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To its credit, Gandhinagar-based Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre, Wednesday announced its path-breaking test to detect the super mutant strain within 10 hours. This makes Gujarat second in the country to have devised the novel test, the first instance being of ICMR in Guwahati. Early detection of the virus will simplify diagnosis and treatment. The GBRC’s […]
Gujarat State Forest Department has lifted a four-year ban on tourists visiting Pirotan Island in the Marine National Park, located nine nautical miles from Jamnagar and well-known for its biodiversity. There is no human settlement on Pirotan Island and overnight stay remains prohibited. Earlier, the State agencies were caught off-guard as a buried corpse was […]
The Gujarat government has booked out 400 rooms in three Gandhinagar hotels, including the Leela, and three more hotels in Ahmedabad, including the Hyatt Regency for guests from home and abroad participating in the Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022. The Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022 is to be held from January 10-13 in Gandhinagar. PM Narendra Modi […]
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday stopped state authorities from changing any natural or artificial ponds, check dams or other water bodies in the state while granting interim relief in a PIL. The interim directions to the state authorities and chief town planner were issued by a two-judge bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and […]
Jamalpur MLA Imran Khedawala has taken up the cause for restoration of the 450-year-old Ek Toda Masjid at Daulatkhana in Khadia. He claimed that it is a privately-maintained structure and hence the AMC is not using heritage grants allocated for restoration of historical sites. Lying now in ruins, the mosque was built in 1570 by […]
Following a huge blast at the Gujarat Fluorochemicals (GFL) around 10 am this morning, a fire broke out at Ranjit Nagar in Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district. Several workers have been injured in the blaze and a large number of casualties are feared. At the time of going to press, firefighters from Halol, Kalol, Godhra […]
To its credit, Gandhinagar-based Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre announced its path-breaking test to detect the super mutant strain within 10 hours. This makes Gujarat second in the country to have devised the novel test, the first instance being of ICMR in Guwahati. Early detection of the virus will simplify diagnosis and treatment. The GBRC’s polymerase […]
Of the total 224 Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Gujarat, 35 APMCs (15 per cent of the total APMCs) require support to become self-reliant. They do not have any transactions at the Mandis. This was shared during a meet to review the 2030 roadmap for the development of Gujarat’s agricultural sector, Wednesday. According to […]
To send or not to send, remains a dilemma for most parents thinking about physical school for their wards. This Vadodra story might just be another reason to keep children at home till the definite end of the pandemic. A class 8 student of Navrachna School in Sama tested positive on Sunday, Dec 12. His […]
The Gujarat Police on Wednesday registered an FIR against 14 people for grabbing property worth a whopping Rs 120 crore. This follows a complaint by Mavjibhai Maganbhai Desai, chairman of the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) of Deesa in Banaskantha district. Just 48 hours ago, the government filed a complaint against 49 people for grabbing State land worth Rs […]
The exam question paper for recruitment of Head Clerk was reportedly leaked on December 12, hours before Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board held the exam. Reportedly, 11 persons, among whom Ketan believed to be the mastermind behind the leak, have been detained by Sabarkantha police. Moreover, a car bearing Himmatnagar registration number plate has also […]
After eight major government examination paper leaks in seven years, the Gujarat Government has emerged from its denial mode in the ninth one — and that too after a public outcry. Stung by a barrage of allegations by the Opposition Congress and AAP, the State Government on Wednesday ordered a police inquiry into the reported leak […]
Gujarat will witness a cold wave till Friday, December 17, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in an issued warning on Wednesday. Forecasting a fall of a minimum of two to three degrees Celsius during the coming three to four days in North Gujarat, Saurashtra, Kutch and Diu, the IMD said that South Gujarat […]
An archaic 1860 provision in the Indian Penal Code that exempts marital rape from the definition of rape as an offence has been challenged in 2021. The Gujarat High Court has agreed to examine a public interest litigation which challenges the Constitutional validity of exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code which exempts […]
When the Gram Panchayat elections in Gujarat are in full swing, the sarpanch election in a small village in Chhotaudepur district has suddenly turned glamorous as the daughter of Kavitha village and a successful Mumbai Model Aeshra Patel has decided to jump into the fray. Hailing from Kavitha village in Sankheda taluka of Chhotaudepur, Aeshra […]
Daman police have arrested three people in connection with the thrashing of a teenager by stripping him naked in public on charges of theft. Repercussions are serious after a video of the teenager being subjected to inhumane treatment went viral. Police however, could not find the victim yet. Police have become the complainant and have […]
A Covid-19 patient being treated in Ahmedabad Civil Medicity is suspected to be infected by the Omicron variant. The patient, 48 is an Anand resident. The sample has been sent for genome sequencing. The patient is already being treated in one of the separate wards of Omicron that is set up in 1200 different hospitals. […]
Asit Vora, chairman of Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB) told the media on Wednesday that an inquiry has been launched by the police into the alleged leak of question papers in the December 12 examination for the recruitment of head clerks for the government. The board will lodge an FIR if “proof” is found […]
On basis on a PIL filed by two city-based NGOs, the state HC on Tuesday, restrained the state authorities from “disturbing or changing the use of any natural or artificial waterbodies within its jurisdiction.” The move comes after concrete jungles and rapid urbanization are evidently eating into water-spaces. Such landfills are not only harmful and […]
Aspirants for government clerical jobs are up in arms against the alleged paper leak for recruitment examinations conducted by the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB). On Monday, the discrepancy came to light. Leading the fight is Yuvrajsinh Jadeja, youth wing vice-president, AAP Gujarat unit. He demanded action and submitted a formal complaint to the […]
