Tharad (Gujarat), Jan 26 (IANS) The 77th Republic Day was celebrated at the helipad ground in front of the newly constructed court building at Malupur in the Vav-Tharad district, where Gujarat’s state-level function was held in the presence of Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.The ceremony was organised in the newly formed district in keeping with the practice of holding the state-level Republic Day celebration in different parts of Gujarat — a tradition initiated du…
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Gandhinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) On the eve of India’s 77th Republic Day, the Central Government announced the Padma Awards for 2026, honouring citizens whose sustained contributions have strengthened the country’s cultural and social foundations. This year, Gujarat figures prominently on the national honours list, with five individuals from the state receiving the Padma Shri for their work in folk arts and social service.Vadodara’s 94-year-old Manbhatt folk storyteller, Dharamiklal Pandya, has …
Surat/Bhagalpur, Jan 23 (IANS) The Prime Minister’s SVANidhi Scheme has transformed the lives and helped to strengthen the economic condition of millions of street vendors hailing from Surat (Gujarat) and Bhagalpur (Bihar). Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a credit card virtually for street vendors and also distributed loans to one lakh beneficiaries.At a programme organised by the Surat Municipal Corporation at the Surat Science Centre, Union Minister C.R. Patil distributed chequ…
Gandhinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Gujarat is currently underway, with election officials receiving a large number of applications for inclusion, deletion and correction of voter details across the state, poll officials said on Friday. The voter revision exercise, launched on October 27, 2025, completed its enumeration phase before the draft electoral roll was published on December 19, 2025.According to official data, a total of 6,54,594 app…
Gandhinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday issued clear instructions to district administrations to take citizen-centric decisions based on local representations and ensure swift resolution of public grievances. The directions were issued while he personally heard complaints during the January 2026 edition of the State SWAGAT (State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology) Online programme.During the January session, action was taken on a tota…
Ahmedabad, Jan 22 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has arrested Nikunj Pravinbhai Bhatt (33) and Sanjay Kotadia (49) in connection with a large-scale cryptocurrency fraud linked to the BitConnectCoin scam, officials said on Thursday. The arrests were made on January 19 under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, following an extensive probe into fraudulent cryptocurrency investments and related money laundering activities.The two accused were produced be…
Ahmedabad, Jan 22 (IANS) A video showing the national flag and statues at Haribhai Godani Circle in Saraspur in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, on Thursday, was defaced with liquor bottles and brooms has gone viral on social media. The Haribhai Godani Circle is located near the office of Bapunagar BJP MLA Dinesh Kushwaha.The video shows empty liquor bottles hung from statues, and a broom attached to the national flag and another flag at the site.Gujarat already enforces a prohibition on manufacturing, sell…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police has arrested one accused from Maharashtra in connection with a digital arrest fraud case involving an amount of Rs 62.18 lakhs. The Crime Branch, in a press note issued on Wednesday, further revealed that the victim, a private company employee, on 6 July 2024 received a WhatsApp video call from a mobile number, with the caller claiming to be from Mumbai Tilaknagar Police.The fraudster alleged that an arrest warrant had been issued agai…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Gautami Naik’s path to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) has been rapid and challenging. The 27-year-old batting all-rounder worked through several state teams and domestic cricket hardships before achieving her dream of participating in the league by playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against UP Warriorz in Navi Mumbai on January 12.Although Gautami didn’t get to bat or bowl in the match that RCB won, she will cherish the moments from being informed about he…
Ahmedabad, Jan 15 (IANS) The Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA) has announced the launch of weekly mock tests for candidates preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026, as part of its 2025–26 training programme. Registration for the mock tests will begin on Friday.Candidates, who were previously admitted to SPIPA’s training centres in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Mehsana, and who have not withdrawn their deposit, can register …