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Sharp increase in cases and arrests under NDPS Act

Till June 2023, enforcement agencies had registered 36,378 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and arrested 45,204.

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Supreme Court begins hearing Bilkis Bano against the premature release of 11 convicts

Arguments commenced on the plea challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots

The Hindu

AAP Gujarat chief claims alliance with Congress in Lok Sabha polls

AAP and Congress to fight Gujarat LS polls under seat-sharing formula. BJP downplays announcement, dubs AAP "B team" of Congress. Congress says final call will be taken by Central leadership.

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Gujarat: Two IS-linked terrorists get imprisonment till "last breath" for planning lone-wolf attacks

A total of 75 witnesses, pen drives, mobile phones, laptops, surveillance data and digital evidence were considered by the court as evidence which established that the duo planned terrorist activities before fleeing to Syria.

The Hindu

At Gruha Jyothi launch, Karnataka Chief Minister asserts implementation of guarantees will not impact development projects

Throughout his address, Siddaramaiah attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and challenged him to implement the five guarantees in the entire country. He declared that the Congress would not follow the so-called Gujarat model, but ‘pursue its own model of harmony and progress advocated by Buddha, Basavanna and Ambedkar’.

The Hindu

Gujarat HC grants bail to ex-DGP in case of fabricating evidence to frame people in 2002 riots

The Gujarat High Court has granted regular bail to ex-DGP R.B. Sreekumar in a case of fabricating evidence to frame people in connection with the 2002 riots

The Hindu

Gujarat BJP general secretary’s sudden resignation sparks speculation

Gujarat BJP’s most powerful general secretary Pradipsinh Vaghela, who was in charge of Ahmedabad and Surat cities and also the State party headquarters in Gandhinagar, has suddenly resigned from his post.

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PM Modi to launch revamp of 508 railway stations at ₹24,470 crore

Under the scheme, construction work is progressing on 24 stations in 10 States – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. Officials told The Hindu that the cost estimate drawn for stations where work is in progress is ₹11,136 crore.

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SC stay on Rahul's conviction will reinforce people's trust in judiciary: Arvind Kejriwal

Former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi had in 2019 filed a criminal defamation case against Mr. Gandhi over his “How come all thieves have Modi as the common surname?” remark.

The Hindu

Gujarat HC judge recuses from hearing Teesta’s plea

Gujarat High Court’s Justice Samir Dave, on Thursday, recused himself from hearing social activist Teesta Setalvad’s quashing petition.

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One killed, six injured in Gujarat as girder launcher falls on workers during bullet train project work

It took place two days after a girder launcher collapsed in neighbouring Maharashtra killing 20 persons, including 10 labourers, during the construction of a viaduct for the Samruddhi Expressway in Thane district early on August 1.

The Hindu

Indian politicians want parents to sign off on love marriages

Proposal comes in response to demands from an influential community in one of the country’s states

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T.N.’s foreign direct investment inflows fell 27.7% to $2.17 billion in 2022-23

Tamil Nadu’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows declined 27.7% to about USD 2.17 billion in the financial year 2022-23 from USD 3 billion in 2021-22, as per data shared in Parliament recently. Many other key States, except for Gujarat, have also seen a decline during this period.

The Hindu

Prakash Ambedkar targets Modi over violence in Manipur

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi leader Prakash Ambedkar criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the violence in Manipur, drawing parallels with the ‘Gujarat genocide’.

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Gujarat corporates behind skyrocketing tomato prices, alleges Chinta Mohan

Senior Congress leader Chinta Mohan, on Monday, alleged that the tomato prices skyrocketing to more than ₹200 a kilo in the country was a result of the entry of corporate forces into agriculture and their manipulation of the farmers. Speaking to the media here on Monday, after visiting a vegetable…

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Gujarat govt to study possibility of making parental nod must in love marriages if constitutionally feasible: CM Patel

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has said his government will study the possibility of a system making parental approval mandatory in love marriages if it is constitutionally feasible.

The Hindu

SC to hear bail pleas of some convicts in Godhra train burning case on Tuesday

The Supreme Court said it will hear on Tuesday the bail pleas of some of the convicts against whom specific allegations were made in the 2002 Godhra train burning case, which plunged Gujarat into a communal conflagration.

The Hindu

Gujarat bows to widespread demand, focused on establishing English medium schools

Prior to this, students of Gujarati medium schools were taught English from Class 3.

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Fire at hospital in Ahmedabad; 125 patients evacuated, no casualty reported

A fire broke out in the basement of a multi-storey hospital in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city on July 30, following which around over a 100 patients were evacuated from the facility as a precautionary measure, officials said.

The Hindu

Heavy rain in Gujarat causes waterlogging; Mahuva taluka in Surat gets 302 mm in 30 hours

Heavy rains in several parts of south and central Gujarat in a 30-hour period ending at 12 noon on July 28, 2023 caused waterlogging, with the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) informing that 19 talukas received more than 100 millimetres of rain during this period.

The Hindu

PM holds meeting with BJP ministers in Gandhinagar during Gujarat visit, to inaugurate an exhibition on semiconductor industry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Gujarat Ministers at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar on Thursday night, sources said.

The Hindu

At 120, Kerala reports highest deaths due to heatwave this year

120 people died in Kerala due to heatwave till June-end, highest in India. Gujarat (35), Telangana (20), Maharashtra (14), Tamil Nadu & Uttar Pradesh (12),

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Gujarat High Court acquits last cop accused in 2003 Sadiq Jamal encounter case

Gujarat HC acquits former police official in 2003 Sadiq Jamal encounter case. A all 8 accused exonerated. Retired Deputy Superintendent of Police Irshad Ali Anwarali Saiyed discharged after HC allowed plea. Case pertained to Sadiq Jamal, killed allegedly in an “encounter” by Gujarat police. CBI probed case and filed charge…

The Hindu

Four die after building collapsed due to rain in Junagadh district

Four dead and several trapped as a two-storey building collapsed in Junagadh, Gujarat, due to floods. Incessant rains caused extensive damage in Junagadh, Porbandar and Gir Somnath districts. Several villages remained cut off due to the floods and people were shifted from low-lying areas.

The Hindu

Six die in different incidents as heavy rain leads to flooding in Gujarat

Unprecedented flooding in Gujarat due to heavy rains; 6 dead, NDRF & SDRF deployed; Union Home Minister inquires; 302 roads closed; dams and reservoirs overflowing; people asked to stay indoors for 24 hours

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