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To fight Advani, Cong underdog brings up temple demolition

Tuesday 21 April '09

He visits every temple sporting a bright red tilak on his forehead and at times even a festive turban....
BJP, Congress go all out to add ‘professional’ touch to poll war

Saturday 18 April '09

The BJP and Congress have roped in a host of professionals including lawyers, doctors, chartered accountants, IT engineers, multimedia professionals, academicians and the like to help in all aspects of electioneering.
Fractured fraternity: In poll fray, doctors divided on GPHA issue

Friday 17 April '09

The proposed Gujarat Public Health Act (GPHA) may have become a bone of contention between the state government and medical associations across Gujarat...
Now, a nukkad natak to rub in the issue of under development

Thursday 16 April '09

With all politicians worth their weight in salt busy spreading out to all corners of the country in anticipation of votes, they also seem to be indulging in some out-of-the-box thinking to woo the voters.
Janus Act: Govt love for Windows

Tuesday 14 April '09

This is one big contrast in the party’s manifesto and its actual practice. The BJP’s IT vision as mentioned in its manifesto and its implementation in Gujarat could not have been more different.
NHRC admits human rights case lodged by law student

Saturday 11 April '09

Acting upon a complaint lodged on the basis of the news report, ‘Minor shot dead in Jharkhand, locals blame police’, published in The Indian Express on March 21...
Army must stay off politics: Pak students

Friday 3 April '09

For once, the recent tension between India and Pakistan, after the Mumbai terror attacks, has taken a backseat.
A month on, state govt’s separate dept on climate change still not in sight

Wednesday 1 April '09

The Gujarat government’s announcement to set up a separate department for ‘Climate Change’ last month was lauded by all.
Proposed ST hostel triggers caste spat on SPU campus

Tuesday 24 March '09

The initiative of the Tribal Development department of the Gujarat government to construct a Scheduled Tribes hostel at Sardar Patel University in Vallabh Vidyanagar near Anand, has run into trouble and is now wading through casteist allegations.
Perks of being tribal spurts number of fake claimants

Sunday 22 March '09

As A definite indication of changing times, in a society marked by rigid tribal/non-tribal differentiation, scores of people aspiring for ‘downward caste mobility’ and ‘fake’ Scheduled Tribe certificates does come as a surprise.
Now, IIM-A graduates to study socio-economic problems too

Friday 20 March '09

For all those critics who believed that business education in India was all about increasing the shareholders’ money, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has come up with an answer.
Economic meltdown hits state women workforce harder

Monday 16 March '09

The current global economic meltdown has hit the lives of women workers as never before. The impact is more visible at the lower strata of the economic hierarchy...
IIM-A grads give a lukewarm response to entrepreneurship; but all mint gold in the end

Sunday 15 March '09

It is a fact that very few students who pass out of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), opt for entrepreneurship.
Commission slams govt for backlog in ST vacancies

Saturday 14 March '09

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has taken a serious note of the significant absence of tribals in Gujarat Vidyapith’s Tribal Research and Training Institute (TRTI). The institute has only two tribals in the staff body despite repeated representations to the state government.
National data says farmer suicides a reality in Gujarat, state denies

Sunday 22 February '09

The annual publication, ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’, brought out by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, has indicated that on an average, about 500 farmers have committed suicide every year in Gujarat over the last decade.
In downturn, marketing function to assume more importance: IIM-A director

Saturday 21 February '09

IIM-A Director Prof Samir Barua has predicted a marked change in the recruitment pattern this time. He has also expressed apprehension that the economic meltdown might affect placements at IIM-A.
Primary complex: Elementary education gasping for breath

Wednesday 18 February '09

All its ‘Vibrant’ hype apart, Gujarat, according to the latest data, has a pathetic record in terms of attention being paid to elementary education.
Social security net can do little for diamond workers

Saturday 14 February '09

As suicide, crime and desperation plague jobless diamond workers and issue of relief packages take political hue, a fact stands out— existence of a large number of unregistered polishing units.
Socio-economic problems still plague tribal Gujarat

Tuesday 10 February '09

The Narendra Modi government has acknowledged the persistence of poverty among the tribal population in the state and has admitted that various socio-economic problems still haunt tribal Gujarat to a large extent.
Report reveals what ails domestic violence act in state

Friday 6 February '09

A report submitted to the National Commission for Women on the impact of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) 2005...
Has Modi bitten off more than he can chew?

Thursday 22 January '09

The Gujarat government had announced that about 45 MoUs with a combined worth of Rs 61,019 crore, at least on paper...
Real estate hogs state’s IT SEZ space

Wednesday 21 January '09

At least 12 out of the 16 proposals approved so far in Gujarat for setting up as many Special Economic Zones in the IT segment have been bagged by real estate companies that have scarcely little to do with IT or related areas.
State back to DMRC for Rs 10,000-cr metro project

Friday 16 January '09

IF THE government claims are to be believed, the proposed Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad-Dholera metro rail project will soon be a reality.
Experts see Gujarat as SEZ capital of India

Monday 12 January '09

Industry representatives, who attended the conclave organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India on Sunday...
Gujarat set to become petro-hub with PCPIR

Monday 12 January '09

With the state Cabinet approving the draft ordinance for Special Investment Regions on January 7...
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