Dec 2019

GUJARAT Gujarati movie Hellaro gets best feature film award Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the 66th National Film Awards at a ceremony in New Delhi. Bollywood stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Vicky Kaushal were jointly awarded the best actor award for their roles in Andhadhun and Uri. Keerthy Suresh got the best actress award for … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat worst than UP, WB Even as the Gujarat police boast of getting ‘President’s Colours’ for their ‘efficient’ work, the cops should have shown more seriousness to addressing the issue of custodial deaths as the latest figures from the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) have put the state in a bad light on this … Read more

GUJARAT Only 17% properties in Gujarat registered in women’s name   Although the Gujarat government has accorded a 1% waiver in property registration fees for women since 2004-05, properties registered in the name of women have remained at a mere 17% of the total properties that have been registered over the years. Official records say that although … Read more

GUJARAT Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission gives clean chit to then Gujarat govt in 2002 riots Justice Nanavati-Mehta Commission has given a clean chit to the Gujarat government in 2002 riots. The commission tabled its final report in the state assembly. The report said that the riots were not organised. Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja … Read more

GUJARAT KVIC opened first silk processing plant in Gujarat Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) a first Silk Processing Plant inaugurated at Surendranagar in Gujarat. The cost of production of silk yarn increases the sale and availability of raw material for Gujarati Patola Sarees locally. The plant set up by a khadi institution at the cost … Read more

GUJARAT Cabinet clears formation of Divyang Jan Corporation In a concerted attempt to improve the lives of disabled persons in the state, the Gujarat government has increased aid to disabled persons under several welfare schemes even as the state cabinet has cleared a proposal to form a corporation, Divyang Jan Corporation, that will oversee implementation of schemes for … Read more

GUJARAT ‘39% of kids younger than four in Gujarat stunted’     With increasing number of drug-resistant illnesses and communicable diseases, there is now greater susceptibility of children to infection, and if their nutrition is compromised, it may push the child in an infection-malnutrition cycle. A recent comprehensive nutrition survey 2016-18, of children spanning toddler … Read more

GUJARAT New Gujarat anti-terror law to come into force from December 1 A controversial Gujarat anti-terror law, which recognises intercepted telephonic conversations as a legitimate evidence among other provisions, will come into force from December 1. The provisions of the Act will prove crucial in dealing with terrorism and organised crimes, such as contract killing, ponzi … Read more

GUJARAT Gujarat loses 70% of its vultures   Since the first census in 2005, the number of avian scavengers in Gujarat has dropped by nearly 70%. The 2018 census reveals the fall continues and between 2016 and 2018, the number declined by 18%. The 2016 census had found 999 vultures in the state, while the … Read more