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Damayantee Dhar
Tribal Protest Against Gujarat River Linking Project Gains Steam
28 Mar 2022
The tribals fear that transferring surplus water from the Western Ghats to Saurashtra and Kutch will displace them.
Damayantee Dhar
Gujarat: BJP Woos Tribals, Patidars Before 2022 Polls, Congress Still Leaderless
30 Oct 2021
BJP has appointed a Patidar chief minister, started a tribal wing of the state unit, and launched training workshops for its cadre ahead of the Assembly polls. Congress, on the other hand, is yet to…
Devendra Pratap Singh Shekhawat
From Shuffling CMs to Finding a Scapegoat- the BJP's Attempt at Damage Control
14 Sep 2021
The party has been changing horses mid-stream quite often, especially after facing humiliating defeats in Delhi and West Bengal.
Damayantee Dhar
Bhupendra Patel Declared New Gujarat CM Following Vijay Rupani's Resignation
13 Sep 2021
An engineer by education and a builder by profession, Patel is a leader from the Patidar community. He's known to be a close aide of former CM Anandiben Patel.
PTI
Gujarat: Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Resigns, Denies Differences with State BJP Head
11 Sep 2021
It is not clear what prompted the development in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state where elections to the 182-member Assembly are due in December next year.
Damayantee Dhar
Top Patidar Businessman Joins AAP in Gujarat as Party Strengthens Base Before State Polls
29 Jun 2021
AAP, the new entrant in Gujarat politics, has been filling the void left by opposition Congress in the state’s political polemics.
Shinzani Jain
COVID-19: Local Reports Reveal Massive Under-counting of Deaths in North India
20 May 2021
India’s COVID-19 disaster continues to unfold, spreading rapidly in its hinterlands.
Damayantee Dhar
‘Anti-Love Jihad’ Bill to be Brought in Next Gujarat Assembly Session: Deputy CM Nitin Patel
21 Feb 2021
Activists have questioned the need for and intention behind a new law when Gujarat already has an existing law that requires a person to obtain prior approval from the district authority for…
Sumedha Pal
Statue of Unity: Tribal Activists Arrested Ahead of PM Modi’s Visit, Mobile Services Suspended in Parts
31 Oct 2020
Since its inauguration in 2018, the Sardar Patel statue has led to mass displacement, affecting close to 75,000 tribals who observed a “black day” today.
Damayantee Dhar
Sunken Causeway Cuts Villages from Mainland Near Multi Crore Sardar Patel Statue in Gujarat
24 Aug 2020
Three villages, extremely underdeveloped with no basic health care facility lie about 6 to 8 kilometres from Rs 3000 crore Statue of Unity. Every year before monsoon hits, district administration…