Gujarat

Gujarat Man Charged For Giving Triple Talaq To Wife On WhatsApp

Ahmedabad News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2019

A man in Gujarat's Valsad district has been booked for allegedly giving triple talaq, prohibited by law, to his wife through a WhatsApp message, police said Monday.

Congress Moves Supreme Court Over Bypolls For Gujarat Rajya Sabha seats

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2019

The Gujarat Congress Monday moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats in the state which fell vacant due to the election of BJP chief Amit Shah and Smriti Irani to Lok Sabha.

Cyclone Vayu, Headed For North Gujarat, To Weaken Further: Weather Office

Ahmedabad News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2019

Cyclone Vayu, which weakened into a "depression", is likely to weaken further into a "well-marked low pressure area" before crossing the north Gujarat coast, a senior IMD official said Monday.

Debt-Ridden Gujarat Businessman Arrested For Printing Fake Notes

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2019

A Rajkot resident was on Saturday arrested after a raid by personnel of the Gujarat police's Special Operations Group at his house for allegedly printing currency notes, an official said.

Gujarat Government To Recruit Over 10,000 Police Personnel

Jobs | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2019

The Gujarat government will recruit over 10,000 police personnel in the state, a minister said on Sunday.

Cyclone Vayu Weakens As It Moves Again Towards Gujarat

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday June 16, 2019

Cyclone Vayu, which is likely to move towards Gujarat again today, has weakened from "very severe" to a "severe" category, the weather office has said.

By-Elections For 6 Vacant Rajya Sabha Seats On July 5

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday June 15, 2019

By-elections to the six vacant Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat, Bihar and Odisha will take place on July 5, the Election Commission has announced.

7 Die Of Suffocation While Cleaning Gujarat Hotel Septic Tank

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday June 15, 2019

Seven people, including four sanitation workers, died of suffocation while cleaning a hotel sewer in Gujarat, officials have told NDTV, in the latest incident that highlights the appalling conditions that they have to work under. The men had entered the septic tank without any safety gear, news agency AFP reported.

"If You Stay In Bengal, You Have To Learn Bangla": Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday June 15, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday launched another attack onwhat she saw as the ruling BJP's attempt to "turn Bengal into Gujarat", declaring that "if you stay in Bengal, you have to learn Bangla"

Cyclone Vayu May Move Towards Gujarat Again Tomorrow, Says Government

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday June 15, 2019

Cyclone Vayu News: Cyclone Vayu, which was expected to make a landfall in Gujarat this week but changed its trajectory on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, could change direction again and move towards the coastin the next 48 hours.

Monsoon To Hit Andhra Pradesh, Telangana After June 16: Weather Office

India News | ANI | Saturday June 15, 2019

The monsoon is expected to make onset in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana after June 16 as a result of the very severe cyclonic storm Vayu that skirted Gujarat coast on Thursday, the Meteorological Department has predicted.

Cyclone Vayu Could Recurve, May Hit Gujarat's Kutch, Says Top Official

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 15, 2019

A top Union Ministry of Earth Sciences official on Friday said cyclone Vayu is likely to recurve and hit Kutch on June 17-18, hours after Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced that the storm posed no threat to the state as it had moved westward.

Cyclone Vayu No More A Threat, Evacuees Can Return: Gujarat Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 14, 2019

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today said cyclonic storm Vayu no longer posed any threat to the state as it had moved away westward.

Cyclone Vayu: 37 Trains Cancelled, 9 Terminated By Western Railways

India News | ANI | Friday June 14, 2019

Cyclone Vayu, which was earlier expected to hit Gujarat coast, has changed course and moved towards Oman, say officials.

Cyclone Vayu Changed Course, Has Moved To Oman: Gujarat Chief Minister

India News | ANI | Friday June 14, 2019

Cyclone Vayu lay centred over the northeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea at 3:30 am on Friday, stated India Meteorological Department (IMD).