Category Articles: Politics

Schedule Caste members hold rally against Vadgam Congress MLA Jignesh in Mahisagar

November 29, 2024
Schedule Caste members hold rally against Vadgam Congress MLA Jignesh in Mahisagar

Gandhinagar: Members of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC) marched in rallies holding placards and submitted memorandums to local government officers in Mahisagar district of Central Gujarat against the "divisive activities" of Congress party's Vadgam MLA, Jignesh Mevani. The rally was organized under the banner of Mahisagar Dalit Samaj. "Jignesh Mevani in Mahisagar is engaged in divisive and controversial activities, which we strongly oppose. His video...Read More

Gujarat govt transfers 37 GAS senior officers

November 29, 2024
Gujarat govt transfers 37 GAS senior officers

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat today announced transfers of 37 officers of Gujarat Administrative Service (Selection/Senior Scale). The list of transferred officials and their appointments can be accessed on this link. Read More

Fake IAS officer held

November 24, 2024
Fake IAS officer held

Ahmedabad: Police arrested a 29-year-old engineer named Mehul Shah for posing as an IAS officer and defrauding individuals using fake letters purportedly from various government departments. Shah, an engineer by profession, operates two schools in Vankaner. He approached Pratik Shah, a car rental businessman, requesting a vehicle equipped with a siren and curtains. Shah falsely claimed to be a director in the revenue department and an IAS officer. To support his fabricated identity, Shah p...Read More

BJP wins Vav assembly by-election in Banaskantha

November 23, 2024
BJP wins Vav assembly by-election in Banaskantha

Vav: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP has won the Vav assembly by-poll by 2442 votes. BJP has captured this seat after two terms of defeats. The seat was previously occupied by Congress leader Geniben Thakor. She vacated this assembly seat as she was elected to the Lok Sabha and she wished to retain the Lok Sabha seat. BJP candidate Swaroopji Thakor has emerged as victorious candidate against his nearest rival candidate Congress's Gulabsinh Rajput and rebel BJP independent candidate Mavj...Read More

Vav Assembly seat by-election 2024 live results

November 23, 2024
Vav Assembly seat by-election 2024 live results

Vav: Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP has won the Vav assembly by-poll by 2436 votes. BJP has captured this seat after two terms of defeats. The seat was previously occupied by Congress leader Geniben Thakor. She vacated this assembly seat as she was elected to the Lok Sabha and she wished to retain the Lok Sabha seat. BJP candidate Swaroopji Thakor has emerged as victorious candidate against his nearest rival candidate Congress's Gulabsinh Rajput and rebel BJP independent candidate Mavj...Read More

Gujarat Congress seeks action against Deepfake -AI videos of Sonia Gandhi on Facebook

November 21, 2024
Gujarat Congress seeks action against Deepfake -AI videos of Sonia Gandhi on Facebook

Ahmedabad: Deepfake and AI-generated videos of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi have come to light, prompting Gujarat Congress spokesperson Hemang Raval to approach the Elligbridge Police seeking action on the matter. The video circulating on Facebook shows Sonia Gandhi allegedly asking people to invest in a scheme. Raval has requested that the government immediately direct Facebook and Meta to remove such fake videos. Addressing a press conference today at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in Ahmedabad, Gujarat...Read More

Gujarat govt’s 11th Chintan Shivir to be held in Somnath from Nov 21 to 23

November 20, 2024
Gujarat govt’s 11th Chintan Shivir to be held in Somnath from Nov 21 to 23

Somnath: The 11th Chintan Shivir of the Gujarat government will be held at the famous pilgrimage site of Somnath for three days, starting Thursday, November 21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi initiated a series of Chintan Shibirs in 2003 during his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat to provide a new direction to administration and improve the work culture within government operations. Continuing this tradition, the 11th Chintan Shivir will see the active participation of Chief Minister ...Read More

Shankersinh Vaghela likely to launch political party

November 20, 2024
Shankersinh Vaghela likely to launch political party

Gandhinagar: 84-year old former Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela is going to announce another new political party according to news reports quoting sources close to him. Vaghela will announce a new political party on 22nd December as per these reports. Vaghela is learnt to have made this announcement in a meeting of his supporters today. While Rajendrasinh Rathod will be the chief of the new party, Yusuf Parmar will be his deputy. Vaghela's new party is likely to be named as Prajashakti Democr...Read More

CM allocates Rs. 145 crore for a new major four-lane river bridge in North Gujarat

November 18, 2024
CM allocates Rs. 145 crore for a new major four-lane river bridge in North Gujarat

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister has given sanction for allotment of the sum of Rs. 145 crore for construction of a major bridge on river Saraswati in Sidhpur taluka of North Gujarat. The proposed bridge will be a four-lane major bridge and it will be located on the Mahesana - Unjha - Sidhpur - Palanpur State highway. The existing two-lane bridge over river Saraswati here was constructed as early as in the year 1959. In order to address the needs of increasing traffic, the new four lane...Read More

PM Modi praises The Sabarmati Report film on Godhra train burning

November 17, 2024
PM Modi praises The Sabarmati Report film on Godhra train burning

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today admired a movie, ‘The Sabarmati Report’. The film is based on the Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002, in Gujarat, welcoming the factual depiction of the incident in which 59 people were killed. Sharing a post on X praising the movie, PM Modi said, “Well said. It is good that this truth is coming out, and that too in a way common people can see it.” Well said. It is good that this truth is coming out, and that too in...Read More