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Praveen Darji A young woman in Patan district who had allegedly fled her village with her lover fearing backlash, was caught by community members, her head tonsured, face blackened and was made to carry hot coals on her head around the village. Police have detained 35 Vadi community members who tortured the woman. A police […]
On the trail of the Khambhalia drug haul, police have unearthed important links and held 5 persons in this connection. It has come to fore that, brothers arrested in connection with the Khambhalia drug haul case Salim Kara and Ali Kara from Salaya town in Devbhumi Dwarka, had purchased a fishing trawler and sent it […]
A petition has been filed by a Chinese company, Hangzhou Huawang New Materials Technology Company through its advocate Abhishek Mehta in the Gujarat High Court challenging a notification issued by the ministry of commerce and industries last month stipulating four-five times higher anti-dumping duty, making it’s product costlier than the product of other manufacturers. The […]
Children these days have been struggling with a lot of issues — firstly the pandemic which led to secluded online studies and then the dealing with a constantly changing grading system. The latest addition to their woes is the cutting down of their playing spaces. An army of brave kids from Shringar Apartments in the […]
At least 61 per cent of the population of Gujarat, according to government data, eats meat, but the prejudice and humiliation associated with non-vegetarian food refuse to simmer down. In a fresh set of bizarre claims made by our politicians, Gujarat Revenue Minister Rajendra Trivedi on Friday urged roadside vendors serving meat-based dishes to their […]
Praveen Darji Kamla is ashamed of her existence. First, she shouted maaf karo, maaf karo. Forgive me, Forgive me, Then she shouted Bachao, bacaho. Save me, Save me. Later her voice got lost in a din of gleeful men tearing her clothes and slapping her. Of course, Kamla is not her real name. Her community insists that […]
The district having one of the most picturesque sights with 7% of forest coverage, over 2200 species of flowers and more than 400 species of plants – Dangs, a tourism spot of India is to be declared as the first natural district of the country on November 19. President Ramnath Kovind recently hosted the Governors […]
A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court of Prakashchandra Kala on November 11 has sentenced a 39-year-old man identified as Hanuman Nishad for raping a four-year-old girl in Surat in just 29 days. The accused had picked up and assaulted the child when she was playing outside her home in Sachin GIDC area […]
In the latest hearing of the 2002 Gujarat Riots case, Kapil Sibal representing Zakia Jafri, widow of Late Congress MP Ehsan Jafri told the Supreme Court that the Special Investigation Team should itself be investigated. The SIT gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the murder of Ehsan Jafri. Senior Counsel Kapil […]
The incident of a 10-month-old toddler abandoned outside a temple in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar last month had awakened the whole of Gujarat. News of the shocking crime of a 10-month-old child and its aftermath began to spread through the airwaves and became a topic of discussion. The child was reportedly left by his father identified as […]
In a refreshingly pleasant news, the Junagadh Municipal Corporation is set to become first civic body in Gujarat to earn from sale of carbon credit. Any government or other regulating body willing to limit the carbon dioxide emissions can issue Carbon Credits. The buying and selling of Carbon Credits is regulated by a legal contract called ERPA […]
Gujarat on Wednesday reported more than double Covid-19 positive cases with 42 positive cases in 24 hours. According to the government bulletin, the state had reported 29 fresh cases on Monday and 20 on Tuesday. State’s cases of Wednesday include 16 cases from Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) – which used to report single-digit cases since […]
Celebrated on the fifth day after Diwali “Gyan Panchami” is also known as ” Laabh paacham”,” is one of the most important of all Jain festivals. Special poojas are performed in homes. It is a day of worship exclusively for honouring knowledge and holy books. Holy books preserved in religious libraries are worshipped. Prayers are […]
The foundation stone for the new Regional Transport Office (RTO) building at Subhash Bridge in Ahmedabad will be laid by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on November 19, according to the sources. In the past seven days, the old RTO has been completely demolished and the excavation work is underway for laying the foundation stone for […]
Gujarat BJP celebrated the Gujarati new year of ‘Vikram Samvat 2078’ with a massive event which was presided over by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel himself and served up a lavish spread for the special attendees which included the who’s who of the state’s politicos, bureaucrats and media persons. The VVIP social gathering was organised at […]
In the 2002 Gujarat riots, PM Narendra Modi was given a clean chit regarding the murder of late Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). Recently, it has been challenged by Jafri’s wife, Zakia Jafri. Eshan Jafri was among the 68 people who were killed at the Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad when […]
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the empanelment of four IAS officers of batch 1989, for holding posts at the Centre. Sunaina Tomar (IAS) – Chairman of Gujarat State Child Protection Society and Additional Chief Secretary of Social Justice and Empowernment Department has been given the post of Secretary Eq. by the Centre. […]
A Rajkot based information technology firm has developed a mobile application to help UK residents to search for the safest routes. The app will make suggestions based on the crime rate of the road, CCTVs installed in the area, frequency of police patrolling and the shops that remain open at night time. Chintan Panara from […]
Earlier known as Fellow Programme in Management, a PIL filed in the Gujarat high courtis seeking the SC/ST and OBC quota in IIM’s dotoral programme. A PIL was filed last week by an alumni associatioin of IIM-A requesting the court’s directionsto the central government authorities and the premier institute to extend the benefitsof the quota […]
The cattle nuisance and control department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has become active this year by lodging 564 police complaints against stray cattle owners during the period from April to November. AMC had lodged 485 police complaints in 2019-20, 364 complaints in 2020-21. The complaints are lodged under various provisions of the IPC as well […]
