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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

THE #DLG+2 DISPATCH / 01.01.2025 ~ WEDNESDAY

 

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#DLG+2NEWSLETTER / #DLG+2NEWSWIRES

THE #DLG+2 DISPATCH
(WITH WORLD EDITION)

as on 01st JANUARY, 2025 ~ WEDNESDAY

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Hello Readers and Viewers,

Wishing you all a HAPPY NEW(S) YEAR, ahead and a blissful 2025, after a long gap once again welcome to now the (finally concluded new set of version) edition of THE DATELINE GUJARAT DISPATCH (THE #DLG+2 DISPATCH), which shall have key developments from Gujarat as NEWS BRIEF, with headlines vetted from across innumerable news sources, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally!  

As the world enters the new year, the biggest news now is, the world population has clocked the mark of 8.09 billion (~809 crore) humans on the earth! and amidst that, India emerges and maintains its status as one of the most populated nation of the world, with 1.41 billion (~141 crore) head-count!

However, where in the world the first sunrise is seen? It is Tongo, Kirbati and Samao Islands in Pacific Ocean! Here are couple of pictures and explanation on the same phenomena ...

The picture sun rising amond the clouds which is considered to the first sunrise phenomena of every new-year and the First Sunrise captured from Kirbati, Tongo and Samao Islands in Pacific Ocean
(Picture Caption : The picture of First Sunrise captured from Kirbati, Tongo and Samao Islands in Pacific Ocean)

The first sun of the new year rises in the Pacific Ocean. A container ship from Liberia has shared the first picture of the rising sun of the new year. According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, Dhananjay, a crew member of the ship, has shared this photo. The ship was going from Busan in South Korea to Mexico in North America. Then Dhananjay clicked this picture near the International Date Line.

A container ship from Liberia has shared the first picture of the rising sun of the new year. According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, Dhananjay, a crew member of the ship, has shared this photo
(Picture Caption : A container ship from Liberia has shared the first picture of the rising sun of the new year. According to a Dainik Bhaskar report, Dhananjay, a crew member of the ship, has shared this photo.)

Now you must be wondering why the first sun of the new year rises here. Actually, the Pacific Ocean is the place where the International Date Line (IDL) passes through. IDL is an imaginary line that divides the Pacific Ocean from the middle. The date changes as soon as you cross this line.

Graphic representation of International Dateline [IDL] passing through Pacific Ocean
(Picture Caption : Graphic representation of International Dateline [IDL] passing through Pacific Ocean, where the night gets converted into day, and the date changes, as soon as one crosses the line)

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As i turn the pages of newspapers published from Gujarat mainly across North Gujarat, Central Gujarat, South Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch region publications, Headlines across publications in Gujarat are largely flooded with the pictures of new year celebrations and cops on vigil trying to prevent drink and drive cases using breath analyzers.

(Picture Caption : Cops on Vigil checking tracepasers with Breath Analyzers near Girgaon Chowpaty signal corssing in Mumbai, to avoid incidents and accidents of Drink and Drive on New Year Eve Celebrations)

In global and national set of news which has been splashed on the front page are : ISRO's (Indian Space Research Organization) SPADEX mission, Chinese hackers targetted US Treasury, Elon Musk's take and his views on improving H1B Visa norms and with Musk having changed his name on X Handle from Elon Musk to Kekius Maximus how prices of cryptocurrency spiked(?), Talibs deploying forces at Pak-Afghan Border, Sliding rupee against US Dollar, Demand of probe in whistleblower against OpenAI Suchir Balaji's death matter, Nurse from Kerala to be hanged in Yemen for her alleged involvement in murdering Yemeni citizen, The #BradLina (Brad Pitt - Angelina Jolie) Divorce case settlement after 8 years!, H1B Visa woes, IT Ministry engages into feedback from American Companies - IT Ministry, Foreign Affirs Ministry and Finance Ministry also keeping a close watch on the H1B Visa issue, Bihar battles student agitation, Tahawwur Hussain Rana - the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai Terror attacks to be extradiated anytime, Pakistan to construct 1,200 MegaWatt (MW) nuclear fuel fired power plant which has been designed by a Chinese Company(!), while on Headlines from Nation - Chief Minister N Biren Singh apologetic over Manipur menace, Katra residents agitating against the proposed rope-way project, dipping mercury and severe weather in parts of Northern India, and Amidst ongoing farmers' agitation Farm Leader Jagjitsingh Delewal continues to remain on fast without food and water for consecutively 36th day ..., Clashes in Jalgaon in Maharashtra with incidents of stone-pelting and arsenal, Price slash in Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders, How kid in Lucknow killed his mother and four sisters in a Hotel room(?) ... 

Graphcal representation of the news of US Treasury being hacked by Chinese Hackers!

(Picture Caption : THE VIRTUAL DOLLAR HEIST - Graphical representation of the news of US Treasury being hacked by Chinese Hackers!)

Few headlines which remained the flavour of the day from across the State of Gujarat are : Seizure of 1.7 million worth of 3,400 currency notes of 500 rupee denomination value in Central Gujarat, News of arrest of BZ Group Ponzi Scheme opertors Bhupendrasinh Jhala and allied news developments of offices of BZ Group being raided as well accomplices being taken into custody for legal action, whereas investors (including renowned cricketers - Shubhman Gill, Rahul Tewatia, Mohit Sharma and Sai Sundaram) summoned by Gujarat State CID for questioning and statement on their investment in BZ Fund etc etc.

Picture of Mastermind of alleged PONZI SCHEME, BZ Group's owner Bhupendrasinh Zala who has been arrested by Criminal Investigation Department of Gujarat State, and he has revealed several names of high networth individuals including cricketers who had invested their money in BZ Group
(Picture Caption : Mastermind of alleged PONZI SCHEME, BZ Group's owner Bhupendrasinh Zala has been arrested by Criminal Investigation Department of Gujarat State, and he has revealed several names of high networth individuals including cricketers who had invested their money in BZ Group!)  

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NEWS SHOTS
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In other news pieces and news items which draws attention are ...

  • 44 kilometers Green Tours kicks-off at Pavagadh Hils on similar lines of Junagadh, where several pilgrims will undertake Green Tour  in Central Gujarat mainly from Vadodara district and surrounding areas.

  • Student studying at Nirma University has designed CEREBRE - THE MIGRANE CURING DEVICE to treat migrane, which treats migrane generating vibrations of certain caliber to treat the headache and can be used to cure headache instead of taking pain-killers!, media reports read.

  • On agri front, arrival of red chillies, onions, corriender seeds is being continously reported from across marketing yards in Saurashtra region. Whereas farmers from mango-cultivating region of Sorath have reported flowering of mango flowers in several mango orchids across Talala, Dhari, Sasan Gir, Junagadh and Amreli. Ajwain harvesting season has kicked-off according to reports from Amreli and Jamnagar districts, in Saurashtra region. Unseasonal rains triggered kind of disease in the potato crop, but somewhere farmers have underataken initiatives to curb and control the further spreading of diseases in potato crop, while prices of wheat, millet, garlic remained range-bound with a tinch of bullish spike, as per the trader inputs from across Marketing Yards in the state.

  • As per the media reports, Cencus of wildlife for calendar year 2024 has been undertaken by forest officials in Gujarat. The excise will specifically focus to count the wolves population in the forests of Gujarat. According to the data for calender year 2023 atleast 222 wolves were registered across 2,217.66 square kilometers of forest spread in 13 districts of the state, of which maximum number of wolves were reported in Bhavnagar district with toll of 80, while 39 in Narmada District and 36 in Banaskantha district.
(Picture Caption : File picture of wolves of which the cencus for the year ended as on 31st December 2024 has been undertaken by the forest department officials in Gujarat State)
  • Gujarat Government nods allocation of 10 billion (~1,000 crore) rupees funds in one single sitting, the funds are to be used for urban infrastructure projects and for developmental activities planned across 7 municipal corporations, 17 nagar palikas and 3 urban development authorities.

  • Gujarat Governement also aims to announce Global Capability Centres Policy, the news developments surfaces after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology guidelines have been issued to all the states to have their own Global Capacity Centres (GCC) Policy to give thrust to new-age technology based industries and reports suggest of Gujarat Government having already moved in same direction commencing creation of comprehensive policy papers. The policy aims to create diverse employment opportunities further attracting global players and as a result the state government is formulating a new policy for promoting GCCs in Gujarat, in accordance to the Government of India policy and guidelines.
Picture of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel with Backdrop of Secretariat Building
(Picture Caption : Gujarat Government has embarked on decision making spree in last few days as the calendar year 2024 ends and New Calendar Year 2025 kicks-off, which includes nod to 10 billion (~1,000 crore) rupees fund allocation for Civic Bodies and announcement of upgradation of 9 Nagarpalikas to Municipal Corporations, as well process to introduce policy to build Global Capability Centres)
  • State level Cabinet Committee of Government of Gujarat has in-priciple given nod and declared 9 nagarpalikas as new Municipal Corporations which includes Mehsana, Vapi, Gandhidham, Morbi, Porbandar, Nadiad, Surendranagar, Anand. This decision of Gujarat Government is seen as a politically and economically pivotal decision taken by the State Government on the very first day of the beginning of the new calendar year. Media reports also suggest of the Banaskantha District is now divided into two districts and the new district is Vav-Tharad, with Tharad as Headquarter of new district Vav. However the buzzword within the power corriders at Gandhinagar and in the political circles of the state is that, "The move seems to be politically motivated keeping in view the civic body polls scheduled in Gujarat in year 2025." 

  • SHE Team (Lady Cops) will assist foreign tourists visiting Gujarat, four zones have been created - including Saurashtra, North Gujarat, South Gujarat and Ahmedabad City, where all the SHE Team members engaged in similar activities will have to submit their daily log and work reports through tech platform. Apart from above job, new responsibilities of the SHE teams includes, preventing domestic violance, combat drug peddling, spreading awareness of State and Central Government Schemes, Patrolling near schools, providing counselling for women victims of rape, kidnapping and molestation, raising awareness about women's safety and good & bad touch etc.
File photo of Surat Textiles Market
(Picture Caption : File photo of Surat Textiles Market, the textiles trade of city is facing labour shortage due to Prayagraj Kumbh Fair, 33 days long religious festival celebrated in Uttar Pradesh)
  • Labour shortage problem worsens, production quality takes hit with just 1 average worker available to work across 16 looms in the textile capital of Gujarat - Surat. Reports suggest of more than 40 percent of units across Surat are shutdown presently. Trade members cite of Prayagraj Kumbh Fair will provide temporary employment opportunities to labours from northern hinterland of India, which has been one of the prime reasons labours are not available presently in Surat. Prayagraj Kumbh Fair, 33 day religious festivity will kick-off from 23rd January 2025 and will end on 26th February 2025, which is expected to generate several temporary employment opportunities across micro and small medium enterprises with demand of several consumable expected to tentatmount against the normal demand, which has triggered a kind of labour crisis in the textiles sector of Surat. Several trade insiders and industry leaders of opinion that the situation is expected to remain intact till March 2025, as the festivity of Holi festivals will kick-off immediately after Prayagraj Kumbh Fair, which will result into extended vacation for labours, so situation may somewhere normalize after March 2025. 

  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹4 lakh on The Prime Co-operative Bank Ltd., Surat, for failing to comply with key guidelines on customer protection and cybersecurity. The penalty was enforced through an order dated December 26, 2024, citing violations of RBI  directives regarding unauthorized electronic banking transactions and the prescribed cybersecurity framework for primary urban cooperative banks.

  • Nirma University inked Memorandum of Understanding with Project Management Institute's Gujarat Chapter which aims at bridging the industry-academia gap by involving students in areas of skill-development and project management to strengthen the focus in areas of industries, trade, commerce and economy.

  • Fire accident was reported at Arcelor-Mittal-Nippon Steel (AMNS)Plant at Hazira in Surat on Tuesday, claiming four lives. The incident was reported while the Cortex-2 plant was being restarted and blast was reported following oxygen supply being pumped to restart the system. Few workers were working in surroudning area which was impacted due to blast claiming 4 lives.
(Picture Caption : Graphical Representation of Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel Plant at Hazira (Surat) where four lives were claimed due to blast which occured into a sub-unit of a facility)

  • Noise Barriers installation work in full-swing manner on Bullet Train Corrider between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, the noise barriers will help ease the sound disturbances rising out due to friction between train wheels and train tracks. Noise barriers being constructed on the track are approximately 830-840 kilos in weight with aerodynamic design two meters high and 1 meter broad and these installations will ease the sound disturbances for the passengers travelling through bullet train.

  • Head count of 6 lakhs (~600,000) tourist visitors reported in last one week(!) at Statue of Unity (SOU) - The Sardar Patel Memorial in Narmada District in Gujarat. Whereas year 2024 reported arrival of 5 million (~50 lakh) plus, since its inception from year 2018 till date the footfall reported at SOU stands at 275 million (~2.75 crore) visitors.
Graphical Representation of Statue of Unity of Indian Politico and a leader - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(Pictuer Caption : Graphical Representation of Statue Of Unity, which reported 600,000 footfall in last one week)

  • Indian Medical Association (IMA) arm of Gujarat warns against Ayurvedic Doctors proposal to be allowed to practice allopathy in the state of Gujarat. Based on an application filed by an Ayurvedic Practitioner to be allowed to practice Allopathy, Health and Family Planning department of Gujarat Government is scheduled to meet on 3rd January 2025, Friday, resulting to which IMA has warned the authorities to not allow mixopathy where Ayurvedic Practitioners be allowed to even practice allopathy.
Alang Ship Breaking Yard in Bhavnagar District in Gujarat
(Picture Caption : Alang Ship Breaking Yard in Bhavnagar District in Gujarat, scraps 109 vessels in Calendar Year 2024, least in last one decade, geopolitical crisis and sliding rupee against US Dollar is hitting the scrap vessel imports!)
  • Alang Ship Breaking yard starts feeling the jitters of global turmoil and financial crisis, calendar year ended with 109 vessels anchored at Alang in Bhavnagar District of Gujarat, which is the least tally of the decade. Sliding rupee against US Dollar is making an impact on the imports of vessels to break at Alang. Amidst global uncertainies and war situations prevailing in Middle East and Eurasian Sub-continent, vessels have to sail on long sea-routes, compelling shipping companies not sending vessels to break or scrap it at ship breaking yards, but  instead such damaged vessels are being repaired and sailed amidst high tarriff, insurance and freight cost scenario. Also the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms for ship recycling and producting quality scrap steel has put a kind of break on the feedstock for steel rolling mills and steel manufacturing units in and surrouding areas of Sihor, Alang and Bhavnagar.
Display outside Ceramic tiles manufacturing site at Ratavirda Village in Morbi district, which displays the range of ceramic tiles
(Picture Caption : Display outside Ceramic tiles manufacturing site at Ratavirda Village in Morbi district, which displays the range of ceramic tiles)

  • Tirangular Ceramic manufacturing zone spread across Wankaner-Morbi-Thangadh is meddling with severe global uncertainities and financial crisis. In last one year out of 1,000+ units more than 150 ceramic manufacturing units are absolutely shut. Clouds of uncertainities across the world, warzones in Middle East and Eurasian Region have worsened the situation in Morbi, demand for new construction has taken a hit worldwide, above all worsening the crisis are the shipping tarriffs and heavily spiked container freight cost, which has hit the exports of ceramic products from Morbi. Annual ceramic produce exports pegged at 180 billion (~18,000 crore) rupees has taken a hit on a year-on-year basis registering 33(%) percent dent and is expected to touch a mark of 120 billion (~12,000 crore) rupees. The situation has also further worsened the labour crisis and shortage, with 150+ units remaining defunct the labour force has also migrated in search of greener pastures. In given scenario, office Bearers of Ceramic Tiles Manufacturing Units' Association are of opinion to compulsorily observe trade vacation of one month, futher keeping their units closed for 30 days.
(Picture Caption : In Calendar Year 2024, 93 kilos of Gold valued at 660 million [~66 crore] rupees was seized by Department of Revenue Intelligence at Ahmedabad and Surat Airports)

  • In year 2024, Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 93 kilos of gold valued at 660 million (~66 crore) rupees from Ahmedabad and Surat Airports, several operations were conducted by the agency and amidst one such operation 48 kilos of gold was seized from one such similar ops exercise.
Media reports read of Liquor Prices skyrocketed 3 to 5 times, following demand for booze on the new year eve parties across several places in the dry State of Gujarat
(Picture Caption : Media reports read of Liquor Prices skyrocketed 3 to 5 times, following demand for booze on the new year eve parties across several places in the dry State of Gujarat)

  • Booze prices spiked 3 times on occassion of New Year Celebrations across several cities in Gujarat! Official wine-shop sales data reflected 93(%) percent sales of Bottles with alcohol content above 17(%) percent, whereas 7(%) percent sales of bottles with less than 17(%) alcohol content. Unofficial sales data according to bootleggers suggest of prices having spiked 3 to 5 times per bottle where liquor bottle priced officially at 2 thousand rupees was sold at 10 thousand rupees, in specific demand was for Red-Label Whisky of which each bottle priced at rupees 3 thousand was sold at minimum 7 thousand rupees.
Mundra Port picture of vessel with containers anchored at Port
(Picture Caption : File Picture of Container Cargo Vessel anchored at Mundra Port in Kutch (Bhuj) District of Gujarat State from where the Indian Customs Officials have seized 30 million (~3 crore) rupees worth valued 53 tons of Betelnuts (Supari) smuggled as misdeclared goods)

  • Customs seizes 30 million (~3 crores) rupees worth 53 tons of Betatnuts from Mundra Port in Kutch (Bhuj) district of Gujarat State. Special Intelligence and Investigations branch Officials of Indian Customs stationed at Mundra Port had received intelligence regarding betalnut smuggled by disclosing it as Poly Vinyl Carbon (PVC) and plastic resins, from Dubai to Mundra. Based on intelligence, two containers shipped from Dubai were raided and betulnuts were found from same. With seizure of contraband stuff, the modus involving such smugglers is now the buzzword within the maritime circuit. The modus of such smugglers is primely due to availability of low priced betulnut available from Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand, where the excess produces are shipped due to low demand in their nation. Import Tarriff on betulnut keeps on changing every month, in India, which hits the profits margins, as a result betulnut consignments are misdeclared and shipped into Indian ports further being sold in Indian markets at exhorbitant prices.
(Picture Caption : File picture of Gujarat Gas Ltd which has hiked compressed natural gas (CNG) prices by 1.50/- rupees per kilo, this is consecutive fourth time price-hike imposed in last six months)
  • Gujarat Gas hiked Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices by 1.50 rupees per kilo, this is fourth consecutive time the company has hiked the gas prices in last six months! The new price effective from 1st January 2025, is 79.26 rupees per kilo and shall be effective across the fuel-pump grid of the comapny, release read.
(Picture Caption : Narmada Canal water overflows into salt-cultivating patch spread and falling across Dasada-Patdi-Dhrangadhra Talukas in Little Rann of Kutch)
  • Narmada Canal Water overflows across Salt Pans in Little Rann of Kutch in Surendranagar District surrounding areas of salt-pans falling Dasada-Patdi and Dhrangadhra talukas, as a result the entire salt cultivating patch in Little Rann of Kutch has turned into an island, further damaging the salt-pans and salt-production in the area. The water in the salt-cultivating patch is waste water flowing from Narmada Canal in as the canal overflows, which is reported to have damaged atleast 300 such salt-pans. Little Rann of Kutch area where the salt is cultivated primely consists of Nimaknagar, Koprani, Kuda, Kharaghoda, where atleast 5,000 such salt-pan workers work in these areas cultivating 40(%) percent of the nation's salt requirement.
(Picture Caption : Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) scraps global tender to install smart meters, which disqualifies lowest bid submitted by Adani Group's for the same project)

  • Tamilnadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has scrapped the tender for installing smart meters across the state o Tamilnadu. Adani Energy Solutions Ltd had submit its bid to install smart meters for power consumers in Tamilnadu, despite the Adani Group tender having the lowest bid amount the same has been rejected and scrapped citing reasons of high bid! The tender was to install 8.2 million (~82 lakh) smart meters vide the 190 billion (~19,000 crore) rupees Revitalized Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts of Tamilnadu, for which the state's power distribution company  (discom) TANGEDCO had invited bids from across the world amidst which the Adani Group had emerged as a lowest bidder! 
Graphic Representation of proposal to construct sealink bridge connecting Saurashtra-Kutch region from Navlakhi Port to Kandla Port in Gujarat State
(Picture Caption : Graphic Representation of proposal to construct sealink bridge connecting Saurashtra-Kutch region from Navlakhi Port to Kandla Port in Gujarat State)

  • Gandhidham Chamber of Commerce and Industries (GCCI) has floated proposal to construct a 13 kilometers sea-link bridge between Navlakhi Port and Kandla Port, which according to the Chamber proposal will boost the progress and development of both Saurashtra and Kutch region. If the proposed sealink bridge is constructed will reduce 147 kilometers distance between Saurashtra and Kutch region in Gujarat State. Chamber has also got the survey of project done and the project cost is pegged at 16 billion (~1,600 crore) rupees. According to the project proposal the sealink project connecting Saurashtra-Kutch region will not only excel the port connectivity between the two regions, but is also aimed to catalyze the tourism traffic and emerge as vital national security logistics and transportation asset for nation's defence and armed forces, keeping in view the Kutch region which has a land-locked border with Pakistan.

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As i scan the Digital Media Landscape, in Gujarat and language space, what is garnering the eyeballs is mainly the set of political news.

On JAMAWAT, the news-capsule of, How the girl in Amreli was mistreated and paraded publicly by Amreli Police, in an alleged viral letter against the BJP leader episode, the same news-capsule has till now garnered 30,000 plus views. Politically and Socially the matter is expected to remain heated, as one of the principal vote bank in Gujarat - the Patel Community leaders have now come split-wide and open demanding justice and removal of the name of girl from police complaint.


While on Navjivan News also the same news of, How the girl in Amreli was mistreated and paraded publicly by Amreli Police, in an alleged viral letter against the BJP leader episode, the same news-capsule has till now garnered 36,000 plus views. Politically and Socially the matter is expected to remain heated, as one of the principal vote bank in Gujarat - the Patel Community leaders have now come split-wide and open demanding justice and removal of the name of girl from police complaint. 


Whereas on Nirbhay News, Satadhar Issue is picking-up momentum, especially after Virji Thummar, Member of Indian National Congress and former Member of Parliament, has rejuvinated the memories of his relationship with the Temple Incharge of Satadhar, religious place of worship in Saurashtra-Kutch Region of Gujarat, whose Temple Incharge Priest Vijaygiri is facing allegations from his own brother (Nitin Chawda) for engaging into financial corrupt practices and illicit relationship with a women resideing near temple premises, who is meddling into the temple affairs.

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Yours Truly,

HIMANSHU RAMNIKBHAI BHAYANI
Independent Journalist @ #DLG+2
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GUJARAT FLASHES
  • Gujarat govt promotes 40 IAS officers ‘in situ’
  • Gujarat high court raps law machinery for invoking Pocso Act in molestation case eight years after FIR
  • Gujarat announces creation of 1 new district, 9 municipal corporations
  • Why Rashid Khan shouldn’t replace Shubman Gill as captain of Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025?
  • Gujarat HC raps law machinery for invoking Pocso Act in molestation case 8 years after FIR
  • Gujarat announces 34th district with creation of Vav-Tharad
  • Gujarat CM announces division of Banaskantha district into two for greater public benefit
  • Gujarat Cabinet approves granting Municipal status to 9 Municipalities in state
  • Three dead, 12 injured as bus collides with tanker in Gujarat
  • Gujarat Vidyapith’s Krishi Vigyan Kendras to be developed as training centres for natural farming
  • Gujarat’s Banaskantha to be split; Vav-Tharad to be state’s 34th district
  • Gujarat Titans to remove Shubman Gill from captaincy? GT’s New Year post featuring Rashid Khan sparks speculation ahead of IPL 2025
  • Gujarat cabinet approves formation of nine new municipal corporations
  • Gujarat Toolroom stock surges 5%, hits upper circuit after as board to consider bonus issue on Jan 6
  • 8 Pakistanis, caught with 232 kg heroin in Gujarat in 2015, jailed for 20 years
  • IPL 2025: Shubman Gill set for Fresh Setback as Gujarat Titans give Massive Hint on Social Media
  • 8 Pakistanis, Caught With 232-Kg Drugs Off Gujarat Coast, Jailed For 20 Years
  • IPL 2025: Rashid Khan likely to replace Shubman Gill as Gujarat Titans skipper
  • Gujarat: 3 killed, 20 injured in bus-tanker collision
  • 3 dead, 20 injured after head-on collision between bus, tanker in Gujarat
  • Gujarat: Mild Tremor Felt In Kutch; No Casualty
  • Neerja Gotru, 3 other women IPS officers among 12 promoted in Gujarat
  • 3.2-magnitude earthquake tremors rock Gujarat's Kutch district
  • Mild tremor felt in Gujarat’s Kutch; no casualty
  • 19-year-old kills man in Gujarat for sending messages to fiancee on Instagram
  • Pocso invoked 8 yrs after FIR: Gujarat high court slams probe agency for 'casual approach'
  • Gujarat Confidential: New Year, Old Role
  • Dip in Dengue cases: Gujarat records 3.5% seropositivity rate in 2024 compared to 4.7% in ’23
  • Gujarat unit of BJP fixes 60 years as age limit for appointment of district president
  • Gujarat: Man arrested for assaulting, looting 84-year-old woman
  • Daman MP accuses Gujarat Police of ‘harassing’ tourists returning after New Year celebrations
  • Four dead, one injured in accident at AM/NS Hazira plant in Gujarat
  • AP Singh is new head of Gujarat forest department
  • Gujarat: Recovered from canal, decomposed body taken to hospital in garbage van; video goes viral
  • Despite being castigated by courts, Gujarat police parades suspects in public
  • Gujarat: 22 years on, former bank manager sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in fraud case
  • 8,000 cops to watch over Nye celebrations in Gujarat
  • ‘Made in Avadi’ locomotives pull Steam Heritage Special train in Gujarat
  • Gujarat clocked an uptick in dengue cases in 2024 but positivity rate was lower than 2023: Health department
  • Gujarat IMA opposes 'mixopathy' proposal; says it poses 'severe risks' to people's health
  • No happy hour? Bootleggers to get 24/7 police company on New Year Eve in dry Gujarat
  • See how Gujarat’s Kanmer links to Dholavira, Harappa—India’s urbanisation journey lies here
  • A Body In Burnt Car Leads Cops To Gujarat Hotelier's Grisly Plan To Clear Debts
  • Gujarat resolves 83 per cent grievances through visitor management system
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INDIA (MAINSTREAM FLOW)

  • Indian Army to host ‘Know Your Army’ mela from January 3 to 5
  • 4 construction company staffers injured in attack on bus by masked men in J&K
  • Traffic diversion near Maninagar rly station
  • "China's planned dam will make Brahmaputra ecosystem fragile": Himanta sarma
  • Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh meets PM Modi: ‘A fantastic start to 2025’
  • India cricket 2025 schedule: Champions Trophy, Asia Cup, England test series – Full fixtures, dates, venues for men’s team matches
  • Jaishankar meets Qatar PM, reviews bilateral cooperation
  • 10 IEDs recovered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district
  • 3-year-old rescued from 700-ft borewell after 10 days
  • Mumbai trains honk in chorus at midnight to welcome New Year 2025. Watch
  • Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh meets PM Modi: ‘A fantastic start to 2025’
  • "Brahmaputra ecosystem will become fragile and dry...": Assam CM on China's proposed dam on river
  • India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations and facilities
  • 40-year-old toxic waste from Bhopal gas tragedy site leaves city for disposal
  • Tragic end: 3-year-old girl found dead after 10-day rescue from borewell in Rajasthan
  • GST kitty rises 7.3 pc to Rs 1.77 lakh cr in Dec
  • LG approved file on demolition of religious structures, claims Atishi
  • 558 held for drink driving across Delhi on New Year’s Eve
  • Rs 2000 notes withdrawal: 98% of notes deposited, Rs 6,691 crore worth notes still with public, says RBI
  • Manipur: Biren Singh's apology sets tone for 'healing touch'; all eyes now on A.K. Bhalla

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INDIA (GOVERNANCE HEADLINES)

Prime Minister's Office

Cabinet

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Ministry of Coal

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Ministry of Communications

Ministry of Cooperation

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Electronics & IT

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Jal Shakti

Ministry of Law and Justice

Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises

Ministry of Mines

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Ministry of Power

Ministry of Rural Development

Ministry of Science & Technology

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Ministry of Textiles

Lokpal of India

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THE WORLD (AS IT IS!)

  • Cybertruck bursts into flames outside Trump hotel
  • US authorities identify suspect in New Orleans truck ramming attack
  • Su-25 drops powerful French stand-off Hammer bombs in Ukraine
  • Who was Shamsud Din Jabbar? New Orleans New Year attack suspect named
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