GPSC prelims 2019 result update: GPSC prelims 2019 result is now available online. The Gujarat Public Service Commission has released the West Bengal GPSC prelims 2019 result on its official website. “3257 candidates are declared provisionally qualified in the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Exam conducted by the Gujarat Public Service Commission[Read More…]
Tag: Gujarat
68-year-old woman kisses Rahul Gandhi on Valentine’s Day in Gujarat
Lal Dungri (South Gujarat): It was a Valentine’s Day of sorts for a 68-year-old Parsi woman, a Congress activist, who was part of a group of enthusiastic women party workers and who went to garland Congress president Rahul Gandhi on stage ahead of a public meeting. This chubby woman, very[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to launch campaign from village where Indira, Rajiv, Sonia started
Lal Dungri (South Gujarat): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launches his 2019 election campaign from the same tribal Lal Dungri village in Gujarat’s Dharampur where his grandmother Indira Gandhi in 1980, his father Rajiv Gandhi in 1984 and his mother Sonia Gandhi in 2004 started and romped home to[Read More…]
Watch: People skip a heartbeat as lion sprints through crowd in Porbandar, two injured
Porbandar: Busy crowd at coastal Madhavpur village of Gujarat skipped a heart beat as they saw a lion running around, attacking several in the people in the neighbourhood. A video of the incident went viral on Tuesday showing villagers running helter-skelter after the wild animal charged in their direction. According to[Read More…]
Tiger spotted in Gujarat, makes state home to three big cat species
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Tuesday announced that a tiger had been spotted in the Lunawada forests in Mahisagar district, making the state the only one in the country to host all the three major big cat species: lions, tigers and leopards. State Forest Minister Ganpat Vasava said the image[Read More…]
Tribals protest in Ahmedabad demanding implementation of FRA, MNREGA
Hundreds of tribals from six districts of Gujarat gathered here at the Sabarmati riverfront and took out a rally demanding implementation of Forest Rights Act (FRA), Food Security Act (FSA) and MNREGA. They handed over a memorandum to the Ahmedabad collector, seeking land ownership under Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.[Read More…]
Gujarat: 2 years post demonetisation, police seizes Rs 3.5 crore in old currency
NAVSARI: On Sunday, Police seized Rs 3.5 crore worth banned currency from a village in the state. Four people have been arrested in regards to the case. On November 8, 2016 Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi declared the notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 as illegal tender with an[Read More…]
Gujarat: Shops to be allowed to remain open 24 hours
Gandhinagar, Shops in Gujarat could be kept open round the clock, the state government announced on Wednesday. The decision will come into effect after a legislation in the upcoming ‘Vote on Account’ session of the assembly this month. Informing the media, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said, “For the purpose[Read More…]
HIV positive neighbor rapes 9-year-old girl
On the pretext of taking the measurement, he called the girl to his shop and raped her.
500 crocodiles around Statue of Unity to be shifted for seaplane service
This step has been taken to promote tourism at the statue of unity.
Gujarat government to inaugurate already functional Suzuki plant!
Gandhinagar: In his haste to silence critics of Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani had on Tuesday announced that the BJP government will inaugurate many of the projects signed during the Vibrant Summit by March. However, one such project that he mentioned is an already operational and functional plant[Read More…]
Gujarat Govt battles against PUBG, asks schools to ban students from playing the game
On Tuesday, Gujarat government issued a circular to the district authorities asking them to ban the well known multiple-player game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds, popularly known by its abbreviation PUBG. The circular was passed on following a recommendation by Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Right according to a PTI[Read More…]
Gujarat: This principal has a solution for heavy school bag menace
We are still fed up of seeing the school kids carrying heavy bags to school every day, however children in a south Gujarat village school often attend classes with just one slim volume in their hands! A 41-year old school principal Anandkumar Khalas of the Bhagad Government Primary School in Bhagad village, [Read More…]
Shell closes purchase of French firm Total’s 26% stake in Hazira LNG
New Delhi, Anglo-Dutch oil multinational Royal Dutch Shell’s Indian arm on Wednesday said it has completed the acquisition of French oil major Total SA’s 26 per cent stake in the company that operates the Hazira liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Gujarat. Shell Energy India, however, did not disclose the[Read More…]
Former Gujarat BJP leader shot dead in train
Surajbari, A former BJP MLA, Jayanthi Bhanushali, was shot shot dead in a moving train by some unknown persons in Gujarat on Tuesday. According to informed sources, Bhanushali was travelling from Bhuj to Ahmedabad in the Sayaji Nagari Express when he was killed. Two unknown persons boarded the train at[Read More…]
Haj 2019: Dramatic dip in Haj applicants from Gujarat
The Gujarat state Haj committee witnessed a dramatic fall in the number of applicants while conducting the draw of lots selected to go on Haj pilgrim this year. Among other Indian states, Gujarat was given a quota of 5,970 seats for which there were as many as 32,914 applicants this[Read More…]
Gujarat BJP leader and former MLA Jayanti Bhanushali shot dead in train
Gujarat BJP leader and former MLA Jayanti Bhanushali shot dead in train. Police said that the Bhanushali was carrying a firearm. The investigation is underway. Jayanti Bhanushali, was shot dead in a train between Bhuj and Samakhiyali in the early hours of Tuesday, according to police. The body of former[Read More…]
Gujarat: Students to shout ‘Jai Hind’, ‘Jai Bharat’ during attendance roll call
Students in the state-funded schools of Gujarat 2019 onwards will be required to respond attendance roll calls with Jai Hind or Jai Bharat instead of the usual ‘present sir’ or ‘yes sir’, according to a notice issued on Monday. According to the notification issued by the Directorate of Primary Education and Gujarat Secondary and[Read More…]
Gas balloons burst in Rajkot market on Christmas Eve, 4 injured
Yesterday on the Christmas evening, four people were left injured after gas balloons exploded in a market in Rajkot, Gujarat. The incident was caught on camera where a lady can be seen selling decorative balloons when one suddenly caught fire, causing panic within the area. A man who stood nearby[Read More…]
Jasdan, Kolebira byelection result 2018 live updates: Congress’ Bixel Kongadi wins Kolebira bypolls
Jasdan, Kolebira byelections results Live updates: 2:55 PM Congress candidate Bikshal Kongari wins the Kolebira Assembly bypoll elections with a margin of more than 9 thousand votes. 2:10 PM After 15th round, Congress candidate Bixel Kongadi leads by 7900+ votes. Congress: 31803 BJP: 23850 Sengal Party: 17630 01:40 PM After[Read More…]
EC notice to Gujarat BJP in crucial Dec 20 Jasdan Assembly by-election
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…]
Vibrant Gujarat summit 2019 to celebrate Africa Day
Gandhinagar, In a bid to boost India-Africa trade ties, the ninth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investment Summit 2019 will celebrate Africa Day on January 19. Talking to reporters, SJ Haider, principal secretary, Tourism said, “On January 19th, we will be celebrating the Africa Day, marking the trade ties[Read More…]
These villages have been practicing ‘say no to big fat Indian weddings, band, crackers’ since 25 years
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…]
Gujarat: Businessman dismantles Mercedes to save kitten stuck in car
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…]
Gujarat: Drunk doctor performs delivery, arrested after mother & baby dies
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…]