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A group of Dalit activists on Monday threatened an agitation if the Gujarat government does not meet the demands of the community by September 23. They have submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister Office (CMO) seeking government action over a number of “unresolved issues” of the community. Some of the demands made in the […]
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the Khavda Phase IV Part-A transmission project, following the receipt of a letter of intent from REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL). This acquisition bolsters AESL’s position as a frontrunner in India’s energy […]
Over a dozen terracotta statues of Lord Buddha excavated from the ancient Devni Mori site in north Gujarat, have been submerged in floodwaters since the night of Aug 26.The statues, which are over 2,000 years old, were kept in the cellar along with other antiquities excavated from the Devni Mori site in 1963.“In all these years, we have never […]
The state government has announced the reformulated ‘Naari Gaurav Niti 2024’. The policy ensures equal rights and opportunities for women and men in all state government development activities. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the objective of the reformed policy is to ensure an enabling environment for women and girls that further promotes just and […]
Gujarat Forest Department official has announced that a total of 24 crocodiles have been rescued from various residential areas in Vadodara. Vadodara Range Forest Official Karansinh Rajput stated that the rescued crocodiles will be released into the Vishwamitri River, from where they initially moved into residential areas due to flooding caused by the release of […]
The Global Operations Centre of Central Bureau of Investigation coordinated with INTERPOL NCB- Abu Dhabi to bring back to India a Red Notice subject from the UAE. The subject, Dipakkumar Dhirajlal Thakkar, was wanted by Gujarat police for offences relating to criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, causing disappearance of evidence and offences […]
Rising fees of private universities in India and abroad, and with the US processing student visas faster, giving a boost to student interest, the disbursals in education loans have seen a marked rise in Gujarat. In the first quarter of FY 2025, education loan disbursals went up by 28% in the state, according to the […]
The Vishwamitri river rejuvenation project, a mega project of the state government, which was first proposed in 2010, is yet to see the light of the day. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s latest announcement of Rs 1,200 crore for the project to mitigate Vadodara’s flood problem is yet another in the series of assurances given by […]
A row has erupted in Gujarat’s Rajkot after Deputy Collector Chandani Parmar allegedly organised a havan in her office on August 21 to stave off any vighna (misfortune) to the Lok Mela (fair). The mela also known as Dharohar was held on the occasion of Janmashtami. Bharat Jan Vigyan Jatha, an organisation to promote scientific […]
The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea by self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu who had sought a suspension of his life sentence in a decade old rape case in which he was accused of repeatedly raping a female disciple. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ilesh J. Vora and Justice Vimal K. Vyas found that there […]
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Rajkot for allegedly killing his mentally-ill mother and later posting a picture with her dead body on social media. The incident came to light when a local resident informed police about the incident and officials arrived at the scene to see the accused, Nilesh Gosai, sitting next to […]
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday reported that Gujarat has been receiving extremely heavy downpours for the last few days and it believes this is expected to continue for the next five days. According to the IMD’s most recent forecast, certain regions will be under red and orange alerts from August 24 to 26, […]
Gujarat assembly on Friday passed a Gujarat Special Courts Bill, 2024 that paves the way for setting up special courts to crack down on disproportionate assets of government employees, bootleggers, GST scamsters, land mafia, drug mafia and even elected representatives. Minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi said under the new law the prescribed prison […]
A new study led by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) has highlighted that though concerns over automation and job loss loom large on employees due to the advent and rise in the use of AI tools in offices, a vast majority of employees across sectors are positive about AI for boosting their performance and […]
A Gujarat paediatrician reportedly lost a whopping Rs 50 lakh after falling prey to an investment fraud. Identified as Dr Anil Khatri from the Shahibaug area of state capital Ahmedabad, the 58-yr-old has accused a man and a woman of defrauding him of Rs 50 lakh between May 31 and June 29 with the lure […]
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has flagged sick or loss-making state public sector units (PSUs) in Gujarat, suggesting either to revive them or shut them down. The CAG, in its state finances audit report for the fiscal year concluding March 31, 2023, expressed apprehension over the escalating losses incurred by several loss-making […]
The fee regulatory committee (FRC) on Friday announced the fees for more than 1,200 private medical, dental, and paramedical colleges in the state. The committee has announced the fees for 39 medical colleges for 2024-25. New fees for paramedical and dental colleges have been announced for the upcoming three years. The committee clarified that for medical courses, the remaining […]
The Gujarat Assembly on Thursday passed a significant amendment to the Gujarat Prohibition Act, allowing the state government to auction vehicles confiscated in liquor smuggling cases. The Gujarat Prohibition (Amendment) Bill 2024 was passed by a majority vote, despite opposition from the four Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs. Congress legislators, however, were absent from the […]
On the first day of the Gujarat assembly’s three-day monsoon session on Wednesday, the government informed the house that in the past three years, 134 teachers were dismissed for unauthorised leaves. State Education Minister Kuber Dindor told the House that a total of 134 teachers of government-run and grant-in-aid schools were sacked between 2019 and […]
The Gujarat High Court has questioned the traffic drives carried out by the Ahmedabad police department on Tuesday, asking why there appeared to be “no difference on the ground.” During contempt proceedings, the high court’s division bench made an observation on the maintenance of municipal roads, efficient traffic flow and the threat posed by wandering […]
