Multi-pronged contests to mark Gujarat local body polls; around 10,000 candidates in frayGujarat is gearing up for a pivotal showdown as local and civic body elections draw near. The BJP, long the frontrunner in the region, is b...
25 Apr, 2026, 07.51 PM IST
Morbi bridge collapse PIL: Uniform maintenance policy for civic bridges soon, Gujarat government tells HCDuring the hearing on Monday, Trivedi informed the bench a policy in the form of a circular issued in 1990 existed for maintenance and insp...
20 Feb, 2023, 07.34 PM IST
Corroded wires, welded suspenders behind Morbi bridge tragedy: SIT in preliminary probe reportThese findings are part of the 'Preliminary Report on Morbi Bridge Incident' submitted by the five-member SIT in December 2022. The report ...
20 Feb, 2023, 11.48 AM IST
Morbi bridge tragedy: Gujarat court issues arrest warrant against Jaysukh Patel of OrevaAjanta Manufacturing Limited (Oreva Group) was responsible for the operation and maintenance of the British-era suspension bridge on the Ma...
23 Jan, 2023, 03.45 PM IST
Gujarat company MD moves court for pre-arrest bail in Morbi bridge collapse caseThe suspension bridge on the Machchhu river was being maintained and operated by the Oreva Group as per an agreement signed with Morbi muni...
20 Jan, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Morbi Bridge Collapse: Gujarat govt issues show-cause notice to municipality asking why it shouldn't be dissolvedMonths after a suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town of Gujarat killing 135 people, the state government has issued a show-cause notice...
20 Jan, 2023, 01.07 PM IST
High Court questions Gujarat on Morbi Bridge tragedyThe court noted that even after the term of the 2008 contract ended in 2017, the company continued to maintain and manage the bridge for an...
17 Nov, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
Gujarat HC takes suo motu cognisance of Morbi bridge collapse tragedy, issues notice to state govtChoosing a college is about more than the name on the diploma. Where students go to school touches numerous aspects of their lives, from ac...
07 Nov, 2022, 06.36 PM IST
Morbi municipality CEO suspendedThe suspension order issued late on Thursday noted that retaining Zala in active duty would be against public good in the backdrop of an in...
04 Nov, 2022, 11.29 PM IST
Morbi effect? BMC asks Mumbai police to shut vital Gokhale Bridge in AndheriAs per reports, local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ameet Satam had also written to the civic body chief Iqbal Singh Chahal on November ...
03 Nov, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
View: Morbi tragedy shows India's first-world ambitions are a bridge too farEnsuring citizen safety is the primary task of the state. It may choose to outsource the daily management of tasks to the private sector be...
01 Nov, 2022, 11.45 PM IST
Contract with Oreva under the scannerThe contract maintained that the price of the ticket to the hanging bridge was to be kept at ₹15 per adult and ₹10 per child below 12 years...
31 Oct, 2022, 11.46 PM IST
Days before Morbi bridge collapse, firm claimed it had spent Rs 2 cr on renovation, materials made as per specificationsThe firm had claimed on October 26 that it had roped in experts for the repair work, adding that the material used was built as per specifi...
31 Oct, 2022, 08.06 PM IST
12 members of Rajkot BJP MP's family dead in Morbi bridge collapseThe personal assistant of the BJP MP told that 12 members of the family of Kundaria's sister died in the Morbi bridge collapse incident. "A...
31 Oct, 2022, 12.44 PM IST
Morbi bridge collapse: Gujarat forms high-power probe committeeBriefing mediapersons here, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said, "The death toll in the Morbi hanging bridge collapse incident has go...
31 Oct, 2022, 09.26 AM IST
Collapsed Morbi suspension bridge had reopened 4 days back after 7-month-long repair work; lacked civic body's fitness certificate"The bridge was given to Oreva company for operation and maintenance for 15 years. In March this year, it was closed for the public for ren...
30 Oct, 2022, 11.17 PM IST
Around 75% turnout in 27 Gujarat municipality pollsAround 75 per cent voters' turnout was recorded today in polling held for 27 municipalities across 21 districts in state.
21 Feb, 2016, 09.40 PM IST