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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM
Members of National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) - a pan Indian collective of progressive lawyers and law professionals and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with many civil society organisations of the state have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on February 20, 2026
Business requirement? Modi’s quiet push for English in Gujarat despite Sangh’s swadeshi garb
This blog is a continuation of my story "English proficiency for...
Two decades on, hunger still haunts Gujarat: Survey exposes stark gap behind poverty claims
A Niti Aayog report, released about two years ago,...
Gujarat HC refuses stay demolition, AMC launches massive demolition in Muslim-majority Chandola Lake area
Suspected as illegal Bangladeshi migrants, over 6500 Siyasatnagar residents faced a massive roundup, undeterred by their urgent Gujarat HC petition, a force of 2000 police, 15 SRP units, and 74 JCBs descended, as the AMC initiated the razing of 2000 homes, 3 resorts, and parking in the Muslim-majority area, the High Court having refused to intervene, residents called it “illegal and arbitrary”
Discrimination targets Gujarat’s Muslim businesses
In a highly contentious move, the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) recently revoked licenses for 27 highway hotels across the state, all of which were Muslim-owned establishments registered under Hindu names. This action, framed as a crackdown on "misleading naming practices," has drawn sharp criticism from Muslim entrepreneurs and community leaders, who view it as part of a broader pattern of religious discrimination.
Dwarka: Clearance of encroachments leaves locals hopeless and in anguish
The recent demolition of structures in Dwarka, Gujarat has been a centre of controversy. The authorities have claimed that these structures were illegal, and the due process of law was followed before any demolitions took place. However, locals have raised concerns that primarily Muslims are being targeted in the demolition drive and that no proper notice was given.
Muslim student denied exam for wearing beard in Ahmedabad: A disturbing reflection of rising intolerance
Nursing student Hafiz Abu Bakr’s right to sit for an examination is questioned due to his religious identity, exposing deepening biases and cultural discrimination in India’s educational system.
SC Order Ignored: Gujarat govt bulldozed 1200-years-old Dargah in Veraval
Gujarat government authorities reportedly brazenly defied Supreme Court’s recent order, demolished 1,200-year-old Dargah, a protected monument in Veraval; 150 persons protesting against the demolition, detained by the police
MP diverted SC/ST welfare funds for cow welfare, atrocities against Dalits reported across country
In Gujarat Dalit youth beaten for posting picture on Instagram wearing a safa and sunglasses, Dalit teen forced to drink cow urine in UP and anti-Dalit slogan raised in JNU
Mob beats to death a young Muslim, hostilities had been rising as locals were not happy with Muslims doing well in cricket
In Chikhodara, Anand district, Gujarat, a young Muslim man named Salman Hanifbhai Whora was beaten to death during a cricket match.
Dent in saffron party’s hold on Gujarat? Congress secures one seat after a decade, INDIA bloc lessens winning margins in at least four districts
An analysis of the 18th Lok Sabha results shows the decreasing hold of BJP in Gujarat in comparison to 2019, vote spitting one of the reasons why Congress lost Patan