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Gujarat is witnessing a gradual rise in the number of residents joining the armed forces. According to figures given in the Rajya Sabha on March 15 by the Ministry of Defence, Gujarat ranks 16th in the number of citizens signing up for the military. As per the records, there are 22,417 Gujaratis in the army, 1,258 […]
The ruling BJP in Gujarat may have swept under the carpet its government’s ham-fisted Covid-19 management by replacing the chief minister and his entire team, but the ghosts of fudged death numbers have come to haunt it yet again. And it was a rap from the Supreme Court on its knuckles on November 22 about […]
A Surat sessions court on Friday convicted a man for the rape and killing of a 10-year-old girl in Pandesara area of Gujarat’s Surat city. This is the same industrial suburb in Surat where another minor girl was raped and the court delivered one of the quickest verdicts and that too of capital punishment. Additional […]
Roshan Bhumihar, accused of raping a four-and-a-half-year-old girl in Dindoli in 2018, was sentenced by a court to life imprisonment. The sentence came swiftly. But for the victim, the horrific incident was just the beginning of a hellish life. Following that traumatic incident, eight operations have been performed on the girl, now just seven years […]
Dhanpur police seized about 150 kg of meat from Katara Falia of Panam village in Dhanpur taluka of Dahod district in Gujarat. Police was working on a tip-off. Suspecting the meet to be beef, the police have sent samples for testing. PSI BM Patel of Dhanpur police station had received information about some persons killing […]
Prithvi Akash Ambani, the grandson of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, is to celebrate his first birthday in Jamnagar in the presence of famous celebrities. Celebrities including Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Zaheer Khan were spotted at the airport with family to attend the grand celebration. Grand Celebration to commemorate Prithvi’s first birthday The Ambani family […]
A resident from Surat was arrested on December 9 by the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) for an Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud of Rs 26 crore. Abdul Samad Kapadia obtained Aadhar Cards, Pan Cards, and bank account details of different people to create dummy firms and operated from them. Out of a total […]
Amid the wake of emerging cases of Omicron, two more people who came in contact with the NRI who was tested positive for Omicron, have been tested positive in Jamnagar district of Gujarat on December 10. This has brought the total tally of cases in the state to three. Gujarat reported its first case of […]
The Income Tax Department initiated a search and seizure operation on Dec 3 on a Sangini group, and Arihant jewellers in Surat. The search action has led to the seizure of unexplained cash of Rs. 4 crore and jewellery valued at Rs. 3 crore while more than a dozen bank lockers have been placed under […]
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will honour Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi with the 2022 RIBA royal gold medal. The 94-year-old, who lives in Ahmedabad, has been honoured for his “delightfully purposeful” architecture. This accolade comes nearly four years after Doshi became the first Indian architect to have bagged the prestigious Pritzker Prize in […]
The output of food products and beverages manufacturing units in Gujarat has grown by a whopping Rs 4424.02 Crore from 2016-17 to 2018-19. In the year 2017-18 the food industry in the State stood at 128483.24. The total agri-food exports has grown from US$ 36.18 billion in 2014-15 to US$ 38.32 billion in 2020-21 at […]
The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) officials arrested a Surat resident on Thursday for an Input Tax Credit (ITC) fraud to the tune of Rs 26 crore. Abdul Samad Kapadia obtained Aadhar Cards, Pan Cards, and bank account details of different people to create dummy firms and operate from them. Of a total of […]
We already know of the brand Kiremko. Think McCain Smileys and French Fries! The Netherland-based based company is the name behind food processing equipment in the frozen food sector. And now, Kiremko is eyeing an investment worth 25 million euros (approx Rs 213.7 crore) in Gujarat. The firm currently supplies food processing equipment to manufacturers […]
The District Land Valuation Committee (DLVC) of Rajkot finally approved a proposal to allot 100 acres to the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation in Dhandhani village on the eastern outskirts of the city for a proposed dairy plant. The proposal will now be forwarded to the Gujarat government for final approval. This decision comes months […]
“How can you decide what people should eat? Suddenly because someone in power thinks that this is what they want to do? Tomorrow you will decide what I should eat outside my house?” These were the strong words of Justice Biren Vaishnav of the Gujarat High Court, hearing a petition by street vendors selling eggs […]
Incidents of people firing in the air at wedding ceremonies are now becoming common in Gujarat. In Devbhoomi Dwarka district, a video of firing once again went viral today in which a youth is seen firing in the air with his pistol. In the rural areas of Saurashtra, there are still incidents of firing in […]
The Gujarat (Right of Citizens to Public Services) Act, 2013 was enacted with high hopes, to bring about accountability in the delivery of civic services. But five years later, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is still struggling to live up to the demands of the charter, which among other things, required every public authority to publish […]
Teams from the Vadodara municipal corporation had to carry out a drive to impound stray cattle in the Nagarwada area of the city after a man was knocked down by a cow on Monday, December 6. The man, who suffers from disabilities, was out on a walk in the morning when he was knocked down […]
After an accused in the case of allegedly assaulting a Dalit family for entering a temple in a village in Kutch managed to escape, three police constables were suspended on Tuesday. As many as 20 men were booked for allegedly assaulting a Dalit family on October 26 for entering a temple in Gandhidham’s Ner village. […]
The patient with the confirmed case of Omicron variant in Jamnagar district of Gujarat was staying as an NRI with a family where seven children used to visit for the tuition. Now amid the fear of the spread of the Omicron variant in the state, giving a sigh of relief on Wednesday, officers of Jamnagar […]
