Dodiya Bhavsinh and Narendra Jotava arrived at the primary school in Dugheri, the polling station for the village, around 11 am on Wednesday, December 12. Both teachers at the school, they are the booth level officers (BLOs) for Thursday’s p
Last week, it seemed as if the visible (and audible) part of the Gujarat assembly elections will travel only by the highway, from Vadodara to Chhota Udepur and this small village of Achhala will not get any action. This week, the campaign has fina
Can the average population of Kulgaon-Badlapur, a semi-urban township near Mumbai, be richer than the average population of India’s commercial capital? Three years ago, the per capita income of Mumbai was Rs 1.28 lakh, India’s
A Modi meeting, even if it was in the neighbouring Pavi-Jetpur, was probably the biggest election event for Achhala so far. Though it was a different constituency, the rally had all BJP candidates from the region, including Giulsinh, on the dais.
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday said nationwide Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is expected to be rolled out by February next year, which will allow users to retain their numbers even if they move from one state to another. "
A two-storey colonial-era building, which has seen better days — and looks forward to regaining its glory as headquarters of a promised district instead of a taluka — has a plethora of government offices. The most important of them all
With the campaign to the first phase of Gujarat elections ending on Tuesday, the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has come up with a report on the profile of candidates in second phase of the state elections. The report, compil
If the proverb morning shows the day holds true, the Congress shouldn’t be expecting too much in terms of delivery from its new election coordination committee chief in the 2014 elections. Going by his debut speechification in Gujarat yester
Bowing to opposition pressure, government on Wednesday announced a time-bound inquiry by a retired judge into reports of lobbying by retail giant Walmart to gain entry into India. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath made the announce
FUNDS Being a para teacher, Asim Mahato motivates people to send their children to school, among his other responsibilities. “On Fridays and Saturdays I visit families of children who are not being sent to school or a
A day after Election Commission rap, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said the government has not yet taken any decision on raising cap on supply of subsidised LPG cylinders and the EC would have been informed before announcing any decis
SC acquits 82-year-old Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti of murder charge. SC directs authorities to return all documents, including passport to Chishti who is free to return to Pakistan without any restriction. SC f
As Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi bids for an unprecedented third term in office in Gujarat, the thought of his own electoral future seems to hardly cross his mind. And that`s not without a reason. After all, Modi is locked in an une
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA II) government has made up its mind to move a resolution on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha to get nine Samajwadi Party (SP) Rajya Sabha MPs `suspended` for their misbehaviour and disruptions during debate on SC/S
It’s a matter of hours now for the election on December 13, but the major political parties are yet to come to this village in Mahuva. Barring a small community meeting held by Sadbhavna Manch candidate Bharat Thakar and another by Anirudh J
Wary of misinterpretation of his yesterday`s statement, Congress spokesman P C Chacko on Tuesday said the role of Rahul Gandhi in the next Lok Sabha elections will be decided by the Congress general secretary and party chief Sonia Gandhi at an app
With proceedings in Parliament being disrupted, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday discussed ways to resolve the logjam over Walmart lobbying and quota in promotions issues. Soon after Rajya Sa
You traverse the whole 2oth century in reverse when you arrive at Achhala. First you leave Delhi, then Ahmedabad, then Vadodara. As you approach Chhota Udepur, the virtual capital of Gujarat’s tribal belt, you see more and more shades of gre
Reports of WalMart engaging lobbying firms to get entry into India and demand for quota in promotion in government jobs rocked Parliament leading to washout of Question Hour in both Houses. In the Lok Sabha, as soon as Speaker Meira Kumar
