Gujarat

Over 100 people – historians, ex bureaucrats, activists – join hands to oppose the reclamation of the Gandhi Ashram

August 5, 2021 00:55

A group of over 100 people comprising historians, filmmakers, former bureaucrats, human rights activists, academicians have come together and joined hands opposing the Central government’s proposed reclamation plans of the historic Gandhi Ashram also known as the Sabarmati Ashram. The letter is considered to be an open letter opposing the Rs 1200 crore reclamation plan. […]

Air Force Spreads Music Magic on Riverfront: Audience mesmerized at Band’s Concert

August 4, 2021 22:49

To mark the 75th anniversary of Independence, the Indian Air Force is going to organize Amrut Mahotsav band’s Concert in four major cities of the country. Under this initiative, a band concert was organized at Sabarmati River Front in Ahmedabad by the Indian Air Force today. The main purpose behind this concert was to commemorate […]

Gajera International School of Surat breaks rules: started classes for standard 6 to 8

August 4, 2021 22:25

The Covid-19 pandemic pushed schools across the globe to shut offline practices and get technologically advanced to impart education through the virtual world. As cases started to drop, the state government decided to commence offline classes in a phased manner. However, Gajera International School in Surat decided to break the government guidelines and put at […]

Struggling for every morsel, Covid needle is no-no for them

August 3, 2022 13:25

Hundreds of thatched huts, rickety houses, tin-sheds jostling for space amid smelling overflowing public toilets. And a narrow squalid lane meandering through them. Welcome to Ramapir Tekra, a typical slum colony in Ahmedabad’s Vadaj locality and home to around 150 tribal migrants. Some 70 per cent of them would be single male migrants, anywhere from […]

Consumer court takes five years to give verdict on a damaged smartphone grievance

August 3, 2021 20:30

Ahmedabad customer buys smartphone but starts heating up in one hour, dealer refuses to repair or replace, the court gives compensation in 5 years. When a consumer filed a complaint with the consumer court in Ahmedabad; the court compensated the consumer but only after delaying the verdict for five long years. Ahmedabad-based Hitesh Khorasia bought […]

Offline classes for grades 6 to 8 to commence soon in Gujarat: Bhupendrasinh Chudasama

August 4, 2021 16:52

The state government is likely to commence offline classes for grades 6 to 8. Gujarat had commenced offline classes for grade 12 and grades 9 to 11 post-college hours from July 26. On August 3, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama announced that the state government will soon also commence offline classes for grades 6 to 8. […]

What questions did PM Modi ask the beneficiaries in the food distribution program?

August 3, 2021 17:33

PM Modi is known for addressing the public and taking input from them so that they can know the ground reality of anything. This makes him one of the most grounded leaders. Something similar happened today when he visited Dahod along with CM Vijay Rupani to hold a ration distribution program for Garib Kalyan Anna […]

“We are not a Kingdom but a Republic,” observes Justice Paresh Upadhyay

August 3, 2021 14:43

Gujarat’s top legal echelons are abuzz after a video of High Court Justice Paresh Upadhyay — in which he strongly criticised the police and a magistrate for being the custodians of a politician instead of being the protectors of citizens — was not put up on the court’s YouTube channel. Vibes of India Reports. Conspicuously […]

AMC councillors to get laptops, and training on how to use them

August 2, 2021 21:01

The perks of being an Ahmedabad city councillor now include getting a high-end laptop — even if the councillor concerned cannot open a Microsoft Word document on a computer. That’s what Vibes of India found when our team visited the elected officials’ wing of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The civic body plans to purchase high-end laptops, […]

Sweety Patel’s son demands justice for his mother

August 2, 2021 21:46

After Ahmedabad Police Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) booked police inspector Ajay Desai and Congress leader Kiritsinh Jadeja for allegedly murdering and disposing of the body of the former’s partner, Sweety Patel in Karjan area of Vadodara rural, her son is here to ask for justice. Rhythm, who lives in Australia has started a social […]

Bye bye Social Distancing in Gujarat

August 2, 2021 21:27

The #Covid19 scare in #Gujarat is on a steady decline. With the government also sanctioning permissions for 400 people to gather; several functions have started taking place. Of course, this does not mean that social distancing and mask protocols are thrown to the wind.

Illegal ITC: Two more arrested for involvement in a statewide multicrore scam

August 2, 2021 21:47

Investigation wing of the Gujarat Goods and Services Tax (State GST) department have arrested mastermind and one more person in connection with last month’s bogus billing and illegal input tax credit (ITC) scam that has its roots in Bhavnagar. With these two, the total number of persons arrested in the case stands at nine. As […]

Superstition envelopes Surat Diamond Bourse

August 2, 2021 20:49

Many people associated with the diamond industry consider the number 13 as ominous, and the Diamond Bourse Project in Surat is no different. The project being built at Khajod Dream City in Surat will have the 14th floor directly after the 12th floor. That is, the 13th floor will be considered as 14th floor. Managers […]

Nehru is a bad name for Gujarat Government!

August 2, 2021 18:47

In a shocking incident, the Statue of Unity has been found guilty of selectively editing and putting up a video of a Gujarat Congress MLA in a lame attempt to glorify Gujarat Government. Naushad Solanki, a Congress MLA from Dasada constituency went to visit the Statue of Unity recently. Being an MLA, the officials asked […]

4,985 people in Gujarat bullied and harassed on social media between Jan 2020- July 2021

July 31, 2021 12:30

The Cyber Aashvast project, an initiative of the cybercrime cell of Gujarat Police inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah back in December 2019, has been set up to categorically deal with different kinds of online crimes such as financial crimes, identity theft, and even online bullying and harassment. The Anti Cyber-Bullying Unit is one […]

Gujarat Income Tax Chief to be transferred again?

July 28, 2021 23:58

In yet another unanticipated move, one of the top officials of Aayakar Bhavan, Ravindra Kumar is soon likely to be transferred once again. He was posted in Ahmedabad from Kerala but Income Tax sources tell Vibes of India that Kumar is likely to be moved to Delhi. This is the second transfer in a month […]

60% cops believe burglary cases will increase post lockdown

July 28, 2021 16:36

The economic recession due to the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many people into unemployment and extreme poverty. According to a cross-national study by the United Nations Global Pulse Initiative, there is a link between the changes in these economic indicators with related changes in recorded crime. According to Har Ghar Surakshit Report 2020, 60% cops in Western […]

Dholavira from Gujarat gets UNESCO’s World Heritage Site tag

July 28, 2021 12:45

Dholavira, an ancient wonder of Gujarat from the Harappan-era metropolis, was inscribed as World Heritage Site (WHS) by UNESCO on July 27. The declaration came during the ongoing 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, which is currently underway from July 16 – 31. Dholavira is the fourth WHS from Gujarat and 40th site from India, the other three being Champaner […]

Land grabbing cases in Gujarat go on a rise, 4000 people still waiting for justice.

July 26, 2021 19:25

In November 2020, a Jamnagar based lawyer Vasant Manseta and 14 others were booked, under the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act 2020. He was accused of being part of the gang led by Mafia Jayesh Ranpariya alias Jayesh Patel. Manseta was accused of helping Ranpariya to resolve legal provisions once the land encroached. However, land […]

Gujarat BJP Minority Morcha echoes Modi’s Mann Ki Baat

July 25, 2021 22:03

Modi and Muslims usually don’t go well together. The PM’s populist politics is accused of creating and elevating a Hindu majority out of a socially diverse population. This sort of nationalism often led to sidelining of Muslims and fueling communal hatred. In a twist of the tale, the Muslim community of Gujarat has a different […]

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