Gandhinagar: Even as campaigning for the prestigious by-election to Gujarat’s Jasdan assembly constituency ended on Tuesday evening, the Election Commission issued notices to the state government on electricity bill exemptions announced on Tuesday for rural consumers. The model code of conduct is in force in the Rajkot town since the[Read More…]
While on one hand Delhi High Court and government is finding solutions to avoid/control food wastage at weddings, there are several villages in Gujarat who have been practicing ‘say no to big fat Indian wedding’; and looks like it is high time that we all need to adopt this policy[Read More…]
Gandhinagar: Yashpal Solanki, believed to be the brain behind the leakage of the Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) recruitment exam paper, was arrested by Gujarat Police on Thursday. Solanki a.k.a Yahspal Thakore was nabbed from Virpur village in Mahisagar district. He is being brought to Gandhinagar for interrogation. The examination was[Read More…]
Jayeshbhai Tailor, a Surat-based businessman, dismantled his Mercedes to save a kitten that was stuck in the engine of his car. Jayeshbhai Tailor was on a trip to Mumbai. He had come to visit a US consulate at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) where his daughter had an interview on November 30.[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, a drunk doctor at a government hospital in Gujarat attempted to perform delivery following which the mother and new born baby died. The relatives of the woman notified the police after which the case was filed. According to sources, the 22-year-old pregnant woman identified as the[Read More…]
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday said the state government had sought details from its Maharashtra counterparts about its decision to grant reservation benefits to the Maratha community to find out if the Patidar community could be given a quota here. Rupani, who was on an official visit[Read More…]
The major opposition party in Gujarat, Congress has launched preparations for the parliamentary elections scheduled next year (2019) by appointing new office-bearers and executive committee for Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. Gujarat Congress President Amit Chavda has been seen preparing for the upcoming battle and the latest list is a step for building the core[Read More…]
In Ramol, a municipality in Ahmedabad district, a youth was brutally attacked by cow vigilantes when he was seen carrying calves. Reports say that the 23-year-old, Zaheer Abdul Sheikh was taken to the hospital and has sustained a deep stab wound. The incident took place at 12:30 am on Sunday.[Read More…]
Scientists from Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (Uttar Pradesh), discovered a fossilised upper jaw of an eleven million-year-old human ancestor in Kutch, Gujarat. The researchers examined the ape jaw fragment excavated from the Kutch basin, which revealed the details of the preserved canine and cheek teeth, such as the tooth[Read More…]
In Ahmedabad‘s Sheher Kotda, a youth lost his life after he asked a bootlegger to refrain from using abusive language. Since the incident took place on Saturday night, Special Operations Group of the Crime Branch has arrested two bootleggers, Dashrath and Rajpal. Assam killings: Congress to observe ‘Black Day’ in[Read More…]
According to the FIR lodged at the Una police station, three Dalits were allegedly attacked on Thursday by four men for objecting to their casteist slur in a village near Una town in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath. The incident occurred at Nandrakh village, about 400km from Ahmedabad, on Thursday. No arrests have[Read More…]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the eve of Diwali announced that Faizabad district would henceforth be known as Ayodhya. Hours after the news broke out, taking a cue from Yogi government, Gujarat government said it was keen on rechristening Ahmedabad as Karnavati, if there were no legal hurdles.[Read More…]
A stir created on Monday early morning after suspected entry of a leopard in the Gujarat assembly premises in Gandhinagar. A team of 100 forest officials has been deployed with tranquilizers, to catch the leopard and all the official work has been stopped due to the operation. The forest department has[Read More…]
Shopping during festival seasons is a common trend across the globe, and in a country like India which has so many festivals, the businessmen get a boom. At the time of Diwali, Dussehra, Eid, Christmas the market gets full of new collections with attractive prices. However, during the past few[Read More…]
Gautam Patel, the only living grandson of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has kept his distance from the unveiling of his grandfather. Amidst the pomp and show promise for the unveiling ceremony, Gautam along with his wife Nandini have preferred to stay from the light. Sources have said that Gautam’s family have always[Read More…]
Gandhinagar: Former Gujarat Chief Minister and expelled rebel Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela on Monday mocked at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his ambitious Sardar Patel’s “Statue of Unity” project dubbing it a “marketing gimmick” and asked him to first unite the CBI and the RBI. The Prime Minister is slated[Read More…]
With Rann Utsav around the corner, nation is all set to blaze the chill in large salt deserts of Gujarat. To make the visit plans easier with an extra pinch of cultural Extravaganza, EaseMyTrip, one of the most reputed names in online travel industry of India, has launched Rann Utsav[Read More…]
A 23 year old woman, resident of Adivada village of Bechraji taluka of Mehsana, filed a complaint against her husband stating that he had hidden his caste and got married with her claiming to be Brahmin. Ekta Patel, the complainant, made a complaint of criminal breach of trust against her[Read More…]
Gandhinagar: Six people were killed in a clash that broke out between two OBC communities in Chasra village in Mundra taluka (tehsil) late on Tuesday night, police said today, adding security has been beefed up in the desert district of Kutch. Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja said on[Read More…]
Ahmedabad: Senior Gujarat leader Shaktisinh Gohil has slapped a legal notice of criminal and civil proceedings on Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani for “politically motivated” charges of engineering attacks on north Indian migrant workers in the state. In the legal notice issued October 18, Gohil pointed to Rupani’s statements before[Read More…]
Rajput organization Karni Sena which came into the limelight following the violent protests against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film ‘Padmavat’, has announced the appointment of Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife Rivaba Solanki as the head of the women’s wing of the Gujarat unit. Karni Sena President, Mahipalsingh Makrana, announced in the[Read More…]
AHMEDABAD: Barely three months after he joined the BJP, Mahendrasinh Vaghela, son of former Gujarat Congress strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, resigned from the ruling party on Thursday. In a letter to Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani, Vaghela said he was resigning due to some “personal reasons”. Mahendrasinh Vaghela, who represented Bayad seat[Read More…]
Another incident of violence against migrants from Bihar reported after a civil engineer and six plumbers from Madhubani district were attacked by locals in Gujarat on Monday night. Police claims that the attack has no connection with the origin of the victims’ and has arrested one of the three accused[Read More…]
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Minister of State for Home Affairs Pradeep Singh Jadeja claims that there was no single attack on North Indians in Surat. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi released a statement of Jadeja on social media Twitter. Jignesh Mewani apologises to people of Bihar’ questions PM’s silence on[Read More…]
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Governor O.P. Kohli on Friday gave his nod to the salary hike bill passed unanimously in the state Assembly during its two-day monsoon session, allowing the legislators a hike of about 65 per cent in their salaries. According to government sources, Governor Kohli gave his nod to the[Read More…]