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Independent MLA from Gujarat’s Vadgam, Jignesh Mevani on Monday got bail from Assam court in the matter involving tweets about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On Sunday, the Kokrajhar court had reserved its decision on the bail application. Jignesh Mevani was arrested by an Assam police squad on Thursday in Gujarat’s Palanpur after a local BJP […]
Amid chatter that he might quit Congress, the party’s working president, Hardik Patel, on Monday attended the ‘Yuva Swabhimani Sammelan’ organized by Gujarat Youth Congress at Songadh, in Tapi district. The newly appointed AICC Secretary in charge of Gujarat, BM Sandeep and the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) National President Srinivas BV were also present at […]
This morning Aam Admi Party’s State General Secretary Manoj Sorathiya and nearly 100 other workers as well as activists were taken into custody by the Gujarat police for leading a protest against the high fees in private schools. The AAP members were engaging in a peaceful sit-in protest in front of the residence of the […]
Finally, after a two year hold-up, the annual celebration of Lord Venkatesh is being held with much fanare in Khorasa, Junagadh. This is the 130th Rathyatra which took off on Friday, April 22, with the traditional flag hoisting. Organised by Tirupati Utsav Samiti, each day will see the deity give darshan in different avataars: Hans, Kadamba, […]
Conservation of the Great Indian Bustards (GIB) in Gujarat is turning out to be a nightmare for the state government. Only four females survive in the Kutch region today. However, their flight is posed with dangers when high tension power lines will be laid for the renewable energy infrastructure planned for the arid Kutch. The […]
Congress is gearing up for the Assembly polls in Gujarat as top-leadership of the party are set to hold a 3-day meeting ‘Chintan Shibir’ in Udaipur to brainstorm their strategy. The top state and district level leaders of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) will attend this event. MPs and MLAs from all the states […]
Even as it appears imminent that political strategist Prashant Kishor is expected to associate with the Congress party as a key planner for the Gujarat polls, it is public knowledge that he wishes powerful Leuva Patel leader Naresh Patel to play a major role, while ensuring that the young Hardik Patel, a Kadva Patidar, remains […]
Gujarat has allocated only 5.6% of its total expenditure on health, which is lower than the average allocation for health by states (6%) as per the 2022-23 budget estimates. This is a cause of concern as 39% per cent of children in Gujarat under the age of five years are stunted according to National Family Health Survey-5 […]
Rabari community held its first mass wedding at Tintoda in Gandhinagar district, in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel. This event was organized by Goras Gandhinagar, District Rabari Samaj Samuhalgan Samiti. Leaders of the Rabari community welcomed CM Patel with garlands of roses and a turban. They also presented him with a memento. […]
Built at an outlay of Rs2,500 crore, the Sikka Power Plant in Jamnagar, is soon to be scrapped. The six -year-old power plant has not generated a single unit of electricity in the last five months. However, despite its non-functional status, the fixed annual cost of Rs492 crore remained unchanged. The plant was shut down […]
Aam Aadmi Party, in a press conference today, welcomed former Gujarat Congress leader Kailash Gadhvi, along with 300 workers, including H.K. Dabhi and Pooja Sharma. Addressing the conference, AAP’s state in-charge Gulab Singh Yadav, said, “All leaders and workers of BJP and Congress or any other party with similar ideology are welcome in our party.” […]
Konark Corps in collaboration with Golden Katar Division and civil administration in Ahmedabad organised ‘Know Your Army’ on April 23, 2022, at Even Centre of Sabarmati Riverfront. The intention of spread awareness among the general public and especially the youth concerning the ‘Army Way of Life’. Dignitaries who graced this event consisted of Major General […]
State exams to the non-secretariat clerk post are being conducted in Gujarat today, Sunday, April 24. Nearly 10.45 lakh candidates from all over the state are expected to write the paper. However, showing complete indifference to the 50,000-odd Rajkot examinees, the state administration has allocated centers at Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar. This means travelling 200 kilometer the night before the […]
Putting an end to months of speculation, Patidar leader Naresh Patel is tending “to go with the Congress.” Insiders stated that Naresh Bhai is waiting for the opportune moment to announce his decision. Interestingly, the BJP, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have been trying to woo Naresh Patel. However, the leader, declined all saying […]
Gujarat Congress leadership on Saturday met Governor Acharya Devvrat and submitted a memorandum highlighting the attempts to create a situation of communal polarisation in the state. AICC State in Charge Raghu Sharma, Leader of Opposition Sukhram Ratwa, MLA Gyasuddin Sheikh, Imran Khedawala, Sailesh Parmar and others were present in the meeting. Congress leaders stated that […]
Based on specific input that a consignment of smuggled foreign origin gold is scheduled to arrive at a Surat jewellery shop, sleuths from Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) hauled 18 kg of smuggled gold. The officers maintained a strict vigil in and around the target location on Thursday. Finally, when alerted, they accosted the person […]
When a 85-year-old devotee’s faith brought her to the Bhanjda Dada Temple (10 km from Dholavira) on Khadir Island, little did she know that her belief in divinity would go back bolstered. Earlier in the week, the famed temple was host to Morari Bapu’s Ramkatha. Significantly, the temple is still in its Harappan original form […]
Gujarat: The final journey of two friends from Sundara village of Anand will always remain etched in public memory. Verses of the Holy Quran were chanted alongside ‘ Ram Bolo Ram’ at the last journey of Yusuf Ali Syed and Govindbhai Thakor who died in an accident in Borsad. The incident is a great example […]
Surat police, it seems, has also jumped on the bandwagon of the current trend of bulldozing properties. Cracking down notorious gangsters, the city police have started demolishing the properties of the criminals, who have been occupying illegal lands. The Surat’s Rander police reached the gambling club operating on land that was illegally occupied by gangsters […]
On Thursday, the district principal and sessions court in Pasodara, Gujarat, convicted Fenil Goyani for the murder of 21-year-old Grishma Vekariya. Members of Grrishma’s family were present in the courtroom. Today afternoon the court held a hearing to determine his punishment. Goyani, on February 12, 2022, slit the young girl’s throat in front of her […]
