,000 crore loan has been taken from DHFL by Chairman […]
In Gujarat, the police do not seem to be looking back in prosecuting tribals. They have lodged 951 FIRs against tribals in the state. Charge sheets have been filed against 2,399 people and only 12 have been convicted, so far. Numerous complaints have also been registered in police stations on issues like murder and rioting […]
Due to the ever-increasing heat, 12 coastal cities of India are likely to be submerged in three feet of water as the ice accumulated at the poles melt by the year 2100. The list includes three cities in Gujarat with the longest coastline in the country, including Bhavnagar, Kandla and Okha. This data is provided […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat to inaugurate the School of Excellence project. The School of Excellence project will be inaugurated from the Mahatma Mandir. PM Modi will gift School of Excellence to Gujarat on Teacher’s Day on September 5. According to sources, Modi might also visit the Command and Control Department of the […]
