New Delhi: Picking holes in the functioning of the Gujarat Government, a CAG report has said that the state's compliance with various rules and procedures was "unsatisfactory" and its budgetary control "inadequate". The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), which was tabled in the state assembly on Friday, has also rapped the state government for its failure to formulate sports policy and promote planned usage of water resources....
07:43 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government on Friday tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report in the Assembly amidst Opposiiton din. The report lists alleged irregularities worth Rs 16,700 crore and purchase and sale of gas by state enterprise GSPC and alleged undue favours to corporations. The CAG report will now be referred to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) before it is referred back to the Assembly. The report of the...
06:41 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: The Modi government was on Friday questioned by the Supreme Court for not consulting it while appointing a new chairman of a monitoring authority, looking into the investigations of 22 encounter killings in Gujarat during 2002-06. The apex court expressed its displeasure over appointment of former Bombay High Court Chief Justice KR Vayas in place of former apex court judge, Justice MB Shah, who had quit as the...
02:24 PM, Feb 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Gujarat government for initiating a probe against social activist Teesta Setalvad for her alleged role in a case of illegal exhumation of the bodies of the 2002 riot victims, saying it is a "spurious" case to victimise her. Gujarat government had earlier lodged FIR against Teesta for digging the mass graves. Teesta then approached Supreme court asking that the FIR against...
01:05 PM, Feb 21, 2012
Rajkot (Guj): The Gujarat government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the stampede at the Bhavnath Temple's annual Mahashivratri fair in Junagadh, which left six pilgrims dead and over 40 injured. "A high-level committee, headed by Additional Chief Secretary Varun Maria has been set up to probe the stampede incident," a senior officer at the Junagadh District Collector's office said. The state government and the Junagadh Municipal Corporation (JMC) have...
12:34 PM, Feb 20, 2012
New Delhi: The Gujarat government on Thursday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Gujarat High Court order upholding the appointment of Lokayukta in the state. Gujarat government has told the apex court that in the appointment of the Lokayukta, the Gujarat governor acted without the aide and advise of the council of ministers and due process of law was not followed by the Governor in the appointment of Lokayukta. The...
11:34 AM, Jan 19, 2012
The Gujarat government had challenged the appointment of the Lokayukta on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. ...
10:41 PM, Jan 18, 2012
Ahmedabad: In a setback for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the Gujarat High Court has upheld the Governor's appointment of Justice R A Mehta as the Lokayukta. The Gujarat government had challenged the appointment on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and had made it an issue of political pride. Now it will move the Supreme Court. "It is a historical order. We needed a strong and honest Lokayukta and...
09:01 PM, Jan 18, 2012
Ahmedabad: The Nanavati Commission has indicated it may submit its final report with regard to the 2002 post-Godhra riots by the end of March 2012, the State Government told the Gujarat High Court on Thursday. The submission was made by government pleader P K Jani before a division bench of acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala, while referring the letter written by the commission to the...
05:49 PM, Dec 22, 2011
New Delhi: Suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was on Friday asked by the Supreme Court to withdraw his petition in connection with the Jamnagar custodial torture case. The officer complied with the instructions of the court and withdrew the petition. The apex court asked Bhatt to approach High Court in connection with the case. Bhatt had challenged the legality of the proceedings initiated against him in Jamnagar custodial torture...
11:52 AM, Nov 18, 2011
New Delhi: A plan of the Gujarat government to construct a road right through the Kutch wildlife Sanctuary has put the flamingo, an endangered species, under threat. The plan could have grave ecological consequences for India's only breeding colony for flamingoes and home to some of the most unique species in the world. According to a report accessed by CNN-IBN, wildlife experts had said a firm no to the road...
06:49 PM, Oct 13, 2011
Ahmedabad: The hearing on suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt's bail application has been deferred to October 7 (Friday). It means that Bhatt will have to spend two more nights in jail. Talking to CNN-IBN, Bhatt's lawyer I H Saiyad said it might be an attempt to prolong his stay in jail. ...
04:08 PM, Oct 05, 2011
Ahmedabad: In a setback for the Gujarat government, a court in Ahmedabad on Wednesday rejected its demand to hear the remand application of suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt before his bail plea. The bail plea of Bhatt will now be heard directly. The Gujarat government had on Tuesday challenged a magisterial court's order denying Bhatt's police remand. This comes a day after Bhatt refused to accept police remand for few...
12:54 PM, Oct 05, 2011
Ahmedabad: The telephone call records, registers of officers' movement and vehicle log books of the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) pertaining to the period of 2002 communal riots were destroyed in 2007, the Gujarat Government said on Wednesday. SB Vakil, Government Counsel in the Nanavati Commission, probing the post-Godhra riots, told media persons after the questioning of IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt that as per Government rules the records are destroyed after...
10:19 PM, Jun 29, 2011
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday protested with the Prime Minister over the notice from Income Tax Department to the state government over MoUs signed during the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. ...
07:51 PM, Mar 26, 2011
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