Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) A total of 15 nomination papers were filed by seven candidates on Monday for the by-election to Gujarat’s Manjalpur Assembly constituency, with the contest set to move to the scrutiny stage on Tuesday. According to the Returning Officer, July 13 was the last date for filing nominations under the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India.The nomination papers will be scrutinised on July 14, while candidates will be allowed to withdraw their nominations unt…
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Vadodara, July 13 (IANS) Congress candidate Bhikha Rabari filed his nomination papers on Monday for the Manjalpur Assembly by-election, with senior party leaders presenting the contest as an opportunity for voters to raise concerns over civic issues, governance and inflation. Rabari was accompanied to the Vadodara Collector’s Office by Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Amit Chavda, Leader of the Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly Tushar Chaudhary, AICC secretary and Central Guj…
Vadodara, July 13 (IANS) The Congress formally launched its campaign for the Manjalpur Assembly bye-election on Monday, with Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee president Amit Chavda describing the contest as a referendum on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s governance in Vadodara and urging voters to back the Congress’ candidate, former state minister Bhikha Rabari.Addressing the media during the party’s ‘Vijay Vishwas Sabha’ in Vadodara before accompanying Rabari to file his nomination papers,…
Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Gujarat has trained over 4,000 young volunteers under the first phase of the ‘Yuva Aapda Mitra’ Scheme, moving towards its target of creating a trained community-based disaster response force across 17 districts, with women expected to account for half of all participants.According to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA), the scheme aims to strengthen the state’s capacity to respond to natural and human-made disasters by preparing local volunteers t…
Vadodara/New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday named senior Gujarat leader and former state Minister Bhikha Rabari as its candidate for the by-election to the Manjalpur Assembly constituency in Vadodara on July 30, setting up a political contest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s nominee, Satish Patel. The candidature was approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.Rabari, 79, is currently a Vice-President of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) and has been ass…
Gandhinagar, July 11 (IANS) Gujarat Police’s Cyber Centre of Excellence (CCoE) has arrested 19 people in three separate investigations under “Operation Mule Hunt 2.0”, uncovering alleged cyber crime networks involving mule bank accounts, fake business entities and corporate bank accounts allegedly used to facilitate cyber fraud linked to more than Rs 330 crore across multiple states. According to the officials, the three investigations relate to separate cases registered in Gandhinagar and invol…
New Delhi/Vadodara July 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced Satish Patel as its candidate for the by-election to the Manjalpur Assembly constituency in Vadodara, becoming the first major political party to declare its candidate for the closely watched contest.The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are yet to announce their candidates.The bypoll was necessitated following the death of senior BJP leader and eight-time legislator Yogesh Patel on June 2 after a prolon…
Ahmedabad, July 5 (IANS) Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar received a major transport infrastructure boost on Sunday with the inauguration of Gujarat’s first cable-stayed flyover in an urban area, while the state government also launched a project to widen a key bridge on the Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor to ease growing traffic congestion.Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the newly constructed cable-stayed flyover at Bhat Circle on the Gandhinagar-Airport Road and simultaneously laid the foun…
Vadodara, July 4 (IANS) The announcement of the Manjalpur Assembly bye-election has set the stage for the first major electoral contest in Gujarat since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s sweeping performance in the state’s local body elections, with recent electoral trends placing the ruling party in a strong position to retain the Vadodara seat while the Congress prepares to challenge it and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to decide whether to enter the fray.The Election Commission on Thursda…
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The Cyber Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police has busted an organised cyber fraud syndicate allegedly involved in cheating investors of more than Rs 1.07 crore through fake online share trading schemes. As part of the operation, police arrested six individuals accused of orchestrating the fraud by luring victims with bogus investment opportunities, officials said.According to the Cyber Police, the accused allegedly carried out the fraud by operating through WhatsApp groups, f…