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Saffron forces dump terror-tainted sadhvi

Once in the police net, sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur may now find herself entirely disowned by the saffron quarter altogether.

Government websites an easy hunt for hackers

With the gen-next wave of terror fast pervading the cyber space, ethical hackers are raising concern about most government websites being vulnerable t

In rural Gujarat schools, cleaning toilets is still the job of Dalit students

Little Kanku Waghela doesn’t know much about her caste, but at her school in Changodar village of Sanand...

Tribal stripped, beaten up by Surendranagar cops

The pride of Uniform and upper caste makes a lethal combination. This manifested one of its ugliest forms in the feudal hinterland of Gujarat on Octob
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Right Act: Three years of empowerment

The Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force on October 12, 2005. Three years down the line, the Gujarat State Information Commission (SIC) rema

Farmers from neighbouring villages also stake their claim

As the narrow road from Chharodi bus stand to the proposed site for the Nano plant suddenly bursts into unfamiliar commotion...

Pious threads move NHRC to liberate manual scavengers

After receiving rakhis from manual scavengers with a plea to liberate them from their traditional occupation, the National Human Rights Commission...

Navratra heats up caste cauldron

Even as the state government has gone out of its way to welcome the rest of the world into the folds of garba, Dalit women in many villages across rur

Dalits face social, economic boycott in rural Gujarat

Gujarat is busy projecting its progressive and vibrant image across the globe and inviting investors from all over.

The die is ‘caste’: Dalits lodge FIR against upper-caste ‘oppressors’

The Dalits in rural Gujarat have always faced socio-economic segregation and oppression from the upper castes.

So near, yet so far: Dalits get deity’s blessing, but not prasad

The age-old tradition of encircling a village with a cotton thread for protection from the evil eye had to be stopped at Targara village of Botad bloc

Crossover kings: 60 lions venture out of Gir, may pick conflict with humans

With more than 60 lions roaming outside the Gir Sanctuary area, fears have been expressed on potential man-animal conflicts in the region.

Chalo Dilli: State BJP MLAs to lead party’s dharna in Capital for GUJCOC

To mount pressure on the UPA government to approve the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Act, the Gujarat BJP has planned to send all the 117 electe

IIM-A students to get lesson in managing carbon footprints

The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad has launched a course on carbon finance to train budding managers in the various aspects of Global Warmin

Gujarat farmers grapple with shortage of power, water

With less than normal rainfall, the farms in Gujarat are grappling with shortage of both power and water for irrigation.

Advani refuses to comment on giving a Central role to Modi

In an interview to Newsline on Monday, BJP prime-ministerial candidate LK Advani refused to commit on the question of taking Gujarat Chief Minister Na

State govt tutors citizens to tackle terror

The Information Department of the Gujarat government released a full page advertisement in the local dailies on Tuesday on means to combat terror.

Togadia softens stance against Modi

VHP leader Pravin Togadia’s public address on Sunday has set the grapevine abuzz about a possible reconciliation between him and Chief Minister Narend

Guffaws over goof-ups

Poll-wracked states usually have little to smile till the day of the results.

No organisational support to BJP: RSS

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Tuesday made it clear that it will not lend any direct organisational...

RTI reveals fresh suicides

In a response to a petition filed under the RTI Act by Bharatsinh Jhala, an Ahmedabad-based activist...

Gujarat Police admit 366 farmers’ suicides

In response to an RTI application, the Gujarat Police has put it on record that 366 farmers have committed suicide in 16 districts between 2003 and Ap

Kutch’s wild ass habitat may soon get heritage label

The Wild Ass Sanctuary in the Rann of Kutch is all set to be enlisted as a World Natural Heritage site in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage by 2009.

Salt takes Maliya farmers to court

For 20 years now, farmers of Maliya town in Rajkot district have been fighting to keep salt out of their farms. The ingress, they say, is because of t

Satellite imagery to fight diseases in Gujarat

The Gujarat Government has drawn up a plan to fight dengue and chikungunya using satellite technology.
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