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GUJARAT Private schools move Gujarat HC as EC summons staff for poll duty A federation of self-financed schools has approached Gujarat high court, opposing the election officer’s insistence that staff from private schools assist in election work. The high court stayed election authorities in Vadodara district from compelling teaching or non-teaching staff from private schools in the district … Read more
GUJARAT Over 58,000 pieces of publicity material removed across Gujarat Over 58,000 pieces of publicity material were removed across the state within 48 hours of the declaration of assembly poll dates. As many as 42,475 items of publicity material were removed in Ahmedabad district alone, said election officers. Paintings on walls of … Read more
GUJARAT Monsoon electrocution deaths in Gujarat rose 18% this year As many as 145 individuals died from electrocution in Gujarat during the monsoon months this year. According to data from the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), power distribution companies (discoms) in the state cumulatively reported accidental deaths of 145 humans by electrocution during July-September 2017-18 against 123 deaths in … Read more
GUJARAT • Benami Transactions In India: Gujarat Accounts For 26% Of Cases, But Less Than 1% Of Recovery Gujarat accounts for 26% of benami transactions under scrutiny in India but less than 1 per cent of money recovered after prosecution by the Income Tax Department. Out of 517 cases under scrutiny since November 8 … Read more
GUJARAT Gujarat leads in disposing 10-yr-old cases Courts in five districts of the state disposed-off maximum number of cases last month which were more than 10 years old. In Octovber, 35,289 cases were disposed by all courts in the country. Of these, courts in Gujarat settled 8,974 courts, which is the highest in … Read more
GUJARAT Immigration centres at 2 seaports in Gujarat, Kerala Two seaports, one in Gujarat and the other in Kerala, have been designated by the government as the authorised immigration check posts for entry and exit from India for international ships and cruises. The decision was aimed at boosting tourism in the two coastal states where … Read more