Rajkot: A Rs 5.50 lakh loan led to a trader having to pay Rs 1.07 crore to recover his land in Paddhari taluka of Rajkot district.A 25-year-old trader from Sarpadad village lodged a complaint against five persons, alleging they fraudulently obtained a registered sale deed for his nine-bigha plot by promising a loan and later…
In Rajkot, a customer recorded a video of two rats in a McDonald’s outlet. RAJKOT: A video showing two rats running across tables and chairs inside a McDonald’s outlet in Rajkot has gone viral on social media, prompting the civic action.The video, recorded by a customer, shows the rats moving across tables and seating areas…
Rajkot: A traditional boat procession at Gopinathji Temple in Gadhada, Botad district, turned tense on Tuesday when a boat carrying the idol of Lord Krishna, along with several monks and devotees, lost balance during the Jal Jilani Ekadashi celebrations.The annual procession, a tradition spanning more than 200 years, was being held on the Ghela river…
Rajkot: Gondal Taluka police in Rajkot district have initiated proceedings against a 26-year-old man for allegedly setting his overturned car on fire to fraudulently claim the insurance payout.According to police, Deep Virdiya, a resident of Patidad village, was driving from Gondal towards Patidad on Sept 4. Around 5pm, he lost control of the vehicle while…
The abandoned vehicle in which police found 278kg of poppy straw near Dhansura in Aravali district Palanpur: Aravali special operations group (SOG) personnel seized 278.77 kg of poppy straw worth Rs 41.81 lakh after a late-night vehicle chase near Navi Shinol village in Dhansura police station limits on Tuesday. Two suspects escaped after abandoning their…
The accused in police custody Rajkot: Amreli city Congress president Sandeep Dhanani has been arrested after a case was registered against him for allegedly assaulting a 36-year-old man at a paan shop in Amreli, leaving him with head injuries that required nine stitches.Amreli City police registered an offence for attempted murder, criminal intimidation and intentional…
Rajkot: The Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s food department inspected 53 food establishments, including restaurants, hostels and canteens, during a surveillance drive against food adulteration and unhygienic practices.Officials destroyed 65kg of inedible and stale food items, served notices to 18 establishments for violations related to food storage, licences and hygiene, and collected Rs 17,000 in administrative charges….
Rajkot: Devbhumi Dwarka police have begun an investigation into a viral video showing some men being assaulted with plastic pipes with preliminary probe revealing that it was shot in Hathla village of Bhanvad taluka.A person seen in the video appears to be wearing a police uniform. However, no official complaint was registered at Bhanvad police…
Salivary stones, medically known as sialoliths, form when mineral deposits in saliva accumulate and harden in a salivary gland or duct Rajkot: A doctor in Rajkot removed 10 salivary stones from the left submandibular duct of an 18-year-old patient through the mouth, without making an external incision or leaving a visible scar.The patient had been…
Rajkot: Gandhidham City B Division police in Kutch district arrested a 23-year-old man on Monday in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 45-year-old woman whose body was found near the Machhunagar railway crossing on Saturday.Police said the accused, Premsingh Puribag, hails from Odisha. The woman’s son had initially lodged a complaint against…
