Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the elections held for six municipal corporations in Gujarat recorded a poor turnout creating panic among political parties who have fielded their candidates. While the voter turnout was less, some people who took the effort to go to the polling station to cast their vote could not exercise their franchise. One...

The labour and employment department of Gujarat has ordered the closure of two factories after six labourers were killed in two separate incidents in Ahmedabad. One of the incidents happened at Vishal Fabric factory in Dholka taluka and another at Shri Shakti Chemical factory in Vatva. A release from the department said that the Director...

Various areas of Narol and Vatva in Ahmedabad have been brought under the Disturbed Areas Act. The Act will be in force for three years upto June 30, 2023 in all the areas that fall under the Narol and Vatva police station limit. Earlier, the state government had in 2018 brought a bill amending several...