Ritu Sharma

The 3 firsts in the Local body polls to be held on April 26: 9 new municipal corporations to see elections; higher OBC quota ; Urban and Rural bodies’ elections to be held simultaneously writes @2ritusharma indianexpress.com/article/cities…

This exclusive early in the day from @2ritusharma In Gujarat, number of mid-day meals falling, but spending on scheme rising: here’s why indianexpress.com/article/cities… via @IndianExpress

Australia's Deakin University-the first foreign university to open its international branch campus in country-to launch UG programmes, short courses at its GIFT City campus in Gujarat. indianexpress.com/article/cities… via @IndianExpress

Gujarat local body polls in 15 civic bodies, 84 municipalities 34 zilla and 260 taluka panchayats likely to be announced next month. The announcement expected in March got delayed due to issues raised in delimitation in a few districts. indianexpress.com/article/cities… via @IndianExpress

‘Sufficient time and opportunity will be given to Opposition to discuss UCC Bill in House on March 24’ Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary shares in an exclusive interview indianexpress.com/article/cities…

See how CWAS’s recommendations to continue the publication of Service Level Benchmarks (SLBs) and to enhance fiscal devolution for Urban Local Governments are reflected in the Sixteenth Finance Commission (2026–31) report - indianexpress.com/article/cities… @IndianExpress @2ritusharma

Branding, marketing and certification: When Gujarat legislators across party lines came to an agreement in the Legislative Assembly on one issue. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Budget Session: Sparks fly in Assembly as minister compares Gujarat’s drugs data with Punjab, Kerala. A police station has been built on the land where “Dada’s bulldozer” had razed illegal structures of those linked to drug cases says DyCM Harsh Sanghavi. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

‘No Rafiq, Aslam or Salim will be spared’: Gujarat Minister lists action taken to curb cow meat trafficking . Around 54,000 kg of cow meat was seized and 1,800 cows “have been saved from going to the slaughterhouse” he adds. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Cong MLA’s ‘water bottle’ sparks drama in Gujarat Assembly indianexpress.com/article/cities…

If any Salim changes his identity and becomes Suresh to trap innocent girls, he will be taught a lesson: Dy CM Citing ‘love jihad’, Gujarat moves to change marriage registration law, make parental consent compulsory. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

After the ‘Khushboo Gujarat Ki’ campaign launched in May 2010 aimed at attracting tourists to the state,  the state government is all set to market and promote it as a wedding destination through a  campaign titled ‘Wed in Gujarat’. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

The Socio Economic Review(SER) of Gujarat for the year 2025-26 revealed that primary education saw a drop in both the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) as well as the Net Enrollment Ratio (NER) in 2023-24 by several points as compared to last decade of 2014-15. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

-14 lakh Form 7 for deletion submitted in Gujarat, only 1.8 lakh turn out ‘valid’. -Of 90 lakh notices issued to ‘unmapped’ voters and those with ‘logical discrepancies’, nearly 30 pc appeared for hearing. indianexpress.com/article/cities… via @IndianExpress

Developing advanced technical capabilities in Space matters as it becomes a more congested and strategically contested domain, explains a senior official of an Indian private Space tech company. ✍️ @2ritusharma indianexpress.com/article/explai…

There arise obvious difficulties in taking photos in Space. Overcoming them indicates sound technical capabilities, which can be transferable in monitoring and wider Space security-related tasks. @2ritusharma explains: indianexpress.com/article/explai…

#ExpressGujarat | CWG 2030 focus & no tax hikes: #Ahmedabad civic body proposes Rs 17,000 crore draft budget – highest ever @2ritusharma reports: indianexpress.com/article/cities…

#ExpressGujarat | Sterilisation centres across state: #Gujarat’s ₹70 crore plan to end stray dog menace @2ritusharma reports: #Echobox=1770270256" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">indianexpress.com/article/cities…

#ExpressGujarat | Sterilisation centres across state: #Gujarat’s ₹70 crore plan to end stray dog menace @2ritusharma reports: indianexpress.com/article/cities…

All That’s Left Behind: A child’s sweater, a white Hello Kitty sock, a dad-to-be badge, an idol of Goddess Kali, a pair of Superman rakhis. 6 months after Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed in Ahmedabad, what is all recovered from the crash site. indianexpress.com/article/long-r…