Sohini is a senior correspondent based in Delhi, primarily covering legal developments in the Delhi HC. She tweets at @thanda_ghosh

March 27, 2021 09:07 IST
Municipal corporations such as Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Junagadh, Bhavnagar and Jamnagar have seen a tepid response. On the other hand, smaller districts such as Mehsana, Banaskantha, Anand and Dahod have seen better vaccine coverage.
Sat, Mar 27, 2021
March 26, 2021 05:27 IST
The study sampled three groups across the nine talukas of the district - 299 RTPCR-confirmed Covid-19 patients from the months of June, August and September, 1,430 of their close contacts and 1,143 RT-PCR-negative patients, taken as the control arm.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
March 26, 2021 05:12 IST
Current policies towards tackling maternal anaemia involves screening and management by haemoglobin estimation only, and treatment of iron folic acid tablets is given irrespective of the status of iron as well as other micronutrient storage.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
March 23, 2021 06:15 IST
Clinical surveillance can also lead to an underestimation of the infection and its spread with pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic cases being missed out, which would otherwise be detected through wastewater surveillance, the study notes.
Tue, Mar 23, 2021
March 20, 2021 13:13 IST
The surge in Gujarat is mainly attributed to the inter-state travel and the international cricket match in Ahmedabad.
Wed, Mar 24, 2021
March 19, 2021 05:38 IST
Speaking of the challenges during the pandemic, Sumiti says it is not only the lockdown in India but the one abroad that affected her business
Fri, Mar 19, 2021
March 14, 2021 21:40 IST
The mid-day meal (MDM) scheme, which provides a cooked meal to students of primary and upper primary classes, benefited an average of 39.97 lakh children of 34,307 primary schools in the financial year 2019-20.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
March 14, 2021 02:30 IST
GBRC in Gandhinagar was the second laboratory in India after National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, to complete the sequencing of a whole genome of the novel coronavirus in April 17, 2020 from a single sample of a Covid-19 positive patient.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
March 13, 2021 05:32 IST
The initiative will look at incubating 10 projects which will look at the revival of ‘swadeshi’ (indigenous) and ‘aatmanirbhar’ (self-reliance) products as a viable product.
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
March 13, 2021 04:03 IST
The initiative will look at incubating 10 projects which will look at the revival of ‘swadeshi’ (indigenous) and ‘aatmanirbhar’ (self-reliance) products as a viable product. The products in focus will be such which has seen erasure over time owing to loss of technique and knowledge.
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
March 13, 2021 03:37 IST
Several “BJP karyakartas” from Madhya Pradesh have also joined the first 75-kilometre leg of the march led by Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel, from the Dandi Bridge.
Sat, Mar 13, 2021
March 12, 2021 03:11 IST
The event marks the beginning of 75-week long celebration up to Independence Day next year.
Fri, Mar 12, 2021
March 11, 2021 12:19 IST
The Gujarat High Court last month passed an order proposing nine guidelines that the state should follow to end menstruation taboo and discriminatory practices pertaining to it. What did the HC observe? What next?
Thu, Mar 11, 2021
March 10, 2021 09:02 IST
The Prime Minister is expected to flag off the 21-day long Dandi March from a ground beside the Abhay Ghat, the resting place of late Prime Minister Morarji Desai near the Sabarmati Ashram, thus launching the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
March 09, 2021 05:35 IST
The resolution dated March 5 issued by the Industries and Mines department, designates the Ahmedabad Municipal Corpor-ation (AMC) and the Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL) to implement the project.
Tue, Mar 09, 2021
March 06, 2021 20:58 IST
The chargesheet names three accused - hospital owner and managing director Bharat Mahant, along with day-to-day hospital administrators Maheshbhai alias Malabhai Odedara and Babubhai Ahari, charging the three with the offences of IPC section 336, 337, 338 and 304-A.
Sat, Mar 06, 2021
March 04, 2021 03:45 IST
Notably, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report for financial year 2017-18 had flagged serious discrepancies in three hospital constructions
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
February 21, 2021 10:03 IST
What was the 1987 judgment of the Allahabad HC referred to by the Gujarat High Court Chief Justice? What was the state's position? What were the court’s observations?
Mon, Feb 22, 2021
February 19, 2021 05:33 IST
The court was hearing the arguments on preservation of heritage property Pratap Vilas palace in Vadodara that houses the National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR) during which the advocate general cited the January verdict of the Supreme Court greenlighting Central Vista redevelopment project.
Fri, Feb 19, 2021
February 11, 2021 21:21 IST
The court said in its order that if the officials fails to appear before the court, it could “proceed to take appropriate steps in accordance with law.”
Thu, Feb 11, 2021
February 07, 2021 04:10 IST
‘Be it citizen rights, national interest... judiciary has fulfilled responsibilities’
Sun, Feb 07, 2021
February 07, 2021 04:00 IST
In his address, Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Vikram Nath hailed the PM as well as the leadership of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, saying the crucial reason behind Modi's popularity was his "fundamental dedication towards his duties", and his "fairness", inspiring people.
Sun, Feb 07, 2021
February 03, 2021 01:44 IST
The panel found the owner of the land and the godown occupier “responsible for their acts and omissions” and stressed that the “office of the (Ahmedabad) Collectorate and the AMC (Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation) are also negligent in discharging their duties”.
Wed, Feb 03, 2021
February 02, 2021 02:20 IST
Shah’s firm, Saurin Financial Services Pvt Ltd, has 14-15 employees. “There was a salary cut across the board, but this was recouped from the third quarter. Branch operations were curtailed with technology and a new way of doing business. These were the major impacts (of the pandemic),” he says.
Tue, Feb 02, 2021
January 28, 2021 21:27 IST
With this, the state has now managed to cover over 1.55 lakh of the total 4.5 lakh health workers targeted for vaccination in the first phase. So far 13 adverse events post inoculation have been reported from across the state till Wednesday, health officials confirmed.
Thu, Jan 28, 2021





