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Gujarat HC advocates protest transfer of HC judge Nikhil Kariel
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court Advocates on Thursday launched an indefinite protest against the transfer of the High Court’s sitting Judge Nikhil S. Kariel and termed it “Death of Independence of Judiciary”. The…
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EC asks Gujarat CEO to take action “as warranted” after AAP claims threat to candidate
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday asked the Gujarat chief electoral officer to inquire and take action “as warranted” after the Aam Aadmi Party alleged that its Surat (East) candidate was…
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Congress drops 5 sitting MLAs in central, north Guj, repeats 7
Gandhinagar: The Congress on Wednesday released another list of 33 candidates form seats of central and north Gujarat, repeating seven sitting MLAs and dropping five. Veteran politician Shankersinh Vaghela’s son Mahendrasinh, who…
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AAP complains to EC as party’s Gujarat candidate ‘forced’ to withdraw nomination
New Delhi: A four-member delegation of Aam Aadmi Party led by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday met the Election Commission officials to complain against ‘misuse of the police and…
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Cong knows who is best for it: Tharoor on not being included in Gujarat star campaigners list
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was asked by the party’s student wing NSUI to address a campaign event in Gujarat but declined as his name was not on the star…
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‘Withdrew nomination voluntarily’: Candidate who AAP said Was ‘Kidnapped’ by BJP
Ahmedabad: The Aam Aadmi Party’s Surat East Assembly seat candidate in Gujarat withdrew his nomination on Wednesday, with the AAP alleging that he was kidnapped and pressured to do so at the…
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Early release of Bilkis case convicts talking point in Gujarat polls but views divided on Cong gain
Ahmedabad: The premature release of 11 convicts in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gangrape case has become part of political and electoral discourse in Gujarat in run-up to the next month’s Assembly polls…
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Gujarat: BJP uprooted appeasement politics and established rule of law, says Amit Shah
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the BJP ended “appeasement politics” and established the rule of law in Gujarat during its 27-year rule and slammed Congress on various issues.…
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Kharge, Sonia, Rahul among Congress’s 40 star campaigners for Gujarat polls
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are among the 40 star campaigners the party announced for the Gujarat assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi, who is…
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Morbi tragedy: Gujarat HC chastises state govt over nonissuance of tender
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday demanded direct answers and chastised the manner in which the contract for maintenance of a 150-year-old bridge in Morbi, which collapsed on October 30, killing over…
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AIMIM local leaders against contesting all Muslim-dominated seats in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: AIMIM leaders in Gujarat have urged the party’s state and national leadership not to contest all the Muslim-dominated seats in the state, which goes to the polls in two phases on…
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Remove or cover PM Modi’s photos in govt offices in poll-bound Gujarat: AAP to EC
Ahmedabad: The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday requested the Election Commission to pass directions either to remove or cover photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in offices of Central and state governments…
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SC agrees to list for hearing PIL seeking judicial probe into Morbi bridge collapse
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list for hearing a PIL seeking constitution of a judicial commission to probe the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat which claimed over…
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Gujarat HC likely to hear suo motu PIL on Morbi bridge collapse tragedy on Nov 15
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court is likely to hear the suo motu PIL on the Morbi bridge tragedy on Tuesday, as the matter was not taken up on Monday because of the…
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Congress workers create ruckus at Gujarat party HQ over ticket to Jamalpur MLA
Ahmedabad: Congress workers stormed into the Gujarat party headquarters here on Monday and burnt posters of senior leader Bharatsinh Solanki to protest against the party’s decision to give the ticket to sitting MLA Imran…