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As cops fill pond to build hall, snails throng road in large numbers

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

At a time when work on a project initiated by the Dahod police to fill a pond in the town was going on, thousands of snails came out on the road.
Father of surrogate kids files contempt petition against passport auth...

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

Jan Balaz, father of two twin babies born through surrogacy in Anand, has filed a contempt petition against the passport authorities for non-compliance with the order of the Gujarat High Court.
DIET colleges crippled by vacancies in posts for lecturers

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

The District Institute of Education and Training sanctioned under the Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training has 33 out of 37 sanctioned posts for lecturers lying vacant for the last five years.
Crime
Truck runs over teenager, mob resorts to violence

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

Violence erupted in Juhapura Crossroads on Tuesday after a truck mowed down a teenager and the mob set it ablaze in retaliation.
GSRTC to merge five divisions for smooth functioning

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation has decided to integrate five divisions with the bigger divisions in the region to smoothen department functioning, said an official.
Court dismisses petition demanding directive for Advani

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed the petition filed by one K D Pandya that demanded inter alia directions to BJP leader L K Advani to be more loyal to his electorate than to his party.
17 MJP workers detained for protest against Tum Mile

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

Over 17 workers of the Mahagujarat Janata Party including Fakir Chauhan, were detained by the police before they could take out a protest against the screening of Tum Mile in movie theatres in the city.
14-yr-old girl raped in Tapi, three arrested

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

A 14-year-old schoolgirl was raped by a car driver at Songadh taluka in Tapi district on Monday. The police have arrested the main accused-who is an employee of a catering firm owned by the victim’s father-and two others.
NID applies for Centre of Excellence status

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

Even as the UGC did not accept its application for deemed university status, the governing council of the National Institute of Design has “in principle” approved applying for ‘Centre of Excellence’ status through an act of Parliament.
RUKHSANA kAUSAR
Rukhsana to be felicitated in Gujarat

Wednesday 18 November, 2009

The All India Anti-Terrorist Front Gujarat chapter, will confer Sardar Patel Award on Rukhsana Kausar and Ajaz Ahmed for their courageous fight against terrorists in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir.
In a first, Surat civic body to use Plasma Gasification process to rec...

Tuesday 17 November, 2009

The Surat Municipal Corporation might become the first civic body in the country to use the Plasma Gasification Project to generate power through waste.
GSHSEB polls on January 20

Tuesday 17 November, 2009

Teachers, principals, parents, administrative staff and school management associations will vote for 50 percent seats of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board on January 20, next year.
Govt to increase cattle biomass in Kutch

Tuesday 17 November, 2009

The Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology and the Forest department in Kutch have teamed up to increase cattle biomass with an aim to prevent the migration of Maldharis (pastoral farmers) and to compensate for the 79 per cent fodder deficit in Kutch.
Women
72 per cent women workers at Veraval fishing industry suffer from back...

Tuesday 17 November, 2009

At least 72 per cent woman workers in the Veraval fishing industry suffer from pain and discomfort in the upper back, knee and shoulders, according to a study conducted by the National Institute of Occupational Health in Ahmedabad.
Sugarcane scam: accused held from Maharashtra

Tuesday 17 November, 2009

The Vadodara Police have arrested one of the former chairmen of the Vadodara District Sugarcane Grower’s Cooperative Union for his alleged involvement in the Gandhara sugarcane scam.
Deepda Darwaza riot case: eyewitness identifies accused

Tuesday 17 November, 2009

Shabbirmiya Hassumiya Sindhi, one of the eyewitnesses in the 2002 Deepda Darwaza riot case, on Monday identified over 25 accused, including three women, with their names before the designated court.
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