Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 30 The next time you enroll your child to a new school, please make sure the teacher knows his alphabets. According to data released by the state’s education department in reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by academician Deepak Patel, over 60 per cent of Ahmedabad’s primary school [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 23 Sabriye Tenberken can read and write in the dark. She even teaches her students to do the same. No, Tenberken does not possess miraculous powers, nor does she belong to the world of wizardry. She is blind, but as she says, that doesn’t prevent her from being a visionary.Along with [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 18 A snuffed-out candle, a half-eaten cake, a little girl’s frock, and a road roller. Strangely these are among the 69 symbols allotted to Independent candidates and unrecognised parties contesting the elections in the state by the returning officer. No wonder, the symbols have evoked murmurs of protest. “Symbols should be [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 14 Low ranking police personnel in Gujarat are now eagerly awaiting the re-recognition of their association by the Gujarat High Court, which was dismissed by the erstwhile director general of police of the state on grounds of low strength and attendance. The association of police sub-inspectors, head constables and constables was [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Captured on camera, the colours of his canvas are raking rave reviews in film festivals from art and cinema connoisseurs. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone V), Ahmedabad, Ajay Chaudhary’s abstract scratches and hatches in black, white and shades of grey have carved a niche for themselves in the world of colours. When filmmaker [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 13 If their father had returned home from patrolling on November 8, nine-year-old Kiran and five-year-old Jaydeep would have celebrated Diwali the next day. But that was not to be. Vinay Yadav (32) was shot dead by two miscreants when he was keeping a vigil in the vicinity of LG Hospital. [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 6: A 65-year-old retired infantry jawan stands exhausted at the gate of the Ex-Sevicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) polyclinic at Airport Circle in the scorching afternoon sun. The pain in the chest of this erstwhile jawan of the Indian Army has only worsened since 8 am when he left his house [...]
Pulkit Vasudha Ahmedabad, November 5 THE firecrackers have already started lighting up the night sky and a mildly pungent smell of exploding crackers hangs still in the air in anticipation of Diwali. In addition to wishing everyone a happy and prosperous Diwali, some residential societies across the city are urging people to celebrate the festival [...]
Express Feature Services, Pulkit Vasudha Actor and supermodel Arjun Rampal was in Ahmedabad for the launch a showroom on Wednesday. Here’s more about his forthcoming film Om Shanti Om and his wish to travel to Antarctica. What makes Arjun Rampal behind the image of an actor? Films from my profession, not passion. Apart from doing [...]