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Judge Alpesh Kogje has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the MP High Court: Justice Alpesh Kogje is one of the double judge benches of the judgment given by the High Court in the 2008 Ahmedabad bomb blast case.

September 01, 26 Vadodara Live

Alpesh is the senior-most judge after Chief Justice Sunita Agrawal of the Gujarat High Court. Y. Kogje has been recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium to be the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. Alpesh. Y. Kogje is currently handling contempt petitions in a double judge bench of the Gujarat High Court. He is one of the judges of the Double Judge Bench recently appointed by the High Court in the 2008 Ahmedabad bomb blast case. Earlier, Justice N.V. Anjaria from the Gujarat High Court. Anjaria became the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, now he is working in the Suprem

Ankle deep again: A little rain, a big bill, and a city that keeps asking why?

August 01, 26 Rahul Vyas

It doesn't take a cloudburst to bring Vadodara to a standstill anymore. This monsoon, residents once again woke to submerged lanes, stalled two‑wheelers and water lapping at shop shutters after only a modest spell of rain. Continuous heavy rain left water accumulated on the city's main roads, disrupting daily life. For a city that markets itself as a "Sanskari Nagari" and a Smart City aspirant, the question writes itself on every waterlogged street corner: where does all the money go? The paradox: modest rain, maximum chaos: The numbers tell an uncomfortable story. Vadodara's

E20 Petrol: The Hidden Water Cost Behind India's "Green Fuel" Push — Is the Math Really Adding Up?

July 30, 26 Rahul Vyas

The Great Ethanol Paradox: Are We Burning Water to Save Petrol? India's ambitious ethanol blending programme has been celebrated as a shining success story of energy independence. India achieved 20 per cent ethanol blending in petrol in March 2025, five years ahead of target, and the Government is now aggressively pushing for E85 and E100 flex-fuel adoption. But beneath the glossy press releases lies an uncomfortable question that every Indian citizen deserves an answer to: at what real cost? While official communication celebrates carbon savings, a growing body of scientific evide

Welcome to Vadodara, where water logging is a tradition, and corruption is the city's only true infrastructure.

July 08, 26 Rahul Vyas

VADODARA — There was a time in Vadodara when the scent of wet earth brought joy, when children danced in the first showers, and a hot cup of chai made the monsoon magical. Today, a single dark cloud over the city triggers a primal fear. In Vadodara, rain is no longer a weather event; it is a municipal apocalypse. It takes exactly two to three inches of rainfall to transform this "cultural capital" of Gujarat into a sprawling, murky swimming pool. Roads vanish, cars submerge, and neighborhoods are marooned. The monsoon, once a romantic respite, is now an annual hostage situation. And the

THE GREAT DEREGULATION LIE — "MARKET-LINKED" PRICES THAT NEVER GO DOWN

May 27, 26 Rahul Vyas

On October 19, 2014, the Narendra Modi government announced with great fanfare that petrol and diesel prices would henceforth be "deregulated" and linked to international market prices. It sounded like a reform. It turned out to be a one-way valve — open to price hikes, permanently sealed against price cuts. The Tax Heist of 2014–2016: The evidence is damning and in the public domain. Between June 2014 and October 2018, the retail selling prices did not adhere to changes in global crude oil prices. The global prices fell sharply between June 2014 and January 2016, and then subsequently

Grand start of Mata Narmada Parikrama 2026, but more promotion than devotion? Question of facilities, transparency, and values in front of historic faith

March 20, 26 Rahul Vyas

Jai Narmada Maa! The much-awaited commencement of the northward-flowing Panchkoshi Narmada Parikrama (Mother Narmada Parikrama), which holds a revered place in India’s most sacred and historic religious traditions, began on March 19 and will continue until April 17. Every year, thousands of devotees participate in this spiritual pilgrimage to seek the blessings of Mother Narmada. This year as well, lakhs of devotees from across the country have gathered to take part in this holy journey, which is conducted between Rampura and Tilakwada in Narmada district. In Hindu scriptures, the Narm

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