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At a public gathering organized on Wednesday, RSS leader Indresh Kumar stated that India should adopt a common dress code in schools. He was speaking in the backdrop of the Hijab controversy at a Muslim Rashtriya Manch event in Ekta Nagar, Narmada district. “We wear different dresses as per the occasions. We dress in one […]
Over fears of exotic animals being able to adapt to the environs of Kevadia Jungle, the government, nonetheless went ahead in February 2020. As such, four-legged and winged species were bought from as far as Australia and Africa. However, though well-intended, the animals have paid for human touristic opportunities with their life. The state government […]
When ‘The Kashmir Files’ is close to netting Rs 100 crore riding piggyback on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s profuse praise for it, BJP’s forte Gujarat could not be far behind — to the extent that a village panchayat has announced tax exemptions to those who display the movie’s ticket. While Gujarat followed other states in […]
The Border Security Force (BSF) captured two Pakistani fishing boats that intruded into Indian territory near the Sir Creek area in Kutch, Gujarat on Wednesday, March 16. The incursion was noticed by a BSF patrol party near the mouth of Sir Creek at 4.30 pm on March 16. The BSF stated that four or five […]
It remains an instance of gathering cheap publicity. IPS officer Ajay Chaudhary, morphed a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech such that it appeared he was being lauded by the PM. Editing expertise made the clip real and come alive. VO! reported on the “real-looking reel clip” on 15th March Within hours of the […]
Congress legislator Rajendrasinh Thakor said the fodder got poisoned after it was stored for more than 24 hours and that led to the death of the cows. There seems to be no end to the plight of abandoned cows in cow shelters across the country. The Gujarat government recently informed the state assembly that over 116 cows died […]
No. He is not a transgender. Neither does he take to cross-dressing as a fetish. He is simply Vikram who became Lovely to support his large family of siblings. Something, like the Ayushman Khurana’s lead role from the film “Dream Girl.” With Holi round the corner, word is already afoot among the Rajasthanis living in […]
It wasn’t just a four-member family from North Gujarat’s Dingucha village in Gandhinagar district that froze to death from a troupe of 11 illegally trying to sneak into the US through the Canada border in January. A woman from the same group, who suffered frostbite along with another man, was moved through three different hospitals in the […]
The government has started withdrawal of cases registered against individuals and groups during the Patidar Anamat Andolan. District collectors have been directed to furnish details of all such cases in their areas. A report has been sought from each via video conferencing. The Patidar Anamat Andolan took off in July 2015 and was largely driven by […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the ‘Seema Bhavani Shourya Expedition’-‘Empowerment Ride’ of Border Security Force’s women personnel from BSF Gujarat Headquarters in Gandhinagar. When the women bikers team of BSF reached their Gujarat headquarters. CM Patel wished them success and flagged them off for the next departure. The adventurous journey of 35 daredevil women bikers […]
The Gujarat State Adhyapak Mahamandal, an association of teaching faculty members of Gujarat grant-in- aid colleges, has voiced concern over delay in salaries on social media. The association representing nearly 6,000 teaching faculty members of grant-in-aid colleges have been complaining of delay in salaries for more than six months. In a tweet tagged to the […]
Despite government reserves for the same, Gujarat state-run primary schools are faced with an acute shortage of teachers. Of the 33,000 government schools in the state, nearly 700 primary schools have just one teacher for all subjects. During question hour in the Assembly on Monday, the government, in reply to Congress MLAs queries, acceded that […]
At a time when global warming is threatening the very existence of Planet Earth, nearly 17,000 trees have been felled in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar in two years. The numbers came to light in response to Vadgam MLA (independent), Jignesh Mewani’s concern over green cover conservation. While sharing data during question hour, state forest minister Jagdish Vishwakarma […]
The Dandi Cycle Yatra, organised by Gujarat Vidyapeeth, left for Dandi from Kocharab Ashram in Ahmedabad, Saturday morning. It was flagged off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to mark the 92nd anniversary of the Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi, as part of the leader’s multi-pronged non-violent movement against the British Raj. The Dandi […]
A division bench of the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the 38 convicts who were sentenced to death by an Ahmedabad special court in the 2008 serial bomb blasts case. The court was hearing the application moved by Gujarat government Tuesday before the HC seeking confirmation of the sentence pronounced February 18. […]
The centre will operate under the Ministry of AYUSH and will help India in raising the profile of traditional medicine across the world. It is worth noting that a Cabinet approval led to an agreement between the Government of India and the WHO, for establishment of this centre. Sources said that this would be the first […]
Much like Jats, Yadav, the non-Yadav, Dalit OBCs and the non-Dalit OBCs, Brahmins and various tribal groups have emerged groups of significant ballot power, the one unmistakable poll monolith in Gujarat comprises the Patels. Getting them together under the aegis of a Patel leader, never mind the political party,can be a potential game changer. Little […]
Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik has been sent to judicial custody till March 21 in a money laundering case linked to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Earlier in the day, Malik was produced before the Special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after his extended […]
Despite being a dry state where drinking is barred, the state has recorded foreign liquor and narcotics worth Rs 606.41 crore seized in the past two years. Relatedly, the 4,000 accused are yet to be arrested. The matter came to light when, during a session in the Legislative Assembly, Congress MLAs questioned Chief Minister Bhupendra […]
To bring uniformity in medical education in the state, the Gujarat Government is set to introduce the Medical University Of Gujarat bill in the state assembly. The bill proposes to bring 400-odd medical and allied colleges under one university, which will exclusively oversee the functioning of medical colleges. The move will bring massive changes to […]
