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Nirbhay Nandaniya, one of the seven students on hunger strike since August 10, was rushed to the government-run hospital early Sunday.
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Veterinary students on strike demanding stipend hike: One more student on hunger strike hospitalised

August 15, 2022 00:35 IST

Around 2,000 students of four veterinary science colleges of the state government-run Kamdhenu University, including 350 students of CVSAH, have been on an indefinite strike since August 1, demanding their monthly stipend be increased from Rs 4,200 per month to Rs 18,000.

Office of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in Rajkot organised a programme called Prayaas to Vishwas on Friday and issued pension payment orders (PPOs) to 65 employees who retired from service that day. (File)

PF office releases pension orders to 65 employees on retirement day in Rajkot

August 13, 2022 23:32 IST

Under the Prayas to Vishwas initiative, the PF office in Rajkot reached out to principal employers in private sector, requesting them to release their contribution towards pension fund of their employees 10 days prior to retirem-ent of their concerned employees.

The resolution also promises to waive farm loans up to Rs 3 lakh for each farmer and bring in a law prohibiting purchase of farmers’ produce below the government-fixed MSP.

Gujarat: Cong promises loan waivers, unmetered electricity for farmers

August 13, 2022 03:39 IST

The resolution makes 11 promises, including supplying electricity to farmers for 10 hours every day during daytime and removing meters from agricultural power connections and charging farmers on a per-day basis.

CM Bhupendra Patel and other leaders in Rajkot. (Express Photo)

People unite to celebrate Independence Day: Gujarat CM

August 13, 2022 03:00 IST

The Tiranga Yatra was organised by the state government in the city as part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign of the Central government in the run up to the 75th Independence Day to be celebrated Monday.

The announcement was made on Friday. (File Photo)

Months to go for Gujarat polls: Congress promises loan waivers, unmetered electricity for farmers, cattle-herders

August 13, 2022 01:39 IST

Muharram mishap: 2 electrocuted, 10 hurt during Tazia procession in Gujarat’s Jamnagar

Muhurram: 2 electrocuted, 10 hurt during Tazia procession in Gujarat’s Jamnagar

August 9, 2022 13:27 IST

The two men died on the spot after they experienced electric shock when a stick came in contact with an overhead live electric wire.

In the meantime, the president and the vice-president moved the Gujarat High Court against the show-cause notice.

‘Misuse of power by office-bearers’: Govt supersedes Wankaner municipality

August 8, 2022 03:53 IST

Shabana Kureshi, deputy secretary in the Urban Development and Urban Housing (UD&UH) department, stated in the order that the civic body had failed to discharge its duties.

Chestnut-headed bee-eater spotted in Chhota-Udepur. (Express Photo by Rajni Trivedi)

Chestnut-headed bee-eater spotted in Gujarat’s Chhota Udepur district

August 8, 2022 01:13 IST

According to a paper published in Living Terra Firma, a quarterly e-magazine launched last month by Gujarat-based NGO Foundation For Ecological Welfare (FEW), birdwatcher Rajni Trivedi spotted and managed to photograph the bird between Ambadungar Hamph villages around two years ago.

Arvind Kejriwal is welcomed at Jamnagar airport. (Express Photo)

Kejriwal: Will end ‘raid raaj’, set up advisory body for traders

August 7, 2022 00:09 IST

The AAP chief, who arrived in the state for a two-day visit Saturday, also alleged that GST officers were armtwisting businessmen and warning them against attending his town hall.

The sarpanch said his son, a Class 1 student, was among those who ate the pulao cooked in the school on Saturday.
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Morbi village: School ‘proves’ no bias against Dalit-cooked midday meal but contractor alleges conspiracy

August 7, 2022 07:41 IST

Led by the social welfare officer (SWO) of Morbi district, Rahul Tripathi, the village sarpanch, the village panchayat members, members of the school management committee, the school principal, teachers, and around 25 students together had the midday meal after the school hours ended Saturday.

Addressing a press conference after the seminar, Naresh Patel said that the institute is aimed at facilitating educated youth aspiring to join politics.
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Khodaldham Young Political Leadership Institute organises seminar for youths aspiring to join politics

August 6, 2022 23:14 IST

BJP leader Dhansukh Bhanderi, Manhar Patel of Congress and Manoj Sorathiya of Aam Admi Party addressed the seminar, organised at Shree Sardar Patel Cultural Foundation (SSPCF). Shree Khodaldham Trust president Naresh Patel also addressed the seminar.

Gujarat: Students boycott meals cooked by Dalits, say contractor; officials say no caste bias

August 5, 2022 07:09 IST

“The district collector also had sent a deputy mamlatdar. The team held a meeting with teachers and parents in the presence of the MDM contractor and has submitted a report,” said Bharat Vidja, incharge district primary education officer (DPEO) of Morbi.

Gir Somnath police officers during their drive to scan seacoast of that district on Wednesday. (Express photo)

160 packets of suspected narcotic drugs discovered from coastline of Gir Somnath

August 3, 2022 23:43 IST

After the discovery of suspected contraband from Mangrol coast in Junagadh, the Gir Somnath SP ordered the SOG and marine police to scan the coastline for any suspicious substance.

Two suspected robbers and a police sub-inspector were injured as police foiled a robbery bid at a posh locality in Gujarat’s Rajkot early on Wednesday morning.

Rajkot: Robbery bid foiled; cop, 2 suspects injured

August 3, 2022 14:01 IST

After getting information that a gang of robbers were planning to burgle a house in the posh Amin Marg locality in Rajkot, a police team reached the area and foiled the robbery bid. While the police caught four suspects, two managed to flee

Gujarat: As lumpy skin disease spreads to 20 districts, CM Bhupendra Patel visits Kutch

August 2, 2022 13:20 IST

The first case of the infectious disease affecting cattle and buffaloes was reported in Kutch in May this year

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Centre to study model to fight Lumpy Skin Disease: Rupala

August 1, 2022 00:32 IST

The isolation centre, modelled on the Covid-19 isolation ward, has seen 372 cattle heads. Of them, 144 are being treated, 80 are under observation and 107 have recovered, officials said.

Army jawans during the rescue operation. (Indian Army)

12-year-old Gujarat girl falls into 500-foot-deep borewell, rescued

July 30, 2022 02:09 IST

This is the second incident in less than two months of a child falling into a borewell in the district. On June 8, a two-year-old boy had slipped into a borewell in Dudapur village of Dhrangadhra taluka.

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Amul to acquire land in Rajkot at Rs 90 crore for milk processing plant

July 29, 2022 00:02 IST

GCMMF, the dairy giant which markets dairy and other products under brand name Amul, said it considers the offer fair and will complete the formality of acquiring the land in a few weeks.

Arvind Kejriwal at a townhall in Rajkot on Tuesday. (Express photo)

Will end atmosphere of fear, says Kejriwal as he makes 5 more promises

July 27, 2022 01:20 IST

Hailing MSMEs as the backbone of Indian economy, Kejriwal said they should get cheap electricity.

Responding to Education Minister Jitu Vaghani’s statement appealing to political parties to refrain from playing politics over it, the Delhi CM accused the BJP of practising “politics of corruption”.
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Prohibition Act used to earn through illegal liquor trade: Kejriwal

July 26, 2022 23:49 IST

Arvind Kejriwal, who is on a two-day visit to Gujarat, visited Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital in Bhavnagar city where 66 people who were taken ill allegedly after consuming spurious liquor are undergoing treatment.

Chief Mininster Bhupendra Patel is scheduled to chair a meeting on Tuesday to review the situation.
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40k bovines affected by lumpy skin disease this year: Official

July 26, 2022 03:19 IST

This is the third consecutive year in which lumpy skin disease outbreaks are reported in Gujarat. Cases of the viral disease first came to light in the state from Kheda and Anand in 2020-’21 but the state animal husbandry department managed to contain the virus to these two districts in central Gujarat.