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…]
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Cow slaughter to be punishable by life sentence in Gujarat
Gujarat: Sugney Swami of Swaminarayan sect accused of raping woman in Canada
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…]
Gujarat: BJP in mood for early election in the state
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…]
Gujarat: Govt proposes 80% boost in salaries and perks for CM, ministers
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…]
PM Modi set for two-day Gujarat visit
Gujarat: Dalit man killed for becoming a Sarpanch in Amreli
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…]
Gujarat Assembly clears bill banning hookah bars
Hardik Patel will be the poll face for Shiv Sena in Gujarat: Uddhav Thackeray
Stone pelting, arson in Gujarat after severed head of calf found in road
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…]
Wear khadi once a week, Gujarat govt asks teaching and non-teaching staff
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…]
Gujarat ignores WHO warning, Polio virus detected in sewerage in Ahmedabad
Despite the WHO warning about the return of Vaccine-Derived Type 2 Polio Virus (VDPV2), some of the blood samples collected on August 30 in Ahmedabad city tested positive for Sabin-like type 2 polio virus. Earlier, World Health Organization had warned Gujarat and Telangana about the return of the polio virus.[Read More…]
Hardik Patel returns to Gujarat
Proud moment! Gujarat beat Mumbai, win their maiden Ranji Trophy
In a historic moment, Parthiv Patel led his team Gujarat to a maiden Ranji Trophy after beating Mumbai by five wickets in Indore. Gujarat beat defending champions who have 41 titles to their name. Needing 312 runs to win, Gujarat started their innings on the final day at 47/0 with[Read More…]
450 teachers paraded as CEOs in Vibrant Gujarat summit
Gujarat teen signs Rs 5-crore MoU for drones
Gujarat newspaper’s April Fools’ prank over ban on notes comes true
An April Fools’ Day prank carried as news item by a local daily in Gujarat saying the government will ban ₹500, ₹1,000 notes has returned to haunt them. The paper has been flooded with calls ever since the government demonetised them. The daily, Akila, is now at pains explaining that[Read More…]
SC slams Delhi govt. as Kejriwal misses meet on dengue, holds rally in Gujarat
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the details of meeting chaired by Delhi LG Najeeb Jung on the Chikungunya and dengue menace in the national capital. The lawyer for Delhi government told the Supreme Court that the Delhi Chief Minister could not attend the meeting due to health reasons; however, Deputy Chief Minister and[Read More…]
Surat Police arrest two for helping Al Qaeda suspect obtain passport
Gujarat Police on Thursday said Surat police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) arrested two persons for allegedly assisting an al Qaeda suspect in making a passport using fake documents. “Syed Parvez, a driver and Sheikh Gulam Mohammad, a property dealer, were arrested late night by SOG after their names and signature[Read More…]
Gujarat CM’s Twitter gaffe; answers all questions with the same answer
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani’s debut on social media proved to be major disaster on Friday. Not only did he not respond to a single question in the stipulated time from 10 am to 12.30 pm, but replied the same answer to many different questions. He hosted a ‘Twitter townhall’ where[Read More…]
Cow-‘hooliganism’: Man dies after being beaten by alleged cow vigilantes in Gujarat
Another shocking incident of ‘cow-hooliganism’ has surfaced from Gujarat. If Una flogging was not enough to cause enough outrage, controversy has erupted over the death of a 29-year old man on Friday after he was allegedly thrashed by so-called cow vigilantes. A footwear salesman, Mohammed Ayyub Shaikh, died due to head injuries[Read More…]
From chaiwala to PM: A look at Narendra Modi’s journey
In a nation that still has the Nehru-Gandhi hangover, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left his own mark. While his dissenters are also more proactive than ever before, India has gotten a dynamic and vocal Prime Minister after a long time. From his frequent foreign tours and tailor-made suits carrying[Read More…]
BJP ruled states report highest number of crimes against SC, STs
According to National Crime Record Bureau’s annual data BJP-ruled states of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan have reported the highest rates of crimes against Scheduled Castes in 2015. Gujarat reported the highest crime rate against Dalits (163.3%, 6,655 cases), followed by Chhattisgarh (91.9%, 3,008 cases), Rajasthan (58.5%, 7,144 cases). Uttar Pradesh which is[Read More…]
PIL against Pokemon Go for hurting religious sentiments
In a seemingly weird move, a PIL has been filed in the Gujarat High Court against developers of the location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go, alleging it hurts religious sentiments of certain communities by showing eggs in places of worship. The Gujarat HC has sent out notices in reaction to[Read More…]
PM Modi launches irrigation scheme in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched an irrigation scheme Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojna, in his home state Gujarat. SAUNI Yojna, is a project initiated by him in 2012 as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. SAUNI project aims at diverting the floodwater from Sardar Sarovar Dam to several[Read More…]