NEW DELHI: Heavy rains over the weekend caused widespread flooding across Gujarat, blocking state highways and village roads, the continuous downpour over the past 48 hours inundated low-lying areas, disrupted daily life and hindered traffic flow, officials said.Several hundred people were evacuated and moved to safer locations from the districts of Valsad and Navsari as…
The Gujarat assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed the “Gujarat Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other Inhuman, Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2024, which is aimed at protecting people against criminal practices of fraudsters, who claim to have supernatural powers.The state govt said the act will ban criminal practices propagated in…
Following the success of the Vande Bharat Express trains, Indian Railways is preparing to introduce the Vande Bharat Metro in Gujarat. This upcoming metro service will be the first of its kind in the nation and is set to start trial runs soon. The Vande Bharat Metro will operate between Vadodara and Ahmedabad, with trial…
“The home department and other agencies will chalk out guidelines governing the consumption and sale of liquor once the proposal is cleared,” the source said. GANDHINAGAR/SURAT: Surat Diamond Bourse, the glitzy behemoth built to house India’s aspiration to be a global diamond trading hub, is aiming for a different high in dry Gujarat. After GIFT…
AHMEDABAD: The girl from Gujarat, who had pulled off a remarkable 705 out of 720 in National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) but later failed her Class XII (science) board exam, has now failed supplementary exams, too, leaving her ineligible for college.Her result had caused an uproar due to the implausibility of a NEET topper failing board…
AHMEDABAD: A student from Gujarat aced the NEET-UG with an impressive 705 out of 720. But here’s a puzzling twist: she flunked her Class 12 science boards, held by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB).The NEET-UG results were declared centre- and city-wise on Saturday. Soon, the student’s NEET and HSC science results…
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects, with a total outlay of Rs7453 crore.“The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme for offshore wind energy projects at a total…
BENGALURU: Union minister for steel and heavy industries, H D Kumaraswamy, took to social media on Saturday to mitigate the fallout from his controversial statement regarding the subsidies granted by the state and central governments to the US semiconductor firm Micron in Gujarat.Kumaraswamy clarified his position, saying that his comments were not meant to criticize…
Bengaluru: Union steel and heavy industries minister H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) wondered aloud Friday if India needed investments like US-headquartered semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology setting up a $2.5 billion unit in Gujarat and potentially receiving Rs 3.2 crore in subsidies for every job it creates. After identifying the company in a televised live address…
Bylections to 25 assembly seats in 12 states delivered a set of results Tuesday that didn’t hold too many surprises, unlike the Lok Sabha verdict. Congress won four of six in Himachal Pradesh to strengthen CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s hand after a period of uncertainty sparked by a revolt in his ranks, while BJP swept…
