Gujarat
With start of Navratri festival, dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga. literally interpreted as ‘nine Days’ worhshipping Goddess Durga, Bhadrakali, Amba, Annapoorna devi, Sarvamangala, Bhairavi, Chadrika, Lalita, Bhavani and Mookambika People from villages and cities gather to offer prayers and Aarti on small shrines representing different aspects of Goddess Durga, including Goddess […]
After forcing cancellation of Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali’s concerts in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena forced organisers to abandon a show by an Indo-Pak sufi rock band recently. 11 Shiv Sena activists, who staged a protest outside the venue, were detained for defying police orders and later released on bail, police said . In Ahmedabad, live program […]
Gujarat government has proposed a Rs.15,375 crores comprehensive action plan to ensure basic infrastructure in 31 cities under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in the next 5 years. Out of total allocations, 42% will be spent on providing water supply connections to all urban households in 31 AMRUT cities, 30% on providing […]
Today, one labor of Kosambari village of Dharampur taluk in Valsad district killed 5 children, a grandson and his wife. After killing 7 family members, he ended up himself by hanging him. Reason for threshing entire family is unknown. Shravan was a Labor was of Warli community who killed 3 daughters, 2 son, 1 grandson […]
In 2013, Surat wing of the Samast Patidar Samaj SPS began to organise marriages of Odiya women with the Patels in Surat. On October 16, 42 women from Odisha’s Kurmi community will marry with Patidar men at a mass marriage ceremony in Surat. In the first year, seven Odiya women married Patels. This year, 42 […]
Today Hardik Patel, on quota agitation posed questions on ‘Gujarat Model’ of development and said he will “expose the reality behind it. While making announcements in Gandhinagar during a Press Conference about the next round of agitations, Hardik, leads a faction of Patel groups campaigning to get reservation under OBC quota, quoted some examples to […]
Today in Ahmedabad city, a formal partnership was signed between Ahmedabad University and US based Olin College of Engineering. They announced of having entered in to an understanding for promotion of educational innovation. The partnership comprises of exchange program between faculties meant for integrating project-based learning and design thinking into the engineering syllabus at Ahmedabad […]
Today in Ahmedabad, a bench of Gujarat High Court comprising of justice Jayant Patel and justice NV Anjariya posed questions to Gujarat government and issued notice to government and election commision to file a reply by Wednesday. Actually, HC felt that how government promulgated an ordinance to put off local bodies elections which against constitutional […]
Both operatives of the Indian Mujahideen were detained in Saudi Arabia and their extradition treaty with India is being worked out with Riyadh. Both operatives were wanted for supplying explosives for the Dilsukhnagar, Zaveri Bazaar and Ahmedabad blasts. Investigating agencies feel that the two operatives could have been involved in the murder of ex Home […]
Today in Ahmedabad, Gujarat High Court taking serious view on habeas corpus application of Hardik and asked him to submit a brief version of affidavit filed by his lawyer on the 8th of October. HC had expressed dissatisfaction over lengthy affidavit filed by Hardik and his advocate. HC has asked advocate to submit error free […]
