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
The BJP government in Gujarat on Friday passed a Bill in the Assembly earmarking 27% of seats in local bodies like panchayats, municipalities, and civic corporations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Previously, the communities had a 10% reservation. The Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed through a majority voice vote in the … Read more
The Gujarat Police have arrested three persons for allegedly vandalising and defacing murals, amidst raging controversy over the “distorted depiction” of Lord Hanuman sitting at the feet of yogi and ascetic Swaminarayan or Sahajanand Swami at a temple in Botad district of the State. The famous Hanuman temple is managed by a branch of powerful … Read more
Congress leaders Shaktisinh Gohil. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Gujarat Congress launched a district wise padyatra from Kheda district on August 28 to revive its cadre and reach out to party workers. As part of the initiative, state leaders including state president Shaktisinh Gohil and Congress legislative party leader Amit Chavda will travel to … Read more
Rajkot: Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd during the inauguration of multiple development projects, in Rajkot, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Former Chief Minister Vijay Rupani are also seen. Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Read more