Tag: Gujarat
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Uttarakhand slashes penalties in Motor Vehicles Act
For riding without a helmet and driving without wearing seatbelt a fine of Rs 1,000 will be imposed.
September 12, 2019 -
Boats found in Gujarat’s Sir Creek, says Army; Kerala on high alert after terror attack threat
Earlier in August, a huge security alert was sounded in Gujarat after receiving intelligence inputs of 'Pakistani commandos likely to infiltrate through Kutchh area, via sea route to carry out terrorist attacks in Gujarat'.
September 9, 2019 -
Activist Medha Patkar ends hunger strike after talks with Madhya Pradesh govt
Patkar was on a hunger strike since August 25 after Gujarat government decided to raise the water level at the Sardar Sarovar dam without making proper arrangements for the people living in nearby villages.
September 3, 2019 -
Pakistan trying to infiltrate terrorists: India
"We have been saying for years that Pakistan has been using terrorism as an instrument of state policy. Pakistan has an obligation to act firmly against terrorism emanating from its territory,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing.
August 29, 2019 -
Rajasthan border sealed amid warning of terror attack, Gujarat, MP put on high alert
The vehicles coming from outside the states are being thoroughly checked as a precautionary measure while the Gujarat ATS has released the sketch of a suspected Afghan terrorist and sent it to police officers, investigative agencies and police stations.
August 21, 2019 -
19 Killed after heavy rain in Gujarat, 8 dead in wall collapse
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani said that with every tehsil in the state receiving good rain and water stock in dams at 60 per cent, there is no longer drought anywhere.
August 11, 2019 -
Torrential rains claim 6 lives in Vadodara; normal life hit after record downpour, schools shut
A major cloudburst in the Vadodara city and around threw normal life out of gear, flooding most areas, with the rainfall touching a whopping 18 inches by Wednesday evening.
August 1, 2019 -
‘Ram’ , ‘Dwarkesh’ okay for number plates in Gujarat
Hundreds of bikers in Gujarat have been flouting the traffic signals without attracting penal action with the innovative methods.
July 31, 2019 -
Army soldier belonging to Gujarat killed in Pakistani firing along LOC
Rifleman Pathan belonged to Village Nawayard in Tehsil Fatehganj of District Vadodara, Gujarat and is survived by his parents, father Shafi Alam Khan Pathan and mother Habiban Banu.
July 22, 2019 -
Acharya Devvrat sworn in as new Governor of Gujarat
Mr Devvrat, who has been associated with the Arya Samaj, earlier served as the principal of a "gurukul" (traditional school) at Kurukshetra in Haryana.
July 22, 2019 -
Gujarat to get new police stations, several to be upgraded
New police stations will come up at Nal Sarovar, Kerala GIDC, both in Ahmedabad, Pragpar, Madhapar, and Mandvi Kodaya in Kutch, Jhojh in Chhota Udepur, Sasan Gir in Junagadh, B Division Dahod, Saraswati (Patan), Mahuva (rural) (Bhavnagar), Balasinor taluka and Lunavada in Mahisagar, and Bardoli (rural) (Surat), among others.
July 21, 2019 -
When the media failed
By meekly capitulating to the ruling establishment, the liberal media looks almost as effete as to be considered dead. And the media, in general, is too polarised to be called unbiased in India. Until the country's media reorients itself, choosing the imperative to uphold the truth over existential threats to its survival, it cannot regain its credibility.
July 19, 2019 -
Jai Ram Thakur meets Gujarat Chief Minister
During the meeting, Thakur showed a keen interest in the new initiatives taken by the Gujarat government to ensure transparent and progressive administration and public delivery system.
July 13, 2019 -
Polling on for by-elections to 2 Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat
On the basis of its strength of 100 MLAs, both the BJP candidates, S. Jaishankar and Jugalkishor Thakor, are likely to sail through.
July 5, 2019 -
When is Parsi New Year 2019, know culture and traditions
The festival is celebrated on the eve of Zoroastrian calendar new year. This year, Parsi New Year will fall on 17th August.
July 1, 2019 -
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project to affect 54 thousand mangroves, says Maharashtra minister
As many as 3,498 people from Palghar will be affected due to the bullet train project, said Raote.
June 24, 2019 -
Supreme Court to hear Congress plea on Rajya Sabha bypolls today
Pareshbhai Dhanani, Congress MLA from Amreli and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, had moved the apex court against the EC decision to conduct separate by-polls for the two Rajya Sabha seats.
June 19, 2019