Gandhinagar: On the day of his retirement from the Indian Police Service (IPS), it is learnt that the Director General of Police in Gujarat, IPS Vikas Sahay, has been given six-month extension in service by the state government. Sahay's term will now end on the last day of this calendar year instead of  30th June. June 1965 born Vikas Sahay joined the IPS cadre in August 1989. He was appointed as DGP of Gujarat (State Police chief) in March 2023. In the rank of seniority, Dr. Shamsher Singh (...Read More

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today praised the Amdavad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) ambitious green initiative — Mission Four Million Trees— during his monthly radio address, Mann Ki Baat. Calling it a “beautiful initiative for the environment,” the Prime Minister made special mention of Sindoor Van, a sacred grove being developed under the campaign as a tribute to the martyrs of Operation Sindoor. “Another beautiful initiative for the environment has been ...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake an official visit to five countries, Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, Argentina, Brazil, and Namibia, from July 2nd to 9th. PM Modi will undertake a visit to Ghana from July 02-03, 2025. This will be Prime Minister’s first ever bilateral visit to Ghana. This Prime Ministerial visit from India to Ghana is taking place after three decades. During the visit, Prime Minister will hold ta...Read More

Bharuch: In a major development in the ongoing investigation into an alleged ₹7.30 crore scam under the MGNREGA scheme in Bharuch, Gujarat Congress Vice-President Hira Jotva has been detained by the Bharuch police for questioning. A police team from Bharuch reached Gir Somnath early Thursday morning and detained Jotva from Supasi village. His detention was formally recorded at Prabhas Patan police station. According to the complaint, two firms carried out road construction projects in 56 vill...Read More

Gandhinagar: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Umesh Makwana has created a stir within the party by resigning only from his posts as whip and national joint secretary, while neither quitting the party nor resigning from his position as an MLA. Makwana, who represents the Botad constituency, said he would consult the public before deciding whether to resign from the Assembly. “Leaders from backward communities are often used only during elections. All parties have failed to address the issues of backw...Read More

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the book "The Emergency Diaries – Years that Forged a Leader" today at an event in the national capital. The book delves into the compelling role that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then a young RSS pracharak, played in the fight against the Emergency. It also features a special foreword by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. After launching the book during the Samvidhan Hatya Diwas programme, Amit Shah said, “Today, PM Modi's book 'The Em...Read More

Gandhinagar: In another administrative reshuffle on Monday, the Gujarat government has transferred Ajay Dahiya, IAS (RR:GJ:2014), who was serving as the Collector of Amreli. He has now been appointed as the Collector of Panchmahal-Godhra, replacing Shri Ashish Kumar, IAS, who has already been transferred. Additionally, Vikalp Bhardwaj, IAS (RR:GJ:2017), has been appointed as the new Collector of Amreli in place of Ajay Dahiya. The orders were issued by the General Administration Department of t...Read More

Ahmedabad: Senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil has resigned from the post of President of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), taking responsibility for the party's poor performance in the by-elections in the Kadi and Visavadar constituencies, the results of which were declared today. Addressing the media, Gohil said, “Despite being out of power for 30 years, our workers have fought with determination in the Kadi and Visavadar bypolls. I thank them wholeheartedly. But the result...Read More

Gandhinagar: The main opposition Congress party in Gujarat has suspended its spokesperson Dr. Amit Nayak for six years. He has been suspended for using abusive language that could attract charges under the Atrocities Act. He is also accused of extortion, allegedly recorded in a telephone call audio clip. Additionally, he has been suspended for his writings on social media, which could harm the party's image. According to the suspension order signed by the party's disciplinary panel head Balubha...Read More

Kadi: The counting of votes for the Kadi Assembly seat has concluded, with BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda securing a resounding victory. The ruling party has retained the seat with a lead of 39,427 votes. The BJP received a total of 99,709 votes, while Congress candidate Ramesh Chavda secured 60,282 votes. Aam Aadmi Party's Jagdish Chavda received 3,089 votes, and 1,701 votes were cast for NOTA. After the counting of votes began at 8 AM, the ruling BJP candidate maintained the lead throughout t...Read More