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ODF+ status? Ahmedabad’s 14% slumdwellers defecate in the open: ...
CV News/ Saturday, March 09, 2019
The Government of India may have “upgraded” Ahmedabad to “open defecation free (ODF) plus” status, following a third party audit “certifying” that the city has “hygienic and usable public toilets”. But a recent survey by the civil rights organization, Human Development and Research Centre (HDRC), has revealed that...
NGT asks Gujarat govt to form committee to halt environmental damage o...
CV News/ Friday, March 01, 2019 Taking serious view of “illegal construction activities, dumping of waste, dredging, digging, illegal discharge of effluents and absence of demarcation of blue line and red line in the river bed by the Irrigation Department” in the area of Tapi river in Surat, Gujarat, the National Green Tribunal (NTG), New Delhi,...
Rupani today removed Prajapati VC of the Hemchandracharya University
Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani today removed Prof B A Prajapati as the Vice Chancellor of the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University (HNGU) over charges of corruption and irregularities. He took the decision to remove Prajapati from the post of vice chancellor
of the Patan-based university, after an inquiry by the state Lokayukta ...
84,450 claims were accepted under the Forest Rights Act
Gujarat government has decided that a review petition will be filed after studying the claims made under the Forest Rights Act – 2006, which were rejected by the Supreme Court. Government has also setting-up of a high-level committee for this purpose. Single rightfully beneficiary vanbandhu should not be deprived from the benefits availing under th...
GoG gifts developmental projects worth Rs. 504-Cr to Rajkot
GoG gifted various public welfare developmental projects worth of Rs. 504-crore to his home town, Rajkot. determination of the state government to make all-round development in all the eight municipal corporations, including Rajkot, are making rapid growths. In its report of the top 10 fastest growing cities of the world, the Global Economic Res...
NGO team finds chemical waste being illegally dumped on a farmland in ...
CV News/ Sunday, February 24, 2019 Claiming to have exposed a racket in Vadodara district involving a former Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), environment group Prakruti Suraksha Mandal (PSM) has said that its team has found large scale illegal disposal of solid waste in the premises of a farm in Nani Bhadol village of Savli taluka. In a s...
GoG constituted a three-member Ministers’ Committee
Gujarat Government constituted a three-member Ministers’ Committee to resolve the issues raised by agitating and striking Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) staff and primary school teachers. The committee members are Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel, Agriculture Minister R.C. Faldu and Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasm...
Complaint to district admin Police raid 40 minority houses in Gujarat ...
CV News/ Thursday, February 21, 2019 About 300 individuals belonging to the Muslim community, in a representation to the Amreli district collector, have complained that the policemen, forest staff and electrical staff of the Pashchim Gujarat Vij Nigam raided 40 houses of Semardi village of Dhari taluka belonging to the minorities and looted them...
Gujarat Assembly condemns the death of 44 jawans in the terrorist atta...
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani as the
Leader of the House moved a resolution in the State Assembly today to unanimously
condemn in strong words the death of 44 jawans in the terrorist attack at Pulwama in
Jammu & Kashmir on February 14 last.
Leader of the Opposition Pareshbhai Dhanani, Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel and
oth...
Stop Translocation of the Crocodiles Sardar sarover
Stop Translocation of the Crocodiles from the Lakes Near Sardar Sarovar Dam as translocation of crocodile is not a viable / appropriate solution, because it is short-sighted with long term impacts transfer of a problem from one site to other site, only. The Gujarat State Forest Department has started relocating crocodiles from two ponds / impoun...
Only 40% forest land claims approved, 10% tribal farmers got land titl...
CV News/ Monday, February 11, 2019 Gujarat's tribal rights organization, with a claimed membership of over 10,000 in seven districts, Eklavya Sangathan, which organized a rally on February 11 at the riverfront in Ahmedabad, has demanded that tribals' right to own forest land, get foodgrains as per the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, and...
Seismic activity “responsible” for polluted Narmada waters...
Counterview Desk
Well-known anti-dam organization, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), has alleged that seismic activity could be a major reason why the Narmada water got polluted and undrinkable. A statement signed by several senior NBA activists, including Medha Patkar, Kailash Awasya , Mukesh Bhagoriya, Kamla Yadav, Rahul Yadav, Suresh Patidar, Jagdi...
Disclose reasons behind the presence of Sulphide in Narmada dam
Disclose reasons behind the presence of Sulphide and decrease in Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in Sardar Sarovar Dam and its canals. All write to the authority for the disclose reason. The Sardar Sarovar Dam is understood to be The Lifeline of Gujarat and is considered to be the solution to water problem of almost the entire state. Recent media repor...
Very high sodium content in Maggi
Advts of Maggi Nutri-licious Atta Noodles and Alia bhatt endorsed Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water found to be false. Class Action Suits filed on both companies. NGO, Ahmedabad has filed two cases before the District Forum against Nestle India Ltd and L’Oreal India Pvt. Ltd for their misleading advertisements. The advts of Nestle’s Maggi Nutri-l...
Officers suspended for 800 acers land scam
Resident Additional Collector and two others suspended for transferring 800 acres of government land of Chotila taluka for false interpretation of ALC Gandhinagar, Thursday: In a past case of irregularities found in transfer of over 800 acres of government land at Bamanbor and Jivapar in Chotila taluka in Surendranagar district under Agricultura...