Новости за 19.07.2022

In a major embarrassment for the Badal family-led Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), one of its three MLAs, Manpreet Singh Ayali from Dakha boycotted the presidential election and refused to cast his vote. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, with the consensus of the party's core committee and two MPs and three MLAs, had over a fortnight ago decided to support BJP candidate Droupadi Murmu.

Over a century ago, Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad gave a new lease of life to the eunuch community by not just giving them right to education but also helping set up businesses to earn a respectable livelihood. History, it seems, is repeating itself 120 years later.

The father of the Class 2 student who was murdered at a private school in the city in 2017 on Monday filed an application before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) for an early hearing to take forward proceedings that will decide if the accused should be treated as a juvenile or not.

A major derailment of a goods train near Mangal Mahudi railway station in Dahod district threw railway traffic towards Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and other states via Vadodara out of gear on Monday. A pileup of goods coaches took place at the site after the derailment that took place after Sunday midnight.

Pharmacists in Gujarat have geared up to give a tough fight to online medicine retailers by enabling people to get medicines at their doorsteps at competitive prices.

If you are seeking a new or updated passport, your wait to secure a spot at the nearest Passport Seva Kendra might be longer than your holiday leave. Ahead of the festive season, the PSKs across the state are dealing with a rush of applications, prompting an extended waiting period for those seeking appointments. Against the usual wait time of two days, Ahmedabad applicants are required to hold on for 20 days to schedule an appointment while applicants in Vadodara must endure a wait of 15 days.

Over four lakh pilgrims and kanwariyas from across the country offered jalabhishek to Lord Vishwanath at Kashi Vishwanath Dham (corridor) on the first Monday of Shravan.

It was a gift that the Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III had given to the Baroda state over a century back. But all efforts to conserve this heritage structure which acts as a prominent landmark for both M S University and Gujarat’s cultural capital have remained a jinxed affair.

The initial attempts to restore the dome had started more than two decades back. The university’s own construction division in 2005 had claimed that it had completed Phase 1 of the restoration project in July 2005.

The police arrested a man for carrying a sword in his car in the city on Monday. The Sayajigunj police said that they spotted a car parked on Sayajibaug Road in two-wheeler parking slot. The cops questioned the man in the car and also checked the vehicle.

When staffers at Varnama railway station noticed something crawling on the platform early on Monday morning, they walked towards it for a closer look. And the sight of a crocodile moving around on the railway platform left them shocked.

Vadodara: A young woman from Jetalpur area died due to suspected gastroenteritis caused by contaminated water supplied in the area. The woman died in the early hours on Sunday.

The Archeological Survey of India launched a drive on Monday to clean the premises of Siva Doul, Vishnu Doul and Devi Doul in Sivasagar after local legislator Akhil Gogoi lambasted the Centre for allegedly showing apathy to the monuments of national importance, saying the iconic sites are

Assam governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi on Monday launched U-Report for the Suraksha campaign for Assam’s young population.

Amid reports of academicians holding fake certificates, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has asked the state education department to screen the specially-abled employees who were appointed last year.

Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Monday said the police will help Barshashree Buragohain, who was arrested on May 18 for writing a poem allegedly calling for rebellion against the nation, come out of jail if she gives an undertaking that she won’t go to Ulfa-I.

Huge quantities of brown sugar, heroin and opium worth over Rs 3 crore in the international market have been seized in Assam’s Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Guwahati on Monday and eight people have been arrested .Police in Golaghat district seized 1.23 kg of brown sugar worth around Rs 1.

Members of minority groups on Monday took out a rally and staged a dharna at PMG Square here demanding the state government to set up a minority commission and financial corporation.

Nearly a year after a 15-year-old boy died when he fell into an open storm water drain in the smart city, a four-year-old-boy met a similar fate on Sunday afternoon at Patitapaban Nagar, near Bhuasuni Lane under ward number 58 of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC).

The government institutions in the state capital have not shown any interest in disposing of the bulk of their electronic waste (e-waste) during a special drive, which is being conducted by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, every Saturday for the past one year.

Odisha may have to discontinue the free booster dose drive for 18-59 age group in 25 districts for some days as its Covishield stock is on the verge of getting exhausted.With just 2.3 lakh doses left, vaccination can be run for a maximum of three days, officials said.

Road traffic between Gajapati and Rayagada districts via Nuagada continued to be hit for the second day on Monday as roads damaged in the heavy rain are yet to be repaired.