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Surveys after survey have highlighted the deteriorating standard of education in Gujarat. Often, the government and students’ addiction to social media and smartphones is blamed. However, teachers often escape the blame. In a shocking incident that exposes fraud by a teacher and lethargy of action on part of the Gujarat government, a teacher in Banaskantha […]
Days after two tribal men were killed after being assaulted on the suspicion of theft at an under-construction tribal museum near the Statue of Unity (SoU) in Narmada district, the Garudeshwar taluka saw a total shutdown in response to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Chaitar Vasava call for bandh to protest the murders. Traders, shopkeepers […]
Three weeks after a special Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court flagged authenticity concerns of a birth certificate produced by lawyers of a rape accused during trial of a case, the registrar of Rajkot district and sessions court has filed a complaint against an unknown person for allegedly tampering with birth and death register […]
A diamond firm in Gujarat has announced a 10-day vacation for its 50,000 employees to control the production due to the fall in the global demand of diamond and growing inventories of domestic players. Kiran Gems, which claims to be the ‘world’s largest natural diamond manufacturer’ and is also among the largest exporters of polished […]
The police have booked Congress Dalit leader Rajesh alias Raju Solanki and four of his family members under the Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GUJCTOC) Act, for allegedly running a crime syndicate since 2014. Last month, Raju threatened to convert to Islam if the state government didn’t take action against Gondal BJP MLA Geetaba […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday announced an ‘in-principle grant’ of Rs 63 crore for buying fire safety equipment. The amount will be allocated under the Swarnim Jayanti Chief Minister Urban Development Scheme to ensure that the local urban authorities are equipped with the latest fire safety equipment at their disposal to tackle any emergency. […]
Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), the world’s largest office space, may not have taken off in a big way but the Gujarat government’s dream project, built to make India a global diamond trading hub, is likely to get a different high. On the lines of GIFT City, Gandhinagar, the state government has started an exercise to […]
The Gujarat government has made significant changes to the Prohibition Act by issuing an ordinance that empowers authorities to auction vehicles seized for transporting liquor and other narcotics, even before a final court order is issued in such cases. Earlier this year, during the budget session of the state assembly, the government had introduced a […]
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Thursday reported a 47 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,107 crore for the June quarter, driven by higher income. The company had previously reported a net profit of Rs 2,119 crore in the same period of the previous financial year. Total income […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go-to man for all his grandiose architectural dreams, Ahmedabad’s Bimal Patel has been strongly instrumental in strengthening his leader’s political soft power that hinges much on spectacles. Be it Ahmedabad’s iconic Sabarmati Riverfront or New Delhi’s new Central Vista for parliamentarians or the Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi, the 63-year-old architect […]
Gujarat has recorded a spurt of applications by top corporates, including MNCs, for permitting women to work in night shift. Till July this year, the state labour, skill development and employment department has received 79 applications from firms to allow women to work night shifts. “Of these, 27 companies were given approval for employing women to work night shift […]
The fee regulatory committee (FRC) for technical colleges has announced new fee structure for degree and diploma engineering, degree and diploma pharmacy, and Master of Business Administration courses for 2023-24 to 2025-26. For the MBA course, Adani University’s Faculty of Management Sciences has been allowed to charge the highest fee — Rs 1.97 lakh — […]
After achieving a remarkable score of 705 out of 720 in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG), the girl from Gujarat failed her Class XII board exam. Recently, she has failed in the supplementary exams as well. In the board examinations held in March, she did not pass the Chemistry and Physics papers. She […]
Chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Gujarat and Executive Director of Arvind Limited Kulin Lalbhai on Wednesday said that Gujarat would need to create 7 lakh to 8 lakh of the 150 lakh jobs in the country in a year “to take the economy to the next level.” He raised concerns about […]
In a significant development related to the devastating fire at the TRP gaming zone in Rajkot that claimed at least 30 lives, two former municipal commissioners have been given a clean chit. The Gujarat High Court’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) Committee has cleared Anand Patel and Amit Arora of any involvement in the tragedy. The […]
The Federation of Kutch Industries Association (FOKIA) has called for the introduction of international and cargo flights from Bhuj airport as well as expansion or relocation of Kandla airport to cater to the growing need of connectivity of thriving industrial units in the border district. In a statement, FOKIA Managing Director Nimish Phadke highlighted the […]
A year after the Patidar community in Balisana village in Gujarat’s Patan district allegedly called for the economic boycott of Muslims following a communal riot, an FIR has been filed against the accused villagers on the orders of a district court.Additional civil judge HP Joshi, Patan civil court, passed an order asking the local police […]
The Congress party in Gujarat has announced to take out a ‘Nyay Yatra’ with an aim to providing justice to the victims of the tragedies that have taken place in the state in recent times, leading to several deaths and injuries. This ‘Nyay Yatra’ will be started from August 9, the date on which the […]
The number of Chandipura Acute Viral Encephalitis (CHPV) positive cases in Gujarat crossed the 50-mark on Tuesday. Four new cases of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) were also reported in the state in the 24 hour. A month since the outbreak of CPHV in Gujarat, the state has reported 137 patients with suspected CHPV, among whom […]
Anupriya Patel, Mister of State for Health and Family Welfare, informed the Lok Sabha that Gujarat reported 34,384 deaths due to tuberculosis (TB) infection. This is the third highest number of Indian states after Uttar Pradesh (87,538) and Maharashtra (43,107). The MoS provided the figures in response to a question raised by Trinamool MP Sougata Ray. […]
