Gujarat might not see early polls, indicates BJP president Amit Shah. “Narendrabhai no vijayrath November ma Gujarat aavse (Narendra Modi’s victory run will reach Gujarat in November).” The state is due for polls in November-December. However, the speculation of early polls started after BJP’s significant victory in the recent assembly[Read More…]
The data revealed by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for 2015-16, portrays a gloomy picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat, as less than 20 percent of graduate engineers get jobs in the state. Ironically, in certain branches like civil engineering, the campus placement figure is abysmally[Read More…]
As some parts of Gujarat already witness temperature in 40s, the demand for electricity is amplifying. On Monday, the maximum power demand in the state touched 14757 MW at 12 pm which is the highest for the month of March. The sudden rise in power demand on Monday was 14%[Read More…]
The heat action plan will be announced at its usual time by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), around April 7, confirmed mayor Gautam Shah. It is to be noted that the temperatures are soaring in various parts of India including Gujarat, however the Municipality shows no signs to rushing the[Read More…]
Buoyed by its landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand assembly polls, the BJP govt is mulling over the option of preponing Gujarat assembly polls scheduled to be held in December this year. “The possibility of early elections is being examined by the party leadership. There is a sense that[Read More…]
Sanskrit Bharati, the RSS affiliated organization’s state wing have launched a campaign for the “development and revival” of the ancient language in Gujarat demanding an independent “Gujarat State Sanskrit Education Board. They have launched a 21 point signature campaign inviting the general public, Sanskrit experts and educationists from every district[Read More…]
A group of six men allegedly gangraped two teenage girls in front of their father in a moving SUV in Devgadh Baria tehsil of Gujarat’s Dahod district on Thursday. Five of the 13 people believed to be involved in the case have been detained, said police. The accused Kumat Baria,[Read More…]
In a shocking incident, Sugney Swami aka Neelkanth Patel of the Swaminarayan sect of Haridham Sokhada of Gujarat, has been accused of rape by a woman in Canada. Notably, following this accusation, Swami sacrificed his saffron attire and disappeared with his family. Swami is the saint of Sokhada Haridham, situated[Read More…]
As per an India Today report, a temple located in Gujrat’s Panchmahal district has distributed leaflets in Gujrati which promises a way out of one’s distress that comes from the name of exams. The Kashthabhanjan temple, reportedly, has a pen set for students which can ease one from the stress[Read More…]
After the exit polls suggested Modi wave in Uttar Pradesh and BJP making noteworthy gains in Uttarakhand and Manipur, while retaining Goa on Thursday, the state BJP seems to be in mood for early polls in Gujarat to continue the victory trend. BJP national president Amit Shah, accompanied by Chief[Read More…]
The Gujarat government has proposed an enormous 80 per cent boost in salaries and perks for the CM and ministers in the 2017-18 budgets from the 2016-17 budget estimates. While in the 2016-17 budget estimation, the Gujarat government made provisions of Rs 3.21 crore for salary expenses of the chief[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his native state Gujarat, took a helicopter ride to the famous Somnath Temple to offer prayer on Wednesday. Further, the Prime Minister will address a public meeting near Triveni Sangam. On Tuesday, PM Modi laid the foundation stone of[Read More…]
In an alarming episode, a Dalit sarpanch in Gujarat’s Amreli district was allegedly killed by three persons, belonging to an upper caste community. The accused were against his election to the post, said police. The accused are yet to be detained. The 25-years-old Jaysukh Madhad, the sarpanch of Varasda village[Read More…]
The Anti-Terrorists Squad of Gujarat Police on Sunday detained two brothers who were home-based terrorists said to be working for Pakistan’s ISI. Police said, as per the preliminary information, accused Waseem Ramodiya and Naeem Ramodiya were planning a terror strike at a temple on a hill in Chotila in Surendranagar[Read More…]
The last Budget session of the 13th Gujarat Assembly will start from Monday. The session is likely to be tempestuous with the opposition raising issues like the Patidar reservation agitation, the Naliya “gangrape” case and alleged police brutality on the farmers in Sanand. The session is also significant as[Read More…]
Crowd pelted stones and indulged in arson on Monday at Godadara locality in Surat after the severed head of a calf was found on the road, police told media. “Severed head of a calf was found on the road in Godadara locality on city outskirts today morning following which people[Read More…]
Aiming to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary (January 30), the Gujarat education department asked its teaching and non-teaching staff to wear khadi at least once a week. In this regard, the Gujarat education department, which has over two-and-a-half lakh staff members, has passed a resolution. Ironically, on December[Read More…]