Rajkot: Removing a name from an official website, which should have taken five minutes in this era of instant digital updates, has turned into months of hassles for a former resident medical officer (RMO) of Rajkot Civil Hospital.Despite him retiring as resident medical officer (RMO) of the hospital in Oct 31, 2025, Dr Mahendra Chavda…
Rajkot: To strike at human trafficking and organized prostitution, Nilambag police in Bhavnagar began proceedings to confiscate a commercial property under Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which officials said is the first such action in Gujarat.The confiscation targets Shabana Theem, an alleged habitual offender who was allegedly running prostitution racket under…
Palanpur: Police in Aravalli district arrested an unmarried woman and her mother in connection with the recovery of a newborn baby’s body from in a well near Modasa town on May 14.According to police, the case came to light on May 14 after the body of a newborn infant was discovered a complaint was registered…
Rajkot: A history-sheeter from Rajkot was arrested on Tuesday after two men allegedly died from drinking poisoned country-made liquor in the city’s Bhagirath Society area.The victims, Mansukh Dabhi (50) and his friend, Alpesh Sabariya (43), died on the night of Sunday after allegedly drinking locally brewed liquor at a residence in Street No. 10 of…
Stole Funds Meant For Patient Welfare, Outsourced Workers’ PayRajkot: A contracted worker at Govt Dental College and Hospital in Jamnagar has been booked for allegedly embezzling over Rs 1.36 crore from funds for patient welfare and workers’ pay by fudging cheques over a five-month period, police said.Jamnagar City B Division police registered an FIR against…
Rajkot: Eight people, including two minors, have been booked for the alleged repeated gang rape of a 14-year-old girl over the past two months, police said on Tuesday. The complaint was registered at Bhaktinagar police station.Those booked are Devil alias Sahil, Sahil alias Zeri, Mihir Kugasiya, Razak Theba, Dhaval, Asif Shahmadar and the two minors….
Rajkot: For the third straight day, long queues of trucks were seen across Kutch, from Gandhidham and Mundra to Bhachau and Samakhiyali, as fuel stations rationed diesel supplies, impacting cargo movement to India’s two largest commercial ports — Kandla and Mundra.While transporters cite a diesel shortage as the immediate problem, the crisis is rooted in…
Rajkot: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has collected Rs 153 crore in advance property and water taxes for the 2026-27 financial year in just 40 days.As of May 18, a total of 2.43 lakh taxpayers have cleared their dues since the tax collection drive began on April 7. RMC collected a total tax of Rs…
Rajkot: Two men died under suspicious circumstances late on Sunday night, after allegedly drinking country liquor at a house in Bhagirath Society, in the jurisdiction of the B Division police station, prompting suspicion of a possible hooch tragedy. The deceased were Mansukh Dabhi (50) and Alpesh Sabariya (43).According to police, both men allegedly drank the…
Palanpur: A four-year-old case of a man allegedly raping his minor stepdaughter, then 16 years old, has come to light in the in Mehsana district’s Vijapur taluka after the girl lodged a complaint at the Ladol police station.The accused took advantage of the girl being alone at home when her mother went to run her…
