Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) More than 2.36 lakh people across Gujarat, including Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, ministers, senior bureaucrats and citizens, have participated in the state’s ongoing self-enumeration campaign for Census 2027, officials said on Wednesday.The self-enumeration campaign, which began on May 17 and will continue until May 31, allows residents to submit their census details online before the formal enumeration process begins next year.According…
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Gandhinagar, May 23 (IANS) A major coordinated cybercrime investigation in Gujarat has led to the arrest of 13 accused allegedly linked to a cyber fraud network involving transactions worth over Rs 631.86 crore through mule bank accounts, shell companies and multi-state operations, officials said on Saturday.The action was carried out under ‘Operation Mule Hunt 2.0’ by the Cyber Centre of Excellence following directives from senior police officials amid a rise in cybercrime cases across the …
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Recruits from Jammu and Gujarat, who received their appointment letters under the 19th Rozgar Mela, said that it is their family’s support which enabled them to work hard towards achieving the opportunity. They thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for focusing on the welfare of the country’s youth.Prime Minister Modi distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly-appointed youths in various government departments and organisations at the 19th Rozgar Mela on Sa…
Rajkot, May 22 (IANS) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rajkot is emerging as a major healthcare hub for the Saurashtra region, with the institute reporting a sharp rise in critical surgeries and patient footfall since its super speciality hospital became operational in February 2024.Spread across nearly 200 acres, AIIMS Rajkot currently offers 22 speciality and six super speciality medical services under one roof. The foundation stone of the institute was laid in December 2020.Hos…
Rajkot, May 19 (IANS) Rajkot reported only one dengue case during the week of May 11-17, with no cases of malaria or chikungunya, according to the Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s health department, which credited sustained mosquito control and surveillance efforts across the city.The department stated that dengue-carrying Aedes mosquitoes bite during the daytime and can transmit infection rapidly when they bite multiple individuals, particularly in densely populated areas.It further noted that …
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Aspirants appearing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2026 on Sunday were anxious as they waited to enter exam centres in various parts of the country. However, the students were hopeful of scoring well after grinding for hours to prepare for the national-level examination for admission to various engineering colleges.Candidates have to first qualify the JEE Main examination to be eligible for the Advanced examIn Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, a student who aimed f…
Surendranagar, May 14 (IANS) At least four passengers were burnt alive, and around 10 others were injured after a private bus travelling from Ahmedabad to Rajkot collided with a bitumen tanker and caught fire on the Rajkot-Chotila highway near Sangani village in Gujarat on Thursday.The accident took place between 1.30 a.m. and 2 a.m. near Chotila in Surendranagar district, according to officials.Preliminary findings suggest that the tyre of the asphalt-laden tanker burst while it was moving on t…
Rajkot, May 7 (IANS) The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has collected more than Rs 100 crore in property and water taxes for the financial year 2026-27 within less than a month of beginning its annual tax recovery drive, with a majority of payments made through online transactions, officials said on Thursday. The civic body said that tax collection for the current financial year commenced on April 7.By April 30, a total of 1,65,559 taxpayers had paid their dues, generating revenue of Rs 100….
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday unveiled an expansive home season schedule, headlined by the India women’s team hosting the Zimbabwe women’s national cricket team in a white-ball series in October 2026.”The schedule features a line-up of multi-format contests with India set to host Australia A (Men and Women), England A Women, Zimbabwe Women, Australia U19 Men, England U19 Women and Sri Lanka Women U19 during the upcoming domestic season,” BCCI …
Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) Gujarat has been ranked third in India in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows between April to December 2025, according to data released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).The state attracted approximately Rs 44,041.7 crore in foreign investment over the nine-month period, reinforcing its position among the country’s leading destinations for overseas capital.A significant share of this inflow was concentrated in Ahmedab…