The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) launched Pink Auto Service exclusively of women autorickshaw drivers to cater only to women passengers in the city on Sunday. In a move to empower women, SMC trained, identified and even assisted these women to get loans from banks to buy their own vehicle to[Read More…]
In the case of the murder of prominent RTI activist Amit Jethwa, the Gujarat High Court held that the trial ongoing in the CBI court is a managed trial by the key accused who happens to be a powerful political leader. The court sets aside the ongoing trial in the CBI[Read More…]
A 19-year-old boy killed his father after coming to know that the latter had raped his married sister on Sunday. The incident took place in a village of Jamnagar’s Jodiya taluka. Reportedly, the man had raped his daughter twice on Sunday morning. Traumatised, the girl called up her brother and[Read More…]
On Thursday, as many as 250 employees of the state forest department posted in and around Gir forest went on leave en masse in protest of suspension of two officers of Talala range. The protesting employees claimed the suspensions were unjustified and should be revoked, therefore. The employees assembled outside[Read More…]
In an awkward situation for the Gujarat government, a government led school distributed about 12000 school bags with an image of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and a tagline of ‘Khoob Padhao, Khoob badhao’. The incident was reported from tribal village Sankheda where an[Read More…]
On Wednesday morning, hundreds of people protesting under the leadership of social activist Medha Patkar have been detained by the Gujarat Police while they were moving from Madhya Pradesh to Maharashtra via Gujarat. The protestors have been stopped at the Gujarat Border and are not allowed to cross the Gujarat[Read More…]
As farmers’ strike continues to intensify in Maharashtra, it has begun to hit the everyday lives. Due to the strike, which started on June 1, vegetable prices are on a rise in Ahmedabad. As per reports, some vegetables are costing double their price compared to last week. The traders in[Read More…]
In a bizarre instance, the organisers of a cricket tournament in Vadodara presented cows as a prize to the winning team. Taking cow welfare to another level, the Rabri community in Gujarat organised a tournament and decided to gift a cow each to the players of the winning team so[Read More…]
Amidst the ongoing tussle about the cow slaughtering, Gujarat Congress President, Bharatsinh Solanki on Thursday demanded the national animal tag for cow along with a nationwide ban on its slaughter. The remark came in the middle of the protests and demonstrations for cow protection, conducted by his party members. The[Read More…]
A member of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik Patel, hurled a shoe at Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a function in Vallabhipur town in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. However, the shoe missed its target as it landed some distance ahead of the stage. Mandaviya, the Minister of[Read More…]
Three cases of the deadly Zika virus have been reported in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The World Health Organisation confirmed that the infected persons include a pregnant lady as well, who belongs to Bapunagar area of the city. Dr. Deepak Saxena, Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH) Gandhinagar, said that[Read More…]
In Prime Minister’s public meeting in Bhachau, in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Monday, people wearing black were barred from entering domes, as they were deemed to be protestors. Many people had to sit outside and watch the PM’s speech on LED screens. Women and Muslim maldharis (cattle herders) wearing grayish-black[Read More…]
The much-hyped movie “Hindi Medium” has been declared tax-free in the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar starrer has an important message, that is blended with essential humour. Producers Dinesh Vijan and Bhushan would personally like to thank the Chief Ministers of both these states[Read More…]
A case of internal conflict inside Gujarat BJP has come to light when a BJP leader has slapped another leader from the party itself alleging that they lost Botad Marketing Yard due to former minister, Saurabh Patel. Bhikha Bhai, the chairman of marketing yard of Botad district in Gujarat was[Read More…]
Early on Monday, Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel’s son along with his family were prohibited by the authorities from boarding a Qatar Airways flight to Greece after he arrived in a “heavily drunken” state at the airport and argued with the airline’s staff. As per sources, Jaimin Patel, his[Read More…]
At Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home ground Gujarat, which is also a dry state, a shocking video of government officials drinking alcohol has stormed the internet. As per NewsCode exclusive report, on Saturday, in Vadodara, an official of Ward 3, Wagodia Road along with his co-workers were caught drinking in[Read More…]
In Ahmedabad, if you are a patient but not a foreigner, don’t expect to hog your favorite chicken soup for quicker recovery. As per an exclusive report published by Ahmedabad mirror, private hospitals in Ahmedabad will serve non-veg food to you, only if you are not an Indian! If you[Read More…]
Centre Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) organised the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate (UG) on Sunday in 104 cities across the country. Against 8,02,594 registered candidates last year in NEET-2016, with the increase of 41.42% in the number of candidates, 11,35,104 medical aspirants have registered for NEET-2017. Over[Read More…]
Post Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat visit, the congress party has decided to go full blast with the Patidar card in the Gujarat election. AICC Secretary and MLA from Amreli, Paresh Dhanani is all said to be elevated as the leader of the Congress legislative party in Gujarat. The position is currently[Read More…]
JDU and NCP are getting ready for an all guns blazing battle in Gujarat, sources tell Newsd that the JDU-NCP alliance will project former Union Minister Praful Patel as the CM candidate for the state. “We have indicated our willingness to Congress for a grand alliance in the state however[Read More…]
A diamond businessman in Gujarat has gifted two-wheelers to his staff as a gift for the company doing well regardless of a sluggish economic record. Reportedly, Laxmidas Vekaria gifted his 125 staff with two-wheelers as yearly increment at an event. Vekaria kick starts his business in 2010. He is the second businessman[Read More…]
The leakage of chlorine gas in a small village on the outskirts of Gujarat led to 19 people being hospitalized, said district officials on Friday. The incident happened last night because of leakage in the valve of a chlorine gas cylinder. It happened when the process of chlorination in a[Read More…]
The law enforcement agencies across the nation have seized around 28,000 fake notes of Rs 2,000, after demonetisation of currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 and the introduction of the new legal tender of Rs 2,000. Notably, with the recovery of 22,479 fake Rs 2,000 notes, Gujarat topped[Read More…]
Soon after PP Pandey was accused in the Ishrat Jahan case, Geetha Johri, was appointed the state’s director general of police on Tuesday, ANI reported. Johri, Gujarat’s first female IPS officer was earlier charged in the Sohrabbudin Sheikh encounter case, but the charges were dropped. Her appointment was announced after Gujarat’s[Read More…]