Pune: The prices of tur dal have increased by more than 10% in less than a month despite the open import policy. The pulses processing industry has claimed that it is facing supply shortages of raw tur for converting into tur dal. Though the government suspects hoarding by importers, trade body Indian Pulses and Grains … Read more
Ahmedabad: The charisma of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the key factors most likely to influence voters in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat, according to political observers. Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat will be held in a single phase on May 7. Counting of votes will be held on June 4. Anti-incumbency, … Read more
Sudarshan Setu, the four-lane cable-stayed bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 25 inaugurated ‘Sudarshan Setu’, the country’s longest cable-stayed bridge of 2.32 km, on the Arabian sea connecting Beyt Dwarka island to mainland Okha in Gujarat’s Devbhumi Dwarka district. PM Modi began his day by … Read more
After the presentation of Union Budget 2024 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, it is now time for state budgets. The first to announce is Gujarat, which is presenting its budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 today. Gujarat Finance Minister Kanu Desai is presenting the budget for the next fiscal year today. He mentioned that the … Read more
The top court had issued notices to the additional chief secretary of the State’s home department, Surat police commissioner, deputy commissioner of police, inspector of Vesu police station and the additional chief judicial magistrate concerned and sought their replies by January 29. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Having termed as “grossest of contempt” the … Read more
Bereaved family members perform last rites of one of the deceased persons who died after a boat capsized at Harni lake. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after 12 students and two teachers were killed in a boat accident in Harni lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat, three persons, including a manager … Read more
Amol Shinde, an accused arrested in the Parliament security breach case, being produced at the Patiala court. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI Five of the six accused in the Parliament security breach case have been taken to Gujarat for polygraph and narco-analysis tests, the Delhi police said on Monday. The five accused are Sagar … Read more
A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Palanpur on October 23, 2023. Video grab: Twitter/@ANI One person was killed after a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Palanpur town in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on Monday and a search and rescue operation at the site was underway, officials said. Six concrete girders or … Read more
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has given its nod to a USD 181 million loan aimed at bolstering the quality of urban infrastructure and services, thereby enhancing urban liveability and mobility in the peri-urban regions of Ahmedabad city in Gujarat. According to a press release by ADB, Ahmedabad and its peripheral areas have seen rapid … Read more
The Gujarat Police on Thursday recovered 80 kg of cocaine, worth nearly ₹800 crore, dumped on the banks of a creek in Kutch district. This is amongst the largest seizures of drugs by the State Police. The cocaine, a powerful central nervous system stimulant drug, was found in 80 packets, each weighing a kilo. Police … Read more