Gujarat
In a meeting held here on Tuesday, the joint board of vice-chancellors appointed Ambedkar University vice-chancellor Manoj Soni as the second member of the three-member search panel to find a full-time vice-chancellor of Gujarat University (GU).The university has been functioning without a full-time VC since August this year. Earlier in November, the academic council and […]
Bodakdev hit-and-run accused has undergone tests; put on physiotherapy, medicines. The high profile accused in the Bodakdev hit-and-run case, Vismay Shah, has been admitted to Civil Hospital following orthopaedic and kidney complications. According to officials, Vismay was referred to Civil Hospital by jail authorities on November 26 where he received consultation. He was admitted following […]
Millions are voting in Delhi today to choose between three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit and her main challengers – BJP’s Harsh Vardhan and anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal, a debutant hoping to dent the fortunes of the two political behemoths.Nearly 12 million or 1.2 crore residents of the capital are eligible to vote for the 70-member […]
In a move to bring down the rapidly increasing number of suicides in the state, Gujarat government has launched a round-the-clock suicide prevention and mental distress control helpline. The helpline has been launched with the help of a Mumbai-based NGO.People experiencing suicidal feelings or those who want to prevent suicide by another person displaying such […]
Court says the anticipatory bail application was pre-mature as the warrant application against Desai was yet to be heard. Additional Sessions Judge M C Tyagi on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Dr Mayur Desai who is accused in a hit-and-run case in which one person was killed. The court observed that since Desai […]
Nitish Rane, whose father Narayan Rane is a minister in Maharashtra, has been granted bail after he was arrested yesterday for attacking three people and vandalising public property at a toll booth plaza in Northern Goa.Eight men from his entourage were also arrested on charges of assault and rioting.Mr Rane, 31, and his supporters were […]
Gujarat Congress has demanded legal action against chief minister Narendra Modi and former minister of state (home) Amit Shah over the alleged illegal snooping on a young woman, passing her financial benefits from the state exchequer and misuse of state machinery for personal interest.A delegation, led by leader of opposition Shankarsinh Vaghela and state president […]
In a raging political war over Article 370 of the Constitution, which grants special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir, union minister Farooq Abdullah had now hit out at Narendra Modi.”Even if Modi becomes PM for ten times, he will not be able to do away with Article 370. You talk of debate, BJP does […]
In a major setback to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected his plea for quashing of charges against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.The apex court, while dismissing his plea, asked the Congress leader Sajjan Kumar to face murder trial in a case related to riots in Sultanpuri in 1984.The […]
The judge was on leave which reportedly led to the postponement. The order on Zakia Jafri’s protest petition, due to come on Monday, will be posted on December 26 as presiding judge Metropolitan Magistrate B J Ganatra is on leave. A source at the court said, “Judge Ganatra was on a 15-day leave. He will […]
