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The Supreme Court rejected a plea on Friday submitted by two of the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, who challenged the January 8 verdict that cancelled their remission, calling it “absolutely misconceived”. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar questioned the petitioners about how they could appear in an appeal over an order passed […]
The Gujarat High Court on Friday granted bail to five Congress workers arrested in the stone-pelting incident that took place at the party office in Ahmedabad. The Gujarat High Court has approved bail on bonds of Rs. 10,000 for the Congress workers. Congress workers Harsh Parmar (23), Vimalbhai Pansara (50), Manish Thakor (47), Sanjay Barot […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has issued notice to remove illegal religious structures in the city, leading to protests by the occupants. This move comes after the Supreme Court and the High Court have shown concern about the encroachments on public roads. According to an official press release from the AMC, a total of 1,386 illegal […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday reviewed the Chandipura virus situation in the state and the steps that were taken to contain the spreading disease. In order to avoid the disease in the districts and to guarantee prompt, intensive treatment in the case of a fever, the CM gave instructions at the meeting to […]
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the bail plea of five Congress workers arrested in the stone-pelting incident that took place at the party office in Ahmedabad. The hearing will now take place on Friday. On July 2nd, Bharatiya Yuva Janata Morcha (BJYM) workers had gathered at the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee […]
The Gujarat Government has authorised the extension of Surat International Airport by allocating Rs 215 crore for land acquisition on Wednesday. The decision is now going to permit the acquisition of 80,643 square metres of private land in Magdalla, which involves 20 survey numbers. The Collector’s office had recently convened a meeting of Civil Aviation […]
LD Engineering College, the largest and oldest government degree engineering college in Gujarat, has completed the placement process for the 2024 batch and released the placement figures in a press release. The highest annual package offered to students has reached ₹19 lakh, with an average package ranging from ₹5 to ₹7 lakh. As per the […]
A scam of ₹10 crore has come to light in purchasing bicycles for girls under the Saraswati Sadhana Yojana in Gujarat. Despite the bicycles being supplied by the same company in both Rajasthan and Gujarat, the state of Gujarat paid Rs 500 more per bicycle. Opposition leader in the State Assembly Amit Chavda has alleged […]
The police arrested one of their own, the woman constable Nita Chaudhary, who had been on the run since her bail application was rejected, after 12 days. She was arrested after the Gujarat ATS raided the location after receiving specific inputs. The highly controversial Nita Chaudhary, famous for posting reels on social media accounts, notably […]
A shooting occurred at a mosque in Wadi al-Kabir, a district east of Muscat, the capital city of Oman. The incident took place during a significant religious event for Shia Muslims. Video footage captured the chaotic scene near the Imam Ali Mosque, with people fleeing as gunshots echoed and a voice cried out, “Oh God!” […]
The monsoon season is in full swing over the state of Gujarat, with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall affecting various districts. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued forecasts indicating that these rains will persist for the next five days, until July 20th. Red Alert Districts For the next 24 hours, a red alert has […]
Following a series of protests from the Opposition parties in Gujarat, the state government has reversed an earlier increase by the Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) and lowered the annual fees for undergraduate medical courses. The fee for government quota seats will be Rs 3.75 lakh, and for management quota seats, it will […]
The media in Gujarat is abuzz with theories of how State Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil is all set to quit. And that he is tired of heading the Congress party and has requested his party’s High Command to relieve him of his duties. There are reports that the party is searching for a new president after Gohil’s […]
In a concerning development, an Ahmedabad-based business owner has lodged a police complaint after receiving counterfeit Azithromycin tablets from a supplier. These tablets were originally intended for the State Health Department and the stock involved amounted to a staggering 1600 kg, valued at nearly Rs. one and a half crore. Ashish Vinodara, who oversees his […]
The Indian government launched the Semicon India Programme, backed by a substantial US $10 billion investment to position India as a key partner in the Global Semiconductor Supply-Chains. Inspired by the Semicon Vision, Gujarat emerged as the frontrunner by announcing a dedicated Semiconductor Policy, providing additional state support for semiconductor and display fabrication facilities. These […]
Mumbai Police arrested a suspect who had threatened to detonate a bomb at the Jio World Centre during the wedding of industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s son, Anant, to Radhika Merchant. The high-profile wedding, attended by prominent personalities including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, took place from July 12th to July 15th at the Jio Convention Center in […]
Four Indian Army soldiers lost their lives during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district. The operation was a joint effort by the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, initiated based on specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists in the Desa forest area. The encounter, which occurred around 9 […]
The craze of seeking social media attention makes people do the weirdest things. The sensitivity and the empathy one looks for in a champion were tossed out of the window when the much-adored cricket stars Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, and others posted a video mocking people with disabilities. The former India cricketers made […]
More than 90% of registered businesses in states such as Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have filed their monthly tax returns, according to official data. This high compliance rate has positioned these states at the top of the list for GST return filing, while some northeastern states have lagged behind. Gujarat has […]
The Pakistan government on Monday decided to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), citing the party’s involvement in various anti-state acts. “The decisions were taken in light of the former ruling party’s involvement in the May 9 events and the PTI’s former or current leaders’ attempts to sabotage Pakistan’s deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),” […]
