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A victory rally or a propaganda campaign is often seen. In fact, the police gears up with bandobast measures to thwart attempts to obstruct the political shows of strength. However, Dalits who wished to take out a rally to protest the brutal rape of a minor were not only denied permission but also cited the “spread […]
Gandhinagar police have rescued 15 Gujaratis held hostage for ransom for almost two months by immigration agents. The rescued includes an 18-month-old girl. The police has arrested four agents in this case and unearthed an extortion racket as well. The matter came to light after a relative of one of the hostages contacted the Gujarat […]
Ever since AAP swept the Punjab polls, the state AAP unit has been planning a tiranga yatra in Ahmedabad. However, the party leaders claim that not only is the police refusing the same, every attempt to celebrate is being muted by “police high-handedness and force.” see the video below “About 35 of us went to the […]
In a classic case of love turned sour, Mukesh Thakor stabbed his love interest’s current boyfriend and then almost slit her neck with the knife. However, timely intervention by the gathered crowd saved the duo. Four years ago, Mukesh and the girl came into each other’s lives via Instagram. Soon, the respective families gave the […]
With some nine months to go for the Gujarat 2022 elections, the political circles in the State are discussing only one name: Naresh Patel. While he has given broad indications of his political ambitions for long, political parties in Gujarat are debating which way he would go. The Congress has had seven meetings with him, […]
While some attributed calming powers to ‘Bhura Brahmachari’ (brown celibate), some hold that he was incarnate of a blessed soul. Whatever be the reason, but the seven-year-old dog was bid a tearful final farewell on Saturday in Karannagar near Kadi in Mehsana district. Bhura was cremated with full honors and later, a memorial service was […]
The Ahmedabad-based Gujarat Education Board of Catholic Institutions has written to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel requesting the State Government to include the teachings and principles of all holy books within the school curriculum according to the National Education Policy 2020. Gujarat Education Minister Jitubhai Vaghani had on Thursday announced on the floor of the State Assembly that Bhagvad Gita would be taught in schools as part of […]
“A wildfire broke out on a large patch of grassland near the sanctuary for Asiatic lions in Gujarat’s Amreli district but it was brought under control before it could affect lions and other wildlife,” confirmed an official, late afternoon Saturday. The blaze, which erupted on Friday evening, is nearly under control by over 300 forest […]
A resident of Ahmedabad, 42-year-old, Nishant Mehta chose to color other people’s existence with joy before the untimely black sealed his life forever. It all happened within a span of 24 hours and on a Holi that some families in India will never forget. One, because they lost their son and others, because their loved […]
While love jihad and the anti-conversion law in its wake continues to monitor forceful conversion to Islam by way of marriage, the government has shared data on 390 evangelical pursuits in the last two year. The facts came to light, when, on Wednesday, Congress MLA and legislature spokesperson, Ghyiasuddin Sheikh sought details on conversion statistics […]
After a veritable hiatus of two years, Gujaratis on Friday threw all Covid fears to the winds with a vengeance and spread a riot of colour in the air, streets, shops, offices, buildings, housing colonies and entertainment clubs. Youngsters, middle-aged and senior citizens were all part of the festivities in their own way. If the […]
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 […]
